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Startup CTO or Developer

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But be careful, and mind the gap – the Founder-Developer Gap, that is! Hiring a hands-on lead developer might seem like the right move for an early stage startup. It’s understandable - a hands-on developer can produce a product. Founder-Developer Gap How big is your startup’s Founder-Developer Gap?

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Selecting a Software Development Company in 2024

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million software developers worldwide. Given this diversity, it's important to be selective in the development services company with whom you choose to partner. Do you anticipate scale issues presently or in the future? Are specific technologies or platforms involved in your project? In 2023, there were approximately 26.3

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Managing Your Startup Board?—?A Short Presentation

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A Short Presentation I was invited to do a keynote presentation at the Khosla Ventures CEO Summit this week in Sausalito. For years software development worked on a “waterfall model” in which you did research, design, build, test, deploy and then watch how users reacted to your product. Below is the full presentation embedded.

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The Breakthrough Presentation that Stole the Upfront Summit

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He’s here on stage with Snoop Dogg and they had just dialed in Shaq to record a live video for his platform. I don’t really want to tell you about his presentation because it was such a masterpiece, so profound & insightful that I’d urge you just to watch it yourself. It was just announced today on TechCrunch. Next up for Cham?

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Fans.lu Ties With Game Development Organization

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Los Angeles-based Fans.lu , a developer of an e-commerce storefront to help game companies sell merchandise such as shirts, hats, posters, and more directly to their gamer fans, said over the weekend that it has partnered with the International Game Developers Association (IGDA). READ MORE>>.

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Los Angeles.NET Developers Group

SoCal Tech Calendar

Los Angeles.NET Developers Group. Code Camp is a free event for developers to come and learn from their peers. This community driven event has become an international trend where peer groups of all platforms, programming languages and disciplines band together to bring content to the community. Who is speaking at Code Camp?

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Los Angeles.NET Developers Group

SoCal Tech Calendar

Los Angeles.NET Developers Group. Code Camp is a free event for developers to come and learn from their peers. This community driven event has become an international trend where peer groups of all platforms, programming languages and disciplines band together to bring content to the community. Who is speaking at Code Camp?

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