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Startup CTO or Developer

TechEmpower

What does it mean to be a CTO for a startup? Should a startup CTO spend their time programming? Exploring new technologies? The role of a CTO varies as the company matures. A CTO can help you find the right answers. Instead, they should consider a Fractional CTO who can help close the gap.

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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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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower

Still, if you’re a business leader and your developers haven’t asked you these questions, look for a Fractional CTO to help navigate the critical early stage of development. Platform Are there pre-existing technical platform decisions that must be considered? Do you have any existing hosting relationships?

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How Digsy Is Using Data, And Deals, To Drive Real Estate Sales

socalTECH

He's the former CTO at Stocktwits, and he did the analysis and found out a lot of stuff. After we launched our first, paid pilot, we had 100 percent adoption of the platform, which is pretty impressive. We said, huh, are there any patterns these top agents were doing that others weren't? How's the startup funded? READ MORE>>.

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