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Startup CTO: Could It Work?

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Chris OMeara Main | Probing Code Quality » 01/31/2010 Startup CTO: Could It Work? A CEO friend of mine recently asked my opinion about Tony Karrers Startup CTO or Developer article. I think the part time CTO could work. They tend to know where to find good help in terms of employees and consultants.

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Open Source Business Model

SoCal CTO

There are quite a few other Software Development Companies in Southern California working on open source and/or freemium business models. Common revenue streams are consulting, training, support, customization, upgraded versions for corporate applications, etc. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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Lessons Learned: About the author

Startup Lessons Learned

(Maybe youd like to start with The lean startup , How to listen to customers , or What does a startup CTO actually do? ) He previously co-founded and served as Chief Technology Officer of IMVU. Because of IMVUs reputation, Ive also had the opportunity to serve as an advisor or board member for more than a dozen startups.

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

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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. This literally the dumbest, most ignorant piece that I’ve ever read about software development and/or hiring programmers. Look what happened to Gawker. Sjoerd Franken.

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Where is the best place to find a rockstar developer to bring it to life?

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Developer, engineer, CTO, or technical co-founder? Think instead about the set of capabilities the leadership at your company needs: Great network and reputation to get you intros to investors, partners, employees. They usually have quality up and coming consultants expert in guiding you in "packaging" your idea.

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How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen

sivers.org

They may ask you to continue working and paying through the website, to boost their reputation there, or they may want to just go direct. Weve built Sandcastle specifically for an entrepreneur with an idea, who is not a developer. Sandcastle is a software development service for entrepreneurs. Either way is fine.