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Software Engineering Tips for Startups

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0. Must have code

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1. Must have a technical co-founder

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2. Hire A+ engineers who love coding

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3. Keep the engineering team small and do not outsource

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4. Ask tough questions during the interview

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5. Avoid hiring managers

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startups need passion and drive to build the impossible.

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What you need are experienced technical people who love coding. These are going to be natural mentors for your younger engineers. Mentors and not managers.

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6. Instill an agile culture

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This is agile culture which values:

  • Clean and elegant code
  • Continuous refactoring
  • Focus on defect-free software
  • Code ownership and pride
  • Team work and little ego
  • Most importantly: use common sense

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7. Do not re-invent the wheel

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So the key to success of any startup is to have rock star technical team that can quickly turn the vision into a piece of software and then evolve it and iterate it until it turns into a real business.

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