Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2017

As a long-time business advisor and angel investor, I’m a believer that “two heads are better than one” in building a new business. Very few entrepreneurs have the range of skills and experience to be the solution creator as well as business creator, or operational as well as sales leader. All partners have compatible work styles.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy. He also said, “The most important hire I made in my time at the JAIC was the chief technology officer, Nand Mulchandani.”

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 18, 2020

Just out of college, I moved to China to seek my fortune as an entrepreneur, starting a consulting business where we helped large retailers and fashion brands manage their manufacturing infrastructure in China. At the same time, there was a flood of small businesses contacting us for our manufacturing services. Small is the new big.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 9 Tech Entrepreneurs Share Their Secrets to Success | Entrepreneur – [link]. Misfit Entrepreneurs | Dan Pallotta-Harvard Business Review – [link].

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

The reason is that good attributes apply equally well to “external” partners, as they do to internal partners, like a co-founder or CTO. Most entrepreneurs work long hours and weekends to get the job done. Partner decisions are more important than hiring decisions. Compatible work styles. Similar values and goals.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, September 30, 2008 What does a startup CTO actually do? Often times, it seems like people are thinking its synonymous with "that guy who gets paid to sit in the corner and think technical deep thoughts" or "that guy who gets to swoop in a rearrange my project at the last minute on a whim."

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 29, 2011

The reason is that good attributes apply equally well to “external” partners, as they do to internal partners, like a co-founder or CTO. Most entrepreneurs work long hours and weekends to get the job done. Partner decisions are more important than hiring decisions. Compatible work styles. Similar values and goals.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2010

The reason is that good attributes apply equally well to “external” partners, as they do to internal partners, like a co-founder or CTO. Most entrepreneurs work long hours and weekends to get the job done. Partner decisions are more important than hiring decisions. Compatible work styles. Similar values and goals.

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konamoxt.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

January 21, 2009 Why Your Startup Can’t Afford To NOT Hire a CTO As I mentioned in my last post, one of the many things I do as an entrepreneur is to advise other start up companies. One of the common requests I get as an adviser is the help interview and vet potential CTO candidates. This is critical! this story.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 19, 2017

by Steve Owens, Founder and CTO of Finish Line Product Development Services. Instead of the “entrepreneur that knows what the market wants”, we move to the “entrepreneur that knows how to discover what the market wants”. The focus of the management team is largely internal – how do we cut cost without impacting the offering?

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 14, 2017

For example, if a chief executive officer manages the daily operation, a chief entrepreneur heads up innovation efforts. And the chief entrepreneur has a staff of chief portfolio manager, chief venture capitalist, and chief risk officer, right? LESSON #3: Avoid these three hiring mistakes. Second, don’t simply hire your buddies.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 5, 2010

The conversations bleed into the sales messages the next time, they wend their way into software designs and form the plan of attach against competition. CEO, VP Products and CTO must all be in the physical location. I prefer the first sales hires to be in the home office. He downs cold ones with the head of biz dev.

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rapidrollout.wordpress.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

Web Startup Lessons Advice from a CTO and Entrepreneur Home About Startup Advice: When to Use a Consulting CTO There are not many to be found. Most likely, this is a person who is a serial entrepreneur and was the chief technology officer for two or more web startups. .&#

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Because I am true to the hiring practices I preach, I wanted a strong exec who would “ punch above their weightclass ” by taking a job they hadn’t yet done but would hugely aspire to and thus work harder to out perform. I told him that this had been a big theme for me for some time. So there you have it.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

We’ve got an incredible engineering team that cares a lot about system design, architecture and user experience. We’re a team of incredibly passionate and fearless explorers, technologists, gamers, scientists, entrepreneurs, dreamers, artists, and storytellers who are committed to building a more free and open digital world.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

For first-time attendees, this conference offers a complete introduction to Lean Startup. Returning participants will find new speakers, fresh ideas, more options to meet other entrepreneurs, and special sessions for advanced practitioners. Here’s an overview of it all, and of course, you can find more detail on our site. (If

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

When we created Yeeply in 2012 we were sure IT hiring was going to be all about freelancing platforms and remote work. So we decided to create our own JASP tag to define that new generation of engineers and entrepreneurs aiming to transform the world. We often joke that between the two of us we make a whole brain.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, March 20, 2007 Time Rich, Time Poor and Apple Jeremy Liew at Lightspeed Venture Partners has an interesting post: Time Rich or Time Poor? In it he separates web consumers into: Time Rich (more time than money) and Time Poor (more money than time).

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Great content again in September that meets at the intersection of startups, technology, product and being a Startup CTO. How-to get that guy as your mentor - Gabriel Weinberg , September 20, 2010 Forming a couple of good mentor relationships can help bridge the gap between startup failure and success, especially for first-time entrepreneurs.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Files you need to collaborate on with others, sometimes across different time zones. And then there’s all of the critical information, like legal contracts and forms, you and your employees need to access. Taylor was the co-founder of Google Maps, CEO of the ill-fated social network FriendFeed, and former Facebook CTO.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. love to find great products and services made by entrepreneurs who are trying to change the world. It may be that all the doomsayers are right.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Silver Pass - For those who are tight on time but want to get highlights of what we offer, get access to the two-day main conference on Nov. 31 ( limited to the first 200 Gold Passholders.) 2 & 3 and a seat at our Ignite Opening Night on Nov. Apply for a Bootstrapper Pass here.

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sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

Derek Sivers about me blog books email list contact How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen 2010-06-19 Do you have an idea for a website, online business, or application, but need a programmer to turn that idea into reality? Youll estimate time and cost better. Hire one from each. Thats cold enough.

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www.reincubate.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Share this: chief technical officer chief technology officer cto interim cto job description start-up startup cto web cto Weve been swapping some thoughts with Daniel Kehoe , a consulting CTO acquaintance of ours from across the pond. Some companies look for a more strategic or a more hands-on CTO.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 25, 2014

Nicholas Clark is the CTO of DoubleDutch , the company that creates social event apps for trade shows and conferences. The code may become too bulky to iterate as quickly as desired, and the support costs compete with time needed to innovate. Design & Dev Entrepreneur Analysis and Opinion'

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Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

This guide is designed to help you hit the ground running and is a starting point for your entrepreneurial journey in Boston. Large Tech Meetups: Web Innovators Group : Quarterly Demo-Style meetup in Cambridge draws over 1000 members of the startup community each time. DartBoston: A vibrant community of young entrepreneurs.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 4, 2013

These categories came from Yonder conference , a conference held to discuss just such challenges and solutions: hiring and onboarding. In short, these are the top 10 remote team management lessons I have learned: Find a way to meet at the same time. Hire those you trust. It’s no secret that entrepreneurs work crazy hours.

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David Teten

JUNE 6, 2011

Previously CTO, Goldman Sachs. After Goldman, ran startup Gadgetoff, which brought together inventors and entrepreneurs. Adrian Kunzle, Head of Firmwide Engineering & Architecture (CTO), JP Morgan Chase. BROWN: Cost of managing a data store is negligible. We design them grounds-up optimized for our particular needs.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 27, 2010

I mean, you don’t have to build an actual business—you can just mimic the movements and demonstrate something that looks like a startup on paper, without any of the necessary risk taking, lessons learned or even a fraction of the effort—all the stuff that investors like to see. No revenues, no costs.

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Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

This guide is designed to help you hit the ground running and is a starting point for your entrepreneurial journey in Boston. DartBoston: A vibrant community of young entrepreneurs. Babson Entrepreneur Resource Center. link] – Not a meetup, but a great mentorship program started by serial CTO Sean Lindsay.

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rapidrollout.wordpress.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Web Startup Lessons Advice from a CTO and Entrepreneur Home About Finding a Technical Partner for Your Startup Today I received an inquiry from a student at an Ivy League university who wants to launch a web startup. Or you can find seed-stage investors who will give you the money to hire a developer.

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www.reincubate.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Share this: net c# development django java language php software Were often asked by entrepreneurs which language their startups should adopt when developing their technology. What to avoid Fortunately for entrepreneurs, there are only a few technology language choices that are likely to be fundamentally "wrong".

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 3, 2019

Tony Saldanha (P&G Next Gen Svces, Transformant), Farhan Shah (Allstate, CTO, Head of Platform Eng), Munu Gandhi (VP Infrastructure, AON), Virginia Lyons (CISO, Williams Sonoma) and GTM advisors?—?Natalie This will be a boon to startups as this encompasses finding PII, securing data, and incorporating privacy by design.

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David Teten

OCTOBER 1, 2015

I’ve seen a range of options for supporting entrepreneurs, which I can rank from least to most involvement in companies by investors: financier VCs, e.g., Correlation Ventures. We are a venture capital firm with deep design and development capability, not a design and development shop that sometimes takes equity as compensation.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 7, 2008

And we cant hire new engineers any faster, because you cant be interviewing and debugging and fixing all at the same time! Even if, in a previous life, you were a world expert in some functional specialty, like in-depth market research or scalable systems design, the compressed timeline of a startup makes it irrelevant.

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www.entrepreneur.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Follow Entrepreneur on Facebook Follow Entrepreneur on Twitter Follow Entrepreneur on LinkedIn Subscribe | Mobile. Startup Basics Does College Matter for Entrepreneurs? Branding From Entrepreneur to Icon in Five Steps. Young Entrepreneurs How I Did It: The TOMS Story. Business & Small Business.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

So far, I have found "lean startup" works better with the entrepreneurs Ive talked to than "agile startup" or even "extreme startup.") One that is powered by three drivers, each of which is a part of a major trend: The use of platforms enabled by open source and free software. (See What are the characteristics of a lean startup?

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