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What is a CTO?

Austin Startup

Ideally, they will help you understand technology ROI, innovation accounting, and also help you understand where you can cut costs and where you need to invest. If outward facing, they will attend important sales calls and speak to the technology strategy and vision. They will review and negotiate all related contracts.

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9 Austin Startup Week Sessions at Capital Factory That Blew Us Away

Austin Startup

As the cost of starting a company goes down over time, VC’s have become more than just money providers— they also help entrepreneurs gain customers and grow their teams. The unit cost fell and this idea of pay as you go. Scott advises that when you pick investors, you have to have compatible alignments and incentives.

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The Secret History of Minnesota Part 1: Engineering Research Associates

Steve Blank

The two groups would merge in 1949 as the Armed Forces Security Agency and then become the National Security Agency (NSA) in 1952. Norris became the VP of Engineering, Engstrom the VP of Research, and Meader VP of Manufacturing. Sales in their first fiscal year were $1.5 ERA’s headcount grew rapidly.

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CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire.NET programmers

blog.expensify.com

Do a curl (or your.NET equivalent) on each domain, and see how many are running a Windows server: I think you’ll find the fraction very small. I currently work in information security, and I help teach developers how to write better, more secure code. Nothing says contraction negotiation like the smell of cordite.

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