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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower

What are your key Startup Metrics ? Analytics/Metrics What key startup metrics will you need to track? What metrics will you need for future funding rounds or operations? Accounting Beyond reviewing transactions, what accounting support do you need? Graphic design? UI/UX design? Administer users?

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New software lets marketers better leverage social media influencers

StartUp Beat

With its finger on the pulse of this global marketing trend, Los Angeles-based Paladin Software has announced the release of a new social influencer marketing software, Campaigns. James Creech- Co-Founder & CEO at Paladin Software. “In

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Document Your MVP for a Developer

SoCal CTO

It's the same as when I've created financial models and then have it reviewed by a hard-core CFO, sophisticated investor or similar kind of expert. And in the case of defining mobile/web/software, there is even more variability in terms of form and format. Send across any graphic designs you currently have. I know how it feels.

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Joey Flores On Earbits' Life, Death, and Resurrection

socalTECH

In fact, my cofounder had already put in notice to move out of his place, he had bough tickets to Columbia, where he had decided to spend the next six months to work on coding. They immediately wired us money, and even paid myself and my cofounder a stipend while we were in due diligence. So, we decided to shut down the company.

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Startup CTO or Developer

SoCal CTO

I provided a whole set of questions that I go through with founders before Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Before You Develop Anything. Given likely market changes, how will we design and build so that the systems can respond to marketplace changes? These questions are critical background for any developer at any level.

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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

Both Sides of the Table

He came to work in our offices at Upfront Ventures as an EIR and immediately began building software to improve how storage was picked up, photographed, scanned and routed to a warehouse. Sam began drawing out plans for a new way to provide storage after he had horrific experiences with traditional storage after the storm.

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8 Keys To Migration From A Consultant To A Freelancer

Startup Professionals Musings

Simply defining yourself as a marketing specialist, designer, or project leader minimizes the stigma of the consultant role. Adopt a project-based revenue model with metrics. A client relationship suggests that the consultant is in charge, whereas the customer designation recognizes the more modern model of the customer in control.