Steve Blank
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Norris became the VP of Engineering, Engstrom the VP of Research, and Meader VP of Manufacturing. From the first day ERA started with contracts from the Navy OPS-20-G codebreaking group. A contract for a system named O’Malley followed. The professional staff owned the other 50%. How Did ERA Grow So Quickly?
Startup Lessons Learned
DECEMBER 1, 2014
He’ll talk about making a profit and making a difference in a conversation with New Media Ventures’ Christie George. Ben Horowitz ’s book The Hard Thing About Hard Things is driving the conversation around startup management this year. Now he’s VP of engineering at Dropbox , where he’s seeing similar growth.
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Steve Blank
OCTOBER 5, 2009
A Phone Call After I left MIPS Computers I was in New York tagging along with a friend (a computer architect whose products at Apple a decade later would change the shape of personal computing) who was consulting for a voice recognition startup. I’ve convinced the team you’d be perfect, come join us as the VP of Marketing.”
Steve Blank
JUNE 25, 2009
The Customer is a Genius Then instead of talking about our products he segued the conversation into their products. And soon the conversation were about architectural tradeoffs and then how customers didn’t appreciate the elegant designs and how the world was going to hell in a handbasket because of these commodity microprocessors.
Austin Startup
SEPTEMBER 18, 2017
They will review and negotiate all related contracts. Fractional CTO A fractional CTO is an accomplished CTO who can provide trusted advice and technical guidance you require at a fraction of the cost, freeing up budget for individual contributors who will execute efficiently and effectively under their leadership.
Austin Startup
AUGUST 19, 2018
Cultivating Conditions For Inclusion What is a Fractional Executive (CTO, CMO, CFO)? You just raised $10MM from Sequoia, you’re 3 co-founders, and you want to go hire the VP of Engineering from Uber. Fractional executives can help you get there. What is a Fractional Executive (CTO, CMO, CFO)?
Austin Startup
OCTOBER 23, 2019
Overlooked Features in your MVP | Developer Track Scott White , VP of Engineering at HUVRdata , had great advice for developers with an MVP (minimum viable product) that are alpha/beta testing with real users. Instead of stressing about frazzled customers, use that passion to reflect on your work and continue modifying and improving.
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