Hey there, it's Amaury, your friendly startup enthusiast, and I've got an exciting topic to dive into today. In my latest YouTube video, I tackle the question of outsourcing startup development and whether it's better to opt for a fixed-price or time & material basis. Trust me, you don't want to miss this! So, here's the deal. When it comes to incr…

Hey there, it's Amaury! 🎙️ Ready for a game-changing episode? We're diving deep into managing startup stress like pros. Whether you're an entrepreneur, CTO, or non-technical founder, this is a must-listen! Key Highlights: Stress as a Sport: Learn how to train your mind and body like an athlete to become stress-resistant. Balancing Act: Discover the…

Hey there, it's Amaury! 🎙️ After five months in the corporate world, I'm back with exciting insights to share. I’ve stepped away from startups for a bit and learned a lot about different methodologies, communication, and management styles. Upcoming episodes will cover: Organizational structures Financial impacts Cost management Political decisions …

Struggling to boost your sales or enhance your service ? Fear not, I've got the solution for you! Tune in to my latest podcast episode featuring Jason Friedman, the Chief Experience Officer at CX Formula. Together, we delve into the secrets behind successful sales and optimizing customer experiences. From understanding customer needs to personalizi…

Hey there! Amaury here, and I've just finished recording an exciting new episode titled "How to Lead & Grow a STARTUP Team." In this one, I'm going to share some of my most valuable insights and experiences as a founder and CEO, giving you practical strategies for managing and growing a technical team in your startup. First off, I dive into the cru…

Hey there, it's Henry from MyCTOfriend, back with another exciting episode! Today, we're diving into the world of focus groups and how they can take your startup product to the next level. So, grab your headphones and let's get into it! Ever wondered how some startup products seem to hit the mark with their customers right from the start? Well, it'…

Today I'm trying a new format for our channel, a Startup Launch instead of a Startup Snack ;-) I'm inviting today Carlana, CEO and founder at https://ooldie.com to share with us her story. She came up with a great startup idea few years ago, building a matching platform for old person could find the care givers based on their specific needs. Thanks…

There is no such thing as a completely secret strategy. In today's video I'll show you a strategy to stay under the competition's radar for a while. ---------------------- If you want to know more about us and our program, visit: https://myctofriend.co You can also get our FREE course: "How to build a startup without a CTO or tech co-founder" on ht…

I have been working on a second startup for a while now, a SaaS startup which provide automatic video and podcast editing. Today, I am sharing my process, the steps I have taken, and those that are currently in progress and upcoming. https://marketingautomationninja.com/ ---------------------- If you want to know more about us and our program, visi…

Today we are going to talk about the growth phase of startups, especially when you go from 10 to 25 employees in a few months. This is one of the missions I just finished with the startup Telaqua. I'm back today to show you the challenges we had, the different steps we went through and how I was able to contribute to the development of this project…

Sometimes startups find themselves blocked by agencies or developers. Most of the time it's not because they have bad intentions, but it's simply because you haven't set the right framework. In today's video we'll look at how to establish a healthy, effective and risk-free framework for a good relationship between your startup and your development …

When launching a startup we don’t just need a good product, we also need a backoffice to manage our transactions and get statistics on our activities. Today I’m going to show you how it might be possible to use no code technologies to potentially develop these features ------------------- Video on the limits of no-code: https://youtu.be/DoufPyam_nY…

The new year is here and we have big plans for 2023! To start the year off right, we’ve packages 2 courses as well as a 1:1 coaching session, directly with Amaury. This offer is time limited, so it might be the right time for you to take action and get the support you need to succeed with your project. Improving your skills and receiving coaching i…

Failure is normal, you should not let yourself become demotivated. But it is important to know how to question yourself and to know the difference between perseverance and obstinacy. In this video I share with you the answer of one of my mentors who helped me to succeed in my current project ---------------------- If you want to know more about us …

Building a startup with a 9-5 job it hard, almost impossible from my point of view… But jumping off the Cliff is also not the right things to do if you are not prepared ! Today, I’ll share my own experience and what I’ve seen after working with hundreds of startup founders… ---------------------- If you want to know more about us and our program, v…

It's the end of the year and you probably have lots of good ideas to develop or to launch your startup project next year. What about having an informal chat about what you are up to with other founders and I ? We are all very busy, but this christmas time is certainly a good time to step back and take some time to just hang out with like-minded fou…

Depending on where we are in the world, we have totally different approaches. Political and environmental impacts influence the way we think and act. For some, the preservation and ownership of applications is very important, for others, the concept and the money made on it does not count as much as the number of users of it and they want to leave …

Smart contracts can be very useful for your business. However, they also have the power to make you lose a lot of money as they allow you to make money transactions. In 2022, several billion were embezzled. The difficulty is that it is the same principle as a bank, before depositing money, it must be verified that this smart contract is secure, tha…

A few years ago, when you wanted to launch a market place, you had to work with banks. Today, thanks to blockchain, we are able to generate transactions ourselves thanks to the support of blockchain. Today, it is possible to create a smart contract, it represents a small piece of software, totally modifiable and programmable. In this video we meet …

Many different currencies have been created such as the high coin, with a virtuous purpose in order to continue to trade on this currency, and conversely we can find the chit coin, a virtual currency that has been speculated by thousands of investors who withdraw when many people buy tokens. The utility token is much more than that, it has a real u…

We are evolving a lot these days, it is important to follow the trends, and follow the evolutions to grow our business. Some terms and principles can be difficult to understand, that's why here at find tech Singapore, we are more than 6000 to meet to share and evolve on this subject In this video, I introduce you to web3, everyone talks about it, b…

After these short moments of absence, I'm back in this video to present you a project I’ve been working on. For the past few months, I've been working with a company in order to make their team grow. We've changed a lot of things: their team, their results, the way they work and many other things. Today I am at the Fintech Festival in Singapore to …

Hiring developers became really hard… In this episode I’m going to share with you, what’s going on in the tech industry and why it’s more and more complicated to hire good engineers. ---------------------- If you want to know more about us and our program, visit: https://myctofriend.co And you can also get our FREE course: "How to build a startup w…

Hiring developers for a startup is a challenge, especially as a non-technical founder. In today’s episode, I’m going to share what are the top skills that I look for when I help hiring developers for the startup I work with. ---------------------- If you want to know more about us and our program, visit: https://myctofriend.co And you can also get …

To reach your goals, there are certain things that are non-negotiable! Almost any business vision requires a certain investment. Potentially in money and above all in time... And you don't always have the opportunity to buy time by fundraising... So the service + product mix mode is the perfect couple on which we dedicate part of the time to genera…

When startups sign a contract with software developement provider, they must pay close attention to this: The source code must belong to the client from the day one. In this episode I'm explaning why and how you need to make that agreement with your provider. ---------------------- If you want to learn more about how to build a startup without tech…

What is a good developer for my startup project ? Such a question… ! I've been helping tons of startup to select developers and i've also review & audit tons of startup products. Some were good, other not at all ! In today's episode, We are going to talk about junior & senior developers and more specifically, what quality level you need for which t…

As entrepreneur, it’s not always easy and obvious to manage our money properly. Especially, if we are an ambitious entrepreneur, it might also push us to take some risks and make investments into high potential projects that, unfortunately, often take more time to provide a return on investment. In today’s episode, I’m going to share the well-known…

I recently had a founder who asked me for a time tracking system for his developers. Of course, they are tons of software for that, but, is it the right approach to measure every minute of our developers? In today’s episode, we are going to talk about, how to measure developers' or even employees' efficiency, and we will see that time is not the on…

I recently had a project which had difficulties with planning the development tasks. Meetings between the founder and developers were endless because the task list was too long... If you are a young startup, it's normal, because we have so many ideas and so many opportunities, that we don't want to make a bad decision. In today's episode, I'm going…

Happy new year for 2022, In today’s episode I’m not only going to wish you all the best for this new year. I’m also going share with you, what I have in mind for My CTO friend and what we are going to do this year to help non-technical startup founders. ---------------------- If you want to know more about us and our program, visit: https://myctofr…

After launching my startup Marketing Automation Ninja, I'm now in the process of refactoring the source code in order to be able to handle many more users. In terms of coding you can find everything, you can find super high standards, others have a mediocre but functional code. You don't know what choice to make to code your startup? In fact, the b…

Are you late on your projects or do you know you won't make the deadline? Today I describe the 3 main reasons for the delay of your project! Recently, we did a briefing with a startup that was very late on the launch of its product, and also late on the branding and marketing action... So what are the reasons why we are late in our startup or any e…

Merry Christmas !!! In today’s special episode, I’ll come back on 2021, What we’ve done, our progress, the decisions I’ve made, … Everything… ---------------------- If you want to know more about us and our program, visit: https://myctofriend.co And you can also get our FREE course: "How to build a startup without a CTO or tech co-founder" on https…

In this important period I need to be ultra efficient, I don't have a second to lose and I try to optimize my work time as much as possible. And that's exactly what I want to talk about today, by explaining a technique to get out of my comfort zone more easily and boost my creativity and efficiency! All entrepreneurs are confronted at some point wi…

When we launch a tech startup, we face some very important decisions… And some of them are crucial! In today’s episode I’m sharing with you my advices about those decisions that can have a huge impact on your project. ---------------------- If you want to know more about us and our program, visit: https://myctofriend.co And you can also get our FRE…

If you plan to launch your app on the Apple store, ( App Store) Then listen to this episode. We are going to talk about the review process required by apple and how to optimize it to be sure to publish your app on time. ---------------------- If you want to know more about us and our program, visit: https://myctofriend.co And you can also get our F…

How to manage your stress? How to do when you feel like your brain is going to blow up because you have so many things on your mind... At the moment there is a lot going on for me, and that's why I haven't published for a while :-( I'm currently working intensely with 4 start-ups: - One that lost its CTO, - One that is in the launch phase of its pr…

I recently talked to a startup founder who invested a lot in his project. His main question was: Can I consider my provider as a CTO? If not, do I need a part-time CTO? In today’s episode, we are going to talk about the CTO and the development provider and why it’s very hard to be both at the same time! ---------------------- If you want to know mo…

I recently experienced myself what are the true limits of the no-code. No matter what tool or solution you use, there is one limit that is common to all the no-code tools out there. And that’s what we’re going to talk about in this episode. ---------------------- If you want to know more about us and our program, visit: https://myctofriend.co And y…

Startups often miss deadlines… But Why? In today’s episode, we are going to talk about the 3 main reasons why and what you need to pay attention to avoid that… ---------------------- If you want to know more about us and our program, visit: https://myctofriend.co And you can also get our FREE course: "How to build a startup without a CTO or tech co…

Bootstrapping! What does it really mean? Is it really possible as a non-technical founder? In today’s episode, I’m going to answer this question and give you my point of view on what it is possible to do and not to do. And how to move forward with your project, if you don’t have investments. ---------------------- If you want to know more about us …

When we hire a team to develop a startup or a a digital product, as a Founder, we are not always aware of the direction that your development team takes. I today’s episode, I’ll share with you a technique I’ve put in place, in several startups in order to help the founder, better understand what the team do and how it can impact the strategy. -----…

Implementing OKR… In the meantime, we are also using Agile scrum… Do you think it’s relevant to use both? Well, The answer is YES, and in today’s episode, I’ll explain you how they work together. ---------------------- Video: OKR Introduction, Set & review your goals : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQQT9bB_O9g ---------------------- If you want t…

Building a startup is a challenge! You and your team need to be well organized to achieve your goals and it’s not always as easy as it looks. In today’s episode I’m going to share the project story of one of the startup I work with and how we can apply the RACI methodology to avoid misunderstanding & miscommunication. ---------------------- If you …

Having a startup product is good, but often we underestimate the admin side of the product. How to edit our customers' info, how to go through their workflow, to edit their profile, To understand why there is something wrong with their account... All that is only possible with a backoffice interface (Unless if you want to ask your developer to edit…

There are thousands ways to develop new startup features or even an entirely digital product. Sometimes, it can take few hours, sometimes several weeks or several months. In today’s episode, I’m going to talk about the process to transform new features ideas or a new startup idea into an actionable plan. And I’m also going to talk about, how to cha…

Like everyone, I did tons of mistakes, especially as an entrepreneur. - I invested too much in my first startup - I took too many loans on my second one, (I'm still paying them today) - I didn't publish for a while on this channel. But that's OK! I don't have any regrets, I don't care what others might think! I believe that we are where we are supp…

When we build a startup, the app development cost is the “big question” every founder asks ! In today’s video, I’m going to share with you, why the development cost often increase during the project and what can you do about it… ---------------------- If you want to know more about us and our program, visit: https://myctofriend.co And you can also …

It's not always easy to find the best, cheapest and fastest way to develop a startup Recently, I coached an entrepreneur who wanted to add a reservation system to an existing app. As usual, my first reflex was to look at what already exist in open-source and no-code technologies. Not only I found potential solutions, but with today's episode, I'll …