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Hiring Developers Before Product/Market Fit?

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The problem is you don't yet have product/market fit, and until you do, you don't really know what to build. When product vision is truly clear, then it makes sense to execute it, and hiring follows. These companies are very early-stage and definitely have not shown product/market fit. They need to determine product/market fit.

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ReachLocal Names New CTO, Sales Head

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Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal , which provides online marketing products for small- and medium-sized businesses, reported today that it has named Jeff Hagins as Chief Technology Officer, and promoted Steven Power, former Australia CEO, to Executive Vice President of Global Sales Operations. Edwards, and Lockheed Martin.

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Part-Time Startup CTO?

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Based on my posts Startup CTO or Developer and Acting CTO , Chris O’Meara wrote an interesting post Startup CTO: Could It Work? They tend to know where to find good help in terms of employees and consultants. If you think that's person you need, the question becomes "what else do you expect a CTO to contribute?

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Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller

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Visible networking is turning into a really great opportunity to get to know people better, get to meet new people, and have some interesting conversations. He has a really interesting background as a product manager and now an entrepreneur. Like many product managers, my background is fairly eclectic. Details coming soon!)

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Biz2Beach To Stream Live Here On TechZulu

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Tony is currently Founder/CEO for Eventify, an LA-based startup creating a venue marketplace, and Visible Factors, an SEO consulting company. His firm works to infuse projects with the management, social and production assistance needed to break away from the pack. Founder’s Table, CEO, CTO, CIO, COO, and President, CallFire.

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First Ever Biz2Beach Presented by CallFire Hits The Ground Running!

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Vijesh Mehta, CallFire’s CTO, discussed some of the new features and changes to the CallFire UI. Tony Adam is the Founder and CEO of Eventify, an LA-based venue marketplace that began at LA Startup Weekend, and Visible Factors, an SEO consultancy. He is also a Social Producer at CBS News’s What’s Trending.

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How Technology Has Changed the Executive Boardroom

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Sure, there are roles like CTO or CIO, but the input and decision making process has remained fairly static. With the trend to higher technology needs and the youth who are involved in the development of new technology, it is no longer unusual to walk into a board meeting and see a CTO in his early 40s.