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Building Your MVP as a Non-Technical Founder

SoCal CTO

Simple MVPs get built with less the 3 Programmer Months worth of effort (that's 3 months a single programmer working full-time). We needed the matching algorithm. If you do not break it down into small pieces, its hard to make progress with part-time resources, freelancers, etc. eHarmony for me fell into that camp.

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Startup CTO Speaking

SoCal CTO

So, here goes: Dr. Tony Karrer Over the past 15 years, Tony has been a part-time CTO for more than 30 startups. Most notably, he was the original CTO for eHarmony for its first four years making him partly responsible for more than 4% of the marriages every year. Tony has a Ph.D.

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Using Generative AI to Drive Corporate Impact

TechEmpower

At TechEmpower , we’ve used LLMs as part of marketing strategies where you can find and classify companies, personalize outreach campaigns and have personalized drip campaigns. It can be used to quickly scan and shortlist resumes, reducing the time and resources spent on the initial stages of the recruitment process.

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Selecting a Software Development Company in 2024

TechEmpower

Are there complexities revolving around algorithms or databases? While the appearance matters, remember you are hiring the development firm primarily for its development skills, not its graphic design skills. cto , product , saas Is user interface and graphic design a necessity? Or is your project a clean slate?

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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower

Still, if you’re a business leader and your developers haven’t asked you these questions, look for a Fractional CTO to help navigate the critical early stage of development. Do you have a custom algorithm or other technology? The innovator/developer relationship needs to be a conversation. Where’s the mystery?

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The public invisibility of running mid-stage successful companies

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

My daily life consists of (a) setting the strategy and rationale of the Engineering & Innovation department, based on a mixture of vision, data, and the needs of the rest of the company, (b) participate in doing the same for the whole company, (c) hire, (d) manage the managers whose teams execute the real work. Some of it is algorithmic.

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NDA Stealth Mode and Sharing Your Startup Concept

SoCal CTO

What you will convey in your conversations What protections you will place on those communications For example, you might decide that portions of your concept will be controlled more closely (a secret algorithm). I may decide to hold back some detailed specifics around algorithms. How Stealthy Should You Be?

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