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Hacking Innovation Education in New York

This is going to be BIG.

This is the case when the requirements of these events don’t actually include building a real business or product. We spend way too much time, particularly in and around the New York area, teaching fundraising versus company or product building. ” It’s true. Step #2: Pitch investors. It was easy peasy.

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HOW TO: Hire the Perfect CTO

mashable.com

a New York-based sizzle reel production company specializing in promotional videos for PR and marketing professionals, and the Young Entrepreneur Council. Hiring the wrong person for key company positions can cost a business thousands — or tens of thousands — of dollars and man hours. Colin Wright , Ebookling.

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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? 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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Five common misconceptions about building a startup in New York City

This is going to be BIG.

It’s really difficult for me not to get into the thick of discussions about whether or not you can and/or should build a company in New York City. If your first resort when you have trouble raising money is to complain about New York on a tech blog, you’re really doing yourself a disservice in the relationship building area.

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Oct. 25 NY: Enterprise Tech Meetup: Best Practices in Startup Hiring

David Teten

25, in the Enterprise Tech Meetup, where we’ll discuss best practices in B2B startup hiring. Besides me, the other panelists are: Sean Maclsaac, CTO, Yext. I’m participating this Thursday, Oct. We’ll also cover how can a candidate make themselves more attractive for a quickly growing enterprise company.

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How I Found a Great CTO

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Ive occasionally worked with executive recruiters, for example in hiring a CTO for my first company, Eve.com. This time, I decided to handle the process myself. To sum up, heres what I would do again as a non-technical founder looking for a technical co-founder or CTO. Shes going to have a big impact on Minteds future.

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The Case for Optimism and Risk at Startups

Both Sides of the Table

Who else would publicly try to launch people into space so that one day we might be able to fly people from New York to Tokyo in 90 minutes. We hired outside experts. Marc Berte, the CTO, and a masters from MIT, is exceptionally gifted. What about battery charge times? I have witnessed it working. It is safe.