SoCal CTO
JANUARY 26, 2010
I’ve been having discussions with several people recently about the role of the CTO (Chief Technology Officer) in very early stage companies. In December 2007, I described how I commonly take on an Acting CTO Role in a Start-up. I used an image from Roger Smith that describes the varying roles of a CTO as the company matures.
TechCrunch LA
JANUARY 26, 2022
The email recounts some of the company’s recent mistakes, including prioritizing strategic projects that “distracted” the company from its core beauty business and that executives “got ahead of ourselves on hiring.”. billion valuation from Lone Pine Capital, Sequoia, Forerunner Ventures and others.
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Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 16, 2014
But if you level up , raise capital and grow customers, revenue and staff – life changes. Eventually you need a VP of Product to handle your product roadmap, a CTO for engineering leadership and VPs of sales, marketing & biz dev. You hire great people. They review competitors offerings and analyst reports.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 22, 2012
He also nails the reason why venture capital is still necessary to grow large businesses quickly in a world where the costs of running startups have fallen dramatically. After all, growth equals high valuations and loads of venture capital! Ryan Lissack is the CTO of Maker Studios. I talked about some of that here.
Frank Addante
MARCH 26, 2007
► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. ► August (3) Venture Capital - What's the rush? StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. Find a Simple Way to Tell a Complex Story (and ano.
SoCal CTO
SEPTEMBER 8, 2010
August was a slow month in terms of traffic and I was away for a lot of the month, but there were some really great posts at the intersection of startups, technology, product and being a Startup CTO. One of the big questions, probably the biggest questions that I get from reporters, is 'what trends do you see? m the f%*kin’ boss.”.
Frank Addante
JANUARY 23, 2007
► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. ► August (3) Venture Capital - What's the rush? StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. Find a Simple Way to Tell a Complex Story (and ano.
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