SoCal CTO
JANUARY 26, 2010
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. I used an image from Roger Smith that describes the varying roles of a CTO as the company matures.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 5, 2010
They often make great team members such as head of products, CTO, head of sales, CFO, etc. About 18 months ago in early 2008 we hired an analyst (pre-MBA), but wanted to wait until after Summer to hire a post-MBA associate. We weren’t ready to hire an associate yet so I offered him a summer internship. It was May.
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socalTECH
MARCH 12, 2013
We started the company in the fall of 2006, launched in 2007, and have been offering our services to all kinds of mission critical websites since then. We caught on with the right product, at the right time. I think that we're always looking for great people, but at Edgecast, as compared with other companies, we hire pretty slow.
SoCal CTO
MAY 19, 2010
On Friday, at the LA CTO Forum , I heard from a couple of CTOs having trouble finding good developers. I wouldn’t say it’s 1999 or even 2007, but it certainly has turned around. I don’t have specific suggestions for people you can hire. One recruiter tells me it’s “like 1999? My methods are pretty vanilla.
InfoChachkie
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
Messenger : Thorsten von Eicken , RightScale’s Co-Founder and CTO, Chief Architect at Citrix Online (formerly Expertcity) and Professor of Computer Science at Cornell University and UC Santa Barbara. I thought the analogy was preposterous back in 2006-2007 but it has become obvious. Hiring is difficult no matter where you are.
InfoChachkie
JULY 14, 2011
At CallWave, Colin was CTO, Jason was CFO and I was in charge of product marketing and customer acquisition. We’re always hiring great people. Or if you prefer the phone, we can be reached at 888-675-2007.”. I think these personal traits are what reunited us; even more so than our vision for RingRevenue.
SoCal Delicious
FEBRUARY 24, 2010
Main February 23, 2010 Advice for CTO Founders: Dont Let Business Kill the Business Founding a technology company is an amazing thing. Too often, however, I have found CTO / Founders paired with business people who not only don't add value, but frequently detract from the value of the business. So my advice to CTO / Founders?
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