SoCal CTO
JANUARY 26, 2010
What worries me a bit is how often I read that startups should hire a developer / hands-on lead developer. I understand the desire for hiring someone who is going to product product. But often the result of a Founder hiring a developer or lead developer or even a VP engineering is a gap created between the founders and the developers.
SoCal CTO
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
For your first key hires, three, five, maybe as much as ten, you will probably not be able to use any kind of formula. For example, suppose you're just two founders and you want to hire an additional hacker who's so good you feel he'll increase the average outcome of the whole company by 20%. Manager or Junior Engineer 0.2 – 0.33
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SoCal CTO
MAY 27, 2010
This needs to fit with risk, cost, schedule, flexibility, etc. Source, Interview, Engage and Manage the Team(s) Now you know the kinds of people you need, the next steps are finding the people or companies, interviewing them, engaging them, and managing them. Do not hire a CTO at this point. This is another potential gap.
SoCal CTO
DECEMBER 14, 2009
you can get to know Mark a bit more in my post Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller ). First, early in the post, Mark mentions: The idea behind the meetup is to connect technology startups with prospective hires who may be interested to work for “alternative compensation”–e.g., who would love to talk with you. They haven’t.
SoCal CTO
FEBRUARY 17, 2007
Since then it has become much harder to find people and while we are talking about hiring relatively small numbers of people, the typical sources of candidates dont seem to be working. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles.
SoCal CTO
JULY 23, 2012
I also recognize that while I am the first technologist on the team, I will not by any means be the last and I'm hoping that subsequent hires will be people I consider brighter and more talented than myself. for a Lead Developer: How much will it cost to build what we need to build? How do we balance concerns vs. cost?
SoCal CTO
FEBRUARY 13, 2013
And the back-end is something that a non-technical founder can manage. someone asked specifically about this) Hiring a CTO for Your Startup Founder / Developer Gap I've spent a lot of time on the Startup Founder Developer Gap and knowing what you need in terms of a Startup CTO or Developer. WordPress is pretty easy to hack.
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