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Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers

SoCal CTO

I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. Did they really need a Startup CTO or Developer or both? And do I fit as a Part-Time CTO , Technology Advisor , CTO Founder , Acting CTO ? He needed some kind of CTO and as well Developers.

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Finding Technical Cofounders Is Hard

rob.by

Finding Technical Cofounders Is Hard. Yesterday, Michael Pope posted an article titled Technical Cofounders Are a Myth. He argued that software engineers don’t finish what they start, and that you’re better off paying a technical person than partnering with one. Tuesday, August 17, 2010.

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8 Steps To Starting A New Venture With Limited Funds

Startup Professionals Musings

Advisors and investors need to see your whole story in as few as ten slides. Participate in networking platforms and events for support. You need to recruit advisors, key partners, and cofounders well before approaching investors. Prepare a pitch deck to document and share your plan.

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8 Ways The Maker Movement Turns Ideas Into Businesses

Startup Professionals Musings

This movement, coupled with free websites and apps, makes it possible for almost any technical person to start a business. In my view as an advisor to new ventures, the Maker Movement is an integral part of a new age of the entrepreneur. Provides networking with cofounders and strategic partners.

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The Trouble With Non-tech Cofounders | TechCrunch

techcrunch.com

The Trouble With Non-tech Cofounders. It seems learning to code has become a theme in 2012, and the demand is being met by Code Year and others. I meet people all the time who have no technical background whatsoever, and they want to start an online business, perhaps build a mobile app, or launch a SaaS product. guest author.

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4 Reasons A Diverse Sales Team Will Boost Revenue

YoungUpstarts

Competitiveness Project found that employers spend an average of 41 days trying to fill technical sales jobs versus 33 days for jobs in other professions. That is why it is critical to search beyond your usual network. Most organizations now talk about being diverse, but Millennials demand it. Access to More A-players.

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Learn from People, Not Classes

Reid Hoffman

The most successful leaders we know learn in a different way: by tapping into what we call network intelligence. Consider how Reid solved a major business issue at PayPal by drawing on the knowledge of his network. In the Networked Age, every day is exam day—full of new, unpredictable challenges. All you need to do is ask.

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