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Simple sabotage for software

Erik Bernhardsson

I even got this particular section framed and hung up at our office: Your mission Let's say you were employed as a CTO behind the front lines and you wanted to destroy productivity for as long as you can without getting caught. You can of course make a series of obviously bad decisions, but you'd get fired quickly.

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9 tips for achieving IT service delivery excellence

CIO

IT service delivery enables an organization to give end users access to essential IT services by designing, developing, and deploying key technology resources, including applications and data. Develop a structured service catalog and adapt Achieving service delivery excellence is not a one-size-fits-all process.

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Transforming IT culture for business success

CIO

To reinforce the creator culture, Wenhold’s group hosts regular events like hackathons and Nitro Create, a development conference keyed to specific themes designed to encourage people to think outside the box. Abrahamson also changed some of his hiring criteria, bringing on people with product management and human-centered design experience.

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Founder Challenges with Startup Development Teams and CTOs

SoCal CTO

I''m spending more of my time recently working with non-technical startup founders who are having challenges with their software/web/mobile development teams. Common Signals I''ve written previously about Symptoms of a Weak Development Team. Delivery of code/product that clearly has not been tested.

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Chief Product Officer: Background, Skills Required, and Whether You Need One

Altexsoft

Why and when do companies need another C-level executive — a chief product manager or CPO? How does this position facilitate business growth and how is it different from a CTO or VP of Product? The rise of CPOs is driven by the explosion of SaaS apps and the evolution of product management as a separate discipline.

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Lead Developer to CTO at a Startup

SoCal CTO

I seem to encounter a lot of people who want to attach a CTO label to me as I'm the only programmer on the founding team of three. While I do fill that role at the moment, I'm a little hesitant to refer to myself as a CTO as we still haven't launched a product, acquired a single user, or turned or a penny in profit.

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Check out these startups from Pear’s Demo Day (there’s usually a breakout or two in the bunch)

TechCrunch

As notably, despite introducing a far smaller number of teams to investors than Y Combinator and more renowned accelerator programs, there always seem to be at least one or two projects in Pear’s Demo Day mix that turn into actual, sustainable and, sometimes, sizable companies. Founders: Matt Alston (CEO), Melissa Zhang (CTO).

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