CTO Hire Founder Incubator Technical Review 
Austin Startup
NOVEMBER 1, 2017
Additionally, if there’s an incubator/accelerator in your area, apply! Also, a startup accelerator/incubator isn’t an option. With any of your initial founders, to build a strong startup, building strong relationships is foremost. Talk to peers at other firms who have recently hired selected positions (CMO, CTO, CFO).
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. It’s a recipe for failure.
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Steve Blank
OCTOBER 24, 2017
A version of this article is in the Harvard Business Review. Why do these founders get to stay around? Because the balance of power has dramatically shifted from investors to founders. Technology cycles have become a treadmill, and for startups to survive they need to be on a continuous innovation cycle.
Startup Lessons Learned
DECEMBER 14, 2017
With industries from banking to transportation being transformed and, in some instances, undermined by new business models and technology, executives are smart to wonder, “Are we next?” To confidently answer no, co-founder of Strategyzer Alex Osterwalder told our attendees, “What you really want to do is work more like Amazon. …
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 5, 2011
Seattle should be the envy of any non Silicon Valley tech community in the country. It really wouldn’t take much to turn a great technology ecosystem into a truly electric one. Your highest priority right now is hiring the 1 or 2 people that are going to join your company and make a difference.
David Teten
OCTOBER 1, 2015
You’ve got a great idea and domain expertise, but limited money and insufficient technology resources. incubators, e.g., the many options in New York. incubators, e.g., the many options in New York. What are the terms of their relationship with the founder? mentor VCs, e.g., most VCs. mentor VCs, e.g., most VCs.
Austin Startup
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
Founder CEO Erin Rose answered some questions about her company’s work. Also, far too many lives of my former classmates, friends, and family members have been disrupted, and their educations and careers interrupted, due to sexual violence. Get to know them and work with them over a period of time before fully committing.
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