SoCal CTO

APRIL 18, 2012

Todd Gitlin of Safire Partners - a go to resource here in LA for recruiting C-level positions at startups - was nice enough to compile some data again this year (see last year's Startup CTO Salary and Equity Data ). Or they are looking at Hiring a CTO and want to see what salary and equity ranges look like. It has not.

CTO Hire 294

CTO Hire Salary Equity Los Angeles 294

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. I’ve written quite a bit about aspects of this topic, especially from the perspective of startup founders looking for talent – you can find these in: Startup CTO.

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Los Angeles CTO Hire Part-Time VPE 150

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 posted quite a few things on the topics associated with being a Startup CTO. I've tried to collect them together here as a starting point for this topic. Lessons Learned: What does a startup CTO actually do?

CTO Hire 175

CTO Hire Fractional CTO Startup Equity 175

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 posted quite a few things on the topics associated with being a Startup CTO. I've tried to collect them together here as a starting point for this topic. Lessons Learned: What does a startup CTO actually do?

CTO Hire 175

CTO Hire Fractional CTO Startup Equity 175

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Suppose further that he's going to cost $60k a year in salary and overhead, x 1.5 = $90k total. Lead Engineer 0.5 – 1 5+ years experience Engineer 0.33 – 0.66 Manager or Junior Engineer 0.2 – 0.33 Suppose the company wants to make a "profit" of 50% on the new hire mentioned above. So subtract a third from 16.7%

Early Stage 391

Early Stage Equity CTO Hire Sweat Equity 391

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

The very last email I got from him told me the following: Thank you for your time Tony, I understand everyone wants a huge salary, no risk and a cut of the profits. However, when I told him that the level of engagement required from me and the fact that equity-only development was required, he seemed to be a bit offended.

Technical Cofounder 241

Technical Cofounder CTO Hire Equity Sweat Equity 241

SoCal CTO

APRIL 28, 2014

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. Developers like to over engineer. But my developers want to go into way too much detail. They often don’t take into account the actual business need. In fact, they often don’t really understand the business.

Technical Cofounder 280

Technical Cofounder Developer Fractional CTO CTO Hire 280