Startup Lessons Learned
DECEMBER 14, 2017
Two particularly important roles include the chief venture capitalist, because the investment philosophy for invention is different than traditional finance, and the chief internal ambassador “who connects the two [functions] and builds bridges.” LESSON #3: Avoid these three hiring mistakes. Second, don’t simply hire your buddies.
Steve Blank
OCTOBER 24, 2017
Hire a CEO to Go Public. The VCs would hire a CEO with a track record who looked and acted like the type of CEO Wall Street bankers expected to see in large companies. The role of the independent member was typically to tell the founding CEO that the VCs were hiring a new CEO.). People had to actually pay you for your product.
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www.lanceglasser.com
MAY 13, 2012
Finance and budgeting. What does a CTO do? What does a CTO do? What does a CTO (Chief Technology Officer) do in a high-tech company? So what is the CTO job? The CTO is not responsible for delivering products every quarter, but if you miss the internet or a similar technical inflection point, fire him.
Austin Startup
NOVEMBER 1, 2017
The Financier (Finance Manager): Assesses the viability & profitability of the business and product — This is vital when looking for investors. Additionally, your Finance Manager should understand the relationship between data, decisions, and people. Additionally, if there’s an incubator/accelerator in your area, apply!
The Next Web
DECEMBER 2, 2013
With mobile development agencies and product incubators on the rise and more corporate “labs” spinning out each day, there’s no shortage of talent to help you build the next great Web or mobile app. You have to ensure that the right people come in at the right time, and you have the right decor, ambiance and music. 4) WhatsApp.
VC Cafe
FEBRUARY 15, 2017
Voyager’s cognitive-computing, deep-insights platform assesses billions of publicly available, unstructured data points to provide insights for its clients in finance, retail and consulting. Chen Zamir is the company’s CTO and former Intelligence officer in the IDF as well as Paypal risk manager.
This is going to be BIG.
APRIL 27, 2010
I mean, you don’t have to build an actual business—you can just mimic the movements and demonstrate something that looks like a startup on paper, without any of the necessary risk taking, lessons learned or even a fraction of the effort—all the stuff that investors like to see. No revenues, no costs. It was easy peasy.
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