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Realistic Entrprenuers Guide to Venture Capital

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Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO. He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO?

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Venture Capital Funding and the Sexism You Can’t Quite Prove

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At the outset, it is worth noting that when it comes to the world of venture funding, I am a bit of an outsider. Until a handful of years ago, I didn’t even know what venture capital was, let alone anything about the complicated process of actually acquiring VC funding. percent of venture capital deals, and received.33

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Want to Know Difference Between a CTO and a VP of Engineering?

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Raising Venture Capital. Want to Know Difference Between a CTO and a VP of Engineering? Because more technology people probably read startup blogs I’m guessing this post will come under more scrutiny. So I believe that every great technology startup has the technology visionary inside the company.

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Startup Advice: When to Use a Consulting CTO

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Web Startup Lessons Advice from a CTO and Entrepreneur Home About Startup Advice: When to Use a Consulting CTO There are not many to be found. He or she might call himself a “consulting CTO,&# “freelance CTO,&# “on-demand CTO,&# “CTO on call,&# “CTO for hire,&# or just a “technology strategy advisor.&#

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Things To Expect As A Woman Founder When Starting A Tech-Based Company

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by Saumya Bhatnagar, CTO and Co-founder of InvolveSoft. of venture capital investment in 2018. Another reason that makes it difficult for women to gather adequate funds is more than 89% of investors are male in the Venture Capital World, who often overlook women entrepreneurs.

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Is Going for Rapid Growth Always Good? Aren’t Startups So Much More?

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He also nails the reason why venture capital is still necessary to grow large businesses quickly in a world where the costs of running startups have fallen dramatically. After all, growth equals high valuations and loads of venture capital! That leverage technology or drive change. So I like that bit, too.

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

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CTO, Modcloth – San Francisco, CA (corrected from e-mail version) Remember that girl from back home? That girl now has now has 200,000 paying customers and a profitable run rate of over $40M within 18 months of raising capital. Interested candidates should e-mail keyhirewire@firstround.com with "Modcloth CTO" in the subject.