TechEmpower

AUGUST 7, 2023

What does it mean to be a CTO for a startup? What does the role demand? Should a startup CTO spend their time programming? The role of a CTO varies as the company matures. That’s why the CTO’s attention is on programming for the earliest stage. A CTO can help you find the right answers. It might be.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 30, 2014

The reality is that as VCs we have limited allocations of where we can spend our time so we want to attach ourselves to projects in which we, too, can be passionate. Meredith came to see me along with the CTO Marc Berte. Was there consumer demand? I seldom hire patent attorneys during due diligence but this was too important.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2011

9) In Getting The Band Back Together , I write about the power of serial Founding teams. At CallWave, Colin was CTO, Jason was CFO and I was in charge of product marketing and customer acquisition. Performance marketing also demands accountability. We’re always hiring great people.

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Frank Addante

JANUARY 23, 2007

By Frank Addante Development resources are in high demand. Development costs go up, loyalty goes down and companies spend more time recruiting and interviewing, thereby diverting from their core focus. There are a lot of people out there who can "write code", but very few good engineers. So, you need to develop a product?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2011

“Imagine you were a Phd wireless chip designer out of UCSD and then Qualcomm. Are you looking for a Phd wireless chip designer?&#. So yes, I want to hire somebody with really high IQ and EQ but not somebody who is more knowledgeable at your specific skill set than you are. He is still not sure. Most people work in groups.

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Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

We initially hired him as our in-house recruiter. Tim did such a great job of hiring the best, brightest people so quickly that our company infrastructure wasn’t keeping up. Our IT group was not able to support all of the new people we hired. As CTO, it was my job to solve this problem. Tim was my right arm at L90.

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