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Technical Advisors: Every Startup Needs One

TechEmpower

As noted in Symptoms of a Weak Development Team , this is a symptom of the old software engineering adage: The first 90% of a project takes 90% of the time. Then, a month later, the product is still 90% done. And six weeks later – 90% again! The last 10% takes the other 90%.

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Technical Advisors: Every Web/Mobile Startup Must Have One

SoCal CTO

As I mention in Symptoms of a Weak Development Team , the number one reason I get calls relates to an old software engineering adage: The first 90% of a project takes 90% of the time. But they are having a tough time getting it all the way done. The last 10% takes the other 90%.

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Lead Developer to CTO at a Startup

SoCal CTO

What existing systems will we leverage, what programming languages, software development methodologies, web application frameworks, revision control systems, etc.? How can we address this risk? What technology research is required? What technologies will we use? What other kinds of systems will we likely need? Accounting?

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