Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

Your IT Reviewer. They’ll push you on your uptime SLA, they’ll push for harsher penalties for non-compliance, they demand security reviews … heck – if you’re small enough they’ll push for “ source code deposits.” Procurement (or Biz Dev Team or M&A Department).

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

Priorities can change for any given iteration, and the development team, with the support of the team leaders, adapts accordingly. . One of the basic tenets of Agile software development is responsiveness to change and prioritizing the most important at a given iteration. How to Lead a Team of Developers the Agile Way.

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TechEmpower

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Our blog post 53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators has a list of questions any good development team would ask. Assess the Company's Website: The company's own site provides a clue to its dedication to aesthetics and content. How do they verify the ongoing progress of development? Avoid them.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 10, 2018

Evaluating the option will help assess the schedule and obtain the average rating. The easiest method is to evaluate every option with numbers. Take a list of criteria and make a function that helps evaluate how your schedule option meets the binary criteria (0 and 1). If your criteria aren’t equal, you must take a weighted average.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

There’s advice on setting up flexible organizational structures, idea validation, the power of experiential education, action-based networking, and such… but the most important thing you’ll learn from the book is empowerment, and the idea that you don’t have to go at it alone.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 10, 2020

Conduct a post-action review. If the company has employees, by implicating the entire team, each member can obtain a clear view of the process and contribute to future fixes and enhancements. Assess both the short- and long-term financial impact. While the loss may be a hard pill to swallow, many benefits can arise.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 19, 2023

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.

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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.

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TechEmpower

AUGUST 14, 2023

The Tactical Technical Advisor stays on top of the development team to ensure that they’re team is building the right thing in a high-quality, efficient manner. This is especially important with outsourced development teams. Are developers following best practices in their code and life cycle?

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The Equity Kicker

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

These two developments combine to make startup investing much more exciting than it ever used to be and we have seen a massive increase in the number of individuals who want to be angel investors. However, finding and assessing investment opportunities is still a difficult and time consuming business.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Knowing what backend to choose is not always easy, which is why it is important to assess the performance of the two options you are considering so you can find the solution that makes the most sense for you. In this post, we are going to look at the most popular solutions for backend development: Node.js and Python.

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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.

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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.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 19, 2010

During a lull in her practice she got a serendipitous opportunity to shift gears completely and ended up leading software product development teams. Indeed, most of the innovations we've made at Smart Bear in the art of code review have already been duplicated by both commercial and open-source competitors.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2022

One of the biggest hurdles – particularly with medical devices, baby products, and food safety products – is how to successfully navigate regulatory standards where potential user and environmental risks of new features must be carefully assessed and documented.

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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 ?

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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 ?

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MAY 31, 2010

At Smart Bear we make a peer review tool for software programmers; you don't have to be a geek to know that any software development tool company shares the following fear: "What if Microsoft copies us?" What better way to accomplish that than to buy the #1 (or maybe now #2) code review tool company — hey that's us!

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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. In Scrum, the project is broken down into manageable “sprints,” or iterations, that run for a few weeks and help keep the momentum going.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 30, 2014

Automated testing assesses the designed boundaries of your product. The feedback gathered during beta testing can provide a direction for future updates or versions of your product, which can cut costs down the line and improve the turnaround time for your development team. What You Gain From Beta Testing.

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TechEmpower

MARCH 4, 2024

It plays a crucial role in product development too, where generative AI speeds up design processes, streamlines testing, and tailors user experiences effectively. This technological integration into software engineering not only enhances the productivity of development teams but also ensures that IT infrastructures are robust and reliable.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

We will consider several options for hire developers for the new project and the nuances of each: recruitment services, freelancers, eFreelance Development Team, outsourcing through a web company. a long selection of candidates: you will filter long-term candidates at the resume review, interview, and test stages; .

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 14, 2010

To do the right activities you need to start with a top down assessment with what you’re trying to achieve with your marketing. If you don’t know WHY you’re adding features don’t do it just because you have a development team. Similar with product features. I love that saying.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 6, 2021

It’s not enough to review the localized website and decide it’s not offensive. It assesses the website’s core functionality so you’ll be able to determine if it’s ready for the more thorough, larger-scale testing to begin. 2. Be culturally aware. You need to put yourself in the shoes of the end-user.

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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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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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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.

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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.

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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. Internal legal reviews and required new processes were slow to finalize. He was a great leader, and one of very few who have even been able to dent the barriers to real change in a large corporation.

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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.

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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. Chances are that is how you came to read this. What Other Things Can This Plugin Do? Things have [.].

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

a San Antonio-based cyber security startup, has secured $500k in additional seed funding to accelerate development of its’ assessment platform, Pulse. Led by Austin-based LiveOak Venture Partners, the funding will be used to expand Infocyte’s development team ahead of their planned 1st Quarter 2015 product launch.

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TechEmpower

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

We’ve heard this from startup founders, product managers, development team leads, CTOs, and others who see their product gaining traction, but simultaneously see performance falling off a cliff. Too often though, it’s the result of performance needs not being properly assessed at the start of work. So, why does this happen?

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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. I’m comfortable with what I don’t know.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 2, 2024

HR and Hiring Manager Preparedness Equip your HR team and hiring managers with the tools and training to source and select the best candidates. Agencies offer resources and expertise in effective recruiting practices, including behavioural assessments and interview techniques, aiding in successful candidate selection.

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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 the secret behind successful apps?

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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.

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