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Want to Know the Difference Between a CTO and a VP Engineering?

Both Sides of the Table

This time I thought I’d try and address engineering talent. Often I’m asked by startup CEO’s about how to best build an engineering team. I hope many will read this and have an answer for the question, “what’s the different between a CTO and a VP of Engineering?&#. What makes a great tech team?

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Top 5 Innovative Business Ideas For Civil Engineers

YoungUpstarts

Roads, streets, bridges, metro lines, and huge skyscrapers everything that we see from the business and corporate buildings to malls for entertainment, is just because of the marvels of civil engineering. In the future, we will witness the role of civil engineers evolve even more as technology is evolving everything and everywhere.

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Finance and PR – The Bottom Line

Rembrandt Communications

Finance and PR… hmmm. Many financial executives ignore public relations’ (PR) activities and move them down on the list of priorities. After all, the expensive press releases, media relations, events, and content involved with PR offer little proof of how they will affect the overall, bottom line. Specifically, here are….

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5 Common Mistakes Startups Make with Their Online Presence

The Startup Magazine

Underestimating the Power of SEO Many startups launch their websites without even thinking about search engine ranking. Ignoring search engine optimization ( SEO ) can leave your website hidden in search results, making it difficult for potential customer to find a website.

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If You Don’t Have a Discrete Hypothesis You Are Incapable of Failing

Both Sides of the Table

when is the right time to go big with PR? 11:00 Mark on over-hyping PR. 46:50 Engines of Growth. should companies do spreadsheets / plan / have a hypothesis for success? what is the difference between a “pivot” or a “double dribble” (changing your business completely)? 00:45 Intro to Eric.

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Why Some Startups Win

Steve Blank

The other departments gave the same type of logistical answers; the product-marketing department, for example, said their job was to get the product specs from engineering and write data sheets. We will accomplish this through demand-creation activities (advertising, PR, tradeshows, seminars, web sites, etc.), The same was true for PR.

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Everything you learn in YC, in 10 minutes

VC Cafe

So I thought it’s a good time to share the video where lists are the key learnings from YC on how to start a technical startup: Start with a strong technical co-founding team: You need two to four co-founders with at least 50% engineering background. Notably, an initial idea is not a prerequisite at this stage.