The UpStart Founder

Building Early-Stage Startups and Lean Development Teams

How to Build a Startup around Lean Product Development

Best Practices of How to Build a Startup to organize and empower Lean Product Development and to deliver Value to your Customers

Charlie A Cliff

Jul 13, 2020

The Product Development Process for Lean Startups

Startups need to master the Product Development Process to quickly launch products and to organize your product and development teams.

Charlie A Cliff

Jul 6, 2020

Are Core Values Important?

Howdy, Upstarts! I love the idea behind Core Values, and I think that, when used properly, they can bring a lot of value to a Startup! In...

Charlie A Cliff

Jul 5, 2020

How to Use Wireframes to Write RESTful APIs

In this article, I explain how to use wireframes to define a RESTful API, that empowers your developers to code cheaply and quickly!

Charlie A Cliff

Jun 29, 2020

How to Use Wireframes to Communicate with Users!

Knowing how to use wireframes can improve software development processes. I review a process and exercise that can help your teams write cod

Charlie A Cliff

Jun 22, 2020

How to Use Wireframes to Improve Software Development Processes!

Wireframes help you to write code cheaply and quickly. I will explain how to use wireframes to improve software development processes.

Charlie A Cliff

Jun 15, 2020

How to Improve Developer Engagement!

Howdy, Upstarts! In this series of articles, I have been explaining an important concept of Corporate Culture: Developer Engagement. So...

Charlie A Cliff

Jun 8, 2020

How Do You Measure Developer Engagement?

Howdy, Upstarts! Building a startup is an incredible amount of work, and requires sacrifice, commitment, and dedication from every member...

Charlie A Cliff

Jun 1, 2020

What is Developer Engagement?

Howdy, Upstarts! Building a startup is an incredible amount of work! Startup founders are strapped for cash at all times, so building a...

Charlie A Cliff

May 25, 2020

How to Improve Development Velocity

Howdy, Upstarts! In some of my previous articles, I have explained some core concepts for managing agile software development teams: User...

Charlie A Cliff

May 18, 2020

How do You Measure Development Velocity?

Howdy, Upstarts! In some of my previous articles, I have explained some core concepts for managing agile software development teams: User...

Charlie A Cliff

May 11, 2020

What is Development Velocity?

Howdy, Upstarts! In some of my previous articles, I have explained some core concepts for managing agile software development teams: User...

Charlie A Cliff

May 4, 2020

What are Story Tags?

Howdy, Upstarts! In some of my previous articles, I have discussed some of the most fundamental concepts involved in Agile development,...

Charlie A Cliff

Apr 27, 2020

What are Story Points?

Howdy, Upstarts! The terms Story Points is a piece of software development jargon that frequently surfaces in conversations about Agile...

Charlie A Cliff

Apr 20, 2020

What are User Stories?

Howdy, Upstarts! For anyone building a new product or working in startups, there are a couple of pieces of jargon that will keep rearing...

Charlie A Cliff

Apr 13, 2020

What Interview Questions should I ask a Startup Cofounder?

Howdy, Upstarts! This question is incredibly important for building startups because it is so easy to find people to work with who appear...

Charlie A Cliff

Apr 6, 2020

How do I Increase Software Developer Retention?

Howdy, Upstarts! One of the biggest challenges facing lean startups is the challenge of incentivizing and retaining talented software...

Charlie A Cliff

Mar 30, 2020

What is a Senior Developer?

Howdy, Upstarts! On most occasions, the people who ask me this question are usually my Software Developers, looking for ways to learn and...

Charlie A Cliff

Mar 23, 2020

Are Core Values Really that Important?

Howdy, Upstarts! I love the idea behind Core Values, and I think that, when used properly, they can bring a lot of value to a Startup! In...

Charlie A Cliff

Mar 9, 2020