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Startup Advice: When to Use a Consulting CTO

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Investors use a consulting CTO for technical due diligence. And finally, you may be able to avoid diluting your equity. If you’ve begun the process of raising capital, ask the angels or venture capital partners to recommend technologists who consult on a part-time basis. Also try a search on LinkedIn.

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The Long-Term Value of Loyalty

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My company had raised venture capital in April 2001 but we were told that there may never be any more coming. I learned how to establish a technology center in India and how to manage disparate development teams (and this has drive my thoughts also about what does NOT work.). We built a long-term relationship.