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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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10 Attributes Of The Perfect Partner For Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

The reason is that good attributes apply equally well to “external” partners, as they do to internal partners, like a co-founder or CTO. Beyond the core team of two or three startup partners, every startup should seek to “outsource” the rest of their strategic requirements to external business partners. Conflicting visions won’t work.

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10 Ways Your Startup Co-Founder Is Like A Good Spouse

Startup Professionals Musings

The reason is that good attributes apply equally well to “external” partners, as they do to internal partners, like a co-founder or CTO. Beyond the core team of two or three startup partners, every startup should seek to “outsource” the rest of their strategic requirements to external business partners. Conflicting visions won’t work.

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

socalTECH

The company--which is in the business of operating a content delivery network (CDN) to accelerate the delivery of web graphics, multimedia, applications, and more to end users-- recently disclosed it more than doubled its revenues in 2012, and has grown to over 230 employees--all due to a huge amount of demand for CDN services by its customers.

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Startup 360-Performance Review Result – Improved Time Management - Finding Founder Time

InfoChachkie

I quantified the relative priority of this responsibility as follows: Desire 12 least desirable for CTO to perform. B = New Technology Evaluation. G = Oversee Client Services. For instance, in the above charts, task F represents “Manage Backend Finance System.” Urgency 7 moderately urgent.

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10 Key Traits Of An Ideal Entrepreneur Partner

Startup Professionals Musings

The reason is that good attributes apply equally well to “external” partners, as they do to internal partners, like a co-founder or CTO. Beyond the core team of two or three startup partners, every startup should seek to “outsource” the rest of their strategic requirements to external business partners. Similar values and goals.

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Interview with Jamie Siminoff, Unsubscribe.com

socalTECH

To start off the year, we are publishing our first interview for the season with Jamie Siminoff , the CEO of Los Angeles-based Unsubscribe.com , an online service which helps you unsubscribe from unwanted newsletters and email lists. What is the value proposition behind the service? We raised $2.1M It's to build a better product.