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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? What does your Chief Technology Officer do all day? So what does CTO mean, besides just "technical founder who really cant manage anyone?" So I initially gravitated to the CTO title, and not VP of Engineering.

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HOW TO: Hire the Perfect CTO

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This is especially true when it comes to tech companies hiring the wrong chief technology officer. Today, CTOs are multi-taskers that aren’t just coders locked in some basement — they play a vital role in a tech company’s strategic plan and growth. Lisa Nicole Bell , Inspired Life Media Group.)

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Lessons Learned: The hacker's lament

Startup Lessons Learned

As a last disclaimer, please consult the definition of the word hacker if youre not familiar with the controversies surrounding that term.) Its common to find a hacker at the heart of almost any successful technology company. He throws off volumes of code, and it works. Use pair programming and collective code ownership.

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CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire.NET programmers

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The right sort of person is so passionate about coding, they can’t be stopped from doing it. But every day spent in that kitchen is a day NOT spent in a real kitchen, learning how to cook real food, and write real code. I currently work in information security, and I help teach developers how to write better, more secure code.

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Where is the best place to find a rockstar developer to bring it to life?

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Henry , Chris Callahan , Travis Briggs , Nene Kalu , Nikolay Pohodnya , Jamin Wong , Nick Gauthier , Anon User, Andrea Narciso , Steve Shapero , Max Yankov , Christopher Wiley , Bruce Serven and Tony Karrer This question gets asked a lot on Quora, but this one strikes me due to the phrasing. Developer, engineer, CTO, or technical co-founder?