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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

Think of these as the big upfront questions: Who are the customers? Please be able to provide me with a few specific examples of different types of customers, what they need, what the system will do for them. What about reporting and moderation? Do you need to provide RSS? Reporting - What needs to be reported?

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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

Think of these as the big upfront questions: Who are the customers? Please be able to provide me with a few specific examples of different types of customers, what they need, what the system will do for them. What about reporting and moderation? Do you need to provide RSS? Reporting - What needs to be reported?

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Entrepreneurs Now Start Hyperlocal Then Go Global

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This is the main focus of EveryBlock, where they give each city block its own Web page, its own RSS feed and its own e-mail alerts. Geographic customization. Give people a way to draw custom geographic boundaries to specify their area of interest. Topic customization. Subject matter granularity.

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Smart Startups Think Global But Act Hyperlocal

Startup Professionals Musings

This is the main focus of EveryBlock, where they give each city block its own Web page, its own RSS feed and its own e-mail alerts. Geographic customization. Give people a way to draw custom geographic boundaries to specify their area of interest. Topic customization. Subject matter granularity.

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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

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RSS was something that had appeared.” “….I We have a theme we call Protocol, which are technology protocols and markets built around technology protocols like SMTP for email and RSS. Oblong, Minority Report, and the rise of Spatial Operating Systems. And then was hired by Stephen Spielberg for Minority Report.

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Hyperlocal is the Latest Buzzword for Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

This is the main focus of EveryBlock, where they give each city block its own Web page, its own RSS feed and its own e-mail alerts. Geographic customization. Give people a way to draw custom geographic boundaries to specify their area of interest. Topic customization. Subject matter granularity.

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