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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower - Product Management

At TechEmpower, we frequently talk to startup founders, CEOs, product leaders, and other innovators about their next big tech initiative. 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.

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Beyond “Cheaper, Faster, Better”?—?Vertical Integration for Startups

The Product Coalition

Vertical Integration for Startups In the past couple of years, I have worked with multiple startups in an advisory capacity and this has provided an opportunity to think about strategy in innovative ways. I apply this lens to a startup that develops solutions in the health-tech market. Beyond “Cheaper, Faster, Better”?—?Vertical

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Guide to the Software Engineer Career Path

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

Want to know what your next steps are as an engineer as you make your way to CTO? Freelance or Contractor Finally, software engineers can also choose to go the way of freelancers or contract workers. For example, suppose a freelance software engineer wants to increase their salary. We've got your covered.

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The Startup Lifecycle: How To Win At Each Stage

The Product Coalition

by Sergey Kizayn, CTO, Intetics. Every startup goes through three basic stages as it strives to become the next Uber or Amazon: idea, launch, and growth. The secret to becoming a successful startup lies in knowing your strengths and weaknesses and overcoming all the obstacles you will face along your journey. No Market Need.

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Nutritionally Balanced Food: Japanese Food Startup, BASE FOOD, Expands to the U.S. with Innovative Product Reinventing Staple Foods

freshtrax

That is until BASE FOOD , a nutritionally balanced food Japan-based startup, successfully created a product that popularized the industries. It’s not very common for startups in Japan to pursue the global market. More About Michael Rosenzweig] Michael was a consultant for 3 years at Ernst & Young in Japan.

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11 Key SaaS Roles and Responsibilities in 2023

Userpilot

For example, a startup might not need a sales manager or a fully-fledged sales team in its early days, but a UX designer is an absolute necessity. Time to Market for New Products : Also known as velocity, this metric measures the CTO’s effectiveness and speed in rolling new products /features.

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Positioning Jujitsu | April Dunford | BoS Conf Online Europe 2020

Business of Software Conference

April is an expert marketing practitioner turned executive consultant and author who helps technology companies make complicated products easy for customers to understand and love. As startups, we are often competing against larger more established players that can outspend, out-market and out-sell us.