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Startup CTO or Developer

TechEmpower CTO

Should a startup CTO spend their time programming? Here’s a graphic from Socal CTO that illustrates the roles as they change over time: In its earliest days, a startup’s top need is often to produce a product. Hiring a hands-on lead developer might seem like the right move for an early stage startup. What does the role demand?

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AoAD2 Chapter 3: How to Be Agile

James Shore

It’s easy because, in most cases, they can start with one of the many off-the-shelf Agile methods, like the one in this book. Agile methods combine them in unique ways, accentuating those parts that support the Agile philosophy, discarding the rest, and mixing in a few new ideas. Second Edition cover. How to Be Agile.

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