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Startup CTO or Developer

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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. That’s why Roger Smith puts the focus of the CTO on programming for the earliest stage.

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

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million of what partners hope will be a much larger fund. Software Developer. Senior Software Engineer - Web-based Applications. at Tableau Software. Front-end UI Software Engineer. Forget about complicated programming and controls. IT staffing, consulting and software development services.

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Technical Co-Founders Are A Myth

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If a software geek really wants to try building something for no pay, theyre going to work for themself instead of following another cashless entrepreneur. Max Shapiro s People Connect Staffing has an innovative program called Employees Without Paychecks. I went to every programming event I could find on Meetup.com. at 3:54 PM.

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Finding Technical Cofounders Is Hard

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He argued that software engineers don’t finish what they start, and that you’re better off paying a technical person than partnering with one. Ask anybody what a software developer does and they can give you the one-sentence “makes software” answer. I refused and he left. Good riddance.

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Finding a Technical Partner for Your Startup

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Web Startup Lessons Advice from a CTO and Entrepreneur Home About Finding a Technical Partner for Your Startup Today I received an inquiry from a student at an Ivy League university who wants to launch a web startup. I have an interesting project idea, but it requires seasoned programming skills. I have a related dilemma.

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Lessons Learned: The hacker's lament

Startup Lessons Learned

As a last disclaimer, please consult the definition of the word hacker if youre not familiar with the controversies surrounding that term.) Its common to find a hacker at the heart of almost any successful technology company. Use pair programming and collective code ownership. Hire a CTO or VP Engineering.