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36 Startup tips
Rescatando un link un poco antiguo, me resultó interesante un post donde se daban 36 recomendaciones para una startup. Ahí va un resumen:
8 Software Engineering Tips for Startups
- Tip 0: You must have code
- Tip 1: You must have a technical co-founder
- Tip 2: Hire A+ engineers who love coding
- Tip 3: Keep the engineering team small and do not outsource
- Tip 4: Ask tough questions during the interview
- Tip 5: Avoid hiring non-technical managers
- Tip 6: Cultivate an agile culture
- Tip 7: Do not re-invent the wheel
5 Infrastructure Tips for Startups
- Tip 1: Use the best hosting provider you can afford
- Tip 2: Use Amazon Web Services
- Tip 3: Use Google Analytics in standard and creative ways
- Tip 4: Start with defaults, then tune the system
- Tip 5: Hire or contract a good system administrator
11 PR Tips for Startups
- Tip 1: Hire a PR firm
- Tip 2: Do not expect PR people to intimately learn your product
- Tip 3: Get PR people who understand your space
- Tip 4: Launch your product at a conference
- Tip 5: Create demos, videos, pictures, and slides
- Tip 6: Do not launch or release big news on Monday or Friday
- Tip 7: Emailing after an introduction is more effective
- Tip 8: Set an embargo and stick with it
- Tip 9: Make sure people do not write without a brief from someone in your company
- Tip 10: Understand that major media coverage will not happen overnight
- Tip 11: Community is the best PR strategy
7 Conference Tips for Startups
- Tip 1: Launch at DEMO
- Tip 2: Sponsor/attend a few high impact conferences
- Tip 3: Rent the best equipment you can afford
- Tip 4: Save money by staying in a hotel near by
- Tip 5: Don’t grab people to look at your product
- Tip 6: Don’t tolerate upsells
- Tip 7: Organize PR around the conference
5 Legal and Finance Tips for Startups
- Tip 1: Setup a real company
- Tip 2: Get a Delaware LLC or Inc.
- Tip 3: Don’t save money on a lawyer
- Tip 4: Get an accountant and, more importantly, a bookkeeper
- Tip 5: Turn boring into learning
Vía ReadWriteweb
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