The process of applying ideas to practical problems; may refer to creation of a Web site, service, or software.
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Does it make sense for a SaaS company to also do consulting work?
As a SaaS company we have an entire team in place to do web and application development. Effectively, we have one client: ourselves. Would it make sense for us to take on consulting clients as an ...
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Developing open-source project via sponsorship or company-to-individual contracting as a path to a startup/incorporation?
I've been working on open-source projects for years basically without pay. Although I had a salary while I helped develop these projects under the umbrella need for something at work, much of the ...
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Should I search for a web developer/code business partner?
I am in the process of building a B2C online to offline based web service. The service itself is built through contracts that are established offline which are sold to consumers online. I have the ...
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Should I trust software development companies from Asia?
There are lots of sites around the internet that offer cheap labour from an offshore location. What do you think about using this type of site to speed up your local business? Is it a good idea? Has ...
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What do you do when you have an idea _and_ money but no expertise or experience creating a technical product?
I know that seems like a "how do I cope with my spoil of riches?" type question and I apologize in advance for being the type of amateur class that for all I know has a popular tumblr blog dedicated ...
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How do I cost-estimate development?
I've developed a working prototype; interface and core functionality for a pretty complex system. (I need the prototype for capital-raising purposes and proof-of-concept.) I am NOT a professional ...
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How much percentage does a developer have in an IT-startup?
How do you distribute the shares among participants of IT-startup (Web-system)? What is the common world practice?
For example, there are two participants:
the person, who made idea and will do all ...
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Internet startup - ownership share - developers vs biz people?
this is really good advice about ownership shares in a startup company.
But the advice is also very general. E.g. in the startup phase developers are extremely important - without them - there is no ...
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Fourth co-founder but first developer
I came in as 4th co-founder with some old friends but am the only developer. I am doing all of the work right now and quit my job to work on the project. Two of the other guys are learning how to code ...
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planning a full scale web application
I've been wanting to build a full scale CMS application that will target certain career workflows but the obstacle that has been in my path is that I would need to sit down and fully learn the career ...
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How do I share a startup reasonably?
I posted on Craig's List looking for help developing an idea into a web app. Since there's no money/funding/compensation the thinking is we would take a percentage of the company and the income it ...
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e-commerce store using wordpress
I am considering setting up a e-commerce store for a friend's retailing shop. What I am interested in is a solution that is easy to maintain in terms of administration (insert new products, new ...
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Web developer in project, slow going, need advice
I was approached over a year ago by a "start up" offering me 10% in the company. I thought about it for a few days and said, "Sure, why not?".
I was sucked into the dream of being a part of ...
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What aspect of your startups workflow could be better, or how have you improved it?
I have asked a few fledgling tech startups about what they wish they didn't have to spend as much time on.
The answer is almost invariably 'not coding' and 'context shifts' as exemplified by ...
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Do I need a web designer or developer/programmer?
I have an idea for a web startup. I really feel that it doesn't need any complicated technology, can I just use a designer instead of developer? And if I do, and my website proves popular and I want ...
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How do you develop a startup without personally having the skillset to launch/execute it?
We are a team of 4 individuals (1 idea guy, 2 developers, 1 finance) working together to create a online communication platform website. Since the idea comes from me I formed a team of people who ...
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What should a small company charge for development of a mobile (Android) app?
The context of this question is a small web design company that wants to branch out to do mobile application development. I am wondering two things:
What average hourly fee do you charge a client as ...
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Developing from scratch vs customize existing solution
When working on a startup which way will be the best? Developing from scratch or customize existing projects? Which of them will you choose? Why? I am already a programmer so both of them is ok for ...
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How can I figure out the market size for a mobile app (and then calculate how much money I'd make)?
I have an idea for a VoIP mobile app on Android that would provide some advanced technical features not currently available (i.e. better encryption, firewall traversal, etc.) The problem I have is no ...
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Need to create a minimum viable product site quickly [closed]
I have a few ideas that I need to validate. Is there any offering that lets me quickly create MVP sites? I'd need:
Website design template
A way to capture user's email address so that they can be ...
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Hiring a development company
Imagine that I want to launch my web site or other product in six months. It's too much work for one person - perhaps it will need four to eight people. Let's also imagine that I have a good but not ...
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Charging for extending and rebranding a service
I have a public facing web application that a company have asked me to rebrand to them (host on their site, change name and logo to them) and also add some new features. The new features are a good ...
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Ideal iPhone App Developer Team
I'm planning to develop an iPhone application that will connect to facebook and our own company website.
I know that I will need a developer for this. But what's the ideal team to get this kind of ...
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Core Product development not done in house? Bad?
I heard that core development of product should be done in house. I'm having a web app built by 2 reputable developers (Freelancing) here in the states, is that a bad thing? They are already half way ...
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Rev Share Models for Product Development
What is a common Rev Share model? We are starting a new product and have a limited budget for development. Is there a standard/recommended formula for determining "share value" that we can use to ...
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Why do big internet companies need thousands of “engineers”?
I'm just starting to learn rails myself but I was wondering why companies like FaceBook need 3000+ coders?
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Switching to business membership for iPhone development
I am close to being done with my first iPhone app. I applied for a DBA but I signed up for an individual membership to the apple developer program (haven't received either yet).
Is it possible to ...
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What do you do when your software with minimum features is taking forever to develop?
This will be tough to explain but....
What do you do when you are developing a software that needs to deal with large amount of variations of semi structured data from the web ?
I told myself it ...
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Screen recorder for beta testers
We use usertesting.com and love it. But we also have some beta testers we have relationships with who will be testing our product.
The question - usertesting.com uses this screen capture program to ...
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PHP vs C# for new project [closed]
I know this question has been asked before in different ways, but I have specific considerations for my project.
The idea is a project that would need to be highly scalable, the hope of course would ...
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What are good travel sites or online communities for small developers on the road?
What is/are the best website(s) for travel advice for developers that need to work on the road with a laptop in tow?
For instance, if I am traveling through Michigan, what sites or online ...
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Any reliable site where *hardware* engineers can be hired for small (work-from-home/telecommute) projects?
For software hackers/developers there are many.
However, I need a hardware guy (or girl?) for a relatively small project.
Is there a site where I can search for people and see ranks, recommendation, ...
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where can I find passionate developers to build a project to lead to a startup?
I've been looking all around the web, looking for places to find 1-2 passionate developers/artist that would be interested in working on a cool project/idea I have for a site to facilitate in building ...
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A gaming network forum and site
I am currently in the process of creating a gaming network, but there are 2 things I'm wondering about.
If I were to run multiple games, is it generally a good idea to give every game it's own ...
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How will HTML5 impact the internet landscape?
I attended Geek Fest today in Charlotte, NC and attended a session from Hunter Loftis (@hunterloftis) Along with some new cool features of HTML5, I learnt that HTML5 has huge potential for being used ...
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Is building a web appliation from scratch cost-effective?
I am trying to find the most cost effective approach to building a web application based in PHP. I want to know if using a PHP Framework such as, Social Engine would be best to avoid having to avoid ...
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Would there be any issues with an overseas technical partner?
I have a developer from overseas I have been using for several months, we have a good relationship. I am thinking of bringing him on as the technical partner. Do you think there would be any issues in ...
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How do I find an equity partner for my running start-up business?
I have an internet based business that is up and running. So far I have 556 paying clients that have used our service with no marketing dollars spent to date. It is a working concept that needs more ...
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What are reasonable ranges for cash and/or equity to have developer create MVP?
I'm roughly following lean startup methodology, having started with an idea, making mockups, showing to several potential customers, and even running a couple of crude pilots. Positive signals so ...
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Where can I find a developer who would be interested in a partnership rather than up-front payment for work?
I have a site that I'd like to build in PHP/MySQL and preferably using CodeIgniter, but I don't have the time that I need to devote to building the site. I'd like to find a developer who is willing ...
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What's the best way to discourage junk data submission to my site?
I'm working on a search site. But the data being searched is only the data submitted by the public. I have no need for users, but I want to discourage people/bots from submitting complete junk that ...
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I'm naive, technically savy, but I can't write a line of code so I just hired a coder to build me a web application
I'm naive, technically savy, but I can't write a line of code so I just hired a coder to build me a web application.... anyways, I have a few questions about what happens next?!
I have this great ...
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A question on startup strategy - this is a real world scenario we are facing, not a hypothetical
This is an actual problem we have to decide on with our startup. Help me decide!
SCENARIO
You are doing a startup. You have launched, you have customers, revenue and some traction. You are ...
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An idea to implement R&D in a software services startup
I have seen that working in a fledgling software services firm as a programmer entails a lot (in fact, all) of the time being spent working on meeting client specs and requirements on their software ...
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What should I do about a delayed development project?
I hired a company to build a web project for me. Unfortunately, I didn't specify project completion date and milestones. I was told the project will be complete in 3-4 months and I believed the ...
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Site for web designers + developers to share equity?
There was a site I found a while ago, where someone with an idea could post it (either a designer or a developer), and they could locate 'the other half' (i.e. a designer looking for a developer), and ...
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need help determining idea's worth
My friend and I are currently developing an iPhone app, it's very challenging and we may have to outsource the development of some core features, which is going to cost a lot.
the problem is that we ...
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Outsourcing “product development” for Tech startups
what are the most crucial steps to be taken by a new tech startup when outsourcing major part of the tech to IT firms or outsourcing "product development" eg new social media website project?
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Software development team troubleshooter/auditor. What do you think?
I have an idea for a business and would like some feedback.
The other day I was thinking about software development teams and how they function, the things they do right and the things they do wrong. ...
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Getting customers for a startup IT Services Company?
I just started an IT Services company here in Chennai, India. I would like to know the different ways in which I can get clients so that I can grow my company. I have not yet started the recruitment, ...
