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Technical Advisors: Every Web/Mobile Startup Must Have One

SoCal CTO

This is important whether you are outsourcing or building it in-house. If you are outsourcing, then this person will also be protecting you from issues like being able to access the source code and making sure can bring it in-house at a later time. Who's doing that for your CTO? Where Do I Find a Technical Advisor.

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Lead Developer to CTO at a Startup

SoCal CTO

What do we build in-house or outsource? In How to Level Up in Your Career as a Startup Software Engineer , Pete Soderling points out something that's a bit of a dirty secret in the world of startups: Many startup software engineers don’t take proactive steps to manage their careers. When will key hires come on?

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