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Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 28, 2014
VCs and Angel investors like to see a startup that is running lean and mean, with no more than three or four of the conventional C-level or VP titles. The most common ones I see and salute are CEO, CFO, and CTO. More executives, or other more creative titles are seen as a big red flag. Chief Diversity Officer. Chief Legal Officer.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 17, 2017
He eventually founded and sold consumer health firm ViSalus to a public company and is now back making investments, in technology companies, as a venture capitalist here at Los Angeles-based HashtagOne (www.hashtagone.com). My CIO had been ex-CIO at Herbalife, and was an EVP of Software for Disney.
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Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 22, 2013
VCs and Angel investors like to see a startup that is running lean and mean, with no more than three or four of the conventional C-level or VP titles. The most common ones I see and salute are CEO, CFO, and CTO. More executives, or other more creative titles are seen as a big red flag. Chief Diversity Officer. Chief Legal Officer.
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 1, 2010
VCs and angel investors like to see a startup that is running lean and mean, with no more than three or four of the conventional C-level or VP titles. The most common ones I see and salute are CEO, CFO, and CTO. Assigning them the title of CIO seems like a bit of overkill, especially these days of serious “cloud” computing.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 22, 2010
A CEO who has “been there and done that” is traction, especially if teamed with a financial lead (CIO) and a product lead (CTO). Funding for pre-revenue startups used to be the domain of angel investors, but they have moved up-stage. Of course, a real contract or purchase order from a big customer is even better.
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