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Web Designers vs. Web Developers

SoCal CTO

Funny graphic by @shanesnow that captures the difference between web designers vs. web developers: Like the issue of Startup CTO or Developer , often startup founders who are less technical have this same question. Do I need a designer or a developer?

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Los Angeles Web Developer

SoCal CTO

Yesterday, I met with someone at the early stage of a startup. He was struggling to find high quality developers in Los Angeles. Just the kind of person I like to meet. :) But I was a bit surprised when he emphasized how hard it had been for them to find a web developer in Los Angeles. In fact, after a bit he gave up.

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Selecting a Web Development Company

SoCal CTO

I''ve written before about finding Web Development Firms in Los Angeles. I just got an email asking about exactly this: I''m with a new company that needs some software built, but doesn''t need (or have the resources for) a large staff of software developers. Don''t be swayed by big name firms or other kinds of name dropping.

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Startup Development

SoCal CTO

I’ve come to realize that I have lots of posts around startup software development scattered around in different posts. How to Work With a Contract Web Developer How To Bootstrap Your Startup Thought it would be good to capture them in one spot and also include links to related posts from other sources.

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Here’s What Startups Really Need To Focus On During The Website Development Phase

YoungUpstarts

For startups and their founding teams, it’s easy to spend too much time designing a website, yet not enough getting the developmental side of things right. If you want your startup to have a solid footing in a digital marketplace, this has to change. Acing the Developmental Side of Startup Website Design.

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Tax and accounting treatment for website development costs

The Startup Magazine

Planning on building or updating the website for your company? Not sure how to account or tax the website development costs? New product development business concept on device screen. New product development business concept on device screen. If the purpose of your website is to publicise your brand.

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How To Build a Web Startup – Lean LaunchPad Edition

Steve Blank

As part of our Lean LaunchPad classes at Stanford, Berkeley, Columbia and for the National Science Foundation, students build a startup in 8 weeks using Business Model Design + Customer Development. One of the problems they run into is building a web site. How To Build a Web Startup – The Lean LaunchPad Edition.

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