Startup Snack : Your daily drop of entrepreneurship tips

What is a good developer for my startup project ? Such a question… ! I've been helping tons of startup to select developers and i've also review & audit tons of startup products. Some were good, other not at all ! In today's episode, We are going to talk about junior & senior developers and more specifically, what quality level you need for which type of startup project. ---------------------- If...

As entrepreneur, it's not always easy and obvious to manage our money properly. Especially, if we are an ambitious entrepreneur, it might also push us to take some risks and make investments into high potential projects that, unfortunately, often take more time to provide a return on investment. In today's episode, I'm going to share the well-known methodology that helped me a lot with money manag...

I recently had a founder who asked me for a time tracking system for his developers. Of course, they are tons of software for that, but, is it the right approach to measure every minute of our developers? In today's episode, we are going to talk about, how to measure developers' or even employees' efficiency, and we will see that time is not the only and not the main thing to measure, especially i...

I recently had a project which had difficulties with planning the development tasks. Meetings between the founder and developers were endless because the task list was too long... If you are a young startup, it's normal, because we have so many ideas and so many opportunities, that we don't want to make a bad decision. In today's episode, I'm going to share with you, the difference between a produ...

Happy new year for 2022, In today's episode I'm not only going to wish you all the best for this new year. I'm also going share with you, what I have in mind for My CTO friend and what we are going to do this year to help non-technical startup founders. ---------------------- If you want to know more about us and our program, visit: https://myctofriend.co And you can also get our FREE course: "How...

Merry Christmas !!! In today's special episode, I'll come back on 2021, What we've done, our progress, the decisions I've made, … Everything… ---------------------- If you want to know more about us and our program, visit: https://myctofriend.co And you can also get our FREE course: "How to build a startup without a CTO or tech co-founder" on https://myctofriend.co/htbasaccess These episode are al...

When we launch a tech startup, we face some very important decisions… And some of them are crucial! In today's episode I'm sharing with you my advices about those decisions that can have a huge impact on your project. ---------------------- If you want to know more about us and our program, visit: https://myctofriend.co And you can also get our FREE course: "How to build a startup without a CTO or...

If you plan to launch your app on the Apple store, ( App Store) Then listen to this episode. We are going to talk about the review process required by apple and how to optimize it to be sure to publish your app on time. ---------------------- If you want to know more about us and our program, visit: https://myctofriend.co And you can also get our FREE course: "How to build a startup without a CTO...

I recently talked to a startup founder who invested a lot in his project. His main question was: Can I consider my provider as a CTO? If not, do I need a part-time CTO? In today's episode, we are going to talk about the CTO and the development provider and why it's very hard to be both at the same time! ---------------------- If you want to know more about us and our program, visit: https://myctof...

I recently experienced myself what are the true limits of the no-code. No matter what tool or solution you use, there is one limit that is common to all the no-code tools out there. And that's what we're going to talk about in this episode. ---------------------- If you want to know more about us and our program, visit: https://myctofriend.co And you can also get our FREE course: "How to build a s...

Startups often miss deadlines… But Why? In today's episode, we are going to talk about the 3 main reasons why and what you need to pay attention to avoid that… ---------------------- If you want to know more about us and our program, visit: https://myctofriend.co And you can also get our FREE course: "How to build a startup without a CTO or tech co-founder" on https://myctofriend.co/htbasaccess Th...

Bootstrapping! What does it really mean? Is it really possible as a non-technical founder? In today's episode, I'm going to answer this question and give you my point of view on what it is possible to do and not to do. And how to move forward with your project, if you don't have investments. ---------------------- If you want to know more about us and our program, visit: https://myctofriend.co And...

When we hire a team to develop a startup or a a digital product, as a Founder, we are not always aware of the direction that your development team takes. I today's episode, I'll share with you a technique I've put in place, in several startups in order to help the founder, better understand what the team do and how it can impact the strategy. ---------------------- If you want to know more about u...

Implementing OKR… In the meantime, we are also using Agile scrum… Do you think it's relevant to use both? Well, The answer is YES, and in today's episode, I'll explain you how they work together. ---------------------- Video: OKR Introduction, Set & review your goals : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQQT9bB_O9g ---------------------- If you want to know more about us and our program, visit: https...

Building a startup is a challenge! You and your team need to be well organized to achieve your goals and it's not always as easy as it looks. In today's episode I'm going to share the project story of one of the startup I work with and how we can apply the RACI methodology to avoid misunderstanding & miscommunication. ---------------------- If you want to know more about us and our program, visit:...

Having a startup product is good, but often we underestimate the admin side of the product. How to edit our customers' info, how to go through their workflow, to edit their profile, To understand why there is something wrong with their account... All that is only possible with a backoffice interface (Unless if you want to ask your developer to edit your database manually, all day long… ) In today'...

There are thousands ways to develop new startup features or even an entirely digital product. Sometimes, it can take few hours, sometimes several weeks or several months. In today's episode, I'm going to talk about the process to transform new features ideas or a new startup idea into an actionable plan. And I'm also going to talk about, how to challenge developers to find the shortest path to rea...

When we build a startup, the app development cost is the "big question" every founder asks ! In today's video, I'm going to share with you, why the development cost often increase during the project and what can you do about it… ---------------------- If you want to know more about us and our program, visit: https://myctofriend.co And you can also get our FREE course: "How to build a startup witho...

It's not always easy to find the best, cheapest and fastest way to develop a startup Recently, I coached an entrepreneur who wanted to add a reservation system to an existing app. As usual, my first reflex was to look at what already exist in open-source and no-code technologies. Not only I found potential solutions, but with today's episode, I'll explain, how is it possible to combine several ind...

During the past few years, I've been coaching many startups to develop mobile apps and web platforms, And one of the recurring questions I get asked is: Should I go for native développements, cross-platform or hybrid developments? Obviously, there is no one answer for all situations, but with today's episode, I'll explain in which case it is relevant to use native, cross-platform, or hybrid develo...

The No-code movement is really booming currently, because it allow almost anyone to develop a website or even mobile application. But as a CTO, I often wonder if the no-code strategy, for a specific project, is the best way to build that project. In today's episode, I'm going to explain, how you can get the most out of code and no-code by eventually combining both of them. ---------------------- I...

When we build a tech startup, we might want to keep our secret sauce, secret. But how to do that, when it comes to delegate or outsource the developments? In today's episode, I'm going to explain how you can delegate software developments without sharing all your secrets to developers. ---------------------- If you want to know more about us and our program, visit: https://myctofriend.co And you c...

I recently had to analyse 2 quotations from 2 different software providers. With two, totally different approach. -> One is what you absolutely need to avoid -> The other one is what I would recommend… Do you think you will guess which one is the best? In this episode, I'm going to explain what type of software development provider you need to avoid when building a start-up. ----------------------...

Non-technical startup founders often wonder: What if I could learn to code? Maybe I could be able to do everything by myself? And save tons of money on software development … In fact, after many years of experience, I can tell you that unless if you are young and really want to become a software engineer, I do believe that it's a bad idea to learn how to code just for the sake of launching a start...

Remote work is cool But it's very important to do real-life Workshops! Great startups like Zapier, Invision, basecamp... although they work with remote teams, they also do In Real Live events! ( at least Once a year + every quarter for each team ) In today's episode, I'm going to share with you the agenda I recommend, to share and improve, the company vision & mission, with the entire team. And ho...