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Because more technology people probably read startup blogs I’m guessing this post will come under more scrutiny. The terms “CTO&# and “VP Engineering&# have such stigmas associated with what they are that I’m sure some people will feel uncomfortable with the definitions I’ve put forward. Experience.
I’ve been having discussions with several people recently about the role of the CTO (ChiefTechnologyOfficer) 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.
Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal , which provides online marketing products for small- and medium-sized businesses, reported today that it has named Jeff Hagins as ChiefTechnologyOfficer, and promoted Steven Power, former Australia CEO, to Executive Vice President of Global Sales Operations. Edwards, and Lockheed Martin.
So, here goes: Dr. Tony Karrer Over the past 15 years, Tony has been a part-time CTO for more than 30 startups. Most notably, he was the original CTO for eHarmony for its first four years making him partly responsible for more than 4% of the marriages every year. Tony has a Ph.D. He is a frequent speaker at trade and industry events.
I’ve worked with 30+ early-stage companies in all sorts of capacities (and spoken to many, many more), so I thought it might be worthwhile trying to classify the various ways that I’ve engaged in different technology roles in startups. Actually, David’s taking even broader roles than I generally do as he’s CEO for at least one startup.
Almost every day I'm talking to early stage startup founders (see Free Startup CTOConsulting Sessions ) about what they plan to do. What about reporting and moderation? Reporting - What needs to be reported? Important note here: reporting can be endless, keep it small. A leaderboard among users or groups?
Almost every day I'm talking to early stage startup founders (see Free Startup CTOConsulting Sessions ) about what they plan to do. What about reporting and moderation? Reporting - What needs to be reported? Important note here: reporting can be endless, keep it small. A leaderboard among users or groups?
Still, if you’re a business leader and your developers haven’t asked you these questions, look for a FractionalCTO to help navigate the critical early stage of development. What about reporting and moderation? Reporting What needs to be reported? Reporting can be endless! Are they dismissable?
The lawsuit, which was filed by Christina Krause, the company’s former head of communications and Stefan Krause’s wife, was first reported by The Verge. Ulrich Kranz, originally the company’s CTO, has since taken over the day-to-day operations of Canoo. His current title is chairman of the Advisory Board.
I've done four Free CTOConsulting Sessions in the past month with startup founders who all had run into variations of the same problem. A classic example might be "reporting" as a feature item. What probably will happen is to define some early reports that will have more specific estimates.
But at a minimum, any good review should include: Straightforward Analysis : A straightforward report that grades aspects of your technology, processes, and team. This part of the report can go deep on how your software stacks up with respect to feature delivery, security, reliability, and scalability.
I find myself sending it to startup founders all the time – maybe just slightly less than Free Startup CTOConsulting. Complex reports? However, in many cases, this is a place where you really should be talking with a technical advisor or reaching out to get Free Startup CTOConsulting in order to understand what you need.
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But, what they could do, is if they provided a report on their progress, a weekly report or every other week, they would accumulate deal credit, which would enable them to get another deal. He's the former CTO at Stocktwits, and he did the analysis and found out a lot of stuff. READ MORE>>.
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Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers - SoCal CTO , November 1, 2010 I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. can feel you now—corporate recruiters at career fairs, sending offer letters to work at banks and consulting firms. But I don’t think so.
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