Austin Startup
SEPTEMBER 18, 2017
As a CTO, I can definitely say without a doubt that few people understand what a CTO does. When I tell someone I’m a CTO, I’m often met with a blank stare. Even when someone is aware of what a CTO does, they often have limited context due to the wide variety of CTO roles.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, September 30, 2008 What does a startup CTO actually do? Often times, it seems like people are thinking its synonymous with "that guy who gets paid to sit in the corner and think technical deep thoughts" or "that guy who gets to swoop in a rearrange my project at the last minute on a whim."
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Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 22, 2008
In this model, you take some fraction of the lifetime value of each customer and plow that back into paid acquisition through SEM, banner ads, PR, affiliates, etc. For eBay, this is caused by the incredible network effects of their business (so-called demand-side increasing returns and supply-side increasing returns).
ReadWriteStart
DECEMBER 30, 2014
Founded by former Facebook CTO Bret Taylor and Google App Engine creator Kevin Gibbs, Quip was recognized by Technology Review as one of the “ Breakthrough Technologies of 2014 ” for making it effortless and fruitful to create and edit documents on mobile devices for real-time collaboration.
This is going to be BIG.
FEBRUARY 26, 2010
Correction: Last week's CTO position at Modcloth is actually a San Francisco opportunity, not Pittsburgh. Online Marketing Director, Knewton - New York, NY "I am 15. If you know of senior level business and technical professionals looking for exciting startup opportunities, they can sign up here: [link].
Startup Lessons Learned
OCTOBER 4, 2008
So if youre new, consider not paying any attention to the rest of this post, and just diving into the archives, if you havent already. Maybe youd like to start with The lean startup , How to listen to customers , or What does a startup CTO actually do? ) Your "startup-lessons-learned" are very valuable. Would love to get in touch.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 1, 2014
We have been offering local pick-ups in our storage vans at your apartment in NYC for just under a year and already have an enormous client base – demand has exceeded our supply as we’ve had to onboard more pickup vans & drivers to add pick-up capacity. I’m long NY. I’m long MakeSpace.
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