SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Did they really need a Startup CTO or Developer or both? Did they have a Weak Development Team ? Understand where they were in terms of being able to pay or was this equity-only (sweat equity only). He needed some kind of CTO and as well Developers. There are cases where I will do equity-only deals.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

Many of the founders of these companies are surprised to learn that I'm willing to review what they are doing (maybe an hour) and get on the phone for an hour with them and provide free advice. Maybe you are wondering if you have a Weak Development Team ? Do you have a Startup Founder Developer Gap ?

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

Many of the founders of these companies are surprised to learn that I'm willing to review what they are doing (maybe an hour) and get on the phone for an hour with them and provide free advice. Maybe you are wondering if you have a Weak Development Team ? Do you have a Startup Founder Developer Gap ?

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rapidrollout.wordpress.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

Investors use a consulting CTO for technical due diligence. And finally, you may be able to avoid diluting your equity. Preserve your equity by using a consulting CTO to ramp up your company before securing early-stage financing and hiring a permanent technology partner. Why are consulting CTOs so scarce? Try Google.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Examples might be a recommendation engine, search engine, matching engine or something with a complex interface. Even with these, you will have paper-tested your MVP, but the reality is that customers will not be able to assess the value to them until they actually use it. Review the code being built.

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VC Cafe

JULY 21, 2020

There are four general buckets for engaging with a corporate like Google: Funding – this consists of cash investment for equity. This most likely involves a combination of an operational team (cloud, enterprise, commerce, etc) and the corporate development team, led by Don Harrison.

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venturehacks.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Breakups are hard If you’re going to fall out with your co-founder, do it early, recover the equity into the option pool to keep the company going, and recruit someone else great to fill the missing slot. Engineer heavy startups are common now, so doubling or tripling your development team at the outset is incredible.

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