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Which software consultants do startups love to work with?

TechCrunch

Outsourcing engineering has become more common in recent years, so we’re starting a new initiative to profile the software consultants who startups love to work with the most. Consultant: Appetiser Apps. Testimonial: “They had a good reputation globally and had produced some good products. Consultant: Aloa.

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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower CTO

Still, if you’re a business leader and your developers haven’t asked you these questions, look for a Fractional CTO to help navigate the critical early stage of development. Background Questions Let’s start with some background questions about the business and product. Is there a need for A/B testing?

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Simple sabotage for software

Erik Bernhardsson

I guess I've always been fascinated with how well this has stood the test of time? I even got this particular section framed and hung up at our office: Your mission Let's say you were employed as a CTO behind the front lines and you wanted to destroy productivity for as long as you can without getting caught.

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9 tips for achieving IT service delivery excellence

CIO

Be proactive and serve with empathy It cannot be stressed enough how important it is to be active in ensuring that all services delivered to end users are fully vetted and tested to the point where there’s no room for complaints. It’s important to have a tested approach that starts each engagement in the same way with predictable results.

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From CIO to CEO: IT leaders rise to the top

CIO

Ross Meyercord never set out to make the leap from technology leader to CEO, but a set of intentional and opportunistic career choices delivered the breadth of business experience and leadership skills required to land the job. Neal Sample A transferable skill set Meyercord would certainly make that case.

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Appetiser’s co-founders discuss building client relationships and getting to MVP

TechCrunch

“We were able to use our CTO to lead a team of six devs from the Appetiser team, with occasional UX/UI, product management and project management as needed. Appetiser itself is relatively flat, with a huge focus on data-driven decision-making via iterative testing. ” What does that mean?

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CIOs in transition: 5 tips for landing your next IT leadership job

CIO

Never pass up the opportunity to have a conversation with someone, regardless of their level or area of expertise,” suggests Kevin Miller, CTO of IFS North America. “If Open and free-to-register events scheduled by public cloud providers and other technology companies.