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Guest post by Lisa Regan, writer for The LeanStartup Conference The LeanStartup Conference is next week--and now that we can step back and see all the speakers and mentors, we have to say: Wow. Ben Horowitz ’s book The Hard Thing About Hard Things is driving the conversation around startup management this year.
I had last been in Chapel Hill on a winter’s day in 1986, traveling with the VP of Sales of our new supercomputer startup, Ardent. I’ve convinced the team you’d be perfect, come join us as the VP of Marketing.” We were on the University of North Carolina campus to meet with Fred Brooks and Henry Fuchs.
The Consultative Sale Our sales guy then quietly asked if there was any way we could help them. The VP of Engineering says, “well we don’t have the resources or time, and as long as you know we could build better computers then you guys, why don’t you tell us the details about your computers.” what Market Type is your startup?
CTO engagement mainly concerns startups and mature companies that have technologies at the core of their business. For instance, technology-centered startups are limited in their budget to afford a CTO. The market sets new rules for tech players as the days pass, so every startup carves its own way to a soaring height.
Startup Quote: Wendy Tan White on Building a Successful Startup » FounderDating: How I Found My Co-Founder. I chose a former boss who is very successful and thus credible himself and a colleague from a previous startup. She has consulted for a number of startups in the mobile, Saas, and consumer health spaces.
Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, September 30, 2008 What does a startup CTO actually do? But I dont think most startups really have a need for someone to do that on a full time basis. So I initially gravitated to the CTO title, and not VP of Engineering. What does your Chief Technology Officer do all day?
As a last disclaimer, please consult the definition of the word hacker if youre not familiar with the controversies surrounding that term.) Those who have the endurance are the ones that tend to lead teams and join startups, because you just cant be successful in a startup situation without empathy. What a waste.
You become so steeped in tools and techniques that have absolutely no relevance outside of.NET that you are actually less valuable to a startup than had you just taken a long nap. Two things: If you ever want to work in a startup, avoid.NET. But what they do is very, very rarely startups. It does you no favors.
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