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What is a CTO?

Austin Startup

As a CTO, I can definitely say without a doubt that few people understand what a CTO does. When I tell someone I’m a CTO, I’m often met with a blank stare. Even when someone is aware of what a CTO does, they often have limited context due to the wide variety of CTO roles.

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The Entrepreneur’s Essentials #10: The most proven way to hire well

Austin Startup

It is all about how you hire the best and the amazing impact doing so will have on your culture. We were obsessive about that, and it paid huge dividends later on. You must test those that you want to hire. I didn’t know better at the time and they were much older and “experienced” than I was, so I let them run with that plan.

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Integrating Active Directory With Your SaaS Tool Stack

ConversionXL

This is aimed at working seamlessly with your existing AD infrastructure but comes at a cost. For one, organizations are expected to install and maintain tools from each vendor which can be both costly and time intensive. Onboarding goes beyond hiring new employees. Comprehensive employee onboarding is a time-consuming process.

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Webinar Recap: 14 Tips on How to Pitch and Get Funded

Up and Running

This includes again another acronym I’m going to share, CAC, the cost to acquire a customer, the customer acquisition cost. You want to make sure that you understand, does it cost $10 to get a customer? If you’re a physical brick and mortar store, what does it cost to get someone in the door?

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The Power of “In Person” – Why Distributed Teams are Less Effective

Both Sides of the Table

CEO, VP Products and CTO must all be in the physical location. This is a topic that comes up often in Los Angeles because many CEOs are tempted to hire their tech teams in the Bay Area. I prefer the first sales hires to be in the home office. Here are my personal biases: 1. If they’re not I won’t fund.