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David Hyland-Wood david@hyland-wood.org
@prototypo 1 February 2017
So you wanna be a
Startup CTO
Why?
You will fail most of the time
…but that’s OK. You will probably be better off for it.
Startups are about market fit, not technology
Technology is an enabler of business function and nothing more, no matter how much we love it.
Two Thoughts
• You will never be ready.
• Do it when you are ready enough.
Who?
1. Are you deluding yourself?
2. Is your CEO?
Two Thoughts
• Pay more attention to your choice of CEO than you do to your choice of spouse.
• Learn something about business. You will need to understand licenses, contracts, management, leadership, market positioning, pricing, investment terms, etc, etc, etc.
What?
4 ways to innovate
More good Less bad Cheaper Easier
The last three together make a product sustainable.
http://www.productioninspiration.com
http://www.moreinspiration.com
Software is largely a service industry operating under the persistent but
unfounded delusion that it is a manufacturing industry."
-- Eric Raymond
Two Thoughts
• Avoid following trends unless there is lots of room in the market.
• You don’t need to be overly innovative. The next logical step often makes money.
How?
http://theleanstartup.com
Two Thoughts
• Avoid premature optimisation.
• Optimise for sales first, then scale, then maintenance.
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