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Technical Review: A Trusted Look Under the Hood

TechEmpower

Many CEOs of software-enabled businesses call us with a similar concern: Are we getting the right results from our software team? Most innovators don’t have a technical background, so it’s hard to evaluate the truth of the situation. The explanation from software leadership is often unsatisfying or unclear.

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Technical Advisors: Every Startup Needs One

TechEmpower

Why do this without the right technical advisor? Just like attorneys, technical advisors can help navigate waters that many find murky. Actually, many startups need two kinds of technical advisors. CTO Founder – Do they really still need a technical advisor? Would you create contracts without an attorney?

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6 Due Diligence Concerns Before Outside Contracting

Startup Professionals Musings

If you have a software development background like mine, I’m sure you often get questions about when to outsource, versus building the solution in-house. If your software or your manufacturing process is your “secret sauce,” you need to keep the work in-house. The same applies to manufacturing and almost any process these days.

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Selecting a Software Development Company in 2024

TechEmpower

million software developers worldwide. Are specific technologies or platforms involved in your project? Do they have experience with the technologies involved in your project? What are the review periods and your responsibility in the process? tew_cta text="Do you have an idea for a software project?

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Technical Advisors: Every Web/Mobile Startup Must Have One

SoCal CTO

But what was interesting to me was that I found myself recommending that each of them should have a technical adviser. Review the code being built. This is exactly the kind of thing I'm doing as a Part-Time CTO or Technical Advisor for startups. Strategic Technical Advisor. Why do this without the right technical advisor?

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Airspace Technologies Links Into Alexa

socalTECH

Carlsbad-based Airspace Technologies a provider of technology enabled logistics services and related software, said it has integrated its service with Amazon Alexa. According to Airspace, the new integration allows users to track, trace, and review their shipments using voice commands on Alexa.

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StackSocial Signs Another Technology Publisher

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Los Angeles-based technology deals provider StackSocial has stacked up another technology publisher in its pile of customers, saying today that it has added tech publisher iPhoneinCanada.ca. StackSocial said it will provide apps, gadgates, and other tech-related products at a new store on the technology news site.