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Startup CTO or Developer

SoCal CTO

What technology research is required? 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? Technologies you use, how much will it cost, future capabilities, scalability, in-house vs. outsourced all intersect.

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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. Measure yourself against a researched plan, or your “out of cash” brick wall will be looming before you know it. Product development process.

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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. Measure yourself against a researched plan, or your “out of cash” brick wall will be looming before you know it. Product development process.

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‘Out of Control’ Startups Fail on 8 Key Processes

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. Measure yourself against a researched plan, or your “out of cash” brick wall will be looming before you know it. Product development process.

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Eight Business Processes Every Startup Must Have

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. Measure yourself against a researched plan, or your “out of cash” brick wall will be looming before you know it. Product development process.

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Porter: Mobile Chores | The Constant Hustle and LA Tech, Interview with CEO Matt Lucido

Tech Zulu Event

Finding, searching, and researching take time and even then you won’t know how great the service is. Your chores can be outsourced through Porter. That’s the only thing that is outsourced. My every day is trying to fundraise, reaching, re-reaching out, and trying to keep people updated with metrics.

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Lead Developer to CTO at a Startup

SoCal CTO

What technology research is required? 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? How do we need to structure the systems to get ahead and stay ahead of the competition? How can we address this risk?

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