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Selecting a Software Development Company in 2024

TechEmpower SaaS

million software developers worldwide. Given this diversity, it's important to be selective in the development services company with whom you choose to partner. While the appearance matters, remember you are hiring the development firm primarily for its development skills, not its graphic design skills.

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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower SaaS

The innovator/developer relationship needs to be a conversation. 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. How big is the anticipated development team?

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11 Key SaaS Roles and Responsibilities in 2023

User Pilot

Confused about trying to understand SaaS roles? SaaS companies have many moving parts, and it can be difficult to determine who does what. TL;DR SaaS, or “Software as a Service,” is a business model that delivers centrally hosted software to subscribers over the internet.

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The Hiring Opportunity Most B2B SaaS Companies Are Missing

Outseta

Why most SaaS companies are blind to some of the best talent on the market By Geoff Roberts 9 min read I believe that most SaaS companies are missing out of a major opportunity when hiring—the opportunity to hire more part-time help, where the employee acts as a fully integrated (albeit part-time) member of the team on an ongoing basis.

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How I Got Promoted: Marques Stewart, VP of Technology at Achievement First

BetterCloud

” At that time, I said, “You know what, I think I really want to become a CIO or CTO.” When I decided I wanted to be a CIO or CTO , I was an associate director or what other companies might call a junior director. I’ve noticed this about software developers, but I also see it in many IT careers.

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Doubling Down: Erica Brescia, Managing Director at Redpoint Ventures

SaaStr

“Doubling Down” is a new series where we hear from top B2B SaaS investors on their most recent activities and takes on the current market. Jason Warner , who was CTO of GitHub before and during my time as COO there (and a former partner at Redpoint!) What’s the #1 bit of advice you’d give to SaaS founders today?

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Beyond Frankencloud: living with your once and future SaaS architecture

CloudGeometry

When you treat your cloud provider as a fractional colo. The B2B SaaS arms race will be won by those who can consistently translate technical debt into development versatility: adding new features, integrating new data sources and workflow integrations, trying new technologies, retiring locked-in dependencies.