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Technical Advisors: Every Startup Needs One

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Would you create contracts without an attorney? CTO Founder – Do they really still need a technical advisor? Early-on then, it’s important to bring on people who can produce volume. We’ve talked about this before in Startup CTO or Developer. Is this person a CTO or a developer? And Maybe You Need Two!

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Startup CTO or Developer

SoCal CTO

I’ve been having discussions with several people recently about the role of the CTO (Chief Technology Officer) in very early stage companies. In December 2007, I described how I commonly take on an Acting CTO Role in a Start-up. Of course, I have an advantage because I organize the LA CTO Forum.

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Technical Advisors: Every Web/Mobile Startup Must Have One

SoCal CTO

It was like having a bunch of mini- Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions all in one room. Structure development contracts appropriately or directing the in-house team appropriately. This is exactly the kind of thing I'm doing as a Part-Time CTO or Technical Advisor for startups. Is this person a CTO or a developer?

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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. Most likely, this is a person who is a serial entrepreneur and was the chief technology officer for two or more web startups. .&#

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Working with Developers

SoCal CTO

I’m a long way into development and I’m 90% done and we are having issues getting it completed Developers like to over engineer. I.e., they need a developer more than they need a CTO. Developers like to over engineer. But my developers want to go into way too much detail. In fact, they often don’t really understand the business.

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Bad returns be damned: Venture capital fundraising jumps 31 percent in U.S

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According to the Dow Jones research, 43 early-stage funds raised $3.1 Madrona’s new $300 million fund — while the largest in the firm’s history — certainly qualifies in the early-stage group. But Seattle entrepreneur Aaron Roberts, a former engineer… Read More. Front-end UI Software Engineer.

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Product-Led Growth (PLG) For Startups

Mucker Lab

It's very hard for PLG to be the only or main motion with infrastructure products because it's not something one engineer will just test and buy. Obviously if you target enterprise customers, you usually have a very large ACV (Annual Contract Value) and the product usually is complex. That is a natural hurdle for PLG motion.

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