SoCal CTO
MARCH 2, 2015
As the organizer of the LA CTO Forum , I get lots of inquiries by job seekers and people looking for CTO / VP Engineering talent. How could you search and identify the companies that would hire you? What I’ve not written as much about is what to do if you are a CTO looking for your next opportunity – especially in Los Angeles.
SoCal CTO
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
For your first key hires, three, five, maybe as much as ten, you will probably not be able to use any kind of formula. For example, suppose you're just two founders and you want to hire an additional hacker who's so good you feel he'll increase the average outcome of the whole company by 20%. Manager or Junior Engineer 0.2 – 0.33
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SoCal CTO
SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
Here are some resources that come from other sources: Want to Know the Difference Between a CTO and a VP Engineering? I've tried to collect them together here as a starting point for this topic. Lessons Learned: What does a startup CTO actually do? How I Found a Great CTO We have a CTO, and so can you!
SoCal CTO
SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
Here are some resources that come from other sources: Want to Know the Difference Between a CTO and a VP Engineering? I've tried to collect them together here as a starting point for this topic. Lessons Learned: What does a startup CTO actually do? How I Found a Great CTO We have a CTO, and so can you!
SoCal CTO
DECEMBER 10, 2012
They need to be able to know the key Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder , figure out where/when/how to bring on development talent ( Hiring Developers Before Product/Market Fit? , Another avenue is looking for CTOs/VP Engineering via LinkedIn. But they are having a tough time getting it all the way done.
SoCal CTO
NOVEMBER 1, 2010
You should avoid spending your time here and instead focus on finding a way to generate revenue or to attract investors so that you can afford to hire someone. What sweat equity is not good for is for people who you don’t know at all. How To Get There
SoCal CTO
APRIL 18, 2012
Or they are looking at Hiring a CTO and want to see what salary and equity ranges look like. What I had not realized is that this had translated into escalating salaries for CTOs and VP Engineering. Well the easiest visualization to use is to go to the Benchmarks Tab. It has not.
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