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Chief Technology Officer/Architect - Does it take salary and equity?

Allison Rosenberg, Ph.D. Startup @posed2 Seeking Technical Co-Founder in People Analytics

May 13th, 2015

I recently lost a wizardly CTO/architect when, after hours of Skype over the period of a month, he laid it on the line and shared... More

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Should I hire an agency to develop our platform?

Anonymous

Last updated on August 10th, 2017

Hi there, First, thank you for all the very thoughtful answers. I wanted to update my question based upon some answers I have read. Clarification... More

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What is the average amount of equity to be given to a CTO?

Vince Marconi Founder President at Price Patrol; Looking for Advisors, Investment and CTO

June 14th, 2016

I have been a solo-entrepreneur on my company Price Patrol for 3 + years now.  I have outsourced all development, however for my current fundraise... More

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I have been working on this project for 2 years between 3 different companies...

Mighty Inyang Founder, Inyang Group. Serial Entrepreneur

Last updated on February 16th, 2017

I don't want to get TOO lengthy but I will sum this up the best way I can... I began working on a project a little over 2 Years ago. In the beginning... More

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Best Wordpress hosting setup?

Stephen Johnston Building innovation ecosystems

April 11th, 2015

Our website crashes a lot and am wondering if we should switch from AWS to a different host, and what people's experience of Wordpress sites on AWS... More

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Co-founder @ 10-year mark?

Eugene Gekhter CEO, Memorable. Founder, SharePay.

December 14th, 2013

What are the options for bringing on a co-founder when a company has been in business for over 10 years and sees a steady $1MM+ in revenue per year?I... More

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How to hire a CTO for a hardware company?

Jessica Linville CEO and Founder @ RWEDI Solutions, Inc. Seeking CTO (Mechanical Engineer)

August 17th, 2017

I need to hire a CTO for a water treatment company; however, I am having a hard time locating possible candidates via word of mouth. I have reached... More

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What is the best place / way to find a tech CTO for a start up?

Stan Zhekov CEO, Reverd.com | Looking for Software Architect co-founder

November 6th, 2016

I have hard time trying to find a tech CTO for my start-up (maybe co-founder). Better be located in Seattle area so we can meet time to time. I do... More

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Hire Local or Remote Freelance Developers?

Sean Usman Founder & CEO at Jollitot, Inc.

Last updated on June 9th, 2018

Hi Fellow Entrepreneurs, I have been doing a lot of research on hiring the right developer to add to our team. During that process we decided to... More

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Need Tech Lead, but what kind...?

Dr. Geoff DePaula visionary, integrative medicine doc, disruptor

May 16th, 2015

We are a healthcare disease management reversal company that is looking for a full time tech lead person (CTO/VP eng./lead developer, etc.).  I have... More

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