Gust

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

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Product 70

Product Startup Matching Customer 70

Gust

AUGUST 23, 2012

The lead founder is likely to wear the hats of Founder, Chairman, CEO, President, CFO, CRO and CMO, while a co-founder may well be CTO, Chief Product Officer, and Programming Team Lead.

CTO Hire 118

CTO Hire Cofounder Startup Founder 118

Gust

APRIL 13, 2014

The reason is that good attributes apply equally well to “external” partners, as they do to internal partners, like a co-founder or CTO. In this context, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.”

Partner 179

Partner Software Review CTO Hire Fractional CTO 179

Gust

APRIL 20, 2014

The most common ones I see and salute are CEO, CFO, and CTO. A few other credible ones would include Chairman of the Board (COB), Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). More executives, or other more creative titles are seen as a big red flag.

CTO Hire 171

CTO Hire Fractional CTO Angel Investor Public Relations 171

Gust

APRIL 6, 2014

Great technical gurus get paid very well, and have visible top positions like Chief Technical Officer (CTO) for prestige and respect. A management position is not for everyone, and a specialist career may be much more exciting. You can still be the founder, and bring in a CEO to run the business.

Non-Compete 148

Non-Compete Startup Management Founder 148

Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Experience as a COO, CFO, CTO. +. Experience in sales or technology. Strength of the Entrepreneur and the Management Team. Experience. +. Many years of business experience. ++. Experience in this business sector. Experience as a CEO. ++. Experience as a product manager. -. — No business experience. — Unwilling. neutral.

Valuation 146

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Intellectual Property Technical Review 146

Gust

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Similarly, a crackerjack CTO might be in the mid six figures, but a kid doing inside sales may start at the opposite end of the spectrum. That is why it is not uncommon to see big enterprise sales people making high six figure, or even seven figure, salaries or commissions, while a neophyte coder might be in the low five figure range.

Coder 147

Coder Web Startup Salary 147