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Startup Metrics

TechEmpower

Don’t overcomplicate things with reporting tools. Conclusion Startup metrics are an invaluable tool for founders and innovators. Please write us at blog@techempower.com ! cto , infotech , innovation , product , project , saas Finally, review the numbers with your partners. Be sure to check out the entire presentation.

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Making Sure You Are Ready to Begin Building Your MVP

SoCal CTO

They look at the following high level definition of Lean: and they interpret that as write up an executive summary with your ideas and hand it to developers to build. Learn how to test and possibly use testing and load tools. What's Going to Go Wrong A lot of founders don't really understand Lean Startup principles.

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Finding a Technical Cofounder for Your Startup

SoCal CTO

I promised I would write this post with some thoughts and ideas on the topic. LinkedIn - This remains one of my primary tools. I've recently received several emails from people looking for a technical cofounder for their startup. Here's an example of that kind of email. Do you have dollars to pay for development?

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Remind Me Why I Love You? (Why “In Person” is Everything)

Both Sides of the Table

Frankly, it’s the life of ANY executives with whom you want to sell product, do a business development deal with, execute M&A, a journalist you want to write about your company?—?anybody. Last time we met I didn’t have my CTO with me. Would it be alright if I brought her by your offices for a super quick coffee?”

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Document Your MVP for a Developer

SoCal CTO

I asked some of the same questions I ask in my Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions and then I get to a very common conversation: Me : Do you have specs? You likely are writing your first one of these. He wanted to get input from me on what he's doing, and he wants to begin to ask developers what it would take to build his product.

Develop 354
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People Management: Startup Teams Should Dip but not Skip

Both Sides of the Table

You’ll get sales information from your VP of Sales, marketing information from your VP Marketing, tech information from your CTO and so on. But I knew that to be a good decision maker I needed first hand knowledge rather than just a summary from my CTO. But as a CEO you can’t rely solely on this information.

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What Should You Send a VC Before Your Meeting?

Both Sides of the Table

The mistake entrepreneurs make is either writing a lengthy email (everybody has too much email so it will get skimmed / not digested) or not having a deck which means the VC can’t quickly determine his or her fit as a potential investor. The key is WHAT you send. I recommend sub 10MB.