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Lessons Learned: What does a startup CTO actually do?

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Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, September 30, 2008 What does a startup CTO actually do? What does your Chief Technology Officer do all day? So what does CTO mean, besides just "technical founder who really cant manage anyone?" So I initially gravitated to the CTO title, and not VP of Engineering.

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Presidential Innovation Fellows, round two

Startup Lessons Learned

If you'd like to try your hand at being an entrepreneur inside one of the world's largest bureaucracies, you can apply right here starting today. As RFP-EZ is tested and scaled, a new effort will be launched to improve Federal procurement by building a portal of prices paid by agencies under their contracts. ProjectMyUSA on Twitter.

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24 Entrepreneurs Share Their Favorite Inspirational Business Quote

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It doesn’t matter if it has been said before and repeated numerous times, quotes can give you the fire you need to be a better entrepreneur or learn how to handle a difficult situation. Below are some of those quotes sent in by entrepreneurs throughout the country. #1 Thank you to Gene Caballero, Your Green Pal ! #9

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From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

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It is the first in a series of posts he’s writing about the decisions a young entrepreneur needs to make when she/he is first starting a business. One of the things I do as a founder of a later stage startup is to meet with early stage entrepreneurs to help them get their companies going. Unless that person is … you?

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Where is the best place to find a rockstar developer to bring it to life?

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5 Comments 30 Answers Tristan Kromer , I help entrepreneurs find co-founders. Developer, engineer, CTO, or technical co-founder? Creative, innovative, or dreamy (not so sure about the last one), green 'get started' button or orange? Would that take away my right to talk about successful entrepreneurs and top managers?

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CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire.NET programmers

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Do a curl (or your.NET equivalent) on each domain, and see how many are running a Windows server: I think you’ll find the fraction very small. Nothing says contraction negotiation like the smell of cordite. I am an entrepreneur and own a start-up, and have hired many coders over the years. March 26, 2011 at 12:17 am.

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