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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower

Even when they have talked to multiple developers or development firms, we’re often the first to ask basic questions like “Who are your customers?” ” or “Are you developing for desktop, tablet, mobile, or all three?” The innovator/developer relationship needs to be a conversation.

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Are you ready to scrap the system and restart?  

Berkonomics

Make sure you include someone at least reasonably aware of AI or robotics developments and resources. Consultants, outsourcing, and scrapping the system [Email readers, continue here…] If internal resources cannot handle the solution, it is time to find an outside resource that can.

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The Berkus Method: Valuing an Early-Stage Investment

Berkonomics

An example would be a drug development company needing various stages of FDA approval, substituted for “prototype” above. On the other hand, there is nothing wrong with placing higher individual maximums on each of these elements to reflect geographic differences and sometimes great differences in type of businesses.

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Are YOU the bottleneck in your business?

Berkonomics

A favorite book for you on this subject [Email readers, continue here…] There is a great book, “The Goal – The Process of Ongoing Improvement” by Eliyahu Goldratt. I have used that book’s lessons to teach process improvement to many types of businesses, including software development, supply chain management and retail fulfillment.

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Know your four “P’s” to build business in a new year!    

Berkonomics

Email readers, continue here…] The second P is for productivity. How do you efficiently get your offering from development to market? And if there are people depending upon the output of that wrongly-placed individual, they too will suffer from reduced resources to complete their jobs. Enough said. The fourth P is for process.

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Why Email May Be Draining Your Company’s Productivity

Both Sides of the Table

I’ve taken to saying, “Email is our personal to-do list that anybody adds to – whether they know us or not.” about their marathon 4-hour sessions to get to zero inbox or somebody else claiming email bankruptcy ( definition if you don’t know it already ). I have taken to limiting my outbound email.

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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

Many of these founders have talked with several developers or development firms about their plans. Still, if you've not heard these questions from a developer, they are not helping you as much as they should. Do you need to round trip an email to validate the email? Cloudsponge for email invites to large group?

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