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Startup CTO or Developer

SoCal CTO

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.

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Want to Know the Difference Between a CTO and a VP Engineering?

Both Sides of the Table

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.

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Kareo: Bringing The Power Of the Cloud to Small Medical Practices

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We also have a cloud-baesd, billing and practice management solutions, which enables them to manage all of their internal financial processes, and we also have solutions for billing and cloud-based outsourcing of back office tasks. I founded that with the former CTO of my first company, Kevin Smilak, who now works at Google.

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How Jukin Media Is Turning Viral Video Into A Real Business

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We''re taking that content, and publishing it on our licensing platform, which is much like a Getty Images for video. That''s relevant, because of our third piece, where we have been hired by traditional media companies, to basically provide them a turnkey, outsources content acquisition team.

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Interview with John Tomich, Onestop Internet

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The company was incorporated in January of 2004, and we provide outsource e-commerce services to organizations, such as brands and retailers. Third, is we provide customer care and phone support for orders; the fourth is the software technology, the platform that powers everything. John Tomich: We've been around for five years.

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Miigle Revisited | A SoCal Startup With a Global Mission

Tech Zulu Event

LB: Currently, we are about 75% and that’s really because in this phase we have developed what I think is the most critical aspect of our platform, which is the technology that allows us to truly build our community. We’ve made it very easy for people to access the Miigle platform. Personas in Miigle are very important.

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Why The Growth Of The Internet Is Driving EdgeCast's Revenues

socalTECH

The Internet doesn't work right, and is broken, and without a CDN, you can't do what you need to do if you're the CTO of a large website. Instead, they outsource to an expert like Edegcast. It's a mission critical IT service that website owners need. Those two typically don't go together well.

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