The secrets of a system integrator. My Journey of Startup, Product + Project Development
Ideas are a dime a dozen. Building them is what actually creates success.
In real partnerships, if one of the partners is working as an employee, his time gets paid for at a fair wage. This is because the other partners are earning money elsewhere in that time that you would be earning nothing. Is months of your time is equal to a $1800 investment?
Someone asked the question and I realized that’s my job title I didn’t know was my job title all these years!
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If a person can build a shed without a blueprint, it doesn’t mean they can, or should build a house without a blueprint.
Architects see what you need now, what you mean when you [...]
The first time entering the world of barcodes can be a bit of an aggravating experience. There are so many standards, technologies, equipment, formats, printers, readers that knowing where to start, or what to look for can be a little dis-orienting.
I have done a fair amount of barcode work in the past 10 years. Recently I was asked to give a quick background on it so..
There is no decision that will impact your decision more in any software project than choosing the correct tool. The language, platform, framework and architecture you employ will decide whether you sink or swim. The right choices will help buoy you through great developers and average developers.
It is true that picking the right developers goes a long way, but if you handcuff them everything is going to be significantly slower, and tedious, leading to programmer burnout.
Anyone suggesting a language (including me) will only..
My Beliefs on startups, either gleaned or painfully learnt that I use to assess most anything:
ACTIVITY VS. RESULTS: In startups, do not confuse activity with results. Do not confuse progress with results either.
PROFIT IS BLOOD: Profitability and regular cashflow is the blood flow of your startup. Being able to survive is an accomplishment but [...]