Management of Software company

[varun8211]

For a very long time, I have been wondering and trying to find out the answers to this very question.
"What are th best practices to manage a small growing software development company ?"

I am a software developer but dream to start my own company someday. I want to gain all the experience and want to hear from all the young and old entrepreneurs in this business about "what does it take to manage a s/w company" . I know there are lots of things you need to stick to and be very strict about, like meeting the standards (coding and design), process, testing, right people at right places, etc.
I want to explore more into that.

How did Larry Page & Bill Gates do?
Is it all about managing people ?
Is it about good marketing skills?
Is it about good programming skills ?

Lots of questions are cropping up in my mind.. I know many of you must also be thinking the same.. but I am looking for the answers..

I hope this post does make some sense..

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Originally Posted by varun8211

For a very long time, I have been wondering and trying to find out the answers to this very question.
"What are th best practices to manage a small growing software development company ?"

I am a software developer but dream to start my own company someday. I want to gain all the experience and want to hear from all the young and old entrepreneurs in this business about "what does it take to manage a s/w company" . I know there are lots of things you need to stick to and be very strict about, like meeting the standards (coding and design), process, testing, right people at right places, etc.
I want to explore more into that.

How did Larry Page & Bill Gates do?
Is it all about managing people ?
Is it about good marketing skills?
Is it about good programming skills ?

Lots of questions are cropping up in my mind.. I know many of you must also be thinking the same.. but I am looking for the answers..

I hope this post does make some sense..

I guess they wern't alone, you should have a team, if you are a developer, improve your skills keeping up to date and practice (a lot), then get a marketer...