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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. Although noteworthy, working with large corporations differs remarkably from working with startups. In 2023, there were approximately 26.3

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Is the Suite Strategy Right for Your SaaS Startup?

Tom Tunguz

Constellation Software. Develop multiple products from Day One. In the first two decades of cloud, Parker argues startups built superior point solutions to compete against the distribution might of on-prem incumbents. Today, new startups have to compete with a cloud-native incumbency.

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Product-Market Fit in Different Capital Environments

Tom Tunguz

Software startups would need at least $1m in ARR to raise capital to muster a small round. More capital enables this by permitting faster hiring, quicker software development, and perhaps less efficient unit economics. In my notebook, I sketched this 2x2. In 2008, tightfistedness dominated the market.

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10 technical strategies to avoid when scaling your startup (and 5 to embrace)

Intercom, Inc.

Even thinking about implementing a multi-cloud architecture is prematurely optimizing for practically all businesses – especially startups – and not a trap you want to fall into. Day one of your startup is probably not the time to be learning Kubernetes. Instead, look to peer relationships with engineers at similarly sized startups.

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Scaling a SaaS Startup to $1B+ ARR: Insights from UiPath’s CEO and Founder (Podcast +Video)

SaaStr

Ten years ago, no one would have guessed Europe would generate the largest software IPO globally, yet UiPath has done it, and net retention is 144%. At SaaStr Europa, UiPath’s Dines shared five insights from growing a company from nothing, so other founders can learn what it takes to scale a SaaS startup to $1B+ ARR.

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How Your Startup's Org Chart Changes Your Product

Tom Tunguz

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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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower SaaS

At TechEmpower, we frequently talk to startup founders, CEOs, product leaders, and other innovators about their next big tech initiative. What are your key Startup Metrics ? Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask Here are some additional questions that might have slipped your developers’ minds. Free trials?