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How to Hire a Chief Technology Officer

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500|5000 Conference Honorees Resources Press Apply 2011 ); Topics > Leadership and Managing > Human Resources > Job Descriptions > How to Hire a CTO When its time to add a technologist to your slate of executives, what are the best practices to follow? Some companies have a CTO focused on operations under the CIO.

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A Different Kind of Incubator - The Hive

SoCal CTO

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 A Different Kind of Incubator - The Hive I recently met with The Hive a new incubator in Orange County. They are quite happy with a business that will turn into a profitable $20M company and dont necessarily need an obvious exit strategy.

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

Up and Running

Not only because it’s a product that Bplans and Palo Alto software makes, but because before I joined the company, I used LivePlan to pitch and raise my investment capital. When they fund you, they know that they have to believe that you can also go out and sell the product. Are you saving them time? Are you saving lives?

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What is the perfect startup team?

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It is interesting to see the emphasis that both Twitter and Quora have put on product design, not just engineering. Smart teams understand quickly that all three skills are essential - if you can't recognize the need, you won't be able to hire for it or value it. 14 Comments • Nov 15, 2010 +1 for use of Platonic.

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What is TheFunded Founder Institute?

Startup Company Lawyer

Startup companies consume resources intelligently, put people to work in efficient ways, and produce market driven products at lower costs. Joe Betts-LaCroix – CTO, OQO. Hiring and Firing. July 14th, 2009: Implement hiring policies and practices. Description: When to hire and when to fire? Exit Strategies.

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