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Lead Developer to CTO at a Startup

SoCal CTO

For example it includes the following kinds of things that a CTO should be addressing, but that may not be part of the expectation, time allocation, etc. What are the biggest areas of technical risk? What technology research is required? What technologies will we use? What specific technical innovations might make sense?

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5 Expenses Startups Cannot Afford to Cut

Tech Zulu Event

The latter would include coverage for assets such as physical inventory and equipment as well as business interruption which pays off if, for example, a fire or flood left your physical location inaccessible for a period of time. At a minimum, you should engage a lawyer to draft and/or review every contract you enter into.

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The Top 20 Symptoms of a Weak Development Team

TechEmpower

The team’s technical skills are solid, but they’re undermined by poor communication, especially around requirements and expectations. If you're grappling with this issue, identifying the specific cause can be difficult, especially if you don’t have a software background. This is where a technical review can be useful!)

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With New Program, DARPA To Encourage Safety “Brakes” For Gene Editing

Xconomy

The first round of pitches are due this week. “DARPA is saying you can’t retrofit [biosafety] into existing technology, you have to design it—not just into widgets and technologies, but into the institutions that are supporting the technologies.”

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Entrepreneurs Should Forget ROI And Focus On Return On Life – The New Measure Of Wealth

InfoChachkie

I became acquainted with Tige, when I was researching examples of exemplary online customer service. How did an American software engineer come to own an adventure travel company cited by National Geographic as, "one of the best adventure travel companies on earth?". As I got to know Tige, I became intrigued with his story.

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Entrepreneurs Should Forget ROI And Focus On Return On Life: The New Measure Of Wealth

InfoChachkie

I became acquainted with Tige, when I was researching examples of exemplary online customer service. How did an American software engineer come to own an adventure travel company cited by National Geographic as, "one of the best adventure travel companies on earth?". As I got to know Tige, I became intrigued with his story.

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Interview: Kevin O’Connor of FindTheBest

InfoChachkie

We are now harnessing the ‘social’ aspect of the system where businesses and consumers begin to contribute to the data by adding or updating products listings as well as rate and review products.”. I am obsessed with technology. My interpretation is that if you are only working for the money then you will likely never succeed.

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