Gust

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10 C-Level Positions That Are Red Flags For Funding

Gust

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). Chief Sales Officer (VP Sales). Chief Brand Officer.

CTO Hire 171
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10 Key Traits Of An Ideal Entrepreneur Partner

Gust

The reason is that good attributes apply equally well to “external” partners, as they do to internal partners, like a co-founder or CTO. Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales. In this context, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.” Passion for what they do.

Partner 179
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Valuations 101: Scorecard Valuation Methodology

Gust

Product/Technology 0-15%. Marketing/Sales Channels/Partnerships 0-10%. The company needs some additional work on building sales channels and partnerships (80% of norm). Product/Technology. Marketing/Sales/Partnerships. TARGETCOMPANY.

Valuation 146
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Who is the most important person in a tech/web startup (visionary, programmer, etc.)?

Gust

Perhaps surprisingly, the components are NOT the traditional coding/business pieces; nor are they even coding/UI/business/sales, or whatever. This is where you find the superb Rails coder, AND the world-class information architect, AND the consummate sales guy, AND the persuasive biz dev gal, AND the brilliant CFO.

Coder 147