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CTO Equity - Negotiation After Funding

SoCal CTO

I received an inquiry from a reader of my blog and thought I would provide some thoughts, but would definitely welcome input: I am an unpaid CTO of a small startup. There was an informal verbal agreement that I would work for a certain hourly rate for my time. But I’m assuming you want to remain at the company.

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CTO Equity - Negotiation After Funding

SoCal CTO

I received an inquiry from a reader of my blog and thought I would provide some thoughts, but would definitely welcome input: I am an unpaid CTO of a small startup. There was an informal verbal agreement that I would work for a certain hourly rate for my time. But I’m assuming you want to remain at the company.

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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. " Typically, this requires quite a bit more information for me to be able to respond and provide real help. Your technical advisor can likely help. Here are some ideas: In your company or other companies. Get to know the developers.

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People Management: Startup Teams Should Dip but not Skip

Both Sides of the Table

A good early-stage CEO needs to be accessible, to be accountable for producing results and should be establishing the cultural norms of the company through direct leadership at all levels. But issues do arise as your company grows. I see two common mistakes in companies (not just in startups, in fact).

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Attorney and Startup Business Advisor – Aaron Shechet

SoCal CTO

I recently got together with Aaron Shechet and an early stage startup to discuss the direction the company might want to take. We also represent a few larger companies with international issues. You are writing about the essentials of business. I am planning right not to write a post about how startups often get SEO wrong.

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

Both Sides of the Table

Growth like this, this early in a company’s lifecycle rarely happens. 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.

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Digital Revenue Expert – Vince Thompson

SoCal CTO

I started out as screenwriter, went into local television, ran ad sales in the west for AOL and joined Facebook in the companies very early days. I also serve as CEO of a small media companies that profile “Tomorrow’s Most Exciting People Today”. I help internet companies make money. I usually.just focus on revenue.

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