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	<title>Mohammad Forouzani</title>
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		<title>Would you pay 2x for a 10x developer?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>forouzani</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A <strong>10x developer</strong> is a developer who is 10 times more productive than the average developer. Assuming this massive difference in productivity, would you pay 2 times more to hire a 10x developer?]]></description>
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		<title>Official Launch of Unanchor.com</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:48:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>forouzani</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[self guided tours]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[About a year ago I started working on Unanchor, with my cofounder Jason. Unanchor is a marketplace where we provide self-guided tour itineraries &#8211; think of it like an interactive travel guide, but about 100 times better.  
After 12 months of blood, sweat and tears &#8211; and we have officially launched Unanchor.

From a technical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pay off your technical debt by refactoring regularly</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>forouzani</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.forouzani.com/?p=199</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Being in a startup often means you take the path of least resistance to get the job done - you have to, it's one of the advantages you have to being small, you are agile and can get things done fast, something corporates can't do because of all of their business processes and red tape. But cutting corners can lead to problems - it usually encourages developers to build things the quick and dirty way, just to meet a deadline or beat the competition. This technical debt]]></description>
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		<title>How to hire the best developers</title>
		<link>http://www.forouzani.com/how-to-hire-the-best-developers.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 10:23:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>forouzani</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hiring Web Developers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interviewing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.forouzani.com/?p=196</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There seems to be some misconception going around - specially in the startup community - that to hire the best talent, you should make the hiring process as grueling as possible for the candidates. This is actually completely opposite to common sense - only those desperate for a job (i.e. NOT the best talent) are going to go through your entire grueling hiring process.

Here are the most common mistakes I have seen companies make:]]></description>
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		<title>Hiring Web Developers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 17:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>forouzani</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Web Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[headhunting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hiring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hiring Web Developers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tech team]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.forouzani.com/?p=189</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to health they say, &#8220;you are what you eat&#8221; &#8211; if you translate this into the business world, you end up with &#8220;you&#8217;re potential is only capped by the talent you hire&#8221;. I know this all too well as the CTO of a web development company based in London &#8211; for Virvo, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great developers are slightly autistic</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 10:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>forouzani</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[recruiting]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.forouzani.com/?p=186</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s true. Don&#8217;t think of it as a negative connotation &#8211; it&#8217;s the opposite. The key is that to be a great developer, you have to enjoy being lonely, studying constantly, and working hard well beyond the hours that normal people work.
The last point is the main factor &#8211; without Asperger&#8217;s Syndrome or some form [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Dark Side of Agile</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:32:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>forouzani</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.forouzani.com/?p=178</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In software development, Agile methodology has been adopted like a religion and praised like a king, but like any other methodology, Agile has a dark side. Most of the drawbacks have already been picked up by those practicing agile, such as issues addressing large and complex projects, employee churn affecting development, and the need for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Dev Team can Save You Thousands&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.forouzani.com/dev-team-can-save-you-thousands.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.forouzani.com/dev-team-can-save-you-thousands.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Dec 2010 23:37:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>forouzani</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[dev team]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.forouzani.com/?p=172</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When is the last time you sat down with your entire development team, and asked them what their greatest pain points are?
So many technology companies miss this single crucial exercise. This is not a one-time event &#8211; it needs to be repeated at least quarterly, and the results carefully analyzed to see if any improvements [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You are not alone &#8211; understanding &#8216;Teamwork&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.forouzani.com/understanding-teamwork.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 14:58:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>forouzani</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Web Development]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When a team of developers are hired to build a project &#8211; one of the biggest problems the team lead has to resolve&#8230; is getting team members to collaborate effectively. I think this is a particularly difficult issue to address when team members work remotely.
The problem is that individuals in the team often waste time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finding a Technical Co-founder</title>
		<link>http://www.forouzani.com/finding-a-technical-co-founder.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.forouzani.com/finding-a-technical-co-founder.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Sep 2010 11:07:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>forouzani</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to online ventures, Business/Marketing founders often struggle with finding technical co-founders to join their company, and start building the product.
Why?
First let&#8217;s define &#8220;technical co-founder&#8221; &#8211; a person who will build your product without getting paid.
You see the problem? There is no incentive for a technical co-founder to join the company. Giving them [...]]]></description>
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