CTO Hire Funding Patents 
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 30, 2014
As I’ve written about recently, at Upfront Ventures we started talking a couple of years ago about wanting to fund stuff with more meaning. I think this is a combination of being realists as venture capitalists that outsized returns in our funds must come from taking on bigger, more impactful projects that can move markets.
SoCal CTO
MARCH 4, 2010
Background This post partly really came about as a result of a great conversation yesterday with David Croslin a former CTO at HP who recently conducted an interesting experiment. This is actually fairly common and I think it’s a bit challenging in that the technology roles (from technology advisor to CTO) in a startup vary widely.
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Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 5, 2014
.” When Elon Musk set out to build SpaceX he wasn’t greeted with enthusiasm from the space community not used to having a private enterprise challenge the government funded space exploration of NASA. We hired outside experts. We checked patents. We checked charge times. Time will tell. I was not fried.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 9, 2020
Thus the real discussion must start with who will be doing the work, providing the funding, and delivering results. Building the product may be the easy part of your startup challenge. Key to required patents or trade secrets. Every previous experience filing and winning a patent is a rare and valuable asset.
SoCal CTO
SEPTEMBER 20, 2011
I might also be concerned about taking my idea directly to a large, well funded competitor who is know for innovation. Startups that come to me and ask me to sign an NDA in order to get Free Startup CTO Consulting really are missing it. The reality is that Stealth is defined differently in each case. False Confidence.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
Every investor expects to see some business traction, both before and after a funding event. If you have neither, and choose to approach an investor, you will get no attention, and probably never again get a shot at funding with that investor. Now investors will pay attention, since scale-up funding is less risky and has a time frame.
SoCal CTO
SEPTEMBER 20, 2011
I might also be concerned about taking my idea directly to a large, well funded competitor who is know for innovation. Startups that come to me and ask me to sign an NDA in order to get Free Startup CTO Consulting really are missing it. The reality is that Stealth is defined differently in each case. False Confidence.
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