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Founder Challenges with Startup Development Teams and CTOs

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These are often the same things that cause a founder to reach out to me about helping their CTO, VP Engineering, tech team, off-shore development, etc. Unfortunately, having a technical background and being a good coder doesn''t necessarily translate well into being a good CTO. Some of the top symptoms are: Frequently missed deadlines.

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Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller

SoCal CTO

When I got to college, I did not see myself as a full-time coder, so I majored in biology, which was my favorite subject at the time. In addition, I do a few consulting projects on the side, in the areas of product strategy, search engine optimization, and intellectual property. Graduated with a BS/MS in bio from Stanford.)