by Amaury Khelifi | Dec 31, 2018 | Development, Management
I get this question on a regular basis, and it’s true. It’s rare to find developers that are on the same page on everything with their founder. Communication in a relationship is hardly easy, but this interdisciplinary work relation proves to be particularly...
by Amaury Khelifi | Nov 30, 2018 | Development, Management
I’ve heard it more than once: I don’t have much money for development. Could I get an intern to develop my solution for me? I’ll be honest. Those are indeed treacherous waters of which non-technical founders have to be especially careful. If you haven’t managed...
by Amaury Khelifi | Nov 23, 2018 | Development, Management
I’ve seen it happen over and over again: first-time startup founders, without technical co-founders by their side, want to hire a developer on their own. But regardless if they go for freelance, a trainee or a senior developer, the founder ends up being in way over...
by Amaury Khelifi | Oct 19, 2018 | Business, Development
Last week we got into what innovation means for a startup. This week we’re taking a more hands-on approach. We’ll discuss how you can groom your employees to be more innovative by creating a safe space for failure and risk-taking, and how some of the more...
by Amaury Khelifi | Oct 12, 2018 | Business, Development
I love my job. But in the startup business, there is a tendency of throwing words around without actually backing them up. This is the case with a lot of founders trying to attract investors by claiming to be innovative and groundbreaking, but they don’t seem to know...
by Amaury Khelifi | Oct 5, 2018 | Business, Development
We all know that building a startup is pretty much investing. I would love to say that it’s not all about money, but we all know money plays a huge part of it. That’s why it’s astounding the sheer number of people I’ve encountered that are looking for developers to...