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TechCrunch Experts: 3 articles on growth marketing and software development

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TechCrunch Experts continues to gather and share authoritative advice for founders who need help with growth marketing and software development. I spoke with founder Mulenga Agley about how their team assesses new clients and common marketing mistakes related to conversion optimization rates.

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10 best practices when partnering for strategic skills

CIO

For the more specialized IT needs, there just aren’t enough people to meet the demand,” says Michael Manos, CTO of Dun & Bradstreet. IT leaders must rigorously assess their partners’ talent management and development strategies, build greater trust and transparency into the relationships, and invest in greater partner governance.

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For founders who want to launch apps, ‘being non-technical is not a limitation’

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Based in Warsaw, Poland, Intent assists a wide variety of companies with everything from product design and UX to development and deployment of connected devices. As a development shop, how involved do you get when helping clients validate ideas before they bring their apps to market?

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Outsourcing Version 1: Advice from a CTO

GreenBar

On the other hand, I’ve been building software for over 30 years and managing software developers for 25. Compared to a permanent hire, advantages of contracting out your software development include on-demand resources; minimal overhead costs (benefits, equity, etc.); Your project might benefit from a UI specialist up front.

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How to Avoid Stakeholder Gridlock on Your Software Project

Atomic Spin

If multiple people within an organization have to be consulted for every decision, projects quickly grind to a halt. In fact, it’s one of the risks we consider in our pre-project consulting process. Software development teams are expensive. Each team had five or fewer stakeholders who all worked well together.

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DTN’s CTO on combining IT systems after a merger

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Its weather-related services can be as simple as helping utilities predict short-term demand for energy, or as complex as advising maritime transporters on routing ocean-going cargo ships around developing storms. You’re starting with five teams, and everyone thinks that their baby is the best baby, and the other babies are all ugly.

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How to Avoid Stakeholder Gridlock on Your Software Project

Atomic Spin

If multiple people within an organization have to be consulted for every decision, projects quickly grind to a halt. In fact, it’s one of the risks we consider in our pre-project consulting process. Software development teams are expensive. What the Ideal Stakeholder Team Looks Like.