Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 25, 2023
New digital technologies, business models, and regulatory rulings are forcing all of us to think outside of our silos and rethink what it means to operate effectively. Outsourcing the entirety of building a new system. It is fair to bring in outside technology to reduce the risk and speed the implementation.
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 13, 2019
Some chaos is normal in every new business, but many wait far too long before they install metrics based on “best practices,” and fail to attack obvious bottlenecks with a vengeance. Yet I still see expense budgets based on traditional channels, with no strict metrics on cost of customer acquisition by channel, or lifetime customer value.
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SoCal CTO
APRIL 23, 2010
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Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 10, 2023
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.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 7, 2020
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.
SoCal CTO
JANUARY 26, 2010
I’ve been having discussions with several people recently about the role of the CTO (Chief Technology Officer) in very early stage companies. What technology research is required? What technologies will we use? What do we build in-house or outsource? What are the biggest areas of technical risk?
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 4, 2014
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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