A new business just starting up.
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In startups does one get an adequate feedback on his performance? Or does a “bang” come unexpected? [closed]
I started working for a start-up company. Generally the pace is very fast and have a lot of expectations. This is different for me since I used to work for a big company with a lot of structure and ...
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How to include not-launched-startup experience in resume? [migrated]
On June 2012, two of my friends (let's say john and smith) and I worked full time on building a mobile application from scratch. Long story short, john left the team in July, and smith and I did not ...
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0answers
25 views
Underlying infrastructure behind something similar to Code School [duplicate]
I'm working on a venture similar to Code School: it features a code editor (currently, i'm using ACE Editor) and a real-time "Run" option. I have no idea how Code School works with this... i thought ...
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5answers
274 views
What do you do to overcome the need to make code perfect? [closed]
I'm sure I'm not the only one in this situation and I wanted to see what you guys do about this on day-to-day basis. Sorry if this comes off a bit ranty.
As a company founder and the main tech guy, I ...
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0answers
163 views
Is buying a machine and sticking it in a data center a good option for a startup? [closed]
I am currently investigating hosting options for a startup. I currently have my beta site hosted on a VPS, which sucks big time. It's OK at certain times of the day, but other times it is terrible. I ...
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10answers
2k views
Is it worth moving from Microsoft tech to Linux, NodeJS & other open source frameworks to save money for a start-up?
I am currently getting involved in a startup, I am the only developer involved at the moment, and the other guys are leaving all the tech decisions up to me at the moment.
For my day job I work at a ...
1
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1answer
105 views
What are some important guidelines when starting a software cooperative? [closed]
We are a group of people who are about to start a software cooperative, which means all of us (and other future workers) will be the owners of the 'company' rather than having bosses and employees. We ...
5
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6answers
400 views
What are the methods to estimate source code value?
I've been working on some project on my free time for the past few months. Recently I've been approached by friends to build a startup, and this source code would be very valuable to us.
As a ...
8
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6answers
1k views
Where to look for a programming partner?
Say that you want to start a new project (I'm talking about a serious project — e.g if you had an idea that seems good and profitable — not about something you start just to learn a new ...
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9answers
986 views
Should I be paid for time spent learning a framework?
To give light to the situation: I am currently one of two programmers working in a small startup software company. Part of my job requires me to learn a Web development framework that I am not ...
5
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3answers
286 views
How to learn & introduce scrum in small startup?
In a few months, a friend will establish his startup software company, and I will be the software architect with one additional developer. Though we have no real day-to-day experience with agile ...
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2answers
140 views
starting project with growth in mind. [closed]
I have an idea for a web application and have some good people keen to get involved. I will be doing most of the code at the start and have a few years experience with some quite large projects. I ...
2
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9answers
434 views
Under which circumstances (if any) does it make sense to work for a startup, for free? [closed]
I've been bumping around the startup world for a while, and most startups I've seen seem to have (amongst other things) two things in common:
A lack of money
An inability to, reliably, hire good ...
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10answers
2k views
If competition is using 'lingua obscura' for development (why) should I be worried?
I was reading Paul Graham's essay - Beating The Averages (2003) and here's what he had to say:
The more of an IT flavor the job descriptions had, the less dangerous
the company was. The safest ...
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1answer
187 views
Is a startup revolving around a web app still viable? [closed]
I have an idea for a startup that revolves around a web app. I plan to incorporate a mobile app in the future but, unlike something like instagram, users will be more likely to access with a desktop ...
7
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4answers
478 views
Do startups need a dba? [closed]
I am a Database/ BI person with 5+ years of experience (SQL Server and Oracle). I would really love to work for a startup, but from the feeling I get from seeing the job postings, most startups are ...
12
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3answers
531 views
How can we unify business goals and technical goals?
Some background
I work at a small startup: 4 devs, 1 designer, and 2 non-technical co-founders, one who provides funding, and the other who handles day-to-day management and sales. Our company ...
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10answers
1k views
Is it possible for a one-man start-up to follow agile methods like Scrum? [duplicate]
For a small start-up with only one or two programmers, is it possible to implement agile methods like Scrum? If NO, what is the minimum team size required?
I guess Scrum needs few programmers to be ...
2
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15answers
2k views
Where to find Developers to work for a Start-Up with the pay being shares [closed]
So I'm literally just starting a start-up in the Education Industry. A very broad summary that leaves out the vast majority of the idea is that it's a true education management system, one that ...
4
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2answers
209 views
Is blogging a good platform to get into freelancing from a completely unrelated job?
Quick background - I work in a bank doing financial modelling where I need to do some domain specific programming, but otherwise it's only statistics and presentations.
Situation - Software has ...
2
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5answers
190 views
How would one start a website with robust and scaleable hosting?
This question is about hardware and hosting, and how to "bootstrap" them.
If you built a really great website, how could you have it hosted at low cost but so that it reassures customers that their ...
7
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7answers
662 views
When does freelancing become a start-up?
In one of my previous question in this Q&A site, someone suggested me that freelancing is not for everyone. I gave a thought over it and came to a conclusion that it is correct. While it may be a ...
3
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1answer
166 views
What are some good Photo and Artwork APIs?
We had an idea for starting a ecards service and were looking into the possibility of populating our site using photo/artwork APIs. Due to legal reasons, Flikr probably won't work, although I've ...
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2answers
81 views
What does this software do when it says “white labeled routing”?
I am reading about a start-up company that works with online surveys:
Fulcrum is the world’s first complete project management suite to give
clients the power to seamlessly integrate multiple ...
2
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4answers
310 views
How to work on my personal ideas during the weekend? [closed]
I'm working full time 5 days a week, mostly between 10 and 14 hours a day.
In the end of the day I'm very tired and just wanna take a shower, hang out and go to sleep.
I have a lot of ideas that I ...
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20answers
14k views
Is a company order to switch to a certain IDE a red flag?
I recently joined a rapidly growing startup. In the past 3 months the development team has grown from 4 to 12. Until now they were very laissez-faire about what developers used to do their work. In ...
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2answers
389 views
Good practices every startup should follow
A couple of friends at work an me are going to set up a little startup / create our own software, probably moonlighting at first, since we cant yet afford to quit our day jobs.
Neither of us has have ...
11
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9answers
932 views
Hiring at start-ups vs established companies [closed]
I have always wondered about this and perhaps experienced folks here can comment on this. I always read that big established software companies such as Google, Microsoft, etc are always wary of hiring ...
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3answers
3k views
Good questions to ask the CEO and CTO of a start-up during an interview [closed]
There are numerous questions on this site regarding questions to ask a potential employer during an interview. However, I was wondering if there were specific questions that should be asked when ...
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7answers
2k views
Quitting a small start-up where you are a primary developer? [closed]
Just curious to hear from other people who may have been in similar situations. I work for a small startup (very small) where I am the main developer for a major part of the app they are building, the ...
13
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10answers
831 views
What to look for in Startup employees [closed]
I am an engineer but don't have a computer science background.
I am proficient with Python, Django, use Mongo and know a bit of C++ / C#. Dabble with NGinx here and there.
My weekend project, a nifty ...
0
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4answers
202 views
Which job should I choose [closed]
I have a two job offers currently one from a upcoming funded start up (I) and other from one of a large established software giant (A)
I is paying me less than A but I has potential to pay me better ...
7
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1answer
474 views
Any ideas about puzzles and recruitment with Coderloop?
Does anybody have any experience with Coderloop? It is supposed to be community of developers solving programming puzzles, and they use that information to help companies recruit. Has anybody been ...
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4answers
672 views
How to get people involved in your project?
I have many project ideas and unfortunately all require a team of at least 3-5 developers. I've started a project by myself too many times without reaching the end.
The point is to involve people in ...
3
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4answers
296 views
Do you need to meet personally to collaborate effectively?
If you are starting up a web, mobile, or standalone application, how well must you know the rest of your collaboration team? Would it be a bad idea to ever work with someone unless I've met him ...
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3answers
230 views
Should I take on this very large project idea? [closed]
The last month I have had idea of a very large project to take as a software hobby/potential business project - simply because I saw some "vision" of a great tool if this would be done.
The idea ...
6
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4answers
246 views
How viable is it to switch stacks for setting up a startup [closed]
I am currently employed with a company for 2.5 years and I have been working with the .net stack for the entire duration mainly on the MVC framework. I believe I have some cool ideas for a startup but ...
4
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3answers
335 views
What is the most productive way to start and manage the development of a large web application?
I've searched high and low for a good answer to this question, and as far as I can gather it's just a combination of standard organization tools (keeping a routine, good folder structure, extensive ...
3
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6answers
581 views
How much freeware is downloaded by an average user?
I am interested in the amount of usage of freeware (closed source) running under Windows, which is not preinstalled on PCs. The closest I expect to get to such statistics is the amount of freeware ...
2
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4answers
426 views
How does one build skills to be a successful software entrepreneur?
I'm a mid-to-senior level SDET, and I currently have no managerial experience (although I hope to pick some up in about 5 years). At some point in the distant future (say, 10–15 years from now), I'd ...
4
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1answer
224 views
Are the goals of Startup Weekend realistic?
I'm planning to attend Startup Weekend and I'm trying to see if what they're pitching is actually viable.
On their front page, they say:
No talk. All action. Launch a startup in 54 hours.
Is ...
13
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6answers
710 views
Should fresh grads join startups keeping in mind the future?
I'll graduate next year and the campus drive has secured me a couple of jobs with what we call the "big" companies. But I had approached a startup recently as I really liked their projects and am also ...
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3answers
390 views
What programmers should do if there are no tasks in hand for few days? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to productively spend “free time” at the office
Sometimes specially in the end of the year in software companies, there are less work for the team, at ...
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8answers
635 views
Are IT and software industry getting more and more litigious?
The last couple of years I've been observing an exponential growth in the news related IT companies and individuals taking their cases to court, on one side, and the questions concerning legal matters ...
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7answers
930 views
How are software tests done at tech startups?
I've seen a lot research articles and tech blogs that boast the benefits of software testing. I've convinced on that. But since all the software testing research are conducted by large software ...
2
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2answers
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How to present my startup experience in my CV?
I started doing Android mobile development (with a partner) sometime ago. I do this in part time.
I'm trying to find out how to display this information in my CV, since I believe it is relevant for ...
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3answers
119 views
migrating product and team from startup race to quality development [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
A simple ways to improve the release quality in RAD environment
This is year 3 and product is selling good enough. Now we need to enforce good software development ...
4
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3answers
1k views
Starting a new startup/web application, how to choose a hosting provider? [closed]
When creating a new startup related to a web application, how to choose a hosting provider ?
Assuming the code of the web application is oriented DDDD (Distributed Domain Driven Development) to ...
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8answers
2k views
How competitive are Software Engineering startup jobs?
Background:
I've worked in a quantitative financial consulting position for the past 4-5 years (financial modeling with Matlab, VBA, Excel mostly). I have a degree in Computer Science (BA) and Math ...
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5answers
515 views
Is web application startup time really that important?
Had a conversation with someone about adding some initialization code on application startup and he complained about that causing an increasing in the startup time. He couldn't really state a reason ...
