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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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TechCrunch+ roundup: Stealth recruiting, virtual sales kickoffs, Google Cloud’s Q4

TechCrunch

Traditionally, companies hold in-person sales kickoffs (SKOs) in January and February to network, educate sales teams about new products and devise strategies for the year ahead. The bad news was that Google Cloud accrued operating losses worth $890 million at the same time.”. Walter Thompson. Senior Editor, TechCrunch+.

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What is the Product Development Life Cycle?

Openxcell

A product development life cycle takes account of all these changes, whereas the team should be prepared to change its strategy initially. Because of this, the algorithm flow implemented in product development consists of multiple steps. What is the Product Development Life Cycle?

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Clearing Out Your AppDev Backlog

Datavail

In particular, Gartner highlights that the agile methodology requires developers to acknowledge and pay off their technical debt, i.e. the difference between a software’s current state and its minimum required state in terms of usability, performance, and reliability. Poor choice of AppDev partner. MVP development.

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Digital Product Conversations #1: Martin Lasarga, Postclick

UruIT

We asked him a few questions to learn from his experience with this digital product, and asked him to share the lessons he has learned in the path that took him from his early career stages as a developer to the role he has now. How did you become a senior product manager? Having high standards and structure for the team.

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Software Outsourcing: Why CEOs Love It

Gorilla Logic

To deliver on these critical technology initiatives, companies need a sourcing strategy that balances speed to market and investment. It turns out that access to talented developers may be one of the most challenging pieces of the puzzle. . Software outsourcing: the CEO’s best (not so) new business strategy. Let’s talk.