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. You can also look at some data around this in Startup CTO Salary and Equity Data at some specific numbers at different stages Where I Come Out Again, like Fred Wilson says, early employee equity is more art than science. and we have 11.1%

Early Stage 391

Early Stage Equity CTO Hire Sweat Equity 391

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

It is interesting to see the salaries of CTOs of pre-Revenue even pre-Launch companies. I was recently asked specifically about these kinds of numbers and I'm a bit worried that expectations between CTO candidates CTO Compensation and Equity based on Stage of Company Note: the rows are a bit out of order.

CTO Hire 273

CTO Hire Equity Southern California France 273

SoCal CTO

MARCH 2, 2015

This includes links to CTO Salary and Equity Trends, Technology Roles in Startups , Initial Conversation with a CTO or Technical Advisor , Finding a Technical Cofounder for Your Startup , Hiring a CTO for Your Startup and many others.

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Los Angeles CTO Hire Part-Time VPE 150

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

JANUARY 18, 2011

Because we were so busy in the last 3 months, I did not had a chance to talk to the founders about my compensation for the time spent and future salary etc. I was also responsible to get a top-notch technical architect to build the necessary back-end at very affordable hourly rate to be able to launch the product in a very short time.

CTO 167

CTO CTO Hire Equity Vesting 167

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 14, 2009

reduced salary, partial equity, good experience, etc. First, early in the post, Mark mentions: The idea behind the meetup is to connect technology startups with prospective hires who may be interested to work for “alternative compensation”–e.g., I’ll give you equity in the company.”

Software Developers 150

Software Developers Software Development Software Developer 150

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 18, 2011

Because we were so busy in the last 3 months, I did not had a chance to talk to the founders about my compensation for the time spent and future salary etc. I was also responsible to get a top-notch technical architect to build the necessary back-end at very affordable hourly rate to be able to launch the product in a very short time.

CTO 150

CTO CTO Hire Equity Vesting 150

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.

CTO Hire 282

CTO Hire Los Angeles Hiring Technical Review 282

SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

How Much Equity a Technical Cofounder Should Get 6 Ways to Find A Technical Co-Founder Places to Find Developers in Exchange for Sweat Equity How To Find A Programmer To Build Your Startup Idea Bootstrapping a Lean Startup Finding a Technical Partner for Your Startup Finding Your Co-Founders CTO Equity - Negotiation After Funding Startup CTO Salary (..)

Technical Cofounder 211

Technical Cofounder Cofounder CTO Hire Los Angeles 211

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.

CTO Hire 225

CTO Hire Los Angeles Hiring Technical Review 225

SoCal CTO

APRIL 28, 2014

How to Hunt Programmers Finding a Technical Cofounder Startups and a Common Misunderstanding in Agile Software Development Choosing a Programming Language and Framework for Your Startup Symptoms of a Weak Development Team Poor Software Developers - Pull the Plug Early Some additional posts that may be of value: 32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot (..)

Technical Cofounder 280

Technical Cofounder Developer Fractional CTO CTO Hire 280