Steve Blank

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Norris became the VP of Engineering, Engstrom the VP of Research, and Meader VP of Manufacturing. From the first day ERA started with contracts from the Navy OPS-20-G codebreaking group. A contract for a system named O’Malley followed. A contract for a system named O’Malley followed.

Minnesota 317

Minnesota Engineer Minneapolis Silicon Valley 317

Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 1, 2014

When you look through the list , you’ll see big names that we’re very pleased we landed, epic companies we really want to hear from, and people we’re particularly excited to present because they have incredible stories to share--and you won’t hear them anyplace else. Now he’s VP of engineering at Dropbox , where he’s seeing similar growth.

Lean 165

Lean Fractional CTO Part-Time VPE Fractional VPE 165

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.”

North Carolina 133

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Steve Blank

JUNE 25, 2009

These companies would take our computers and put their name on them and resell them to their customers. He even remembered the names of their wives and kids and some details about schools or events. (I The Consultative Sale Our sales guy then quietly asked if there was any way we could help them. Help them?!!

Technology 145

Technology Silicon Valley Fractional VPE Part-Time VPE 145

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 16, 2020

A Chief Technology Officer, as the name suggests, plays a key role in pivotal technology implementations in the organization and ensures that technology adequately addresses company challenges. While some companies might need a one-time technical consulting, others are looking for ways to have CaaS on a long-term basis.

Fractional CTO 85

Fractional CTO CTO CTO Hire Part-Time VPE 85

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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Fractional CTO CTO CTO Hire Fractional VPE 40

www.paulgraham.com

AUGUST 1, 2008

They buy a lot of startups— more than most people realize, because they only announce a fraction of them. Maybe in the future big companies will have both a VP of Engineering responsible for technology developed in-house, and a CAO responsible for bringing technology in from outside.

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Web Startup Silicon Valley Technical Review 54