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How to Hire a Remote Software Development Team

ReadWriteStart

With the rapid shift in the digital space, there has been a high demand for skilled software developers. Interestingly, the traditional hiring model is no longer the only option to get your team, as the emergence of remote work has ushered in a new era of talent acquisition, where geographical boundaries no longer limit your choices.

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Building Your MVP as a Non-Technical Founder

SoCal CTO

Investors my tell you that, but what they can look at your product on paper and tell what it does and they will understand if it can be built. The "Questions" post is probably the most important.

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How Software Developers Can Be Set Up For Failure

YoungUpstarts

The outright and abject failure of a software development project is a surprisingly common occurrence, and the reasons for a specific project’s failure tend to revolve around three easily avoidable mistakes. Unreasonable Time Restrictions and Budgetary Limitations. Unreasonable Time Restrictions and Budgetary Limitations.

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If you build it, they won't come, unless.

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Great," I always exclaim, sharing the thrill of modern software development, "so how will people find out about this brilliant website?". We do that for software developers, integrating with their tools instead of Word and working within their standard practices. Maybe you'll even get a wobbly demo. After release of v3.0

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Are Business Plans Still Necessary?

Both Sides of the Table

and the subsequent acquisition sprees of companies like Google, Yahoo!, That died with waterfall software development. The COGS (costs of goods sold) tells me about how big your customer acquisition costs will be. People mistook extra doses of Ajax for a successful product. portfolios. Do so at your peril.

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Microsoft’s Purchase Of Minecraft Maker Mojang Shows Comitment To Building Cross-Platform Appeal

YoungUpstarts

billion acquisition of Sweden-based software company Mojang, the developer behind the popular building game ““Minecraft”, which has sold over 100 million copies since its release in 2009, illustrates the degree to which Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s long-term vision for Microsoft is taking root at that company. Microsoft’s $2.5

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Estimating App Development: What Small Businesses Need To Know?

YoungUpstarts

Software development companies face lots of different cases, but generally all of them fall into two main categories: – Client has been nursing the idea of his/her mobile app for a long time but it takes months or even years to bring it to the stage of development estimation. . Idea vs. real app.

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