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TechStars Patriot Boot Camp Is Happening This Week

Feld Thoughts

Todd Park (US CTO) and Aneesh Chopra (Former US CTO) are delivering a keynotes, along with Paul Bucha (Medal of Honor Recipient) and many others. LivingSocial will be welcoming these veterans to their office for a tour and to meet the team and hear their inspiring story. Jerry Johnson, RLJ Equity. David Cohen, TechStars.

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FinTech Innovation Lab Launch Event – June 2, 2011

David Teten

My rough notes follow: Mike Dubno , CIO, Global Markets and Research Technology & Operations, Bank of America. Previously CTO, Goldman Sachs. Planning demo day July 22, and a Big Data day in the fall. Adrian Kunzle, Head of Firmwide Engineering & Architecture (CTO), JP Morgan Chase. Introductory remarks.

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Technical Co-Founders Are A Myth

blog.captainrecruiter.com

After a few months, the demo site won a business plan competition. It's not a question of me being unwilling to work for equity -- I am. I was basically a consultant without the payment and I basically got taken advantage of. If you can't do that convincingly, go get investor money and hire a consultant.

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How To Build a Web Development Team Without Technical Expertise

www.collegemogul.com

For additional advice, I recommend reading " Finding a Technical Partner for your Startup ), by Daniel Kehoe, a CTO Consultant, who was kind enough to hear my struggles out and offered advice suggesting that we should supplement our current Advisory Board with a Technical Advisor. Starting a company while being a student is tough.

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From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

techcrunch.com

But as any programmer will tell you (I’m one), any lucrative contract or full time job you can get, especially these days, will usually leave you so burnt out by the end of the day that the last thing you will want to do is sit down and bang out more code. Now, I know that I need to build all the demo of my product A.L.O.N.E.

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

www.quora.com

Someone who is egotistical enough to call themselves a rockstar, yet humble enough not to want 99% of the equity? Developer, engineer, CTO, or technical co-founder? Just go to a meetup or post an ad promising equity. There's a huge difference between a demo and a product. This person does not exist. Rockstar v.

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How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen

sivers.org

I also know someone else who consulted me about his website idea. Well as a programmer of many websites I find that it is easier for my clients to consult my ideas first. I do consult people, however I am not looking for work right now. Please keep going that way, because we are honestly impressed ! THANK YOU!!! Insightful.