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Build a versatile startup team to make pivots easier

TechCrunch

New founders often believe that they are building a product, a marketing machine or a well-oiled operations machine. As a startup CEO, you have three jobs: Don’t run out of money, set the direction and culture of the company and — most importantly — hire the right team.

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Choosing a cloud infrastructure provider: A beginner’s guide

TechCrunch

The promise of lower hardware costs has spurred startups to migrate services to the cloud, but many teams were unsure how to do this efficiently or cost-effectively. Developers at startups thought they could maintain multiple application code bases that work independently with each cloud provider.

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From Ph.D. to boutique software developer: An interview with Solwey’s Andrew Drach

TechCrunch

” This point was seconded by other survey respondents, so we reached out to Drach and his team to learn more. More specifically, Solwey provides consulting in all stages of software design and development strategy and execution. How is your team structured? Why did you choose the boutique consultancy model?

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The Good and the Bad of React Native App Development

Altexsoft

In this article, we’ll explore other advantages of the framework, point out some of its pitfalls, and make a brief comparison with other technologies for cross-platform development. React Native is one of the most wanted open-source frameworks, that enables developers to write an app in JavaScript and render it with native UI elements.

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A Step By Step Guide to Creating Your Startup’s MVP

KitelyTech

An MVP (minimum viable product) is the most bare-bones version of a product that your company can sell. In the past, companies would sink all of their resources into creating products before trying to sell them only to find that they won’t sell. What is an MVP (Minimum Viable Product)?

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Slope brings on new CFO, customers, capital as it rises to offer businesses buy now, pay later

TechCrunch

We’ve gone from a minimum viable product to scaling on enterprise partners, so we are going to do a huge push in hiring, which is something we were not doing before, so we can build out things so that more customers can be onboarded,” she added. The new investment gives the company total funding of $32 million.

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How Designers, Developers & Businesses Work Together (Part 1)

Praxent

This article is the first in a series on a three-part human-centered design approach to new product development. In the ideal human-centered design environment, product leaders, designers, coders, engineers and stakeholders work together to create digital products that satisfy user requirements while creating business value.