Or, imagine your early CTO hire does not have the level of experience he/she professed in the interview or on his/her resume and the company is going to lose 3 months of product development while trying to fill that position.  Intellectual property is only one leg of the stool.  Because they’ve been through it already.  MORE >>

CEO who has “been there and done that” is traction, especially if teamed with a financial lead (CIO) and a product lead (CTO). Register some intellectual property. Every investor expects to see some traction, both before and after a funding event. Traction means forward progress. Set realistic objectives and milestones. MORE >>

While Microsoft is putting significant effort into the accelerator program, Microsoft will not retain intellectual property or equity in any of the participating companies. Eran Egozy, Founder and CTO Harmonix. As someone obsessed with human computer interaction, the Kinect is an important piece of hardware. Apply now. MORE >>

And a quick correction, Dharmesh is Co-Founder and CTO of HubSpot, not CEO. My selections are tailored for consumer Internet startups, but should be helpful to teams in other sectors. There’s a lot of information here, so don’t try to digest everything in one session. Great list. Tom, well done - solid list. Great list! Nice list. MORE >>

Joe Betts-LaCroix – CTO, OQO. Does it involve intellectual property, model innovation, speed to market, market positioning? Intellectual Property. Adeo Ressi , the founding member of TheFunded , recently announced the establishment of TheFunded Founder Institute. Applications. Mentors. Curriculum. Naming. MORE >>