SoCal CTO

MAY 19, 2010

On Friday, at the LA CTO Forum , I heard from a couple of CTOs having trouble finding good developers. One recruiter tells me it’s “like 1999? I wouldn’t say it’s 1999 or even 2007, but it certainly has turned around. I don’t have specific suggestions for people you can hire. My methods are pretty vanilla.

Southern California 175

Southern California Los Angeles Developer Offshore 175

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Great content again in September that meets at the intersection of startups, technology, product and being a Startup CTO. Chris Dixon , September 12, 2010 My most useful career experience was about eight years ago when I was trying to break into the world of VC-backed startups. Why You Should Write. Status / reputation.

Technology 191

Technology Product San Francisco CTO Hire 191

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

This is part of my Startup Advice series. Before I started my first company in 1999 I worked for Andersen Consulting (now Accenture). So I’ve always had this in mind with me at startups. Ryan was the most talented technologist we had hired at BuildOnline. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Startup Advice.

San Francisco 322

San Francisco South Africa CTO Hire Fractional CTO 322

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 22, 2010

Back in 1999 when I first raised venture capital I had zero knowledge of what a fair term sheet looked like or how to value my company. You’ll need to hire and retain talen to grow your company. We spend a lot of time on them in the video but frankly we could have done a 3-hour session. That’s normal.

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Valuation Liquidation Preference Pre-Money Valuation Term Sheet 405

Austin Startup

AUGUST 11, 2017

I founded Volusion in 1999 out of my childhood bedroom, and stayed on as CEO until 2011, when I left for a few years to focus on my family. During that time, our company shifted product and focus from small/medium businesses to large enterprise ecommerce. Here’s what we did and I hope that you find inspiration in our process.

CTO Hire 48

CTO Hire Austin Cofounder eCommerce 48

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, September 8, 2008 Waves of technology platforms I still remember the first time I switched to LAMP. I was building a new startup in 1999, and wanted to do it right. So one of the first things we did was to hire an Oracle expert and get to work. Looking back, that was a special moment.

San Francisco 68

San Francisco Technology Continuous Deployment Lean 68