by Amaury Khelifi | Mar 4, 2019 | Business, Management
In my years as a tech consultant and startup CTO, I’ve encountered all sorts of founders, ideas, business models and challenges. Some have succeeded, some have failed, and I’ve been there to learn from all of them. Building a startup without a CTO is a reality to most...
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 | Aug 17, 2018 | Business, Management
I recently coached yet another startup, and the founder was wondering if the lead developer could become the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of his company. For a lot of founders, this makes a lot of sense since they’ve already built a business relationship with this...
by Amaury Khelifi | Aug 10, 2018 | Development, Management
I come across this question quite often, but it came up most recently when working with one particular startup founder. He started by sharing his very promising idea with one developer, the one who created the first version of his app. As his business took off, he...
