SoCal CTO

APRIL 27, 2011

Several people have recently come to me to help them source and/or hire full-time CTOs for their startup having found me through my post that looks at: Startup CTO Salary and Equity Data. I'd suggest: Startup CTO or Developer , Startup Founder Developer Gap , Part-Time CTO , Technology Advisor , CTO Founder , Acting CTO.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 22, 2012

The relatively low cost of starting a tech business today has made this choice more enticing than ever. So far, Herman has put about $60,000 on his credit cards, using them mostly to finance software development. After diligently following up for payment, eventually he got the customer to make most of the payments. “I

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Transformify

MAY 28, 2018

About us At Scopic Software, we have over 250 employees in over 30 countries all comfortably working from home/remotely. About you You are a skilled C++ 3D Graphics developer, a problem solver, a creative and analytical thinker who enjoys the security of regular projects and values the advantages of working remotely.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

If you’re an entrepreneur or working in a startup, you’ve heard all the hype around the extravagant perks and benefits some companies, especially in the tech scene, are offering. Great employees, especially ones with technical skills, are often hard to come by—and the competition for them is fierce. Click “reviews.”.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 12, 2014

I take a salary of $100,000, while healthcare and other HR related expenses like add up to another $16k on top of that. It''s also probably less than most funded CEOs are making--or certainly less than your average software developer. Venture Capital & Technology' That''s a big help. You can look at this two ways.

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www.joelonsoftware.com

MARCH 24, 2010

Joel on Software Fog Creek Compensation by Joel Spolsky Wednesday, August 30, 2000 At Fog Creek Software, the way we make sure that people are paid fairly and rewarded for excellent work is based on a professional ladder. So all Fog Creek software engineers are ranked at one of several different levels, level 8 through level 15.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 4, 2021

Feeling motivated by this realization, I connected with my brilliant Co-Founder Amy Yuan, who then built a massive database consisting of reviews, assessments, and scientific research related to skincare. Even though I had a job and earned a decent salary, I was spinning my wheels just to pay my bills. Photo Credit: Victoria Wieck.

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www.virtuosimedia.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Home ▶ Businesses ▶ Startup Business Advice ▶ Current Page How To Find A Technical Cofounder For Your Online Business Idea. This article should also serve as a starting guide for programmers who are approached about becoming technical co-founders. Before You Pitch To A Technical Cofounder.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2019

While a good portion of this is due to the low labor costs in countries such as India or China, there are benefits to outsourcing that go beyond time and price. Oftentimes, as priorities shift, you’ll need to upscale or downscale the development team. To avoid hiring an unnecessary amount of developers long-term. Conclusion.

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femgineer.com

JULY 18, 2010

We engineers know that need to be agile in a startup and be able to scrap code and rebuild, but want we don’t want is to have a founder who manic or aimless. Sweat equity or salary? We like sitting at home or in coffee shops on our laptops coding away fun projects. Or do you just want a code monkey?

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 11, 2009

At a salaried job making $80k plus benefits your time is worth around $55/hour. And thus it is with the majority of open source software: Open source software is free if your time is worth nothing. Even fewer can be installed in five minutes or less, even by an experienced software developer. Market Hard.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

We’re tired of hearing how small software companies usually fail. But what about the companies that die even though they did sell some copies of software, and where the early team isn’t dysfunctional? The initial marketing channel was sustainable for a while , but got wiped away due to external forces.

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Transformify

AUGUST 27, 2017

You don’t have the right people on board, you are burning cash and the work is not done, at its worst, your product is already live and you are losing clients due to software bugs and poor user experience. Outsource the development of your MVP. The downside? The downside? We have been there. Hire full-time employees.

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Transformify

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Probably the first ‘’red flag’’ was Apple’s announcement that the company had revised its revenue guidance due to a slowdown at manufacturing sites in China as well as reduced demand by Chinese consumers. The same happened in Japan as Nissan closed its plants due to production slowdowns in China.

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Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← I’m in a Book! Most developers start as salaried employees, slogging through code and loving it because they never imagined a job could be challenging, educational, and downright fun.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! Connect with John Jantsch on LinkedIn This episode of The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by Work Better Now Visit WorkBetterNow.com mention the referral code DTM Podcast and get $150 off for your first 3 months. What do I mean by that? I mean several things.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 13, 2014

Entrepreneurs Need a Better Way to Cash Out | Kanyi Maqubela – Harvard Business Review – crowdspring.co/SKltNW. Don’t Become A Tech Company With Feet Of Clay | TechCrunch – crowdspring.co/1k0d8vG. 2014 Marketing Hiring Trends and Salary Guide – crowdspring.co/1ig97Dw. 1oJyweL. . – crowdspring.co/1kGLgwz.

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Software By Rob

DECEMBER 23, 2008

Consider this the Year in Review for Software by Rob. Some choose consulting, but many more inevitably decide to build a software product. Let’s be honest, building an invoicing system does not involve insanely complex algorithms and coding chops. Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

I have the knowledge in tech to implement it. If you’re looking for technical talent – go to the dev meetups. what are the most crucial steps to be taken by a new tech startup when outsourcing major part of the tech to IT firms or outsourcing “product development” eg new social media website project?

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Software By Rob

DECEMBER 3, 2009

This episode’s Micropreneur is Ruben Gamez who recently launched online design proposal software Bidsketch. == Rob: Thanks for your time today, Ruben. It’s a SaaS (Software as a Service) based application that offers free and paid plans. While it’s not enough to replace my salary at the moment, I’m ecstatic about the fast start!

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

4 Steps to Starting a Web Business Without Knowing Coding | The Next Web – crowdspring.co/1ep8F6R. A special report from The Economist on Tech Startups. Amazon is surprisingly quiet/inactive when it comes to acquisitions | Re/code – crowdspring.co/1dhwOrm. You Can’t Beat Habit – crowdspring.co/1dlSylX.

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Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

In other words, I’d rather spend my time writing code, talking to customers, and marketing my products than managing employees who would do that work for me. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. 18 comments ↓ #1 Steve Morin on 09.29.10

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www.singlefounder.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

I’d like to take a few minutes to dispel the top five myths of software startups. I could point to countless examples of mediocre software being unleashed upon the general population, after which people like you and me have to help replace it with something decent. In fact, not having one can be more helpful than anything else.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 12, 2016

There are a ton KPIs you can track, but below are the most important for reviewing the health of your SaaS. Common acquisition expenses are: paid ads, staff salaries, CRM, marketing automation software licenses, sponsorships, content marketing, and social media. Regularly Review Your Customer Personas. Image Source.

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Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

In other words, I’d rather spend my time writing code, talking to customers, and marketing my products than managing employees who would do that work for me. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. 18 comments ↓ #1 Steve Morin on 09.29.10

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discuss.joelonsoftware.com

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

(Not logged on) | Register | Log On Home Discuss Jobs About The Business of Software A community discussing the business of software, from the smallest shareware operation to Microsoft. A part of Joel on Software. Go to tech (or other relevant industry) events. This community works best when people use their real names.

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Software By Rob

JANUARY 7, 2009

I ruffled a few feathers with my recent post The Software Product Myth. The unrest surrounded my statement that making $2500/month from your software product wouldn’t allow you to quit your day job. As I said in The Five Minute Guide to Becoming a Freelance Software Developer , an accountant is not an optional expense.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

The right sort of person is so passionate about coding, they can’t be stopped from doing it. But every day spent in that kitchen is a day NOT spent in a real kitchen, learning how to cook real food, and write real code. Full discloure, I am a former PHP, Perl, ColdFusion, ActionScript, VB.NET, ASP.NET and C# developer.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

And let’s suppose you want to allocate just a little time for career development. After all, if you expect to hire and retain great people, they need time to keep learning, stay in front of the latest technology, and just have fun. Billing even 5 hours more per week significantly increases profitability. Build a product.

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sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

They log in to translate the documents, one at a time, marking each finished when done, which sends the file back to the company for review.” Also important: Only go for providers who have great reviews from many past customers. Decline bids from providers without many great reviews. The translator rejects or approves.

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