SoCal CTO

JANUARY 26, 2010

What worries me a bit is how often I read that startups should hire a developer / hands-on lead developer. But often the result of a Founder hiring a developer or lead developer or even a VP engineering is a gap created between the founders and the developers. What do we build in-house or outsource?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Others hire consultants, or outsource much of the real work. If a team member has a plan that is too ambitious and likely to set them up for failure, he or she needs your direct mentoring to dial it back. Instead, set long-term business objectives and develop a framework for the trajectory your team needs to get there.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2012

Others hire consultants, or outsource much of the real work. If a team member has a plan that is too ambitious and likely to set them up for failure, he or she needs your direct mentoring to dial it back. Instead, set long-term business objectives and develop a framework for the trajectory your team needs to get there.

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SoCal CTO

JULY 23, 2012

I've previously addressed the role of a CTO in early-stages in my post Startup CTO or Developer. for a Lead Developer: How much will it cost to build what we need to build? for a Lead Developer: How much will it cost to build what we need to build? How can I control costs but effectively get stuff developed? Accounting?

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