Towards a Worthwhile Technology Foundation
Learn to Smartly prioritizing early technology efforts in the service of a long-term platform for your business.
Early-stage startup leaders are under constant pressure to get more done with less. We are always battling the need to have it done right, with the need to have it done right now.
- How do you decide which technology corners are okay to cut, and which will come back to cripple your business down the road?
- How do you have appropriate discussions about these priorities with your technology partners?
In this discussion Will will establish some guidelines for ensuring that your business has the technology foundation it needs to survive and thrive, while still getting the most bang for your buck from an early-stage engineering effort.
This session will:
- Review best-practices in development
- How to pick your battles, and
- Talk about modularizing your technology to remain as flexible as possible.
Non-technical founders, will learn what to watch for with your dev teams and how to confidently prioritize their work. Techies, you'll learn how to defend to your partners why all that non-feature, pure-platform work is totally worth the effort in your startup.
