#114 AWS Warning and Tech Tips for Non-Tech Founders Building a MVP (From A Fractional CTO)

Are you a non-tech founder on your startup journey, wondering how to navigate the complexities of building a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and avoid the common pitfalls of software development? 💡🚀 Hear from our guest, Sarah Eggleston (Founder of Fflow & Fractional CTO) how you can cut through software chaos, why you should look at AWS alternatives, and more tips on reducing cost. CHAPTERS 00:00 - Welcome 02:00 - Building and launching Fflow 11:45 - Challenges understanding Tech Roles 21:11 - AWS Warning, Tech Pitfalls for Startups & Small Businesses 28:58 - Quickfire Q&A with Sarah 35:34 - Lifelong Learning for Entrepreneurs 37:10 - Balancing Business and Personal Time 42:50 - More Advice For Startups ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Like the show! Help us fight the algorithm war. Leave us a review! LIKE, SUBSCRIBE and SHARE! 🎤🎤🎤 Book Naily to LIGHT UP your events - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foxly.me/naily-makangu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MORE FREE RESOURCES: ⚡ Join our monthly FREE 1-1 Tech/Product Mentoring sessions - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foxly.me/1-1FreeTechMentoringSP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠💻 More BITE-SIZED video tips - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/PodcastAthenaLeaders⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠💥 Check out our Tech and Product Catalyst 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foxly.me/TechProductCatalyst⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📈 For any brand deals, collaborations, email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🚨 About our host - Naily Makangu 🚨Software Engineer turned “The Mary Poppins of Startups”, Naily Makangu has a gift for bridging the gap between tech teams and the rest of the business to deliver solutions that customers love. With over ten years of experience, Naily has a proven track record of turning around struggling technical projects and organisations, leading complex software projects and launching products, for pre-seed startups, scaleups to large corporations such as Siemens Industry Software. Investors can count on Naily to keep their startups teams on track, reducing the need to breathe down their necks. 👋 Don't be shy! Drop Naily Makangu a line to say hello :➡ DM ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/nailymakangu/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠➡ DM ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/nailymak/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠➡ 📞 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foxly.me/TalkToAthenaLeaders⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠➡ 🌐 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.athenaleaders.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #startups #entrepreneurs #startupgrowth #scaleyourstartup #startupsuccess #startups #leadership #preseed #seed #seriesA #nontechfounders #non-tech #productdevelopment #collaboration #direction #productroadmap #startupstories #startuplife #vcs #angelinvestors #investors #tech #remoteworking #hybridworking #athenaleadership #management #bootstrapping #leanstartup #athenaleaders #athena #leaders #naily #makangu