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The following represents 10 highlights from the interview by @MoeAbdou,
founder & host of 33voices®.
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Nelly YusupovaCTO of Webgrrls International, Chap-ter Leader of NYC Webgrrls, and cre-ator of TechSpeak for Entrepreneurs and Build Your Social Media Footprint
bootcamps. Recently included in Fast Company’s,
“League of Extraordinary Women”, Nelly has been at the forefront of
the women’ s movement online since 1999 and is a Wall Street Journal’s
“Woman on the IT Fast Track”.
@DigitalWoman
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Stream interview Watch videoWatch videoNo.1
Technology is an accelerator;
it should be supporting your vision,
not the other way around.
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Stream interview Watch videoWatch videoNo.2
Building software the lean way makes customer development its most important priority.
get out of the building.
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Stream interview Watch videoWatch videoNo.2
Building software the lean way makes customer development its most important priority.
get out of the building.
33voicesBuilding Software The Lean Way
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Stream interview Watch videoWatch videoNo.3
Never build your technology before validating your idea.It’s way too costly and inefficient.
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Stream interview Watch videoWatch videoNo.4
When growing your technical team,
it’s wise to use a probationary period
to test talent and fit.
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Stream interview Watch videoWatch videoNo.5
Modern application development adheres to the agile development methods.
It’s an incremental approach that’s fast,
flexible and continuously evolving.
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Stream interview Watch videoWatch videoNo.6
Regardless of your level of expertise,
it’s prudent to appoint an independent quality assurance advisor
to continually monitor your code.
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Stream interview Watch videoWatch videoNo.7
Make protecting your Intellectual Property a priority.
appoint top legal counsel and always do due diligence when using third party applications or licenses.
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Stream interview Watch videoWatch videoNo.8
The first iteration of your MVP – minimal viable product – should take no longer that 90 days.
work in two-week cycles after that.
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Stream interview Watch videoWatch videoNo.9
Like a CEO, the role of the CTO evolves,
she starts as a coder, then a lead coder,
and ultimately the visionary
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Stream interview Watch videoWatch videoNo.10
When setting budget targets, balance quality, time, and effort
- and understand that you can’t have all three -
in the beginning, opt for speed.
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Really reflect...
How often do your customers
validate your ideas?
Really reflect...