Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

So I initially gravitated to the CTO title, and not VP of Engineering. Instead, they find options and can communicate them to everyone in the company. Find the 80/20 - this was my favorite part of the job. Whats one thing a brand-new first-time CTO could learn from them? I mean, have you seen other people?

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 11, 2023

code breaking would grow to 20,000 people working on breaking the codes of Germany, Japan and the Soviet Union. Norris became the VP of Engineering, Engstrom the VP of Research, and Meader VP of Manufacturing. ERA was undercapitalized and always looking for other products to sell.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 7, 2008

In a few cases, they are clearly smart people in a bad situation, and Ive written about their pain in The product managers lament and The engineering managers lament. Its common to find a hacker at the heart of almost any successful technology company. The "just fix it" mentality is counter-productive here.

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