Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 19, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, January 19, 2009 Lean hiring tips In preparing for the strategy series panel this week, I have been doing some thinking about costs. And all of that cost was caused by one activity: hiring. Hiring is no different from any other company process. Sounds a little abstract, though, doesnt it?

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www.drowningamerican.com

JUNE 22, 2012

Next → How to Hire for Sweat Equity…. Application programming Expertise: PHP, ColdFusion, AJAX, Web Services (RSS, REST, SOAP, XML-RPC, etc.). Build a team – we have plans to hire at a minimum 2 more engineers once funded with many more to follow and you will be hand selecting your team. Drowning American. Post navigation.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

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SoCal CTO

MAY 19, 2010

I'm primarily looking for front end developers who are experts in AS3, and back end developers who are proficient at PHP and MySQL. I don’t have specific suggestions for people you can hire. Do you have anyone you could recommend to me, or any resources? Perfect timing. I went back and revise the post. My methods are pretty vanilla.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

A week or so ago, we launched the Key Hire Wire at First Round. You will hire (over time) and manage a field and inside team of Sales Directors and Market Developers, including for each direct report creating and managing goals directly tied to Company goals. I tried to make it a little more entertaining than your average job RSS feed.

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Scalable Startup

AUGUST 18, 2013

Anyone who’s been around me for the past 6-12 months has been inundated with my evangelism of eCommerce in general and Drupal + PHP. They bring with them confidence, tools, brilliant people and believe it or not, Drupal and PHP. Drupal and PHP were tools I’ve acknowledged for a decade but never studied much.

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Transformify

MAY 28, 2018

Now Hiring for an Intermediate C++ 3D Graphics Developer As part of the project team, your role will include leveraging the latest tools and technology in C++ 3D graphics for a diverse selection of desktop application software projects, as well as collaborating with your team in building innovative software products.

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www.drowningamerican.com

JUNE 22, 2012

Next → How we Hire for Sweat Equity (Part 2)… Posted on April 7, 2011 by Travis Biziorek. The first time we hired partners for Kibin was way back in late 2009. I’ve heard people say it’s impossible to hire good developers right now. I want to hire before I have the ability to pay anyone.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Although the Web may have helped the clarion call that "resumes are dead" - paper resumes, at least - employers still need ways to evaluate the experience and skill set of people they hire. This is particularly important for startups who, with far smaller staff sizes, have to make each hiring decision really count.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

In fact, you will likely need to hire new consultants when you get there. Consider, for example, that Facebook recently created their own implementation of PHP that can significantly reduce costs for “Facebook scale” companies, while promising a smoother transition for those of us who choose PHP now. Java, PHP, Python, Ruby?

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 24, 2013

So before you even hire this person to sell your home, you already have a positive impression of that person in your mind.” PHP and jQuery. PHP an scripting language and jQuery and JavaScript library. PHP: jQuery: A-Z Lyrics and Metro Lyrics. Your first impression is that this is an attractive person.

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www.huffingtonpost.com

MAY 10, 2011

Ive occasionally worked with executive recruiters, for example in hiring a CTO for my first company, Eve.com. Programming Language - many top engineers I spoke with prefer python and dont like working in PHP. Minted.com is both a global design community and stationery retailer. This time, I decided to handle the process myself.

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Hacking Startups

JANUARY 16, 2009

PHP (most high-volume apps). This leaves the choice at— Rails or PHP? If you need to integrate with something in PHP, go with PHP. For example, Facebook apps should be written in PHP by default. If you need to hire, better people will be available to work on Rails. PHP runs about 40 of the top 100 sites.

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Hacking Startups

JANUARY 16, 2009

PHP (most high-volume apps). This leaves the choice at— Rails or PHP? If you need to integrate with something in PHP, go with PHP. For example, Facebook apps should be written in PHP by default. If you need to hire, better people will be available to work on Rails. PHP runs about 40 of the top 100 sites.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 9, 2013

Of special note is Singapore, which has emerged as amongst Elance’s top 10 hiring countries at No. 7 in terms of payment volume in Q1 2013 when hiring online freelancers. Clients in Singapore hired most freelancers from India, United States, Pakistan, United Kingdom and Philippines.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Hire the open minded and contributing folk who keep circulating a flow of genuine and out of the box ideas. Simon Walker is an experienced PHP Developer having expertise in Magento, PrestaShop & WordPress Development and currently working for FMEExtensions and FMEAddons.

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socialmatchbox.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

If they hire an accountant to help prepare and file their taxes that may cost around $500. You should avoid spending your time here and instead focus on finding a way to generate revenue or to attract investors so that you can afford to hire someone. You now have an hourly rate range to work with.

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techcocktail.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

As you grow, think about the right timing for bringing on more people with specific roles, but remember – hire slow, fire fast. As Tony Hsieh of Zappos pointed out during his DCWEEK visit, bad hires have accounted for millions of lost dollars through the years. So if you do find your duplicate, hire them as soon as possible.

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blog.socaltech.com

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Those companies ask me where those folks hang out, where to find them, where to hire them away from, and what to do to get them to join their company. It’s also to the point where the best folks (particularly on the architecture area) seem to all be going independent, working as CTO’s for hire or in similar positions.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 22, 2018

You’re afraid that if your readers learn about the other person, they might hire that coach. If you’re a programmer fluent in C++ and a customer wants an application built in PHP, send them to a PHP expert. For example, say you’re a business coach who doesn’t want to exchange guest posts with another coach.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 12, 2011

My friends at Orbotix are hiring. If yes, then this is you! - PHP Developer Internship : This paid internship is for someone fluent in PHP development who can help manage the Orbotix web sites. - Marketing Internship : This paid internship is for someone who will be working with our marketing manager to promote Sphero.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 27, 2010

When Marc Cenedella first started TheLadders, he build the first version himself after investing $350 in MySQL and PHP books to teach himself to code. They didn’t wait until their universities hired a director of this new program. Most B-school pitches I see involve “Step 1, hire a tech guy to build it.”

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

And when — if ever — do you need to hire your own full- or part-time, in-house dev to work on your website and applications? If you’ve got tips for other business owners or want to share your experiences with hiring developers, please leave us a note in the comments section.

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www.reincubate.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Start-ups often hire at one extreme -- closer to a Lead Developer or VP of Engineering -- whereas corporates may focus on their CIO, which is potentially quite a different role. Dan drew up his thoughts around a job description for a web Chief Technology Officer (or Chief Technical Officer), and invited us to follow suit.

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Scalable Startup

JANUARY 15, 2015

Hire them 8 hours at a time and review daily by skype, g hangout. work is mostly drupal, wordpress, seo and php/lamp. Its like hiring a resource once you hire a great resource you never need to worry about it. Work directly with engineers, no company involved. I’ve been acting as project manager/dev manager.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

You can minimize risk by performing due diligence when selecting a company or individual to work with, clearly defining the project scope, expectations and milestones in any development contracts, and allocating enough money to hire competent developers. it doesn't much matter who you hire in terms of risk. Nice Article.

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blog.wepay.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

In addition to my first official commit, WePay also just hired Rasmus Lerdorf , the creator of the PHP programming language. Specifically, How to Collect Money Online, How to Send Bills, How to Collect Donations, and How to Sell Tickets.

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blog.wepay.com

APRIL 28, 2010

In addition to my first official commit, WePay also just hired Rasmus Lerdorf , the creator of the PHP programming language. Specifically, How to Collect Money Online, How to Send Bills, How to Collect Donations, and How to Sell Tickets.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

So one of the first things we did was to hire an Oracle expert and get to work. Meanwhile, we were building our app in PHP, using a generic DB driver and mysql, "for the time being." I was building a new startup in 1999, and wanted to do it right. I had heard that all great companies built their applications on Oracle.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 2, 2009

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Growthink Blog

MARCH 2, 2013

Even if you only hire one, you can go back and contact the same pool of talent for future projects. Some website projects require that the provider knows certain programming languages besides standard html, such as PHP, AJAX, etc. In these cases, it's better to post "PHP Programmer Needed to." Programming languages.

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www.virtuosimedia.com

MARCH 8, 2012

PHP Tutorials. Hire someone to do a working prototype/proof-of-concept. I should mention briefly here that even when you find your technical cofounder, you may also need to hire a graphic designer or user interface expert at some point, even if it’s just for contract work. Graphic Design Theory. Photoshop Tutorials.

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viniciusvacanti.com

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Home About Contact Me How To Make It as a First-Time Entrepreneur Vinicius Vacanti Should You Hire a Programmer or DIY? Hire a programmer. Advice: See this great article on how to hire a programmer. Examples: Initial prototypes of Gilt, Groupon, Thrillist, Gawker Advice: Hire a Programmer. Cons: It will cost you money.

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Software By Rob

MARCH 2, 2012

Are you a PHP, Linux or WordPress Minor Deity? Apply here. - WPEngine is hiring (disclosure: I’m an investor). Startup 101: Look Before You Leap – New article series by Patrick Foley of the Startup Success podcast. Compare Venture Capital Firms - A new comparison engine from Find the Best.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 6, 2008

I know some of those compilers are no longer available (some are hosted, others are not), so I took the liberty of putting up a copy of the PHP Greasemonkey Compiler. Ive made some pretty minor modifications to it, mostly in the way of simple usability changes. As I make more, youll find them (with source) at my Greasemonkey Compiler page.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

That language comes with names like Python, PHP, MySql, Java and C+. While you will still likely hire experts to do things like build apps and create online databases, it’s time to make 2012 the year you become fluent in the new language of business. The new business bilingual is programming.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Was the fact that we were primarily using PHP essential, or could we add new tools written in other languages? It also forced me to get clear about which aspects of our companys technical direction were really important principles, and which were just artifacts of how we got there. What if someone wanted to write their module in OOP style?

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