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Startup CTO or Developer

TechEmpower CTO

What does it mean to be a CTO for a startup? Should a startup CTO spend their time programming? The role of a CTO varies as the company matures. Here’s a graphic from Socal CTO that illustrates the roles as they change over time: In its earliest days, a startup’s top need is often to produce a product. It might be.

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Executive coaching from seasoned CIOs makes the difference

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I know hundreds of successful CIOs, and they all have mentors. In fact, many have a personal board of mentors from varied perspectives. Many of these leaders also leverage executive coaches to maximize strengths, address blind spots, and anticipate potential landmines and unintended consequences.

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Former Uber CTO Thuan Pham joins South Korean e-commerce leader Coupang

TechCrunch

Coupang , the country’s largest e-commerce company by market share, announced today it has hired Pham as its new CTO. ” After leaving, Pham intended to spend his time teaching university students and mentoring entrepreneurs instead of joining another large tech company.

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Fintech startup Vise brings on Andrew Fong (formerly Dropbox) as CTO

TechCrunch

Vise , a fintech firm that focuses on helping financial advisors rather than automating them out of existence, has today announced that it is bringing on Andrew Fong as its chief technology officer. Meet Vise AI, the startup reimagining portfolio management. Fong hails from Dropbox, where he served as VP of Infrastructure Engineering.

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Coaching your IT team for change: 9 tips

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There’s always change,” says Jim Moore, CTO at HR Acuity. “A If I announced the change in all-hands meeting, it might be quicker.” Paulo Gardini Miguel, director of technology at The CTO Club, agrees. This was presented by Max Landsberg in the Tao of Coaching. A healthy team is used to it.

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What Startup Advisors Do I Need?

SoCal CTO

A large part of this conversation is what kinds of advisors startups should be looking for. A little while ago, I suggested that Every Web/Mobile Startup Should Have a Technical Advisor. The conversation with Bob was about what the composition of advisors should look like. Connected Advisors? Investors discount this.

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Startup Mentors

SoCal CTO

I've had several Startup CTO Consulting sessions recently where it became apparent that the Founder needed help with the business and product as much or more than the technology. Then we discussed how they could go about finding this startup business advisor. Do you have any suggestions for how to find a good mentor?

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