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8 Signs Of A New Business Initiative And Not A Hobby

Startup Professionals Musings

Typically some production and delivery is outsourced, requiring formal contracts and documentation. Formalize the use of tools and information technology. For progress and success assessment, each of these needs some metrics defined, a training plan, and responsibility assignments within your team.

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8 Indications Of A Real Entrepreneur Versus A Hacker

Startup Professionals Musings

Typically some production and delivery is outsourced, requiring formal contracts and documentation. Formalize the use of tools and information technology. For progress and success assessment, each of these needs some metrics defined, a training plan, and responsibility assignments within your team.

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Lead Developer to CTO at a Startup

SoCal CTO

What do we build in-house or outsource? What metrics are going to be the key startup metrics and how do we get those metrics without too much cost? Finding an informal mentor or two would be a great way to be able to continue to focus on this and make sure you are caught unaware. When will key hires come on?

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8 Processes Define A Business Rather Than A Hobby

Startup Professionals Musings

Typically some production and delivery is outsourced, requiring formal contracts and documentation. Formalize the use of tools and information technology. For progress and success assessment, each of these needs some metrics defined, a training plan, and responsibility assignments within your team.

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Don’t Let Investors Conclude Your Startup Is A Hobby

Startup Professionals Musings

Even if you are doing the work yourself, you need to document requirements, features, metrics, and milestones. If you are contracting or outsourcing, this is even more important. Leverage information technology. Product development process. Don’t try this without a formal process.

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How To Take Your Idea From A Hobby To A Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Typically some production and delivery is outsourced, requiring formal contracts and documentation. Formalize the use of tools and information technology. For progress and success assessment, each of these needs some metrics defined, a training plan, and responsibility assignments within your team.

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8 Key Processes Distinguish a Business From a Hobby

Startup Professionals Musings

Even if you are doing the work yourself, you need to document requirements, features, metrics, and milestones. If you are contracting or outsourcing, this is even more important. Leverage information technology. Product development process. Don’t try this without a formal process.