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Startup Advice: When to Use a Consulting CTO

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Investors use a consulting CTO for technical due diligence. Also, working with a consulting CTO will prepare you for finding and selecting a permanent technology partner. Avoid delay by using a consulting CTO on a short-term basis while you are searching for a permanent technology partner.

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Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups

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We have been using LinkedIn for both sourcing recruits and reviewing backgrounds for recruits. Charles Edge :: Partner, 318 Author :: Mac Tiger Server Little Black Book April 16, 2007 1:37 AM Shashank said. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. Its been great to zero in on very specific skillsets.

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Daddy, What Does a Chief Technology Officer Do?

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The CTO should not manage developers. The head of development spends his or her time working to keep the development team on track against a set of product plans. Inside the development organization, this Director attends to staffing, training, workload and productivity metrics, budget, and scheduling.

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The Stealth Mode: Trada’s Position on Staying Stealth

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He noted that Chris Dixon ( @cdixon ) of Hunch tweeted, “New early-stage start up trend: get big quietly, so you don’t tip off potential competitors.&# We do have some feature tricks up our sleeve and an incredible ability to expand our model into adjacent businesses (you’ll see a lot of this from us in 2010).

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Startup Killer: the Cost of Customer Acquisition | For Entrepreneurs

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Think about your own behavior: if you are like me, you hate having to deal with sales people, and greatly prefer to do your own research starting with search engines, and leveraging free trials, on-line videos, blogs, reviews, and your social network. Then you can go back into their customers and upsell them. I appreciate your input!

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How to pick a co-founder

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The best sellers can sell to customers, partners, investors, and employees. Partner with someone who is irrationally ethical, or a rational believer that nice guys finish first. Building a great company without a partner is like raising kids without a… Nearly everything I’ve written on this topic applies to dating and marriage.

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The Playbook for Scale Up Nation

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This post was co-authored with Omri Stern and originally appeared in Harvard Business Review. According to Izhar Shay, a general partner at Canaan Partners, “The investment community has matured to recognize they need to plan for scale. They are seeking to build companies so that they are attractive to late-stage funds.”