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TechEmpower
AUGUST 7, 2023
What does it mean to be a CTO for a startup? Should a startup CTO spend their time programming? Exploring new technologies? The role of a CTO varies as the company matures. But be careful, and mind the gap – the Founder-Developer Gap, that is! It’s understandable - a hands-on developer can produce a product.
TechEmpower
AUGUST 14, 2023
The Strategic Technical Advisor looks at the business and determines what makes sense from a technology perspective in the short-term and longer-terms. The Tactical Technical Advisor stays on top of the development team to ensure that they’re team is building the right thing in a high-quality, efficient manner. And Maybe You Need Two!
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SoCal CTO
FEBRUARY 2, 2010
I love blog conversations. Based on my posts Startup CTO or Developer and Acting CTO , Chris O’Meara wrote an interesting post Startup CTO: Could It Work? They tend to know where to find good help in terms of employees and consultants. They can likely close a lot of the Founder Developer Gap.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 20, 2010
Because more technology people probably read startup blogs I’m guessing this post will come under more scrutiny. The terms “CTO&# and “VP Engineering&# have such stigmas associated with what they are that I’m sure some people will feel uncomfortable with the definitions I’ve put forward.
SoCal CTO
APRIL 28, 2014
There was a lot of passion in the room last week when I presented Working with Developers at the Stubbs Precellerator. I guess it should not be a surprise that Founders have lots of challenges working with developers. But my developers want to go into way too much detail. In fact, they often don’t really understand the business.
SoCal CTO
DECEMBER 19, 2012
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. 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? Founder : Ummm. what do you mean?
SoCal CTO
FEBRUARY 13, 2013
Purpose of an MVP and Defining the Right MVP I've really not talked as much about this in my blog even though its hugely important. If you are on the lower complexity end, the key is defining small chunks of work that can be done quickly by a developer. The "Questions" post is probably the most important.
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