What are the best ways to avoid problems whilst your software application is being built?

This workshop will take in an depth look at the answers to this question.

Sadly, it's very common for the founders of tech startups to experience delays, losses, stress and frustration as they collaborate with "techies" to get their software built.

This workshop is designed to address a range of management challenges as you become the CEO of your tech driven business and need to think about hiring and managing staff, monitoring performance, and maintaining high productivity - both other people's productivity - and your own!

We'll look at ways to both avoid, and navigate around common pitfalls and management issues that arise when working with tech staff, so you can run your business efficiently and harmoniously, and we'll review a range of useful management tools, and practical techniques which are proven to get positive results!

We'll also discuss:

- Hiring CTOs and developers and where (and why) this often goes horribly wrong!
- Finding cofounders
- Using agencies
- What to look out for when hiring developers
- How to get the best from your tech staff
- The good, bad and ugly of what to expect during the hiring and management processes
- How to prepare yourself for a range of common challenges and work scenarios

We will be sharing tips and stories, answering your questions, and providing insights that will save you a HUGE amount of time and energy as you build your tech business.

Learn how to hire and manage your developers the smart way and avoid unnecessary stress and drama along the way.

Our series of popular workshops for tech startup founders and entrepreneurs are currently being delivered for the British Library.

How to join the event

A minimum of 48 hours before the event you will receive an email with the title JOINING INSTRUCTIONS and the name of your event. This will include a link to the event online and a password to join the event. Please check that your email service provider has not mistakenly assigned the message to your promotions or SPAM folder. If you have any queries, please contact us at the email address below.

Got questions?

Feel free to contact us! Send us an email at: courses@purposefulgroup.com.

About your host

Kay Kukoyi CSM FITOL is a software delivery specialist, global tech startup mentor, author, speaker, and lecturer. She has written 5 books for SMEs and entrepreneurs, including the Amazon international bestseller, Don't Hire a Software Developer Until You Read this Book.

Kay has helped companies to recruit tech staff as an IT recruiter, and has reviewed the CVs of thousand developers during the course of her career.

She is the founder and CEO of Purposeful Group, and Tech Startup Academy™ - a community and centre for learning which has served entrepreneurs on 5 continents, providing books, mentoring, workshops, and programmes that support tech startup founders around the world as they build their businesses from scratch.

Kay regularly gives talks, sits on panels, and judges at startup competitions, and has been recognised by the Financial Times and Inclusive Boards as one of the 100 Most Influential BAME Leaders in the UK Technology Sector.

Other information

About the BIPC (British Library Business & IP Centre)

Don’t forget we have over £5m worth of online market reports from top publishers Mintel, Frost & Sullivan, Euromonitor amongst others, company data for over 144 million UK and global companies, over 60 million patents and more. With a Reader Pass you can access all of these resources for free and get your business ahead of the competition.