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What is a CTO?

Austin Startup

A chief technology officer (CTO) is a C-suite executive who is focused on scientific and technological issues including web applications, mobile applications, electronic and digital media development. They will review and negotiate all related contracts. A quick search of linkedin will help you locate a fractional CTO in your area.

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The Secret History of Minnesota Part 1: Engineering Research Associates

Steve Blank

Norris became the VP of Engineering, Engstrom the VP of Research, and Meader VP of Manufacturing. Post-war era Americans were equally mobile, willing to move where the opportunities were. From the first day ERA started with contracts from the Navy OPS-20-G codebreaking group. How Did ERA Grow So Quickly?

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

blog.expensify.com

They write everything from assembly to jQuery, on PCs to mobile phones, doing hard core computer graphics to high level social networking. And if you’re doing Windows Mobile 7 apps (which the stats suggest you aren’t), it’s your only choice. Nothing says contraction negotiation like the smell of cordite.

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