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How to Find and Hire a Developer

Tech Zulu Event

At Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood 2012 Kevin Winston organized a panel called “How to Find and Hire a Developer”. Always have a developer do a test project before hiring them to make sure they deliver quality work. This will prove your product is worth building to you and to the developer. Ask for is code samples.

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Startup Runway Length Depends on Your Burn Rate

Startup Professionals Musings

Another one to avoid cash burn for software development is a contract for percent of future revenue. There’s tremendous leverage in learning to use Microsoft Office, QuickBooks, and how to Google for sample contracts and the latest tax changes. Do it yourself and barter for services.

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High Burn Rates Result in Short Startup Runways

Startup Professionals Musings

Another one to avoid cash burn for software development is a contract for percent of future revenue. There’s tremendous leverage in learning to use Microsoft Office, QuickBooks, and how to Google for sample contracts and the latest tax changes. Do it yourself and barter for services.

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Don’t Get Burned By Your Startup Burn Rate

Startup Professionals Musings

Another one to avoid cash burn for software development is a contract for percent of future revenue. There’s tremendous leverage in learning to use Microsoft Office, QuickBooks, and how to Google for sample contracts and the latest tax changes. Do it yourself and barter for services.

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Top 120 Startup Posts for 2010

SoCal CTO

First Principles. Steve Blank , January 25, 2010 10 Tips for Adding Game Mechanics to a Non-Gaming Service - ReadWriteStart , September 21, 2010 Startups & VCs: Learn How to Design, Market, & Eat Your Own. -

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

SoCal Delicious

Developments Blog. See a sample reprint in PDF format. Gramercy Park Condo Goes Into Contract. In March of last year, Matt Jacobson, head of market development at Facebook, paid $10.9 The arrival of techies has also had a profound effect on the rental market, brokers and real-estate developers say. Commercial.