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Startup Advice: When to Use a Consulting CTO

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Investors use a consulting CTO for technical due diligence. You can also look for CTO consultants in the same places you’ll find a lead developer: local technology user groups or meetups, conferences, and online communities (especially open-source software communities). Why are consulting CTOs so scarce?

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Spolsky on Software on Both Sides of The Table

Both Sides of the Table

Joel moved to Seattle, and worked at Microsoft for three years as a program manager on Excel 4.0 Do you see product managers as a hindrance to software development? Companies historically have structured their development teams in different ways. Lesson: Joel had been building a community of readers since 2001.

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Finding Your Co-Founders

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Other cities like New York, Boston, Seattle, LA and Austin TX also have pretty strong startup communities. Honestly assess your own strengths and weaknesses thoroughly. To be blunt, find a way to move to Silicon Valley. This is the third in a series of posts on how to form your own startup from scratch. And how do you do this?