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What Startup Advisors Do I Need?

SoCal CTO

You can’t afford and don’t want to hire a full-time CTO or architect. But, advisors, coaches, and mentors can often fill the bill. Formal vs. Informal Advisors In many cases, you can get a couple coffee or beer meetings with advisors without ever formally engaging them as an advisor.

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8 Tips To Get the Most Out of Your Investors and Board

Both Sides of the Table

In his spare time he raised nearly $30 million. If you have investors or board members that have wide relationships you can get significantly more value out of them by keeping them informed. So naturally we’re pushing for him to drop critical information when their paths cross organically. More information comes out.

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What Makes an Entrepreneur? Four Letters: JFDI

Both Sides of the Table

You are constantly faced with decisions and there is always incomplete information. You’re sales person is getting blocked by the CTO who says she shouldn’t go above him but the CTO isn’t approving the deal. Yes, I know it’s my job as the CEO to be the coach for people and that’s fine.

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Interview with Robin Richards, Internships.com

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We looked around for literally eight to ten months, by having a couple of young people bring us companies, research papers on potential industries, and other information every day. We've also hired a tremendous set of experience career counselors, who have had colorful or substantial careers, to supply services and products to our students.

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