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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

Both Sides of the Table

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. Sam & Rahul have worked closely together on “innovate & operate” since the earliest days of MakeSpace. and we were met with weak demand, slow growth and high costs.

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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

But I've often been very surprised by one aspect of these conversations. It needs to be a conversation. How will you differentiate from these? Dates/Time Zones - Do we need to handle multiple Time Zones and do conversion automatically? Are there specific metrics needed for future funding rounds or for operations?

Developer 396
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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

But I've often been very surprised by one aspect of these conversations. It needs to be a conversation. How will you differentiate from these? Dates/Time Zones - Do we need to handle multiple Time Zones and do conversion automatically? Are there specific metrics needed for future funding rounds or for operations?

Developer 384
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Frameworks Round 2

TechEmpower

An impressive demonstration of modern hardware and networks: seven frameworks are able to provide a response with 20 individually database-sourced rows (that''s twenty round-trip conversations with a database server regardless of how you slice it) in less than 100 milliseconds on average. Operating system. Don''t need sessions?

Framework 559
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Are Business Plans Still Necessary?

Both Sides of the Table

Let’s start with how much value you think you’ll create for your customer if they use your product in terms of hours saved, costs avoided, extra sales, better conversion rates or whatever. If you plan to charge more than them I need to know how your product will differentiate to command a premium. Going to charge less?

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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower

The conversations are interesting and varied because they’re about new, exciting, different things. The innovator/developer relationship needs to be a conversation. How will you differentiate from these? Logging/Auditing What key operations need to be logged for auditing? What are your key Startup Metrics ?

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How does a Real Estate Software Development Company Work?

The Startup Magazine

up to a 300 per cent boost in deal conversions. You need specialized capabilities to meet your business’s specific requirements or operations. One of the most compelling arguments in favor of custom software development is that it allows business owners to differentiate their products from the competition.