Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
So I initially gravitated to the CTO title, and not VP of Engineering. If youre trying to design an architecture to maximize agility, how can that work if some people are working in TDD and others not? But I think in a lean startup, the development methodology is too important to be considered "just management."
Steve Blank
JUNE 25, 2009
The Consultative Sale Our sales guy then quietly asked if there was any way we could help them. The VP of Engineering says, “well we don’t have the resources or time, and as long as you know we could build better computers then you guys, why don’t you tell us the details about your computers.” Help them?!!
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Startup Lessons Learned
DECEMBER 7, 2008
As a last disclaimer, please consult the definition of the word hacker if youre not familiar with the controversies surrounding that term.) This is one of the bedrock practices of any lean startup , and so its a common piece of advice I give out. I would love to have an effective CTO or VP of Engineering to manage me.
www.women2.org
MARCH 8, 2012
She has consulted for a number of startups in the mobile, Saas, and consumer health spaces. Speakers include Alolita Sharma (Director of Engineering, @Wikipedia, SF), Tim Kimmet (VP of Engineering, @WalmartLabs, Silicon Valley HQ) and Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0). Palo Alto, CA.
blog.expensify.com
APRIL 24, 2012
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. I am the VP of Engineering at a cutting-edge startup that sells software built on the.NET platform. Nothing says contraction negotiation like the smell of cordite.
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