SoCal CTO
JANUARY 26, 2010
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.
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 30, 2014
Draw from Frameworks. The most helpful type of advice in my mind are frameworks for how to solve a problem. On market segmentation I often recite my “ Elephants, Deer & Rabbits ” framework. Fund raising ? Each is a framework for thinking about a problem. For example: 1. Triangulate.
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Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 22, 2021
I like their recommended framework for emerging firms, as well as large multinationals, to help build an optimal growth strategy for your company: Evaluate internal development versus external sourcing. The initiator funds the innovators’ development activities and gives them the flexibility to work independently.
SoCal CTO
SEPTEMBER 14, 2011
It needs to be funded to be successful. Ask a few CTO type people. Or ask me Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions. It was a mobile app, so he ideally would find someone who had experience with mobile development or someone who could pick up a mobile framework. What do you do if you don't know the size?
SoCal CTO
SEPTEMBER 14, 2011
It needs to be funded to be successful. Ask a few CTO type people. Or ask me Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions. It was a mobile app, so he ideally would find someone who had experience with mobile development or someone who could pick up a mobile framework. What do you do if you don't know the size?
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 16, 2015
So operating at a higher level, helping to set the framework for decision making and then sitting down and watching the game be played, is certainly the way to go.” The way we dealt with this issue is that we took each senior exec in the company (including the CFO and the CTO) and assigned them to important accounts.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 8, 2013
I like their recommended framework for emerging firms, as well as large multinationals, to help build an optimal growth strategy for your company: Evaluate internal development versus external sourcing. The initiator funds the innovators’ development activities and gives them the flexibility to work independently.
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