TechEmpower

JULY 24, 2023

At TechEmpower, we frequently talk to startup founders, CEOs, product leaders, and other innovators about their next big tech initiative. It’s part of our job to ask questions about their plans, challenge their assumptions, and suggest paths to success. What are your key Startup Metrics ? What channels will you use (e.g.,

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

A CEO who has “been there and done that” is traction, especially if teamed with a financial lead (CFO) and a product lead (CTO). Funding for pre-revenue startups used to be the domain of angel investors, but they have moved up-stage. File a provisional patent, register a trademark, and reserve your company domain names.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 16, 2020

Being relatively a new service trend in today’s tech-driven world, CTO-as-a-Service (CaaS) is notably gaining its momentum. Though CTO as a traditional full-time position exists for decades, some companies do not feel they need a technology executive. Ideal scenario assumes there’s a CTO in house.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

One of the first potential advisors I reached out to was someone who 10 years earlier tried to hire me as the VP of Marketing of his new division at Sun Microsystems. For lots of reasons that never worked out, but I liked him so much that the following year I tried to hire him as the VP of Engineering of Ardent. (He But I was crushed.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Great content again in September that meets at the intersection of startups, technology, product and being a Startup CTO. Chris Dixon , September 12, 2010 My most useful career experience was about eight years ago when I was trying to break into the world of VC-backed startups. Why You Should Write. Status / reputation.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

Our industry just took one big step towards legitimacy with the hiring of renowned media exec Ynon Kreiz to run Maker Studios. This followed an investment late last year by Time Warner in the company in a round totaling $36 million , led by Rachel Lam , head of their investment group. “Without you none of this would be possible.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Guest post by Lisa Regan, writer for The Lean Startup Conference The Lean Startup Conference is next week--and now that we can step back and see all the speakers and mentors, we have to say: Wow. Ben Horowitz ’s book The Hard Thing About Hard Things is driving the conversation around startup management this year.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I’m looking to turn dots into lines over time. I’m inspired by the enthusiasm of the young, emerging startup ecosystem that is here. And I think about the “Seattle issue&# as a metaphor for startups and business in general. There’s you and your killer CTO co-founder.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Guest post by Lisa Regan, writer for The Lean Startup Conference Eleven months in the making, the full schedule for The Lean Startup Conference is at last complete, and we can’t wait to show you around! For first-time attendees, this conference offers a complete introduction to Lean Startup.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Guest Post by Misti Yang, Writer for Lean Startup Co. Editor’s Note: We wrapped up the 2017 Lean Startup Week in San Francisco just a few weeks ago, and we’re excited to share with you some of the best lessons learned in entrepreneurship and corporate innovation. Because these Lean Startup people, they do crazy stuff,” Alex joked. “So

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2010

A CEO who has “been there and done that” is traction, especially if teamed with a financial lead (CIO) and a product lead (CTO). Funding for pre-revenue startups used to be the domain of angel investors, but they have moved up-stage. File a provisional patent, register a trademark, and reserve your company domain names.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, the naming of your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. I credit my co-founder Eric Frothingham with coming up with our name. 2- Combination of two names. 6- Name describing our story.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 26, 2010

I want the names of the key buyers, the last time you met them, who the competition is and what are the criteria for a decision. I wrote a blog post about being hands on where I argued that startup founders need to be hands-on or in my words, “you can’t run a burger chain if you’ve never flipped burgers.&#.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Here are their breakdowns of the costs and time investments to create 10 of the world’s hottest startups. Therefore, if you want to bring an MVP ( Minimum Viable Product ) to market, Werdelin approximates that you’ll need $50,000 to $250,000 , depending on the skill sets of the developers and designers you hire. 1) Twitter.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 22, 2010

I told them that True Ventures had stuck to their brand name and submitted a totally clean term sheet. You’ll need to hire and retain talen to grow your company. The more senior members you have (say you already have a CEO, CTO, VP marketing, VP Biz Dev, VP Products) then the less options you’ll need and vice versa.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Fred Wilson also wrote on a similar topic in his usual more succinct manner , with a great quote being: “One thing I know for sure is that those who advise and invest in startups cannot and should not meddle in the day to day decision making. It’s harmful and hurtful to the startup and those that lead it. Startup Lessons'

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 4, 2013

In a recent post , Ev Williams (co-founder of Twitter, Blogger and Medium), suggested that all startup advice is wrong (presumably, including his own post on this subject). There is no shortage of startup advice. We are unable to run Monte Carlo simulations. Why is the person offering you advice? Often, general advice is useful.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2017

When you run a startup you’re always on borrowed time. I’ve never met a founder who wasn’t acutely aware of his or her ticking time bomb and the sense that failure and humiliation is a real possibility. But if you work your entrepreneur network, talk with lawyers who do a ton of startup deals, ask existing investors, etc.

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konamoxt.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

January 18, 2009 Why Your Startup Can’t Afford To Hire a CTO Before Founding Konamoxt, my last gig was the Chief Technology Officer for a local Seattle Startup. Mr. Startup CEO, I’m here to tell you, you can’t afford to hire a CTO. Do they really need a CTO?

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 7, 2013

That’s what a couple of my friends – engineers at Google and Bloomberg who have been following the rise of startup culture with intrigue – told me recently. They were referring to non-founder engineers, most commonly the first hire for technology businesses. Every time a startup raises capital, all common shareholders are diluted.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 19, 2017

by Steve Owens, Founder and CTO of Finish Line Product Development Services. This subtle difference has been key to the success of companies like Groupon, Dropbox and Intuit to name a few. Startups are not smaller versions of large companies, so therefore need a different approach. Extending the runway. Culture is Important.

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blog.alinelerner.com

JUNE 21, 2013

Lessons from a year’s worth of hiring data. Because I used to be an engineer, one part of my job was conducting first-round technical interviews, and between January 2012 and January 2013, I interviewed roughly 300 people for our back-end/full-stack engineer position. Aline Lerner's Blog. Jun 21, 2013.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 27, 2010

Business plan competitions are the air guitar championships of the startup world. Not only that, there’s a hugely disproportionate amount of time spent on pitching for money for these paper ideas. We spend way too much time, particularly in and around the New York area, teaching fundraising versus company or product building.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 24, 2014

As a startup hub, Amsterdam grabs the same amount of attention as the girl with braces at the high school dance. Let me drop a few names and you will get the picture: Adyen, Booking.com (acquired by Priceline), Distimo, Mendix, Shapeways, Spilgames, Takeaway.com, TravelBird, WeTransfer and Qandidate. Not in my view.

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konamoxt.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

January 21, 2009 Why Your Startup Can’t Afford To NOT Hire a CTO As I mentioned in my last post, one of the many things I do as an entrepreneur is to advise other start up companies. One of the common requests I get as an adviser is the help interview and vet potential CTO candidates. This is critical! this story.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Since AI and ML startups cut across verticals (analytics, fintech, health, adtech, security, etc), it’s easier to group them under the “machine intelligence” umbrella, coined by Shivon Zillis , a partner at Bloomberg Beta. In 2016 alone, 300+ “machine intelligence” (AI + ML) startups in Europe raised over €1.4

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rapidrollout.wordpress.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

Web Startup Lessons Advice from a CTO and Entrepreneur Home About Startup Advice: When to Use a Consulting CTO There are not many to be found. Most likely, this is a person who is a serial entrepreneur and was the chief technology officer for two or more web startups. .&#

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 9, 2013

Don''t be swayed by big name firms or other kinds of name dropping. But it''s quite different working for large firms than it is with startups. You are looking for someone who cares about the look, but you are hiring the development firm for it''s development skills not its graphic design skills. That says something.

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View from Seed

MARCH 22, 2016

However, as someone who’s spent the past several years covering startups, I can tell you absolutely what not to do. That means avoiding a pitch to a software-centric publication about your biotech startup. And don’t pitch a Boston newspaper on your San Francisco startup. If you don’t want to irritate a reporter, do not….

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 12, 2019 Fifty diverse startups will aim to impress a panel of judges and a live audience with their skills, creativity and innovation at SXSW Pitch Presented by Cyndx. Toronto has an exciting startup ecosystem? What do you like best about the startup experience? Tell us about it.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 4, 2008

(Maybe youd like to start with The lean startup , How to listen to customers , or What does a startup CTO actually do? ) In 2007, BusinessWeek named Ries one of the Best Young Entrepreneurs of Tech and in 2009 he was honored with a TechFellow award in the category of Engineering Leadership.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, September 15, 2008 The one line split-test, or how to A/B all the time Split-testing is a core lean startup discipline, and its one of those rare topics that comes up just as often in a technical context as in a business-oriented one when Im talking to startups. Expo SF (May. . Expo SF (May.

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www.inc.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

500|5000 Conference Honorees Resources Press Apply 2011 ); Topics > Leadership and Managing > Human Resources > Job Descriptions > How to Hire a CTO When its time to add a technologist to your slate of executives, what are the best practices to follow? Some companies have a CTO focused on operations under the CIO.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

million in Israel’s Face.com , a startup developing face recognition technology. The Face recognition space has recently gotten interesting, following the acquisition of Swedish startup Polar Rose by Apple, estimated at $22-$29 million. I n its first investment in Israel, Russian search engine Yandex is rumoured to invest $3.4

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 22, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, June 22, 2009 Pivot, dont jump to a new vision In a lean startup , instead of being organized around traditional functional departments, we use a cross-functional problem team and solution team. Thats not the goal of a lean startup. It increases the runway without additional cash.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 7, 2008

The basic idea is to extend agile, which excels in situations where the problem is known but the solution is unknown, into areas of even greater uncertainty, such as your typical startup. Can this methodology be used for startups that are not exclusively about software? Talk about waste.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 16, 2022

Consistency is equally critical for startups. Think about your playbook from the perspective of a new hire. Your primary audience is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) who has the spending power to buy your product. Though your marketing is aimed at the CTO, an accountant who shares the same interests might see your ad.

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