YoungUpstarts

APRIL 10, 2018

However, if you have hundreds of employees with multiple branches and you have to update schedules for each branch regularly, then developing a cloud-based scheduling system and automating it will pay off quickly. For instance, construction companies will find a lot of use in creating custom employee scheduling software.

Development Team Review 140

Development Team Review Developer Algorithm Software Review 140

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 20, 2020

The importance and the specifics of practical team leadership were re-confirmed to me a while back in the classic book, “ Unlocked ,” by Robert S. Have monthly reviews with each team member. Team members need and crave feedback, much more frequently and informally than the annual performance review.

Leadership 326

Leadership Technical Review Development Team Review Startup 326

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 19, 2010

No wait, I forgot, actually the question is: What happens when employee #2 makes off with your code and roadmap and marketing data and customer list, moves to Bolivia, and starts selling your stuff world-wide at one-tenth the price? The good news: There are good answers to these questions! Now Adriana has an epiphany?

Software Review 325

Software Review Technical Review Development Team Review Bolivia 325

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 3, 2013

[and of course I use "we" loosely as the hard work of course was the entire MyTime team sans me]. It got quite good reviews in the media: TechCrunch , LifeHacker & PandoDaily and many others. The team has put in a huge effort to get to this day – and I hope they’re sleeping well tonight.

Development Team Review 324

Development Team Review Los Angeles San Francisco Mobile 324

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MAY 31, 2010

We scoff at their inability to innovate and for prioritizing shareholders over customers, but still we quiver in fear. What if a huge company with a hundred software developers and a million dollars in marketing budget decides to copy my idea? Every founder frets about competition from a big company, me included. Do what they cannot.

Software Review 243

Software Review Development Team Review Technical Review Software Development 243

The Equity Kicker

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

We see this all the time at Forward Partners where we invest right from the idea stage and most of the companies get a first version of their product live for less than £30k (that generally includes founder salaries and time spent doing customer research). Forward Partners and Crowdcube are both attacking elements of these problems.

Early Stage 119

Early Stage Development Team Review Technical Review Software Review 119

TechEmpower

MARCH 4, 2024

Key Functions with High Impact Generative AI is revolutionizing sales by enabling dynamic pricing and personalized customer interactions, boosting conversion rates and customer satisfaction. Post-sale, AI analyzes customer data to improve service and loyalty, making it a cornerstone of modern sales methodologies.

Generative AI 297

Generative AI CTO Hire Fractional CTO Software Review 297

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2022

Designing new hardware products that have a positive impact on customers is no small feat. There are several elements that go into hardware product design that taps an unaddressed customer need, has the customer WOW factor, and succeeds long term in the market. Next is the product level planning.

Design 166

Design Development Team Review Product Technical Review 166

SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

Many of the founders of these companies are surprised to learn that I'm willing to review what they are doing (maybe an hour) and get on the phone for an hour with them and provide free advice. Maybe you are wondering if you have a Weak Development Team ? Do you have a Startup Founder Developer Gap ? Who's the customer?

Fractional CTO 264

Fractional CTO CTO Hire NDA Technical Review 264

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 8, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, November 8, 2008 What is customer development? But too often when its time to think about customers, marketing, positioning, or PR, we delegate it to "marketroids" or "suits." Many of us are not accustomed to thinking about markets or customers in a disciplined way.

Customer Development 168

Customer Development Developer San Francisco Customer 168

The Next Web

MARCH 6, 2014

Here’s a problem I bet every non-technical founder has experienced: the communication gap between what the biz dev team wants and what the tech team thinks they want, and vice versa. You need to build trust between these teams. This makes people more aware of what their team members are up to and creates more harmony.

Technical Review 129

Technical Review Development Team Review Developer Agile 129

SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

Many of the founders of these companies are surprised to learn that I'm willing to review what they are doing (maybe an hour) and get on the phone for an hour with them and provide free advice. Maybe you are wondering if you have a Weak Development Team ? Do you have a Startup Founder Developer Gap ? Who's the customer?

Fractional CTO 259

Fractional CTO CTO Hire NDA Technical Review 259

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 14, 2010

So they create a task list of all the marketing activities an organization can do: press releases, web site updates, customer case studies, blog posts, daily Tweets, Facebook fan page, attending conferences, etc. If you don’t know WHY you’re adding features don’t do it just because you have a development team.

SEM 323

SEM Development Team Review Channel Social Media 323

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Great product exposure and a sales team dedicated to improving the lives of your customer base act as the face of your company. In order to truly find success this must be matched by a development team that consistently strives to deliver truly life-bettering products and services that customers keep coming back for.

Development Team Review 205

Development Team Review Security Advertising Technical Review 205

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

As a rule, you need to review your burn rate every month, and manage it every day. This will equate to 2 working founders (taking no salary), hiring a 5-person development team for a year. As a rule of thumb, investors expect each investment round you get to last at least a year to 18 months.

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Burn Rate Startup Salary Equity 232

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 28, 2011

As a rule, you need to review your burn rate every month, and manage it every day. This will equate to 2 working founders (taking no salary), hiring a 5-person development team for a year. Investors assume it will only go up with more funding. The components are simple - expenses and income.

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Burn Rate Startup Salary Equity 231

TechEmpower

JULY 24, 2023

Even when they have talked to multiple developers or development firms, we’re often the first to ask basic questions like “Who are your customers?” ” or “Are you developing for desktop, tablet, mobile, or all three?” The innovator/developer relationship needs to be a conversation.

Developer 520

Developer Technical Review Fractional CTO CTO Hire 520

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Way back in the early eighties, I was privileged to be part of the original IBM PC development team, led by Don Estridge. In enterprises, performance objectives are usually tied to internal processes, rather than beating competitors, customer acquisition, and revenue growth.

Technical Review 214

Technical Review Entrepreneur Silicon Valley Burn Rate 214

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2024

The product and business owner has the big picture vision, the Scrum Master helps make it a reality, and the development team is responsible for actually making those ideas a reality. Create Customized Solutions Through Hybrid Approaches A cookie-cutter strategy doesn’t always work for new businesses.

Framework 158

Framework SCRUM Management Agile 158

Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

Take the example of a design team prepping mock-ups for their development team. Give the dev team your very first sketches and let them get started. And over time, the development team may be able to start anticipating your needs. That frees up even more development resources, and so on.

San Francisco 161

San Francisco Software Review Continuous Deployment Development Team Review 161

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Read on and let me help you decide… My Money Comes From My Email List The majority of people who will read this blog post will come from my email newsletter because I sent a message about this review. You can customize colors and change all the text elements to match your offer, and upload an image of your product.

Software Review 93

Software Review Development Team Review Technical Review Email 93

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2010

That is when no customers wanted to work with Internet startups because we as an industry had burned so many customers. I learned how to integrate customers into our product development process. I learned how to do a pipeline review with sales people without getting bullshitted to.

Venture Capital 285

Venture Capital Hiring Software Review Stock Options 285

Up and Running

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Trello : “We use this on the dev team to manage and organize our projects. ” -Mike Wheeler, Lead Web Developer. HipChat : ”The dev team uses HipChat pretty extensively for chatting, both one-on-one and group. ” -Evan Coonrod, LivePlan Developer. For Operations.

Small Business 109

Small Business Development Team Review RSS Software Review 109

Up and Running

MAY 10, 2021

Experience and location of the outsourcing development team. Your development team is the key to your success. Today, there are thousands of development teams all over the world. Successful teams normally have successful apps behind their back. What is your customer acquisition cost?

Artificial Inteligence 150

Artificial Inteligence Developer Development Team Review United Kingdom 150

Up and Running

OCTOBER 26, 2020

An advantage of Shopify is that you have a clear breakdown of costs per month based on your required features whereas different WooCommerce features may require different amounts of development work. Template vs. custom design. There are two options — utilizing a pre-designed template or taking a custom design approach.

eCommerce 149

eCommerce Development Team Review Hosting Security 149

Up and Running

JULY 6, 2016

I’ll join in the due diligence for my angel group, test for myself, and develop my informed opinion. The detailed look at the technology comes during due diligence, not in the plan or during the pitch. It’s reviewed and revised frequently. Technology in business planning for owners and managers.

Technical Review 72

Technical Review Software Review Business Plan Development Team Review 72

www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Blog About Log in Register Startup Killer: the Cost of Customer Acquisition In the many thousands of articles advising entrepreneurs on what they have to focus on to build successful startups, much has been written about three key factors: team, product and market, with particular focus on the importance of product/market fit.

Acquisition 103

Acquisition Cost Customer Entrepreneur 103

ConversionXL

JUNE 13, 2017

Ensuring that the Product Backlog is visible, transparent, and clear to all, and shows what the Scrum Team will work on next. Ensuring the Development Team understands items in the Product Backlog to the level needed. The Development Team. This helps to de-silo marketing teams and get more work done.

SCRUM 112

SCRUM Agile Marketing Development Team Review 112

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2016

The importance and the specifics of practical team leadership were re-confirmed to me recently in a recent book, “ Unlocked ,” by Robert S. Have monthly reviews with each team member. Team members need and crave feedback, much more frequently and informally than the annual performance review.

Technical Review 136

Technical Review Development Team Review Leadership Cofounder 136

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 13, 2009

He shows how the actions of people inside traditional systems are motivated by their rational assessment of their own economics. Reinertsen does not speak about startups specifically - his book is meant to speak broadly to product development teams across industries and sectors. Wow, great review!

Product Development 153

Product Development Developer San Francisco Product 153

The Startup Magazine

APRIL 11, 2019

Here are the scrum components: Roles: Team, Product owner, Scrum Master and Team. Events: Sprint planning meeting, Release planning, Daily scrum meeting, Review meeting and Sprint retrospective. Successful only with experienced team members. Quality is hard until the team undergoes aggressive testing process.

SCRUM 116

SCRUM Software Review Technical Review Framework 116

ReadWriteStart

JULY 7, 2021

User-friendly courier delivery apps ensure round-the-clock fulfillment of parcels to customers across different locations. . Without a doubt, the customers have to arrange for the courier delivery by themselves. . The tremendous growth in the on-demand economy has prompted customers to want same-day delivery of parcels.

Technical Review 163

Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Demand Social Media 163

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Palantir is a deep technical play and we had a lot of code to write just to fill out the product vision that we had already validated with potential customers; it took us two straight years of development to go from early prototypes to software that could be used in production. It wasn’t always this way.

Lean 167

Lean Startup Software Engineering Agile 167

ConversionXL

MARCH 31, 2020

Rising customer acquisition costs—especially on ad platforms—have also put weaker brands with lower conversion rates out of business. Using your data and their machine-learning algorithm, the tool predicts (over 95% accurate) the date your products will land on your customers’ doorstep. questions to customer service reps.

eCommerce 110

eCommerce Sales Software Review Development Team Review 110

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 24, 2015

The importance and the specifics of practical team leadership were re-confirmed to me recently in a new book, “ Unlocked ,” by Robert S. Have monthly reviews with each team member. Team members need and crave feedback, much more frequently and informally than the annual performance review.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Development Team Review Leadership Cofounder 120

ConversionXL

APRIL 1, 2019

Your knowledge, in other words, can become a curse—a barrier that keeps you from communicating what customers care about in language they understand. Blog posts by your development team explain the complexities of how the AI system works, highlight how you gather and parse training data, and list use cases befitting Fortune 500 clients.

Technical Review 133

Technical Review Marketing Software Review Audience 133

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

As a rule, you need to review your burn rate every month, and manage it every day. This will equate to 2 working founders (taking no salary), hiring a 5-person development team for a year. Investors assume it will only go up with more funding. The components are simple - expenses and income.

Burn Rate 120

Burn Rate Startup Salary Equity 120