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Lessons Learned: What does a startup CTO actually do?

Startup Lessons Learned

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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GTK’s and Pillsbury’s Internet of Things Executive Event - 2015 Edition

Growthink Blog

But far more then balancing this threat and concern is the almost limitless variety of New Business Models, Work Process Improvements and Personal Delights an IoT world makes increasingly possible. New Business Models. hour, day, year) but instead by the amount of lift of weight lifted and moved.

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: Praxis Labs

Austin Startup

Left to right: Heather Shen , CTO; Melina Lopez , CPO; and Elise Smith , CEO The Forrest Four-Cast: February 25, 2020 As the saying goes: Before you judge a person, walk a mile in their shoes. I love green smoothies and juices. What do you eat/drink/do when you are low on energy? It tastes like a banana milkshake!

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From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

techcrunch.com

analyst (sit on butt and react to red light green light alerts all day). Nosake From nothing to losing money every month with no business model in sight. Pitch an idea :) Usually somewhere in the pitch the listener will ask if you’d also be interested in being a CEO, CTO, etc at something they are already funding!