by Amaury Khelifi | May 23, 2019 | Business, Management
For a non-technical startup founder, the term “IT” can have a scary sound to it. It gets even scarier when I mention that the CTO role of the IT manager should be—for the most part—taken on by them. It doesn’t have to be scary. Once your tasks are clear and you’ve...
by Amaury Khelifi | Apr 17, 2019 | Business, Management
Startup founders have this notion that having a technical co-founder will fill all the “tech” voids in their project, and they’re not wrong. Their mistake is how they think we do it. CEOs often believe that, when it comes to tech, a CTO has all the answers -Spoiler...
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...
