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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower

Even when they have talked to multiple developers or development firms, we’re often the first to ask basic questions like “Who are your customers?” Who are the customers? Can you provide specific examples of different types of customers, what they need, and what the system will do for them? will you leverage?

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How to Use Generative AI and LLMs to Improve Search

TechEmpower

This enables internal users to swiftly find answers to queries such as "What is our internal IP address?" cto , infotech , innovation , product , project , saas Utilizing AI, the tool interprets the queries, scans through a broad range of documents spread across different repositories, and delivers relevant answers.

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What Did I Learn From the First VC Check I Ever Wrote?

Both Sides of the Table

But like the company Kyriba, where we recently sold our position at above $1 billion, it took time until the revenue exceeded $100 million recurring and then the industry really competed to back this amazing company since it had scale, defensible technology and long-term, committed customers. Defensible IP becomes insanely valuable?

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NDA Stealth Mode and Sharing Your Startup Concept

SoCal CTO

Beyond that, I want lots of conversations with experts, users, customers, VCs, partners, etc. Startups that come to me and ask me to sign an NDA in order to get Free Startup CTO Consulting really are missing it. NDAs or Other Protection So you decide you want to be able to share with experts, users, customers, VCs, partners, etc.

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NDA Stealth Mode and Sharing Your Startup Concept

SoCal CTO

Beyond that, I want lots of conversations with experts, users, customers, VCs, partners, etc. Startups that come to me and ask me to sign an NDA in order to get Free Startup CTO Consulting really are missing it. NDAs or Other Protection So you decide you want to be able to share with experts, users, customers, VCs, partners, etc.

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What Should You Send a VC Before Your Meeting?

Both Sides of the Table

If your teaser deck was 8–12 pages it would likely include: team market problem why your solution solves this problem progress to date (funding, team, customers, revenue if significant) TAM (market sizing / why this will be valuable) Your “meeting deck” should just be an expansion of what was in your teaser deck. Compelling.

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Social Networking and Business Value

SoCal CTO

Previously, he was Chief Operating Officer & Strategic Creative at USA GROUP, INC., Richard Neff, Head IP & Tech Group of Greenberg Glusker Richard Neff is a partner at the law firm of Greenberg Glusker in Los Angeles and Chair of the Firm's Intellectual Property and Technology Practice Group.