SaaStr

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Deeper Bio: Early Life and Education Graduated with a Computer Science degree from The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo Demonstrated early interest in technology and software development Served in the Israeli Defense Forces’ Intelligence Corps, where he developed technical and leadership skills Early Career Began career as a software developer (..)

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Tom Tunguz

MAY 26, 2016

Conway’s Law arises in software development projects. In 2008, Alan MacCormack and his co-authors researched and validated Conway’s Law in HBR by studying the software produced by companies and contrasting that with open source software produced by communities. The public relations team has a webpage.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The founders named their startup JFrog because a frog is agile and always leaping forward. JFrog is the pioneer of Continuous Software Release Management, or CSRM. Before starting JFrog, the founders had built a successful IT consulting firm, AlphaCSP, which focused on developing Java solutions. JFrog offered 11.6

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The Angel VC

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

Secondly you should be obsessively focused on getting to product/market fit (Marc Andreessen’s words), and that means you should spend your time talking to customers and developing the product. This will help you in getting an understanding of your development speed, which later on will become more and more important.

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The Angel VC

MARCH 19, 2011

If there’s one thing that all fast-growing technology startups have in common, it’s that they’re constantly looking for great developers. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer got it right: My portfolio companies are no exception, almost all of them are looking for engineers in various roles right now.

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TechEmpower SaaS

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

This isn’t just our opinion - our startup metrics prove it! Do you participate in professional development workshops, or perhaps enjoy problem-solving puzzles in your downtime? And if you’re like most people, you’ve also probably struggled to fill those boxes in. Everyone struggles with empty text boxes.

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SaaStock

MARCH 8, 2019

Because, as she says, building a startup is simply much more fun. She has been around the globe, working in startups and digital agencies in Brazil, Germany, Southeast Asia, and Hong Kong. She is also an active tech investor in Asia, complementing the financing with business development insights. The reason? Diny Gomes.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Who is Peter Gassner CEO and Founder of SaaS Leader Veeva Systems Peter Gassner has established himself as a significant figure in enterprise software, particularly through his leadership at Veeva Systems. The playbook they created has inspired a whole generation of vertical SaaS startups.

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TurnKey Labs

JUNE 21, 2023

Success for software development startups and high growth companies relies heavily on having a strong and efficient development team in place, which is why many firms choose to leverage the many benefits of offshoring.

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Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

As well as being a critical philosophy behind how we build software, it also represents how I feel about the software industry and technology in general. To understand why Run Less Software is so important, let’s map out the battlefield, the armies on it, their missions and their strategies. Innovative startups.

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TurnKey Labs

JUNE 18, 2023

Sometimes your startup’s biggest advantage is right next door. In this article, we’ll be analyzing the benefits of nearshoring your software development efforts. It’s the practice of transferring some or all of your software development processes to countries that […] What is nearshoring, you say?

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TurnKey Labs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Most startups need their teams to flex and contract based on workflow, product timelines, and deadlines. Table of Contents How Does an Offshore Software Development Model Work? […] If you’re reading this, you already know that hiring offshore teams is a win/win.

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TurnKey Labs

MAY 1, 2023

When it comes to software development trends, it always pays for tech startups and high growth companies to be one step ahead so they can proactively leverage these trends to their advantage. Here are the Top 20 software development trends we expect to impact tech companies the most in 2023: #1.

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TurnKey Labs

DECEMBER 11, 2023

When it comes to software development trends, it always pays for tech startups and high growth companies to be one step ahead so they can proactively leverage these trends to their advantage. This year, they face new challenges and find new opportunities.

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Tom Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

In the past 10 to 15 years has computer programming entered mainstream culture and the number of developers has soared, popularized by the dot com era and the increasing prevalence of computers and mobile phones. With the increase in developer numbers, new opportunities have arisen to build sizable businesses serving programmers.

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Tom Tunguz

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Data Teams are Becoming Software Teams : DevOps created a movement within software development that empowers developers to run the software they wrote. Software startups are rising to meet the need. The same thing is happening in data.

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TurnKey Labs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

Startups, the trailblazers of innovation, often find themselves facing a common challenge – assembling a strong development team that includes the right overseas software developer for startups.

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TurnKey Labs

JUNE 12, 2023

As any successful founder will tell you, building a thriving tech startup requires assembling a talented team of software developers who are dedicated, skilled, and aligned with your product vision.

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SaaStr

JUNE 19, 2021

The pace of startup life can be hectic, so it’s valuable to go back to basics every once in a while. But Wong offers a word of caution: “If you don’t get your ICP right, you kind of become this custom software development shop for your top customers.” Enter your email below for the latest SaaStr updates.

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TurnKey Labs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

When you’re running a startup or tech company, it’s hard enough keeping the cogs of your software development efforts turning without worrying about adding new partners and vendors to that mix.

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TurnKey Labs

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

Colombia has an exciting and quickly growing software development industry that’s taking the development world by storm. This mid-sized country in South America is churning out extraordinary new software projects and products, and pushing the boundaries of tech innovation.

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Incredo

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

You will find articles that cover topics from branding to pricing and from developing your product to marketing it. If you have an MVP, you have developed your core product feature and are ready to get feedback from initial users. How To Deal With Software Development By Embracing The Slow Down Strategy , Incredo.

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TurnKey Labs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Any startup can become a champion, but only if they stack their bench with first-round draft picks. In other words, in the highly competitive software industry, simply hiring any random software developer won’t do.

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TurnKey Labs

MAY 18, 2023

I can’t help but get excited about the future of offshore software development. It’s not just a passing trend anymore; it’s becoming the new norm in the software world. These advantages have ignited […]

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TurnKey Labs

MARCH 2, 2023

As a technology leader, you can develop software in many different ways — all of which have their own specific pros and cons. But hiring top talent is important regardless of which route you choose. Should you hire only onshore or offshore? Should you build your own team, use an agency or consider Toptal alternatives? […]

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Intercom, Inc.

JULY 18, 2019

So what’s the key to having happy developers? A joyful, transparent development experience. As we keep building out our own platform so teams can customize Intercom for their own needs, we’ve loved getting to know the great group of developers and partners building apps for our customers and for themselves.

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Trint

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

I’d never been exposed to software developers and the mysterious world of coding. There’s a classic profile of startup founders who have lived the problem they’re trying to solve. I had no idea what Mozfest was, but – open to adventure – I went anyway. It made me feel more foreign than when I’d reported abroad.

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Chaotic Flow

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Finding product-market fit is a central, early stage challenge of every startup. SaaS startups, however, have unique advantages. SaaS startup founders, product managers, UI designers and software engineers all have strong ideas and even stronger attachments to the SaaS products they build. SaaS Customer Alignment Tip #15.

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TurnKey Labs

APRIL 29, 2023

If you run a startup or high growth software company, you know that innovation is key—it's what sets you apart from the competition and helps you grow faster than the rest.

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TurnKey Labs

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

If you run a startup or high growth software company, you know that innovation is key—it's what sets you apart from the competition and helps you grow faster than the rest.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 30, 2024

In this conversation, a16z General Partner David Haber talks with Marco Argenti, the chief information officer at Goldman Sachs, about bringing fintech processes into financial services, turning developers into clients, and how AI is a major inflection point in the history of technology. And then I started selling.

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TurnKey Labs

JUNE 6, 2023

Ah, the age-old question: How do you hire a great backend developer when you’re running a startup or company? As a software development professional, I understand the importance of hiring the right backend developer for your startup or […]

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Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

First published in 1997, the bestseller has influenced several generations of entrepreneurs, startup founders, and tech enthusiasts. And that opens the space for newer, faster, agile startups to serve those neglected customers, gain traction, and challenge the bigger businesses. It’s kind of a modern-day cautionary tale.

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SaaStr

MAY 22, 2019

YC has funded over 1,900 startups since 2005 including Airbnb, coinbase, Dropbox, Stripe, Flexport, instacart and reddit. Prior to Logickull Andy was a software developer at EDS (an HP Company). The company pivoted to cloud-based software in 2013 and counts Chubb, the City of Chicago and Burr Forman among its customers.

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SaaStr

MAY 8, 2019

Over the years, Dug has been an advisor to many startups from Mu Dynamics, Olark and Tech Brewery to Trace and Stratos Card. Automattic is a web development company best known for “Wordpress.com”. Dug Song founded Duo Security in 2019 and grew the company as CEO until it’s acquisition in October of 2018.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 12, 2024

The impact of AI on GitHub’s business and the future of software development. 25:58) Advice for startups on pricing strategy and identifying core buyer personas. (30:58) 25:58) Advice for startups on pricing strategy and identifying core buyer personas. (30:58)

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Tom Tunguz

JANUARY 14, 2013

I’m ignoring software development costs and opportunity costs to develop features that may not impact PQL and sales performance directly.) For product and eng teams, PQLs provide a rigorous framework for prioritizing development. PQLs are powerful because they are “free”, scalable, and highly qualified.

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