You don’t have to know how to code to successfully manage a technical team, project, or startup. Nelly Yusupova, CTO, Startup Tech Advisor, and Creator of TechSpeak for Entrepreneurs, joins the show to discuss how to build tech teams when you aren’t a technical person, from understanding lean and agile methodologies, to deciding what tools to use, to earning a CTO, to not impeding progress with NDA’s.

In this episode, you will learn:

• How being okay with uncertainty can help you grow


• The difference between lean and agile concepts and how they work together


• How the tech team you build is dependent on the technology you use


• Why it’s important to learn the high-level options for building technology


• Why thinking of your agency as an extension of your team will help you pick the right one


• When you should consider bringing on in-house developers


• Why and when it’s important to document knowledge


• How to find, or earn, a technical co-founder


• How expecting someone to sign an NDA during initial discussions is like bringing a prenuptial agreement to a first date


• Why companies with established processes are pivoting to lean and agile methodologies

This episode is brought to you by The Jed Mahonis Group, where we make sense of mobile app development with our non-technical approach to building custom mobile software solutions. Learn more at https://jmg.mn.

Recorded April 9, 2021 | Edited by Jordan Daoust | Produced by Jenny Karkowski

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