Competition Course CTO Research 
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. That’s why Roger Smith puts the focus of the CTO on programming for the earliest stage.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 7, 2013
In the same year they won Business Insider’s Startup competition. In industry this is known as “yield management” and of course it needs to exist. I was standing with him when he won the TechCrunch 50 award. RedBeacon was the 3rd winner (year 1: Yammer, year 2: Mint.com) – not bad company. Nice sweep!
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SoCal CTO
JULY 23, 2012
I seem to encounter a lot of people who want to attach a CTO label to me as I'm the only programmer on the founding team of three. While I do fill that role at the moment, I'm a little hesitant to refer to myself as a CTO as we still haven't launched a product, acquired a single user, or turned or a penny in profit.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 27, 2010
Of course I don’t believe this argument. The paper even goes as far as saying, “our research cannot be generalized to the entire population of entrepreneurs in the United States, it is meant to be illustrative of the backgrounds of entrepreneurs.&#. There is of course much nurture and culture weaved in.
SoCal CTO
NOVEMBER 9, 2009
Here's a ballpark derived from various research studies on the click through rate for positions 1-10 in Google. Of course, it will be a lot more than that because if you were able to do it for that term, then you'll get a lot of long tail searches. That's pretty low.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 23, 2017
If you have existing investors of course you feel a degree of comfort knowing that they would likely have your back in tough times — but of course you never really know. Having a list of VCs to approach is of course is a good start. But then you need to research that firm and what other deals they’ve done over the past year.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 12, 2018
It is an LA-based company that was recently acquired by Amazon, which you can read more about in this incredibly well-researched article. Throughout all of this we saw a tinkerer, a problem solver and a completely obsessed leader who was competitive and wanted to win. we were sold on the concept immediately. We weren’t sure.
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