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I''ve written before about finding WebDevelopment Firms in Los Angeles. I just got an email asking about exactly this: I''m with a new company that needs some software built, but doesn''t need (or have the resources for) a large staff of software developers. Others that are heavier on development. See it in action.
In one of the newest "hackathons" to hit Southern California, a group of companies are looking to draw Orange County software developers to a new hackathon, geared around WebRTC, the open "Web Real Time Communications" framework aimed at helping developers create voice and video chat applications. READ MORE>>.
The problem is you don't yet have product/market fit, and until you do, you don't really know what to build. When product vision is truly clear, then it makes sense to execute it, and hiring follows. These companies are very early-stage and definitely have not shown product/market fit. They need to determine product/market fit.
San Diego-based StockTwits , the online, finance-focused messaging service, said today that it has partnered with Q4 Web Systems , a developer of corporate websites and social media products for public companies. Q4's software powers Investors Relations sites for a wide variety of public companies.
million software developers worldwide. Given this diversity, it's important to be selective in the development services company with whom you choose to partner. You'll discover firms that are prolific in design/interface and light on development, and vice versa. How do they verify the ongoing progress of development?
I am hearing from my project management team a bit of distrust in the technical capacity of our webdevelopment team. I think we suffer because of the distance and culture but the project management team takes every late delivery or small bug as evidence that the development team may not be capable. Frequently missed deadlines.
skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 Finding Good Developers in Los Angeles? About 18 months ago, the entire group began to mention that they were having more difficulty finding good developers. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta.
Steve Gilison worked as a market researcher and product manager at a startup where my company, TechEmpower , did the software / webdevelopment. I have about 11 years in the technology sector including roles doing market research, sales and productdevelopment. Most people think they can do product design.
Los Angeles-based people search engine MyLife.com has snagged technologist Ian Siegel as the firm's new Chief Product Officer, the firm said today. Siegel was most recently at Pictage, and also served as VP of WebDevelopment for Rent.com, in addition to serving earlier as VP of WebDevelopment at Stamps.com.
However, this is acceptable as we want each implementation to be production-grade and typical for the framework, not tuned to include only the response headers we require. If you are a webdeveloper using C++, you win this particular bragging-rights game. Thorough normalization of behavior is not a goal. in both environments.).
I’ve had a long-standing rule of thumb in product design, which I call “design for the novice, configure for the pro.&# I started saying this back in 2001/02, long before the era of Web 2.0, Fast forward a decade and now I had a startup filled with smart webdevelopers.
The world is adopting smart phones and for many young people and many people in the developing world this will be one of their first computing devices. But on the other hand if you have a product with a very high gross margin (software, virtual goods, etc.) I believe in integrated products. Thus I endorse Web Second.
Los Angeles-based Divshot , which had offered up hosting of static web pages for webdevelopers, has been acquired by Google , and will join Gogole's Firebase software development team. Divshot says it will shut down all of its products and services as of Monday, December 14th, 2015.
Los Angeles-based music service Napster , which is now owned by Best Buy, announced today that it has released a new application programming interface, targeted at consumer electronics and webdevelopers. According to Napster, the new API allows those developers to integrate content from Napster into their own web sites or products.
Santa Monica-based The Mobile Majority --which recently zoomed past $50M in revenues--has acquired a Brazilian webdevelopment company called Elastic , according to the company. The Mobile Majority said it is adding talent in productdevelopment, UI, backend, high speed API integration, operations, and machine learning.
As noted in Hacking Hacker News , the company previously dominated the mindshare of the webdevelopment community by facilitating the spread of a random posting on Hacker News. Divshot''s solution is an innovative webdevelopment tool, which automatically generates professional-grade code during the wire framing process.
According to Ziptask, the firm''s online, cloud-based platform offers up project managers to liason with freelancers, helping to manage hiring of those freelancers, interviews, overseeing the work of those freelancers, as well as delivery of product. READ MORE>>. ziptask project outsourcing freelancer freelance'
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At Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood 2012 Kevin Winston organized a panel called “How to Find and Hire a Developer”. Always have a developer do a test project before hiring them to make sure they deliver quality work. One method to negotiate a lower rate or no cost to have a developerwork with you > Pre sell your product.
Were teaming up with webdevelopment shop Citrusbyte for a FREE tech BBQ pool party for programmers, product managers, webdevelopers, and friends at Citrusbytes webdeveloper mansion in Encino. Saturday, June 27, 2009 -- Digital LA -Tech Rehab @ Citrusbyte. Summer's here! See [link] (more).
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Posted byTony Karrer at 9:30 AM 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) About Me Tony Karrer Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles WebDevelopment firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.
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Maybe you are going for a reality check on your current situation - wondering if you have a Weak Development Team or a Startup Founder Developer Gap. Maybe you have questions about the types of developers you need and even whether you need a Startup CTO or Developer or both. Small talk is not a motivator.
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March 14, 2007 10:47 AM Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) About Me Tony Karrer Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles WebDevelopment firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.
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I would agree that Apples product design would suggest that it aims at Time Poor buyers. However, the ubiquity of the iPod including use by many folks who certainly would fall in the Time Rich category (lots of time to play with music) suggests that their product and marketing appeals to both segments.
As software developers, we're technophiles, so we enjoy these cycles and quite often find humor listening to the energy spent arguing on either side of issues. Not to downplay developer happiness. The webdevelopment continuum has sound, safe, but stodgy on one side and shiny-obsession at the risk of unknown stability on the other.
Posted byTony Karrer at 12:50 PM 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) About Me Tony Karrer Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles WebDevelopment firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.
Among the many factors to consider when choosing a webdevelopment framework, raw performance is easy to objectively measure. Simulating production environments. Our goal is to approximate a sensible production deployment as accurately as possible. Motivation. Its worth knowing what youre getting into. frameworks.
"I'm looking for a partner / cofounder who can not only head the technical aspects and build a working model of the site, but someone with the connections to put a great development team together when we need it. Make sure you go through the 32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder. Find out who is good.
As noted in Hacking Hacker News , the company previously dominated the mindshare of the webdevelopment community by facilitating the spread of a random posting on Hacker News. Divshot''s solution is an innovative webdevelopment tool, which automatically generates professional-grade code during the wire framing process.
A couple of things I should add - Greg didnt mention the technical challenges they had (scalable complex matching algorithm) and the issues they had with an initial developer. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be.
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There are quite a few other Software Development Companies in Southern California working on open source and/or freemium business models. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be.
Jason Nazar will be interviewing different team members of Docstoc to talk about the specific tips and advice on topics such as Product Management and Design, WebDevelopment, BizDev, Content Creation, and much more. See [link] (more)
Among the many factors to consider when choosing a webdevelopment framework, raw performance is easy to objectively measure. Simulating production environments. Our goal is to approximate a sensible production deployment as accurately as possible. Motivation. It''s worth knowing what you''re getting into.
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