Gust

APRIL 20, 2014

It’s your startup, so you can give early partners any title you want, but be aware of potential investor and peer implications. VCs and Angel investors like to see a startup that is running lean and mean, with no more than three or four of the conventional C-level or VP titles. Chief Human Resources Officer (VP Personnel).

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2010

It’s your startup, so you can give early partners any title you want, but be aware of potential investor and peer implications. VCs and angel investors like to see a startup that is running lean and mean, with no more than three or four of the conventional C-level or VP titles. Chief Human Resources Officer (VP Personnel).

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www.informationarbitrage.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Main February 23, 2010 Advice for CTO Founders: Dont Let Business Kill the Business Founding a technology company is an amazing thing. Too often, however, I have found CTO / Founders paired with business people who not only don't add value, but frequently detract from the value of the business.

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Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

link] – Not a meetup, but a great mentorship program started by serial CTO Sean Lindsay. Scaling Companies To Watch (ie: probably hiring). Andy Payne – OpenMarket, Fansnap, angel investor ( blog , @payne92 ). Bill Warner – Avid, Techstars, Angel investor ( blog , @billwarner ).

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www.inc.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

500|5000 Conference Honorees Resources Press Apply 2011 ); Topics > Leadership and Managing > Human Resources > Job Descriptions > How to Hire a CTO When its time to add a technologist to your slate of executives, what are the best practices to follow? Some companies have a CTO focused on operations under the CIO.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

In December, he and I successfully participated in a pitch night for Dubai Angel Investors, netting a $75,000 commitment. Our CTO and Co-founder Majd Chaaya and colleague Hella Bennani are representing us there at the end of January. Every event allows us to reach new people, expand our network and hone our message further.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

For example, one angel investor reportedly invested in several hundred social networking ventures employing this philosophy. That being said, I do see problems with the conventional wisdom especially in the valley with your technical vision, which then creates economic problems.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 1, 2014

So today I’m excited to announce that Upfront Ventures is leading an $8 million round with some amazing co-investors including Founder’s Fund, OATV, Lowercase, High Peaks, Collaborative Fund and many great angel investors. I wrote about that experience here without giving away the details of the business.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 1, 2010

In terms of who is here and what does get funded, the average entrepreneur spends way too much time doing after investors that have a shingle on their door that says angel investor or VC. How in the world do all my actor friends live here if you’re saying you can’t hire a developer because you have to pay them too much? >

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SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2011

This site aggregates and filters content from thought leaders who talk about topics such as Marketing , Sales , Design , Revenue , Hiring , Social Media , Business Models , Metrics , PR , Venture Capital , Angel Investors , Bootstrapping , Incubators , Agile and many others.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers - SoCal CTO , November 1, 2010 I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. Call it facts for hire. It would be a bit like the hired gun in the old west, but more suited for today’s times. Hiring The Right Candidate.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

August was a slow month in terms of traffic and I was away for a lot of the month, but there were some really great posts at the intersection of startups, technology, product and being a Startup CTO. In my last post, I mentioned that you should strive to hire people with the right kind of ambition. angel investing tips.

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rob.by

MARCH 8, 2012

As a tech co-founder, I tend to approach getting involved in new ventures now very much as an angel investor would, and ask the following set of questions: 1. If yes, hire a contract developer. Tuesday, August 17, 2010 e.p.c. What is the product? 60s elevator pitch). How do you know it’s something that people want?

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Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

link] – Not a meetup, but a great mentorship program started by serial CTO Sean Lindsay. Scaling Companies To Watch (ie: probably hiring). Just hired Yahoo’s VP Media Sales. Investors: Antonio Rodriguez – Matrix Partners, HP ( blog , @antrod ). No agenda, just come by and talk tech at Voltage. Worked with.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 4, 2013

These categories came from Yonder conference , a conference held to discuss just such challenges and solutions: hiring and onboarding. But angel investor Tim Ferriss found that things did not fall apart when he removed himself as a bottleneck – in fact, everyday business went on and ignored the fact that the CEO had stepped away.

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rapidrollout.wordpress.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Web Startup Lessons Advice from a CTO and Entrepreneur Home About Finding a Technical Partner for Your Startup Today I received an inquiry from a student at an Ivy League university who wants to launch a web startup. Or you can find seed-stage investors who will give you the money to hire a developer. How much will you need?

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

If you don’t yet have a team yet, list the roles you need to hire for. If you don’t yet have a team yet, list the roles you need to hire for. You could also go for a larger sum of capital right from the start by pitching an angel investor or a venture capitalist for funding. 11 Angel Investor Blogs You Should Be Reading.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

One of the most overused startup words of 2010 was Pivot, but pivoting away from a bad product, a bad hire, a bad decision, etc quickly enough was cited as a reason for failure often. It’s not just ideas – if you make a bad-hiring decision, take corrective action (euphemism for let them go) sooner than later. . #3

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Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

I’ve pitched in taxi cabs, I’ve pitched on street corners, in board rooms, on stage in front of 400 angel investors. The opportunity when I got to pitch on stage in front of 400 angel investors was for the largest angel investor conference in the Pacific northwest called Angel Oregon, and we competed with 60 other companies.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Inevitably, the excuses begin: I need to hire people to build the product. In later posts I’m going to get into more detail on specific topics like hiring, raising money, what types of ideas have the potential to get big, finding your founders, and the like. In my neck of the woods programmers are hired guns at first year in college.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2018

Austin Diversity Evangelists Mellie Price Director of Diversity Capital Factory Managing Director, Health CoLab Dell Medical School Mellie Price is a successful entrepreneur, angel investor, venture capitalist, and now university commercialization disruption at the Dell Medical School at the University of Texas. As the third U.S.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Update: The end is near, Expensify is hiring a.NET programmer! As you might know, we’re hiring the best programmers in the world. If you are a startup looking to hire really excellent people, take notice of.NET on a resume, and ask why it’s there. Expensify Blog. Expense Reports That Don't Suck. Sjoerd Franken.

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Austin Startup

MAY 29, 2019

for example, check out The Entrepreneur’s Essentials #14: Selling to the “Cool Kids” , and I suggest hiring some great evangelists as full-time and part-time employees and also as Advisory Board members?—?check I’ve written quite a bit about how to evangelize in a nascent market?—?for check out The Entrepreneur’s Essentials #1 on that front).

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www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

Smart teams understand quickly that all three skills are essential - if you can't recognize the need, you won't be able to hire for it or value it. Distribution/sales guy-Has an awesome understanding of the industry and product and can sell the vision and problem you are solving to investors, users, and potential partners. (he

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