Steve Blank

OCTOBER 26, 2020

He also said, “The most important hire I made in my time at the JAIC was the chief technology officer, Nand Mulchandani.” In this class session Nand Mulchandani, JAIC CTO who just completed an extended stint as Acting Director, continued the discussion of AI and the role of the JAIC. Nand Mulchandani. That’s it.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 19, 2017

by Steve Owens, Founder and CTO of Finish Line Product Development Services. In this article we explore the unique challenges of a lean start-up and how Outsourced Product Development (OPD) can be used to overcome them. Reducing product turn time. Extending the runway. The Lean Start-Up Environment.

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Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

CTO, VP of HR) in the customer organization. And often, enhanced business services – such as custom product development or professional installation and consulting – are involved to complete the sale. These are long sales cycles, often with multiple departments and stakeholders involved. Final thoughts.

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www.informationarbitrage.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Main February 23, 2010 Advice for CTO Founders: Dont Let Business Kill the Business Founding a technology company is an amazing thing. Too often, however, I have found CTO / Founders paired with business people who not only don't add value, but frequently detract from the value of the business.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 23, 2019

” Though, as another way to look at it, Nate Weiss (CTO of Conductrics ) says that the ‘skipping IT’ benefit of client-side tools could have a cost for some companies. Client-side tools let marketers run tests accurately without the help of developers. That’s not a small accomplishment.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 23, 2019

” Though, as another way to look at it, Nate Weiss (CTO of Conductrics ) says that the ‘skipping IT’ benefit of client-side tools could have a cost for some companies. Client-side tools let marketers run tests accurately without the help of developers. That’s not a small accomplishment.

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Steve Blank

JULY 30, 2009

Unfortunately most startups learn this by going through the “Fire the first Sales VP&# drill: You start your company with a list of potential customers reading like a “who’s who&# of whatever vertical market you’re in (or the Fortune 1000 list.) Your board nods sagely at your target customer list.

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