Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 4, 2008

So if youre new, consider not paying any attention to the rest of this post, and just diving into the archives, if you havent already. 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.

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San Francisco Technical Cofounder Fractional CTO CTO 155

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

The web and technology bubble has a lot in common with the rest of the business world in that there are essentially two disparate groups — the haves and the have nots. Mashable Mashable reached out to angels, seed stage investors and VC firm partners and asked them to share their wisdom with the rest of us.

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Angel Investor Startup San Francisco Social Media 80

www.metamorphblog.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Experienced, talented software engineers have lots of options in life, and most of them involve getting paid. Tiny, contracting market. Huge upfront software licensing fees. Imagine you’re a highly-trained software engineer. Going to take a look at the rest of your blog. Recruit college kids.

Founder 51

Founder Startup Cofounder Vesting 51

www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

Developer, engineer, CTO, or technical co-founder? I do disagree about two other points: First, this isn't the "quora rockstar engineer" perspective. It's my perspective as well and I'm not a software engineer let alone a rockstar. Mircea Goia , Web developer and web consultant (www.

Developer 42

Developer Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder 42

blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

oz burgers as fast as possible, and commit the rest of your career to an endless series of McDonalds menus. 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 rest of us have some fine dining to enjoy. March 26, 2011 at 3:38 am.

Java 107

Java PHP Software Review Coder 107

sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

Save the rest for later. No need to even tell people about the rest unless theyre really really interested. Then carry on with the rest. I also know someone else who consulted me about his website idea. Well as a programmer of many websites I find that it is easier for my clients to consult my ideas first.

CTO Hire 84

CTO Hire Hiring Software Review Technical Review 84