Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 1, 2014

For example: Mitch Kapor was a founder of Lotus. As the emeritus Chief Technology Officer of the United States, he still connects government and Silicon Valley. As the emeritus Chief Technology Officer of the United States, he still connects government and Silicon Valley.

Lean 165

Lean Fractional CTO Part-Time VPE Fractional VPE 165

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

My first job out of school was at one of the early bioinformatics companies in Silicon Valley, working as the head of technical services. to work on an entertainment-related technology project and have stayed ever since. Tell me a bit about the Founder's Institute. Details coming soon!) It sounds interesting.

Management 150

Management Product Entrepreneur Silicon Valley 150

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 5, 2009

A Phone Call After I left MIPS Computers I was in New York tagging along with a friend (a computer architect whose products at Apple a decade later would change the shape of personal computing) who was consulting for a voice recognition startup. Unlike Intel chips, MIPS chip architecture also made it possible to plug in a math co-processor.

North Carolina 125

North Carolina Silicon Valley Fractional VPE Part-Time VPE 125

thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

I have the opportunity to build bridges from NYC to Nairobi, from Dhaka to Denver, from Silicon Valley to Singapore. Or the boy in Detroit who becomes a software developer and creates an app to educate a child in the slums of Brazil. Now, the present. I have just started a new job with the Omidyar Network.

Silicon Valley 45

Silicon Valley India Africa Burma 45

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers - SoCal CTO , November 1, 2010 I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. And I tried to evaluate the idea and figure out: What did the founder really need here? Was it a Startup Founder Developer Gap ?

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Technology Product CTO Hire 175

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

One of the things I do as a founder of a later stage startup is to meet with early stage entrepreneurs to help them get their companies going. In later posts I’m going to get into more detail on specific topics like hiring, raising money, what types of ideas have the potential to get big, finding your founders, and the like.

Technical Review 84

Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 84

Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 7, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, December 7, 2008 The hackers lament One of the thrilling parts of working and writing in Silicon Valley is the incredible variety of people Ive had the chance to meet. Its common to find a hacker at the heart of almost any successful technology company. Hire a CTO or VP Engineering.

Software Review 94

Software Review Technical Review Part-Time VPE San Francisco 94