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September 12, 2023 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am PDT
FreeBuilding Quality Assurance Programs for Startups with Tyler Newman
NASA’s Mars Climate Orbiter. The Mariner 1 Spacecraft. The Morris Worm. The Pentium FDIV Bug. Each is an example of a catastrophic software error that cost millions of dollars.
However despite these high-profile incidents, tech startups often overlook the quality assurance necessary to prevent such catastrophes. That’s likely because startups have limited resources and are forced to make difficult decisions about what to prioritize.
“I spent a long time, 20 years or so in the Bay Area working in startups in a QA role.
And a lot of startups, especially early stage startups, see it as unnecessary,” says Tyler Newman, co-founder and CEO of Outpost QA. “They don’t understand the value that it provides. But it’s such an important part of the development process.”
In a Founders Network webinar on September 12, Tyler will highlight the importance of QA for startups in particular. He’ll also share insights on how to build quality assurance programs for startups.
“It’s something that the best companies really take seriously and they bake it into their product life cycle,” Tyler says. “Apple has an incredible QA team. They take their product quality really seriously, obviously. And, you know, their $3 trillion in the bank speaks for itself. It’s a brand that’s known for being very high quality.”
His webinar will cover:
- What is quality assurance and why is it important?
- Why quality matters to your business and customers
- How to effectively build a team that makes sense for your business
- Common misconceptions around how QA works
About the Speaker:
Tyler Newman has been building quality assurance teams for the past fifteen years, mostly in the Bay Area startup world. He views good QA as a responsibility businesses have to their customers, and has spent his career helping companies release products with minimal quality related issues.
More recently, he founded a company in Mexico, called Outpost QA. Their clients range from startups to Fortune 500 companies. His team works tirelessly to ensure on-time delivery of high quality software and hardware.
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