Hey everyone! I’m thrilled to dive into a topic that has been on my mind for months: the incredible impact of AI on startups. If you’re a founder or a CTO, you might have noticed that the landscape has changed dramatically in just a year or two. In my latest YouTube video, 'THE new era Startup founders A.I. superpowers,' I unpack how AI tools like ChallengeGPT are revolutionizing the way we operate and grow our businesses. Imagine being able to create actionable roadmaps, evaluate complex techno...
Nov 21, 2024•3 min
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 increasing your level of certainty in your startup journey, there are two paths you can take. The first one is drawing all the screens and defining ev...
Oct 03, 2024•9 min
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 secret to pushing your limits while practicing self-care. Thrive without burning out! Adaptability : Forget Plan A—embrace flexibility and pivot l...
Jul 29, 2024•4 min
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 Most importantly, I’ll tackle how to keep your technical team motivated and prevent burnout – a key challenge everywhere. Next up: practical strategi...
Jul 22, 2024•3 min
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 personalizing their journey, we cover it all. Plus, Jason candidly shares his own entrepreneurial hurdles and how he tackled them. Don't miss out on this insight...
Apr 04, 2024•44 min
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 crucial concept of creating a safe environment where individuals and teams feel secure and confident. We'll explore the importance of trust, transpar...
Jan 25, 2024•11 min
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's all about understanding your target audience and their needs. And that's where focus groups come in. These magical gatherings of early clients who a...
Aug 02, 2023•4 min
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 again Carlana for sharing your story with us ---------------------- If you want to know more about us and our program, visit: https://myctofriend.co ...
May 17, 2023•21 min
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 https://myctofriend.co/htbasaccess
May 05, 2023•4 min
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, visit: https://myctofriend.co You can also get our FREE course: "How to build a startup without a CTO or tech co-founder" on https://myctofriend.co/htbasa...
May 03, 2023•6 min
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 in good conditions. ---------------------- If you want to know more about us and our program, visit: https://myctofriend.co And you can also get our ...
Feb 10, 2023•11 min
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 teams ---------------------- If you want to know more about us and our program, visit: https://myctofriend.co And you can also get our FREE course: "H...
Jan 26, 2023•7 min
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 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 withou...
Jan 12, 2023•5 min
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 is crucial for the success of your business. If you’re unable to afford traditional coaching at this time, don’t worry - our adaptive coaching platform...
Jan 09, 2023•4 min
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 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 http...
Jan 04, 2023•5 min
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, 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://myctofriend.co...
Dec 22, 2022•5 min
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 founders. So I invite you to meet on the 21st December at 3pm (London), 10am ET, 7am PT. Prepare your favorite christmas beverage and join us to share yo...
Dec 16, 2022•4 min
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 the legitimacy to the creator of the concept. In this video I explain the ownership of applications launched on web3.0 and the approach we can have de...
Dec 15, 2022•6 min
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, that there are no flaws. I'll meet you in this video to give you some advice on how to secure yourself and use smart contracts safely. ------------------...
Dec 13, 2022•3 min
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 to talk about smart contracts, what they represent and their role in the blockchain and to see how useful they are for startups. ---------------------...
Dec 09, 2022•3 min
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 use. It not only represents a currency, but it can be exchanged for a specific currency. Let's meet in this video to explain this principle, and the us...
Dec 07, 2022•4 min
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, business revolves around it, but really: what is it? Why is everyone talking about it? What does it mean exactly? ---------------------- If you want to...
Dec 03, 2022•6 min
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 represent this company for their new project. All of Asia has gathered to talk about the future of the Web 3.0 and finance. Follow our adventure in Si...
Dec 02, 2022•3 min
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 without a CTO or tech co-founder" on https://myctofriend.co/htbasaccess These episode are also available as video on YouTube on: https://www.youtube.co...
Dec 01, 2022•5 min
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 our FREE course: "How to build a startup without a CTO or tech co-founder" on https://myctofriend.co/htbasaccess These episode are also available as v...
Nov 29, 2022•7 min
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 type of startup project. ---------------------- If you want to know more about us and our program, visit: https://myctofriend.co And you can al...
Feb 25, 2022•8 min
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 methodology that helped me a lot with money management. It’s call “profit first” It’s so good that I’m now using it for both, my businesses as well a...
Feb 04, 2022•8 min
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 only and not the main thing to measure, especially in software development… ---------------------- If you want to know more about us and our program, vi...
Jan 20, 2022•8 min
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 to share with you, the difference between a product roadmap and the development roadmap to help you be more effective with your developments. -------...
Jan 14, 2022•5 min
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://myctofriend.co And you can also get our FREE course: "How to build a startup without a CTO or tech co-founder" on https://myctofriend.co/htbasaccess These ep...
Jan 07, 2022•5 min
