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startup CTO salary and equity
I am CTO of a startup with an annual salary of 155.5K which just turned profitable and have been doing fairly nice and is backed by investors. I don't have any equity with this company yet.
Two of my ...
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From freelance to CTO: conditions
I am currently working as a Freelance mobile programmer for a start-up since the project started, but I have always given my opinion and advise about business development (for free),
and it came to a ...
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CTO, what are the key elements that define your vision?
Maybe i'm mixing CTO with VP of Engineering here. But as a CTO early on in a 5 person startup that haven't built a prototype yet...What are the key topics or areas that you must have a vision for once ...
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Looking for advice on developing my skills as a CTO
I'm currently in the process of building a startup with two co-founders (both are business people). Since I've been a developer in a wide-range of technologies I'll handle the CTO role.
This won't be ...
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Can I hire two CTOs for my Startup?
I would like to prevent being dependant on one CTO, because fast and efficient progress is too important. Is it possible to hire two CTOs at the beginning? Or will it be similar to hiring two senior ...
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Do I need a technical cofounder?
I am in the very early stages of my first startup. I am not technical so I was wondering if getting a technical cofounder should be my first step or if I can go it alone with just my idea at first? I ...
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Rights of parties holding interest in a company
I've been part of a small team at a startup (LLC) for about a year and a half now (since inception), working unders a PSA (Professional Services Agreement) that grants me a "membership interest".
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In search of a CTO, what information to share?
We are actively looking for a co-founder/CTO. Tomorrow we are going to our first Meetup event to start meeting people and shmooze. As of now we have a wireframe 95% complete, but we have only shared ...
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How do I find a technical co-founder?
One of my friends is starting a company and he's looking for a technical co-founder to work with him to build a web app. Where should he look for technical co-founder?
Some more details: He is a ...
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Hiring a CTO into an existing [profitable] company - how to structure offer?
I'm the CEO of a B2B startup. Been around almost 1 year and we already have a decent piece of software, 2 clients and are profitable. Not hugely so, but enough to pay the bills.
To scale to the next ...
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Tech cofounder equity [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to Divide Up Your Company's Equity
I am teaming up with two co-founders to build a web platform. The two partners are business guys while I am the sole techie. I ...
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Share offer of a US company for non-US resident
As a small team of 2 developers, we have done a good job on developing the work of a client, which is now becoming a startup and founding a LLC, they want to give us a 10% equity of the company. In ...
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What is the difference between a VP R&D and a CTO?
Is there a difference in responsibilities?
What is a VP R&D usually responsible for?
Are these different names for the same position?
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Is formal business education important for startups?
I see a startup in my future, either the business or the tech side. I am a Computer Science major, what I want to know is if it is worth minoring in Entrepreneurship (or some other business minor) as ...
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Looking for a CTO type co-founder for NYC web starup [closed]
My post is not really a question but more of a person search or perhaps a public announcement.
I am developing a startup, currently in the brainstorming stage and I am in need of a partner who is a ...
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Does a start-up CTO have to be a coder?
A CTO can often be spread very thin, since they often have to run the product, engineering, IT, and anything else that is tech related (salesforce.com setup too...).
Do they have to contribute to the ...
