Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

When Ive asked mentors of mine who have worked in big companies about the role of the CTO, they usually talk about the importance of being the external face of the companys technology platform; an evangelist to developers, customers, and employees. So I initially gravitated to the CTO title, and not VP of Engineering.

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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.”

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 16, 2020

The same person can be a developer and a technical manager, while a non-technical founder is more likely to be accountable for marketing. The expertise of administrators and senior-level developers suffices to handle routine technical tasks under the guidance of such company members as VP of Engineering, Team Lead, and Project Manager.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

A chief technology officer (CTO) is a C-suite executive who is focused on scientific and technological issues including web applications, mobile applications, electronic and digital media development. They will review and negotiate all related contracts. They adopt, measure, and manage key product performance metrics.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 7, 2008

As a last disclaimer, please consult the definition of the word hacker if youre not familiar with the controversies surrounding that term.) Even if, in a previous life, you were a world expert in some functional specialty, like in-depth market research or scalable systems design, the compressed timeline of a startup makes it irrelevant.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 19, 2018

designers will need to reevaluate fundamentally how we interact with technology. Immersive Technology and the Next UI Revolution 8-Bit Policies in a 4K World: Adapting Law to Tech The speed at which technology is developing is unprecedented in our history, yet politicians are as jammed up and at loggerheads as ever.

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www.reincubate.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Share this: chief technical officer chief technology officer cto interim cto job description start-up startup cto web cto Weve been swapping some thoughts with Daniel Kehoe , a consulting CTO acquaintance of ours from across the pond. Work with others to produce graphic design for prototype.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 23, 2019

We heard about these developments, among other tech applications, from three industry professionals: Emmy Sobieski , Former Chief Investment Officer at Alderan Capital , Aman Quadri , CEO at AmChart , and Kristen Johns , Partner at Waller Lansden Dortch and Davis LLP. No, but at least we’re talking about it.”

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www.women2.org

MARCH 8, 2012

After quitting my job and starting Sorced , I spent a few months validating my business concept by creating the product mockups and doing customer development. Consequently, I either needed a tech co-founder or to pay someone to develop the product. Prior to Sorced, Elizabeth worked in business development at SecondMarket.

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www.paulgraham.com

AUGUST 1, 2008

In essense, let the market design the product. We think of the techniques were developing for dealing with large numbers of startups as like software. As the volume of startups increases, big companies will start to develop standardized procedures that make acquisitions little more work than hiring someone.

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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. He or she might call himself a “consulting CTO,&# “freelance CTO,&# “on-demand CTO,&# “CTO on call,&# “CTO for hire,&# or just a “technology strategy advisor.&#

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Or, rather, more offensively to Facebook and Google employees, less offensive to.NET developers, though the underlying message is the same.). But just to clarify a couple points, 24-hours into the storm: Yes,NET developers are great at what they do. It’s the most modern platform for application development on the planet.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

So you're up to the market of all the carriers in your plan design. I feel there's a risk there because who is going to be the consultant in that situation? So you need an honest person at the table with you who's not trying to just cut your consultant out of the conversation to win those dollars.

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