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The Market Is Hot for Code Climate, NextView’s Newest Investment

Genuine VC

When Chad Pytel introduced me to Bryan Helmkamp , CEO/Co-founder of Code Climate , I knew that I had to pay attention. Chad is the CEO of thoughtbot, a consulting firm that makes web + mobile apps for early-stage startups. But what impressed me most is what happened next.

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25 Entrepreneurs Discuss The Entrepreneurs That Best Represents Innovation and Disruption

Hearpreneur

Photo Credit: Chad Brinkle. Thanks to Chad Brinkle, Highcountryoffroad ! #14- He studied computer engineering while attending Stanford University. The largest search engine and streaming site were eventually combined due to this. Thanks to Oscar Rodriguez, OssieRodriguez ! #13- 13- Henry Ford. 14- Anita Roddick.

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How to Segment A/B Test Results to Find Gold

ConversionXL

This is especially true of big businesses: Chad Sanderson, Subway. Chad Sanderson explains that you must have a methodology to segmentation: Chad Sanderson, Subway. Chad Sanderson explains why he prefers segmenting beforehand, which he calls “pre-registration.”. Chad Sanderson, Subway. The methodology.

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Best Job Boards for Recruiting Startup Engineers

David Teten

One of our portfolio companies asked me this week, “Do you all have a list of job boards your portfolio companies have had great success with in recruiting high quality engineers?”. In a Dreamit talk I gave on recruiting star engineers , embedded below, I discuss a host of ways to do this.

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Startup Grind Turns the Tables on Mark Suster

Both Sides of the Table

You know, the weird thing, Derek, and I should probably let you speak some time, but I was deeply technical when I went into Andersen consulting, and I got paid much less than engineers who graduated, because I had a degree in economics. They paid engineers $4,000 more entry-point. Engineering vs. non-engineering. [00:10:32]

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For Those Recently Laid Off From Google, Leaving Your Job Doesn’t Mean Losing Your Identity.

Hunter Walker

Obviously he’s an engineer). YouTube founder Chad Hurley was also very generous including me in stuff, which resulted in invites to parties, meetings, and meals above my pay grade. I started thinking about leaving YouTube in late 2010 once Chad announced that he was stepping down from the CEO role.

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Lessons Learned: What does a startup CTO actually do?

Startup Lessons Learned

So I initially gravitated to the CTO title, and not VP of Engineering. But since I spent a long time in a hybrid CTO/VP Engineering role, I still have this nagging question. I want to add one last idea, even though I recognize it is controversial, bordering on the boundary between the CTO and VP Engineering. Heres my take.

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