TechEmpower
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Although noteworthy, working with large corporations differs remarkably from working with startups. While the appearance matters, remember you are hiring the development firm primarily for its development skills, not its graphic design skills. How do they verify the ongoing progress of development? Avoid them.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 20, 2020
Entrepreneurs need to be effective team leaders, since no one can transform an idea into a product and a business without some help. Unfortunately many founders I work with as a mentor are experts on the technical side, but have no insight into leading a team. Otherwise, in my experience, the startup will fail.
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Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 19, 2023
Entrepreneurs need to be effective team leaders, since no one can transform an idea into a product and a business without some help. Unfortunately many founders I work with as a mentor are experts on the technical side, but have no insight into leading a team. Otherwise, in my experience, the startup will fail.
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 30, 2011
I’m a very big proponent of the “lean startup movement&# as espoused by Steve Blank & Eric Ries. In the initial phases of any new market you’re developing a product (hopefully with a minimal set of features), getting feedback from customers, refining your product based on user feedback and then re-launching your product.
SoCal CTO
NOVEMBER 1, 2010
I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. And I tried to evaluate the idea and figure out: What did the founder really need here? Was it a Startup Founder Developer Gap ? Did they really need a Startup CTO or Developer or both?
InfoChachkie
OCTOBER 10, 2011
Other installments include: Words of startup wisdom from Jeff Bezos. People should not try to emulate him, because they will be setting themselves up for failure. Steve’s Startup Tips. That’s too bad ,” Steve told him, “ because I signed the inside, along with the other members of my development team.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 24, 2015
Entrepreneurs need to be effective team leaders, since no one can transform an idea into a product and a business without some help. Unfortunately many founders I work with as a mentor are experts on the technical side, but have no insight into leading a team. Otherwise, in my experience, the startup will fail.
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