How to learn faster by letting go of some of software development's sacred cows.

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Balance the urgent need with the potential future of candidates.

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The romanticized idea of the genius idea that is implemented and becomes a soaring startup success is overstated. For many successful startups, it was their follow-up ideas that really caught on.

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The right business partner can be a huge asset to a startup founder. They can complement skills, unique specific access, or provide vision and stability.

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It used to be that many companies (including breweries) generated their own electricty. Once a stable & cheap grid of electricity was available, thie was a drain on the focus of the business. Is cloud computing set to revolutionize computing power in the same fashion? Jeff Bezos of Amazon is betting on it - big time.

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