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Technical Advisors: Every Web/Mobile Startup Must Have One

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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. As I mention in Symptoms of a Weak Development Team , the number one reason I get calls relates to an old software engineering adage: The first 90% of a project takes 90% of the time.

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Launching a Startup in your spare time

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How can you get a web startup going without leaving your day job? Two friends, a marketing executive and a software engineer, had an idea to challenge a large web incumbent without leaving their day jobs. Tuesday, March 31, 2009 -- Launching a Startup in your spare time: Case Study from Manvite.com.

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Poor Software Developers - Pull the Plug Early

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There's an old adage in software development that I refer to all the time: The first 90% of development takes 90% of the time. I used this when I taught software engineering. And I use it all the time now when I get the kind of message that I received: I'm looking for a web developer to continue work on my website.

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SiliconBeach's 1st LEGO Challenge

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This is a special event for software engineers and web developers who havent stopped being a kid (because we havent!) Labeled as one of the fastest growing tech hotspots, Silicon Beach has definitely not slowed down and we need your help building the future, one LEGO at a time in a race that youll never forget.

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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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Symptoms of a Weak Development Team

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I am hearing from my project management team a bit of distrust in the technical capacity of our web development team. No questions being asked ( Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Before You Develop Anything ) Rest of team says - “I’m not sure where we stand.” “I’m This question came up last week.

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Go West Young Men: Winklevoss Twins Buy $18M L.A. Mansion To Dive Into SoCal Tech Scene

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Mansion To Dive Into SoCal Tech Scene. TMZ reports: “The Winklevii have their eye on SoCal as the new Silicon Valley (which is home to Facebook and Apple) thanks to L.A.’s Software Engineer, Back End – Games.com Games.com Sr. CrunchBase. Hot topics. Zuckerberg Interview. Colleen Taylor. View Staff Page.

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