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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower

At TechEmpower, we frequently talk to startup founders, CEOs, product leaders, and other innovators about their next big tech initiative. ” Of course, it’s more complicated than just checking boxes on a question list. Background Questions Let’s start with some background questions about the business and product.

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Startup CTO or Developer

SoCal CTO

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.

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Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller

SoCal CTO

He has a really interesting background as a product manager and now an entrepreneur. Like many product managers, my background is fairly eclectic. That's where I learned I enjoyed interacting with customers and working with development teams to build and launch products. Tell me a bit about your background. How did it help you?

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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

Almost every day I'm talking to early stage startup founders (see Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions ) about what they plan to do. Of course, it's way more complex than just these questions. What are your key Startup Metrics ? Do you transact immediately or on delivery of some product or service? Administrators?

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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

Almost every day I'm talking to early stage startup founders (see Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions ) about what they plan to do. Of course, it's way more complex than just these questions. What are your key Startup Metrics ? Do you transact immediately or on delivery of some product or service? Administrators?

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How Digsy Is Using Data, And Deals, To Drive Real Estate Sales

socalTECH

He's the former CTO at Stocktwits, and he did the analysis and found out a lot of stuff. After refining their metrics even more, they doubled their performance, and then quadrupled it. We said, huh, are there any patterns these top agents were doing that others weren't? READ MORE>>.

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Working with Developers

SoCal CTO

they need a developer more than they need a CTO. What happens when you have a really good developer is that a gap exists where you may not ask the right questions to specify the right system, consider appropriate 3rd party technologies, etc. Of course, you probably are going to provide more of a feature list. That’s correct.

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