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10 C-Level Positions That Are Red Flags For Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

The most common ones I see and salute are CEO, CFO, and CTO. A few other credible ones would include Chairman of the Board (COB), Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Chief Risk Officer. Chief Legal Officer. Chief Security Officer.

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10 Job Titles Never Found in an Investable Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

The most common ones I see and salute are CEO, CFO, and CTO. A few other credible ones would include Chairman of the Board (COB), Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Chief Risk Officer. Chief Legal Officer. Chief Security Officer.

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Social Networking and Business Value

SoCal CTO

Companies also use social networking sites in the hiring process, and increasingly, to do innovative advertising (such as the recent Jack in the Box campaign). Does advertising work in the social networking world? Majid Abai, CEO of Pringo Majid Abai is the Chief Executive of Pringo, Inc. What are the risks and rewards?

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10 C-Level Positions That Are Red Flags For Funding

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The most common ones I see and salute are CEO, CFO, and CTO. A few other credible ones would include Chairman of the Board (COB), Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Chief Risk Officer. Chief Legal Officer. Chief Security Officer.

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Should You Share Equity with Consultants?

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Office and Operations. Advertising. TECHNOLOGY. Technology. Should You Share Equity with Consultants? Science and Technology Technology. We had a rough time early on," says Parker, president and chief technology officer of Roving Software Inc. , Naming a Business.

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Ten Executive Titles You Don’t Want in a Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

The most common ones I see and salute are CEO, CFO, and CTO. A few other credible ones would include Chairman of the Board (COB), Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Chief Risk Officer. Chief Legal Officer. Chief Security Officer.

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NDA Stealth Mode and Sharing Your Startup Concept

SoCal CTO

Startups that come to me and ask me to sign an NDA in order to get Free Startup CTO Consulting really are missing it. "We are doing something in mobile advertising." Feld: You seem to be operating from a perspective of “implied suspicion.” " Ummm. "Good luck with that." " What can I say.

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