Development Technical Advisors Technical Review 
SoCal CTO
DECEMBER 10, 2012
But what was interesting to me was that I found myself recommending that each of them should have a technical adviser. Structure development contracts appropriately or directing the in-house team appropriately. Review the code being built. There are two kinds of advisors that are commonly needed.
SoCal CTO
MARCH 4, 2010
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. It depends on the business, people, technologies, etc.
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Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 19, 2009
I spent nearly a decade building software for large companies and then advising companies on the same. The technology team disagrees on direction and wants resolutions. There’s a guy in Los Angeles that I met at several tech networking events. He went out and found a developer and built a product.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 30, 2023
None of us has the skills and interests for all aspects of developing an idea, as well as growing a new business. In my own experience with technical startup founders, I still find it hard to name one who was also good, or even interested in financials or business operations. Start today building a bigger network.
TechEmpower
FEBRUARY 10, 2016
We’ve heard this from startup founders, product managers, development team leads, CTOs, and others who see their product gaining traction, but simultaneously see performance falling off a cliff. Often this situation is characterized as a “good problem to have” until you’re the technical person who needs to solve the problem—and quickly.
Tech.Co
OCTOBER 16, 2024
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Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 27, 2014
I always advise software startups to file patents to protect their “secret sauce” from competitors, and to increase their valuation. This patent holding company has charged infringement and demanded royalties from every app developer for the iPhone and Android, for a feature most agree has been in apps for many years.
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