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Reincubate: Blog: Chief Technology Officer job description (for web, start-up or corporate)

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Start-ups often hire at one extreme -- closer to a Lead Developer or VP of Engineering -- whereas corporates may focus on their CIO, which is potentially quite a different role. Hold responsibility for IT governance of platform & services, including telecommunications, networks, infrastructure, engineering, media, and architecture.

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HOW TO: Hire the Perfect CTO

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They need to be able to communicate as a peer to engineers and management. They need to to be able to see a business objective in terms of a technology solution and a technology solution in terms of business objectives. May 7, 2011 03:24:52 Reply 0 Flag this comment LarryN1 Follow A good profile for most if not all hires.

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Pick the Perfect Name for Your Startup

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Johnson also says that search engine issues have affected the style of names. Amidst all the search engine and domain name drama, consider that names are memorable when they sound good. He says that intentional Web 2.0 A keyword is not a brand, where there’s emotional connection with the words.” Is It Sticky?

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3 Things to Consider When Staffing a Software Development Project

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For more than 10 years CSP has impressed clients with highly effective software solutions and teams of multi-talented software engineers. Brett Miller is the president of Custom Software by Preston (CSP). There are multiple approaches you can take to staffing when it comes to IT projects.

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Startup Investor Makes a Deal: Engineers for Equity

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But a new angel fund is hoping that they’ll do the same in exchange for engineering talent. “Most of that money [from venture capitalists and angels] is used to build a product,&# explains Haig Kayserian, the CEO of Kayweb Angels. “Once that product is built, you will probably have given away a lot of equity.&#

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Microsoft VC Summit

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For those who care, the sweet spot for Microsoft is to buy a more engineering and technology focused company versus a sales and marketing oriented one. This was surprising to Steve and also may be indicative of how many of the tech players have been snapping up interesting engineering teams and products before they really get to market.

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4 Considerations for Expanding Your Startup to International Markets

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and China, and recently recorded their 1,000,000th download of Bonita Open Solution. If you’re working with an open source project, for example, it’s important that you have a definitive business model to drive revenue — though not at the cost of alienating your community of core contributors.

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