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Simple Software QA/ Testing- functionality testing for first time QAers
So, as development on Jobyssey rolls along we’ve stared seeing more pieces of functionality completed and ready for testing. As a start up, our developer hands over the code and it’s up to us to check that everything is functioning properly. We found a real dearth of ideas about how to implement an extremely simple, basic QA procedure. Plenty of ideas as to why QA was important, why you should hire QA people, how you should track bugs and so on, but not much that spoke to the “QA on a shoestring” contingent (Yo).
Here’s the procedure we followed:
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CV, Ireland, Jobs in Ireland, innovation, job hunting
Business Development aaaaargh….
So as you may or may not know, Jobyssey is a start-up web company designed for IT employers and IT talent. The general idea is to create a comprehensive search site whereby IT professionals can find opportunities suitable to their skill sets, and employers can find experienced IT professionals in Ireland. Sound like a good idea? We thought so.
It is a fact that Human Resources officials spend most of their time trying to identify potential hires for their respective companies in order to meet the business requirements. Realistically, most of their time should be spent with developing initiatives to improve the work life of the professionals currently employed by the company. The primary reason for the time spent on identifying new hires is that highly skilled, experienced people are hard to find. HR staff have plenty of resources available to them in order to identify potential staff ie. job boards, agencies, print ads etc. The trouble is most of the time these methods are ineffective and costly.
So the challenge now is to try and relay the advantages of Jobyssey to very busy hiring managers and Hr staff. After several frustrating phone calls, and a fair amount of hair being torn out, we have decided that cold calls is not the way to go. We are now creating a flash demo “presentation” of the site to distribute to potential employers so they can review t in their own time. What do you think of this idea? Do you have any innovative business development ideas of your own? Any suggestions greatly appreciated…..
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Must have…!
As anyone that has a start up business will know, it is the time for belt tightening and penny pinching (not literally). It is most certainly NOT a time to spend vital “business” cash on a whim. I don’t care how cool those trainers are or how much you really really want that DVD. The DVD will not feed your starving family when the business goes under due to lack of funds.
Having said all this there are times when even a starving family is not enough of a deterrent. This is one of those times (and sites). I had to have the “don’t mention the war” one.
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Ireland
Starting a tech company with no money in Dublin
Starting our own company is definitely the most fun we’ve had at work, but while we’re in the software development (ie, no sales) phase cash is a bit tight. Sure, we’ve had a few cost cutting brainstorms like using child LUAS tickets to go to meetings, but that’s only going to go so far. I was pretty psyched when someone sent me this BlogMaverick post on startups, inspired by this fantastically detailed post that breaks down lots of ways to save money at a start-up and how much they save you. Pat Phelan posted about this as well with some Irish-specific advice about handling maternity leave and deciding where to locate.
Here’s the things we’ve been doing as a brand-spanking-new startup to get things running without borrowing money (yet):
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Irish news
Incubator Partnership with the US
The Dublin Business Innovation Centre is partnering with the Emerging Technology Center in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, to assist small businesses in opening offices overseas (see an article in the Baltimore Business Journal here). On this side of the pond, the DBIC runs the Guinness Enterprise Centre to provide office space for start-ups, and offers a variety of advisory services too. The collaboration will allow members access to overseas advisory groups to assist in the move.
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