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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. Do you have legal (Founder Agreement, IP, etc.) Targets Are you developing a native app and/or a web app? Tell me about the business.

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Social Networking and Business Value

SoCal CTO

Companies also use social networking sites in the hiring process, and increasingly, to do innovative advertising (such as the recent Jack in the Box campaign). He is known for being able to monetize the social web. He has 20 years’ experience as CTO. He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony.

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NDA Stealth Mode and Sharing Your Startup Concept

SoCal CTO

Startups that come to me and ask me to sign an NDA in order to get Free Startup CTO Consulting really are missing it. Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 1: Are Those My Initials? Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 2: They Raised Money With My Slides?! The reality is that Stealth is defined differently in each case.

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StartupRoar - Great Content for Startups

SoCal CTO

This site aggregates and filters content from thought leaders who talk about topics such as Marketing , Sales , Design , Revenue , Hiring , Social Media , Business Models , Metrics , PR , Venture Capital , Angel Investors , Bootstrapping , Incubators , Agile and many others.

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NDA Stealth Mode and Sharing Your Startup Concept

SoCal CTO

Startups that come to me and ask me to sign an NDA in order to get Free Startup CTO Consulting really are missing it. Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 1: Are Those My Initials? Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 2: They Raised Money With My Slides?! The reality is that Stealth is defined differently in each case.

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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

Both Sides of the Table

Your highest priority right now is hiring the 1 or 2 people that are going to join your company and make a difference. There’s you and your killer CTO co-founder. I re-connected with Andy Liu the founder & CEO of BuddyTV – the largest destination for social TV enthusiasts on the web. Seattle has its patrons.