Thursday, April 26th, 2007
We approach these issues along the same lines that we approach server-side engineering, but even more so: if it’s mission critical, the resources responsible for it should be internal.
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Thursday, April 26th, 2007
I get calls all the time from people who want to build a website. Some of them start off on the same frustrating note: I have an idea for a cutting-edge web app. I think it would be pretty easy to put together, and I talked to some of my developer friends and they thought it seemed pretty simple. How much will it cost?
They describe the idea to me and I say, well, you’re probably looking at a startup cost of at least $50k - $100k. Silence on the other line. Then: well, I was expecting to spend something like $5k total. Why is your estimate so much higher?
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