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Lean on Your Networks When Making Early Hires

Tech.Co

If you hired an outstanding front-end software engineer, chances are they are friends with other outstanding software developers. More likely, the company is building something the superconnector is passionate about and involving them as a mentor would excite them. Because smart people know other smart people.

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Lead Developer to CTO at a Startup

SoCal CTO

What technology research is required? What existing systems will we leverage, what programming languages, software development methodologies, web application frameworks, revision control systems, etc.? Learning, Networking, Mentors From the question, this person is clearly looking at the issue of how to grow into this role.

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