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TechCrunch+ roundup: Pricing strategy, technical due diligence, pitch deck appendix fever

TechCrunch

CEO and co-founder Puneet Gupta has shared his seven-step plan for developing usage-based pricing models. “Knowing who is using what, when, where and how much will help you unlock valuable insights across all functional groups and teams, and make determining pricing much more straightforward,” says Gupta.

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TDD saved the day

Xebia

Armed with a few assumptions about how things should work, I embarked on developing an application with a graphical UI and a backend. To tackle each operation, I started with a small test, following the principles of Test-Driven Development (TDD). Truly, TDD saved the day! Clean up the code, and repeat.

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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower CTO

Even when they have talked to multiple developers or development firms, we’re often the first to ask basic questions like “Who are your customers?” ” or “Are you developing for desktop, tablet, mobile, or all three?” The innovator/developer relationship needs to be a conversation.

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Socratic nabs $3M seed to build data-driven task management system for developers

TechCrunch

Socratic , an early-stage startup that wants to bring data to bear on a developer-focused task management system, announced a $3 million seed investment today from Unusual Ventures, Overtime.vc Company co-founder and CEO Nolan Wright says that he wants to build a new kind of task management system by using data to drive decisions.

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Twitter exposes secrets, FTC clamps down on review hijackers and Android 14 arrives

TechCrunch

It’s Week in Review (WiR) , the (more or less) regular newsletter that recaps the top stories from the past few days written by the talented TC team. Hijacked reviews: The U.S. New Android on the block: Google’s Android development cycle runs on a rather predictable cadence these days. Hello, friends. Woot, alliteration.)

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Agile, Stand-ups, TDD and Code Reviews

The Programmer's Paradox

A big problem in development, particularly when a lot of people are introverts, is communication. There are millions of details, flying all over the place, and you need to get some reliable form of communicating them, even for groups that are rather quiet. Some people invented a fun little game called “test driven development” (TDD).

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8 investors discuss what’s ahead for reproductive health startups in a post-Roe world

TechCrunch

Meanwhile, Hessie Jones , a partner at MATR Ventures, said the due diligence process needs to go deeper to identify the risks of developing new technology. Due diligence needs to expand past the point of founder ‘intentions.’ What is the impending risk to people or groups?”. Vote,” Lau said.