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How Actionable Insights Can Help You Optimize Your Website

Duct Tape Marketing

In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Nils De Moor, Co-founder and CTO at Woorank. And describes himself as generally intrigued by advancements in software, cloud infrastructure, and engineering. Questions I ask Nils De Moor: How does someone become a CTO? He is also a Docker Captain.

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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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Open Source Business Model

SoCal CTO

Common revenue streams are consulting, training, support, customization, upgraded versions for corporate applications, etc. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO. He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO?

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Building Your MVP as a Non-Technical Founder

SoCal CTO

I did a presentation this week at Coloft that looked at how Non-Technical Founders can go about getting their MVP built. Examples might be a recommendation engine, search engine, matching engine or something with a complex interface. And the back-end is something that a non-technical founder can manage.

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Technical Co-Founders Are A Myth

blog.captainrecruiter.com

Technical Co-Founders Are A Myth. Two years ago I got the bug to do an online recruiting startup and I began the hunt to find a technical co-founder - a software engineer who works for no cash - to help me build my dream website. I learned something: technical co-founders are a myth. Captain Recruiter. Real Advice.

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Working with Developers

SoCal CTO

I’m a long way into development and I’m 90% done and we are having issues getting it completed Developers like to over engineer. It may give non-technical founders a bit more insight into working styles when it comes to developers. I.e., they need a developer more than they need a CTO. Go watch a few episodes.

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Lessons Learned: About the author

Startup Lessons Learned

(Maybe youd like to start with The lean startup , How to listen to customers , or What does a startup CTO actually do? ) He previously co-founded and served as Chief Technology Officer of IMVU. Because of IMVUs reputation, Ive also had the opportunity to serve as an advisor or board member for more than a dozen startups.