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

This is going to be BIG.

VP of Sales, Monetate - Philadelphia, PA A finger hovers above a mouse button. Using Monetate Real-time Marketer, companies are boosting sales while slashing costs and time-to-market. The company is not just looking for a VP of Sales, but for a champion for all things sales throughout the organization. It wants to click.

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[US][Event] CITE 2014

YoungUpstarts

Consumerization of IT in the Enterprise (CITE) Conference & Expo will return for its third edition this year, taking place April 27-29 at the Hilton Union Square in San Francisco. Events & Happenings CITE event innovation IT technology'

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The Power of Getting the Band Back Together

Both Sides of the Table

” Who cut you in on their bonus because even though you’re “just an sales engineer” they know you really deserved more credit for this deal. We brought Ryan Lissack down from San Francisco to become Maker’s CTO and the rest is history. Who in stead said, “That’s what Skype is for?”

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Your Guide to the Complete Lean Startup Conference Program

Startup Lessons Learned

We’ve recently added talks from: Former US CTO and current tech advisor to the White House, Todd Park; former Facebook engineering director Joceyln Goldfein; Dropbox engineering VP Aditya Agarwal; and KISSMetrics founder Hiten Shah. Platinum Passholders will spend December 8 visiting four successful San Francisco startups.

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Co-founders Enables Nonprofits to Fundraise Online

Hearpreneur

He was the CEO and I was in Sales. We were getting contacted more and more from the sales side about building out a better way to fundraise online. David brought 2 of his co-founders, our CTO and Head of Design along with. David and I met at STRV , a development agency he started 17 years ago. You’re never done learning.

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Case Study: kaChing, Anatomy of a Pivot

Startup Lessons Learned

“Everybody felt the burden of supporting all those transactions every day,&# says Pascal-Louis Perez, kaChing’s CTO. To acquire new money managers, the company makes traditional sales calls, which means they’ve interviewed many, many professionals and gotten a strong sense of their needs. Which is a nice story.