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What is a CTO?

Austin Startup

As a CTO, I can definitely say without a doubt that few people understand what a CTO does. When I tell someone I’m a CTO, I’m often met with a blank stare. Even when someone is aware of what a CTO does, they often have limited context due to the wide variety of CTO roles.

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Just Make It Faster

Feld Thoughts

I’ve been thinking about this since I first started writing code (APL) when I was 12 (ahem – 33 years ago) on a computer in the basement of a Frito-Lay data center in Dallas. It reminded me of a client situation from my first company, Feld Technologies. One of our software engineers wrote all the code.

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9 Austin Startup Week Sessions at Capital Factory That Blew Us Away

Austin Startup

Opening Night Happy Hour and Keynote with Scott Kupor: Secrets of Sandhill Road | Fundraising Track Joshua Baer , Founder and CEO at Capital Factory, delved into the transforming realm of venture capital with Scott Kupor , Managing Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. The unit cost fell and this idea of pay as you go.

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What is Sweat Equity Worth?

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When determining the value of the sweat equity provided by an employee or potential co-founder, first assess these three characteristics of the person in question: Commitment: Is he or she committed to being a founding partner for the long haul? Market value doesn't equal the sum of sweat equity invested by you and your partners.

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Tech Diversity & Inclusion Allies at SXSW

Austin Startup

janryan (@janryan) | Twitter Kerry Rupp Kerry is a Capital Factory Mentor and founding partner of True Wealth Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund that invests in women-led companies in the sustainable consumer and consumer health verticals. Jennifer Aldoretta (@JAldoretta) | Twitter Joseph Beard Partner Perot Jain, L.P.

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CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire.NET programmers

blog.expensify.com

Do a curl (or your.NET equivalent) on each domain, and see how many are running a Windows server: I think you’ll find the fraction very small. ” I’m quite sure with this article you alienated not only few potential customers or partners but also some existing ones. March 25, 2011 at 7:16 pm. The Foolish.

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