CTO Hire Internet IPO 
Steve Blank
OCTOBER 24, 2017
— Unremarked and unheralded, the balance of power between startup CEOs and their investors has radically changed: IPOs/M&A without a profit (or at times revenue) have become the norm. In the 20th century tech companies and their investors made money through an Initial Public Offering (IPO). Hire a CEO to Go Public.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, September 30, 2008 What does a startup CTO actually do? Often times, it seems like people are thinking its synonymous with "that guy who gets paid to sit in the corner and think technical deep thoughts" or "that guy who gets to swoop in a rearrange my project at the last minute on a whim."
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YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 21, 2016
Do we have an internet connected product/app? When are we looking for funding, investors, or going IPO? Hire qualified internal resources or outsource as needed for the required IT positions. Bring on a security-conscious CTO at the beginning. Do we have store fronts? Are we collecting/storing sensitive information?
crowdSPRING Blog
NOVEMBER 11, 2011
Zynga Leans On Some Workers to Surrender Pre-IPO Shares – [link]. Not encouraging…teens have trouble communicating without the Internet – [link]. Graphic Design Basics Part 2: Design Principles – [link]. Pandora CTO Reveals Half of The U.S. SaaS CEOs: Measure Customer Engagement – [link].
VC Cafe
FEBRUARY 15, 2017
Chen Zamir is the company’s CTO and former Intelligence officer in the IDF as well as Paypal risk manager. Orcam was created by the founders of Mobileye (NYSE: MBLY and one of Israel’s largest IPOs ), Prof. Amnon Shashua and Ziv Aviram (great interview with them here ).
The Next Web
JANUARY 24, 2014
We boast the world’s second highest fixed broadband Internet subscription rate only an inch behind Sweden. Ninety-four percent of households are equipped with a computer and have Internet access (the others are still playing 8-bit Nintendo). We have great intellectual property protection, and have efficient ways to enforce contracts.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 22, 2008
In this model, you take some fraction of the lifetime value of each customer and plow that back into paid acquisition through SEM, banner ads, PR, affiliates, etc. Beware the new hire who has "extensive experience" in startups or big companies - using a different growth driver. Take a look and let me know what you think.
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