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The Secret History of Minnesota Part 1: Engineering Research Associates

Steve Blank

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. see its 1956 reference manual here.) How Did ERA Grow So Quickly?

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Lessons Learned: What does a startup CTO actually do?

Startup Lessons Learned

So I initially gravitated to the CTO title, and not VP of Engineering. I am very impressed and will use this and a direct reference many times. I feel reminded of one of Jerry Weinberg's laws of consulting: Regardless of what it might look like at first, it's always a people problem. They might do anything !

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CTO-as-a-Service in Crucial Stages to Success

ReadWriteStart

The expertise of administrators and senior-level developers suffices to handle routine technical tasks under the guidance of such company members as VP of Engineering, Team Lead, and Project Manager. While some companies might need a one-time technical consulting, others are looking for ways to have CaaS on a long-term basis.

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How To Find A Programmer To Build Your Startup Idea

socialmatchbox.com

After you get through all of this you should ask for references and check them. Each programmer should do this with you and potentially your developer friend present to see how they work and to see how they work with you. This last part is optional, but is probably the best predictor of success.

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Women 2.0 » FounderDating: How I Found My Co-Founder

www.women2.org

References: My references checked out. The application requires several references, who they actually reach out to and assess your credibility as a candidate. She has consulted for a number of startups in the mobile, Saas, and consumer health spaces. I was highly impressed with the caliber of individuals. Palo Alto, CA.

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

blog.expensify.com

Had I known it was going to take the internet by storm I probably would have been a bit more careful with my word choice (especially referring to.NET as a language, doh!). 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. oz burger).

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Personalize Employee Benefits By Granting The Right To Choose

Duct Tape Marketing

I feel there's a risk there because who is going to be the consultant in that situation? So you need an honest person at the table with you who's not trying to just cut your consultant out of the conversation to win those dollars. Who is providing that advice and who is holding that technology provider accountable? (08:17):