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The Secret History of Minnesota Part 1: Engineering Research Associates

Steve Blank

Dual-Use Technology As the war was winding down, the leadership of the Navy Computing Machine Lab in OPS-20-G was thinking about how they could permanently link commercial, academic and military computing science and innovation to the Navy. Norris became the VP of Engineering, Engstrom the VP of Research, and Meader VP of Manufacturing.

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Lessons Learned: What does a startup CTO actually do?

Startup Lessons Learned

So I initially gravitated to the CTO title, and not VP of Engineering. By delegating and training, we create a corps of leaders who could step in to provide CTO-like services on demand. I want to add one last idea, even though I recognize it is controversial, bordering on the boundary between the CTO and VP Engineering.

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What is a CTO?

Austin Startup

Many CTOs grow from inward to outward facing as their companies grow and the demands of the position change.“ —  Neil Dholakia , CTO, Keller Williams Neil Dholakia Business Liaison Working closely with stakeholders, CTOs help ensure that the business objectives and needs align with the current and future technology strategy. “l

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Lessons Learned: The hacker's lament

Startup Lessons Learned

As a last disclaimer, please consult the definition of the word hacker if youre not familiar with the controversies surrounding that term.) As the company grows, hes the go-to person for almost everything technical, and so hes very much in demand. Thats the ultimate task for the companys technology leadership.

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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. The truth is that the.NET community, outside of the thought leadership at Microsoft and a few outliers (e.g. Nothing says contraction negotiation like the smell of cordite.

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