Why Your First Developer is Critical

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Why Your First Developer is Critical

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49 minutes

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Jun 30, 2015

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Anthony Thomas tells us how he made the leap from manufacturing to starting a tech team at Sticker Mule. He explains why your first developer is so critical to your founding team.

Released:

Jun 30, 2015

Format:

Podcast episode

Titles in the series (23)

The Talking Code podcast contains short expert interviews that help you decode what developers are saying. We help non-technical founders, designers, project managers, or anyone who needs a 30,000 foot view of how to run a successful software company.

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Why Your First Developer is Critical: Anthony Thomas tells us how he made the leap from manufacturing to starting a tech team at Sticker Mule. He explains why your first developer is so critical to your founding team. by Talking Code
49 min listen
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How to Become an Effective Junior Developer: Louisa Barrett of Haught Codeworks tells us about how to become an effective junior developer. We also speak in depth about how to become a better teacher. by Talking Code
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When and How to Outsource Your Software Development: Randy Rayess tells us when and how you should outsource development of your software, how to reduce your risk, and the way your team should think about feature prioritization. by Talking Code
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How to Email Your Users at Critical Moments: Brad Van Vugt and Matt Harris talk about transactional emails – how to send your users emails they'll act on at critical moments in your application's lifecycle. by Talking Code
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Stop Treating Email Like the Web: Justine Jordan explains how your company should treat email, the difference between designing for email and the web, and what you can do to up your open rates. by Talking Code
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How To Do Quality Assurance Testing: Fred Stevens-Smith of Rainforest explains the need for quality assurance testing and how to actually do it in the resource constrained environment of a startup. by Talking Code
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How to Build Meaningful Products: Basecamp's Ryan Singer on the difference between UI and UX, how to build meaningful solutions for problems and people, and what it means to "scratch the itch." by Talking Code
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Stop Designing Your Software Upfront: Sandi Metz on how OOD (objected-oriented design) and agile development simplify design requirements, promote communication and lead to better, faster, more cost-effective software. by Talking Code
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How to Ship Well-Tested Software Faster: Florian Motlik on how testing and validation using the continuous integration and deployment model results in manageable, quality software. by Talking Code
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