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Technical Advisors: Every Startup Needs One

TechEmpower Innovation

Would you create contracts without an attorney? The Strategic Technical Advisor looks at the business and determines what makes sense from a technology perspective in the short-term and longer-terms. CTO Founder – Do they really still need a technical advisor? We’ve talked about this before in Startup CTO or Developer.

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Leveraging Design Thinking for IT-Business Alignment in Prioritizing Mission-Critical Needs

Tullio Siragusa

IT teams, led by the CTO, are often more focused on the technical aspects, such as system stability and data security. Blog Subscrition Here Email* Please leave this field empty. The Misalignment Challenge Before delving into the solutions, let’s first shed light on the problem.

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Elon Musk Blows My Mind

CorporateIntel

He already did consumer software engineering as his opening act as a cofounder of PayPal. He is also the CTO of SpaceX and the chief product architect of Tesla. Whether he ultimately prevails in winning the contract (and I think he will), there is little question that the price of that contract is coming down.