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Technical Advisors: Every Web/Mobile Startup Must Have One

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I did a presentation recently for a graduate class from The Founder Institute around getting online/mobile products out the door. And it made me come to a new realization: Every early-stage web/mobile/online startup should have at least one technical advisor, probably two. It just didn't dawn on me how common this need is.

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Qualcomm Creates New Open Source Subsidiary

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San Diego-based Qualcomm has created a new, separately owned subsidiary focused on mobile open source, the firm announced today. According to Qualcomm, the new subsidiary--Qualcomm Innovation Center--is being spun out to focus on developing open source software which uses Qualcomm's technology. READ MORE>>.

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Technical Advisors: Every Startup Needs One

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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. Conclusion Bottom line – if you are an early-stage startup with online or mobile technology as part of your solution, you ABSOLUTELY NEED a technical advisor.

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Networks In Motion Names VP

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NIM said tha Hakam was senior director of product engineering at Kyocera, managing its global software engineering team. He has also served at Motorola.

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Founder Challenges with Startup Development Teams and CTOs

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I''m spending more of my time recently working with non-technical startup founders who are having challenges with their software/web/mobile development teams. Related Posts Technical Advisors: Every Web/Mobile Startup Must Have One Founder Developer Gap' One of your better developers leaves. The last 10% takes the other 90%.

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AutoGravity Names Engineering VP

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Irvine-based AutoGravity , which provides smartphone-driven car financing tools, has named Jason Bonifay as its new Vice President of Engineering, the company said this morning. READ MORE>>.

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Indeed Prime On Why Los Angeles Is A Hot Technology Jobs Market

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Terence Chiu: Indeed Prime is a new product Indeed is building, to attract top software engineers, and connect them with the best, attractive companies hiring software engineers. Definitely, basic software engineering is the most popular role. Within that, there's increased demand for mobile developers.