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What is a CTO?

Austin Startup

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.

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What's Next for "The Startup Way"

Startup Lessons Learned

A few thing as we move into Week 2 of my book tour: I'm now in Los Angeles and San Francisco to promote The Startup Way. If this week is anything like the last, attendees are in for great events.

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The Power of Getting the Band Back Together

Both Sides of the Table

My other partner, Steven Dietz, was on the board of my second company. I started working with David when I was an entrepreneur and he was an associate with a VC firmed called … wait for it … GRP Partners (now Upfront Ventures)! But he has the added benefit of living in the UK – making him the perfect partner for Nick.

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Announcing a Deal I’ve Wanted to Talk About for a Year

Both Sides of the Table

I’m super excited to announce that GRP Partners led the investment in Ethan Anderson’s new company MyTime (link has LA-based merchants but will give you a good feel for the product). Let me not bury the lede. He had had a good run as CEO of RedBeacon but aspired to work on his next project. When he left I called him immediately.

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The Case for Optimism and Risk at Startups

Both Sides of the Table

I told her that I believed America’s best asset – driven initially from software innovation mindset in the San Francisco Bay Area and media innovation driven from Los Angeles – was our willingness to accept failure. Now they are partners. Marc Berte, the CTO, and a masters from MIT, is exceptionally gifted.

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Stories of Opportunity from the First Round Capital Key Hire Wire – VP of Sales, CTO, VP of Engineering

This is going to be BIG.

CTO, Modcloth – San Francisco, CA (corrected from e-mail version) Remember that girl from back home? The ideal candidate has experience with eCommerce systems, emerging mobile and social technologies, as well as RoR. How do you like them apples?

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How much does it cost to build the world’s hottest startups?

The Next Web

Henrik Werdelin , the Managing Partner of Prehype , a venture development firm based in New York City that has helped build companies like Tradable , Barkbox , FancyHands , Basno and Path , says recreating Twitter isn’t necessarily difficult, but the layered features will take time to get right. 1) Twitter. and the redesign of TED.com.

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