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MVP versus EVP: Is it time to introduce ethics into the agile startup model?

TechCrunch

The rocket ship trajectory of a startup is well known: Get an idea, build a team and slap together a minimum viable product (MVP) that you can get in front of users. And while this is a good practice for startups, it’s also a good standard practice for big technology companies building AI/ML products. Contributor.

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Can AI solve your technical debt problem?

CIO

Take unit testing, for instance: an important tool for producing high-quality code that doesnt add tech debt but is often neglected in the race to deliver a minimum viable product. The problem is that technical debt, at its core, is rarely just structural its cultural and contextual, he says.

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Scaling Startups: The Ultimate Guide For Founders

Luis Goncalves

Common scaling challenges include: Operational inefficiencies Inconsistent product quality Difficulty maintaining company culture Cash flow management problems Talent acquisition and retention issues A structured framework provides the roadmap needed to successfully navigate these challenges.

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Handoff is creating a more equitable workforce through job sharing

TechCrunch

Its minimum viable product is a job-sharing enablement tool that makes sure a job-sharing relationship is manageable and that work is split equally between the two people in it. 4 ways to make DEI a key component of customer service and culture. It is now raising its pre-seed fund and targeting $500,000 to $1 million.

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Slope brings on new CFO, customers, capital as it rises to offer businesses buy now, pay later

TechCrunch

We’ve gone from a minimum viable product to scaling on enterprise partners, so we are going to do a huge push in hiring, which is something we were not doing before, so we can build out things so that more customers can be onboarded,” she added. trillion, there is plentiful data to analyze,” Jain added.

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Build a versatile startup team to make pivots easier

TechCrunch

As a startup CEO, you have three jobs: Don’t run out of money, set the direction and culture of the company and — most importantly — hire the right team. The latter is the crux of everything you do, because it is what enables you to pivot. Stewart Butterfield is a good example of a founder who does this particularly well.

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Appetiser’s co-founders discuss building client relationships and getting to MVP

TechCrunch

Why does your strategy require defining a minimum viable product (MVP)? Shostak: We’ve spent years refining internal IP based on data to rapidly deliver reliable, high-quality products. Shostak: With a remote-first culture, our plan was always to hire the best talent in the world. within the next 12 months.

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