SoCal CTO
APRIL 27, 2011
Several people have recently come to me to help them source and/or hire full-time CTOs for their startup having found me through my post that looks at: Startup CTO Salary and Equity Data. The first thing I do is suggest they explore if they really need to hire a full-time CTO for their startup and if so, what kind of CTO they need.
SoCal CTO
APRIL 27, 2011
Several people have recently come to me to help them source and/or hire full-time CTOs for their startup having found me through my post that looks at: Startup CTO Salary and Equity Data. The first thing I do is suggest they explore if they really need to hire a full-time CTO for their startup and if so, what kind of CTO they need.
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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
SoCal CTO
JANUARY 26, 2010
What worries me a bit is how often I read that startups should hire a developer / hands-on lead developer. I understand the desire for hiring someone who is going to product product. But often the result of a Founder hiring a developer or lead developer or even a VP engineering is a gap created between the founders and the developers.
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? , They will have the title Lead or Manager. They should only be a year or two removed from full-time hands on.
SoCal CTO
MAY 27, 2010
Source, Interview, Engage and Manage the Team(s) Now you know the kinds of people you need, the next steps are finding the people or companies, interviewing them, engaging them, and managing them. They can figure out how you can go get through technical and team strategy and can probably help you source, interview, engage and manage.
SoCal CTO
APRIL 9, 2013
You are looking for someone who cares about the look, but you are hiring the development firm for it''s development skills not its graphic design skills. Is there a project manager? Some project managers get in the way of effective communication. Some developers just don''t quite get that you need to produce a quality result.
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