The process of applying ideas to practical problems; may refer to creation of a Web site, service, or software.
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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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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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Video (from BoS?) showing what happens when marketing does development and etc?
Sorry for the slightly rubbish question. There was an excellent video I think from the Business of Software conference a few years back which showed as part of it a series of slides indicating what ...
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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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Developer IP and personal Coding
My friend and I recently started our own service company. Since we have no technical background, we found a development guy to join our team. We ended up filing for an LLC two months afterwards (we ...
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Do 2 Part time Developers = 1 full time developer?
If I could partner with 2 or more part time developers, would this be enough and as good as having a full time developer? Eg 4 part time developers = 2 full time developers?
I am basing this on the ...
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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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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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How do you manage ideas effectively?
I've been working on an idea with a while now and plan to go full startup come the summer. However, every now and then I'll get another awesome (at least, it seems awesome) idea. I'm never sure what ...
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Make versus Buy, Time versus Money
Specifically for web/software, how do you know whether it is better to invest time developing the product alone or in a small team versus shelling out hard earned money to get it developed quickly ...
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Should I outsource the development of my idea or develop it myself?
Short background:
I have a web startup idea which solves an existing problem. There are many online solutions available for the problem, but my solution is "unique". I have done a basic background ...
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If I attend a hack-a-thon event to work on a prototype, how much ownership do I give up?
I was thinking about attending a hack-a-thon event to get help creating a prototype. I am a non technical founder and was told this route may be a good option. However, I just found out that you ...
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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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When should we start on a new base?
we have recently launched a Beta version of our site. This version is currently online in public Beta, but the concept has evolved and change and our developer are about to implement those changes. ...
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Do I need to register as LLC even if I plan to make my iOS apps free?
I have personally made some apps and I want to put them on the Apple app store as free apps. I will probably also make them open source on github or something. I had been reluctant to do so because ...
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which technology or strategy a new / inexperienced freelancer should use to earn profit?
Actually I m fresh recent grad who has just started his freelancing work. In due course i have got a project to develop website for a middle scale business (travel agent). As I don't trust on my ...
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Is it worth the effort to try to make a better version of another iPhone app?
This app (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/graphing-calculator/id289940142?mt=8) seems pretty good, but I would like to make a better version. I am already an iPhone app developer. Is it worth it to try ...
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How to educate customers about importance of code quality?
I work as a remote developer for a small product development company. I always try to write code that is easily understandable, easy to manage, reuse and low on defects. I am quite a good tester as ...
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How do you ensure product quality is met when outsourcing development?
What terms can be written into an agreement to make sure that a product developed with an outside company meets quality standards such as uptime, speed, etc?
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Find an engineering position at a startup
What is the best way to find an engineering position at a startup? Typical job listing sites don't often have postings for these opportunities. While I realize networking is key, how does one get the ...
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Do two co-founders pair program during early stage of startup?
I have a startup with 2 co-founders (me and my partner). My partner is a programmer, whereas I am a half-programmer, half-designer, half-business guy.
I have had exceptional experience with pair ...
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Should we use wordpress for first iteration or build it from scratch?
We are working on a collaboration platform for artists. I managed to put most of the first alpha together myself with wordpress and some other open source elements and additional code, but I'm not an ...
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Creating functional document for a website
I have an idea that I'd like to implement and on doing some research I realized that another website does exactly the same thing.
I would like to clone the site and since I am pressed for time, I was ...
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Can a telecommuting job help one grow his skills compared to job at office?
How would you compare a telecommuting (overseas) job at a startup (when everything at the startup be it the work, the environment, the people, etc looks exciting enough) with another job at the ...
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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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What are the most important features to include when building Content Management System?
I'm building a new social platform. I understand that is very important to include a Content Management System as part of the development. Can you describe specific features you would develop within ...
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Feasibility of a narrow focused development firm
I am curious if there is demand for a development firm which specialized only on front-end development. Most companies that I know of offer wide range of services — front, back, mobile, native apps, ...
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Outsourcing development with friends and family money
My cofounders and I have bootstrapped so far to get a hardcoded (doesn't connect with a server) iOS prototype for $10k from a local outsourced developer. We have no traction yet and are in need of ...
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Equity when joining an established business
Given an offer to join an established company, earning at least a couple of million a year in revenue (under 10 employees) and which is a subsidiary to a multi billion dollar parent company; what is a ...
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Issues with Start-Up and Co-Founders
Currently I am stuck in a messy situation where I am the only designer/developer for the web driven start up, along with being co-founder, the other two co-founders (business guy and editor), are ...
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What is the smoothest solution you've seen for small payments?
We have a site where visitors can pay 99 cents for a service. It would be cool if the user experience were similar to iTunes: the user clicks one button, doesn't have to type in credit card info, ...
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recommendations for PHP/HTML CMS for a Cloud database
I am working with a web development and design company that has posed a custom CMS for my business. Since this will eat up 60% of the budget for the site, and also I fear tie me to the company, I am ...
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Good resources to hire developer on a work basis
Is there a place where I could hire a developer (or a team) based on functional specs I would submit. What I am envisioning is a site where I would submit a description of my project and get access ...
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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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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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Does anyone have a template for a Product Requirement Document
I have an idea for web based service. I need a template for a Product Requirement Document (PRD), so my partner and I can flesh it out prior to having funtional development spec. Is there a PRD ...
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Finding Investors/partners to fulfill the following needs
You've probably heard this before, but I came up with the idea for great product and I developed it. I measured the demand for it personally, by demonstrating it to the target audience and got a ...
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What should be our commission/expectation if we can help a big company to stop losing money?
Short background: we are 3 developers who formed a small startup for a very niche market. We do mostly programing but recently we started to provide consultancy as well. We've been working with a very ...
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Got a steady flow of Subscribers. Now how do I keep the ball rolling?
I've pre-launched my start-up two days ago. After being featured on a few sites, we now have a good influx of subscribers. Now I know an inevitable slow down subscribers will happen if I don't act ...
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Wifi Tablet built to Spec
I have seen a lot of information on the internet about low-cost wifi tablets from India. I have spoken to a reputable tech company in the states about ordering them and they quoted a price of $37 ea ...
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Pair of engineers with code, should we walk away from founder? How much should we ask for ($$)?
TL;DR: Worked a year+ on code we still own, founder refuses to raise capital (wants to bootstrap) and is now low-balling us, we're willing to walk away--what would you do?
Long version (detailed and ...
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What language to program a web based slot machine
I'm wanting to create a web site that will have a slot machine game on it. I want to have a facebook app as well as apps for mobile (iphone/android).
I want to have prizes and a progressive jackpot ...
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how to write functionality specs
So I am about to hire a backend developer, and I've basically made a bunch of notes as to functionality, and broken them out page by page. Is there an 'industry standard' way of writing specs, like a ...
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Is there any platform on which I can find a developer/designer for my project?
Is there any platform where we can find developer/designer or where designer and developers collaborate and contribute. There are lot of website where this things happens but they are much like a ...
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iOS app development
What's the fastest way to get an application built and submitted to the app store?
We're willing to pay a development house (or individual, though we prefer teams). We'd prefer to use a domestic ...
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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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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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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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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, ...
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Startup Development Funding Path
I'm looking to do a internet based startup with a friend. It is heavily focused on the site development and although I haven't really made proper cost calculations yet, I'm guessing the initial ...
