How to Scale Big: A technical perspective on the obstacles to fast growth
When a company scales successfully, it’s the exception, not the rule. More than nine in ten startups fail, and most of these companies self-destruct before they ever get the chance to scale their operations. Those who do make it usually find the scaling process to be the greatest challenge they’ve faced as a company.
January 2020: 2010 Called and It Wants Its AI Future Back
If you look at almost anything written about Artificial Intelligence, the first thing you’ll see is references to 2001’s HAL, Blade Runner’s replicants and Terminator’s Skynet. Ad nauseam.
And this is the problem with AI. People’s expectations of it are based on the anthropomorphized images provided by pop-culture.
Silicon Valley Software Group Receives 2019 San Francisco Award
SAN FRANCISCO December 15, 2019 -- Silicon Valley Software Group has been selected for the 2019 San Francisco Award in the Consultants category by the San Francisco Award Program. Each year, the San Francisco Award Program identifies companies that we believe have...
Child’s Play: Connected toys show the future of security and design
The digital devices that will have the biggest impact on your kids may not be the ones you expect. Increasingly, the next generation’s earliest relationships with technology will be shaped by the consumer ‘Internet of Things’ creations we call connected toys, as opposed to mundane and obviously-technological devices such as laptops and smartphones.
How to Choose Your Tech Stack – Step 5: Scalability
Step 5: Will my tech stack scale? Choosing a tech stack is a commitment that’s not easily reversed, so concerns related to future circumstances like scalability and performance are common. However, trying to address these concerns at the MVP stage would be premature....
How to Choose Your Tech Stack – Step 4: Ecosystem
4. Consider the landscape of tools in your industry One of the keys to a successful MVP is reducing time to market. Capitalizing on existing tools can dramatically reduce the scope of work and effort required to launch your product. When selecting a programming...
How to Choose Your Tech Stack – Step 3: Who Will Build It?
3. Who is going to build this thing? Shortage of engineering talent is a major challenge for early stage startups. As a result, the availability of engineering team members will play a role in determining the right tech stack for your company. Certain tech stacks...
How to Choose Your Tech Stack – Step 2: Backend
An MVP is all about getting a product into the hands of your customers quickly and learning from their feedback. Importantly, it also serves as a foundation for your engineering team to build on as your company grows. Before any code gets written, you will need to select the tech stack that will power your application.
How to Choose Your Tech Stack – Step 1: Web vs Mobile
An MVP is all about getting a product into the hands of your customers quickly and learning from their feedback. Importantly, it also serves as a foundation for your engineering team to build on as your company grows. Before any code gets written, you will need to select the tech stack that will power your application.
How to Choose Your Tech Stack – Introduction
An MVP is all about getting a product into the hands of your customers quickly and learning from their feedback. Importantly, it also serves as a foundation for your engineering team to build on as your company grows. Before any code gets written, you will need to select the tech stack that will power your application.
December 2019: Voice technology has captured consumers’ imaginations and wallets…. So, what’s next?
Voice technology is in a historically unique place as an Internet-era consumer technology. It has been around for a long time, has been adopted by a large swathe of consumers, and yet it still hasn’t developed very many use cases beyond the ones it launched with.
November 2019: The History of the Internet in Just One Newsletter
The History of the Internet …
… in Just One Newsletter
Last week marked the 50th anniversary of Woodstock, the first moonwalk and … the internet. Yes, it’s really that old.
To celebrate its anniversary, we have written a summary history of computing and the Internet. Through links. Because everything is else is generally TL;DR, particularly if you are reading this on your phone….
Geeta Chauhan: Be willing to place big bets before everyone else
SVSG is excited to share that its AI Practice Lead, Geeta Chauhan, has been nominated for CTO of the Year in the 2019 Silicon Valley Women in IT Awards.
Geeta is a seasoned veteran of Silicon Valley, with over 25 years’ experience leading teams of developers. She has worked for startups and Fortune 500s, built and launched 17+ platforms and countless applications based on Deep Learning, Cloud Computing, Blockchain, Internet of Things, and other cutting edge techniques. She’s been a trusted advisor for investment firms during merger and acquisitions and venture funding, and led over a dozen due diligence projects across US and Europe with total of ~$200 Million investments.
Technical Debt White Paper
Technical Debt comes from multiple sources, not just from code written too quickly, but also from natural causes such as a UX paradigm that becomes dated, or an architecture that can no longer support traffic that has grown 10x since its design. This whitepaper...
SVSG CTO Geeta Chauhan Wins CTO of the Year
SVSG is excited to share that its AI Practice Lead, Geeta Chauhan, has been nominated for CTO of the Year in the 2019 Silicon Valley Women in IT Awards.
Geeta is a seasoned veteran of Silicon Valley, with over 25 years’ experience leading teams of developers. She has worked for startups and Fortune 500s, built and launched 17+ platforms and countless applications based on Deep Learning, Cloud Computing, Blockchain, Internet of Things, and other cutting edge techniques. She’s been a trusted advisor for investment firms during merger and acquisitions and venture funding, and led over a dozen due diligence projects across US and Europe with total of ~$200 Million investments.