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Technical Review: A Trusted Look Under the Hood

TechEmpower

Many CEOs of software-enabled businesses call us with a similar concern: Are we getting the right results from our software team? We hear them explain that their current software development is expensive, deliveries are rarely on time, and random bugs appear. What does a business leader do in this situation?

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Parabol Picks Up $4M For Software Tools

socalTECH

Los Angeles-based Parabol , a startup developing software management tools, used to manage the efforts of development teams, has raised $4M in a funding round, the company said this morning. The funding came from CRV, Haystack, and the SlackFund. READ MORE>>.

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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower

The innovator/developer relationship needs to be a conversation. Still, if you’re a business leader and your developers haven’t asked you these questions, look for a Fractional CTO to help navigate the critical early stage of development. How are you funding this? Tell me about the business.

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Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions

SoCal CTO

Many of the founders of these companies are surprised to learn that I'm willing to review what they are doing (maybe an hour) and get on the phone for an hour with them and provide free advice. Generally I can provide quite a bit of help in that brief time. And I try my best to point them to resources that can help them longer term.

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Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions

SoCal CTO

Many of the founders of these companies are surprised to learn that I'm willing to review what they are doing (maybe an hour) and get on the phone for an hour with them and provide free advice. Generally I can provide quite a bit of help in that brief time. And I try my best to point them to resources that can help them longer term.

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Doing the Right Things is More Important than Doing Things Right

Both Sides of the Table

So many CEO’s just carry on being … CEO’s –> fund raise, get media attention, attend conferences, hire staff, “set direction&# , whatever. To do the right activities you need to start with a top down assessment with what you’re trying to achieve with your marketing. I love that saying.

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High Burn Rates Result in Short Startup Runways

Startup Professionals Musings

Investors assume it will only go up with more funding. Here are some principles on how to do that, and help your startup to prosper and live another day: Measure it and manage it. As a rule, you need to review your burn rate every month, and manage it every day. For obvious reasons, you need to keep your burn rate low.

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