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You don't need a CTO to build an MVP and get your first customers. A good CEO can sell anything. Not all good CTOs can.

Speak the truth, Nelly. As a woman in the tech world I so appreciate you voicing this. This insight needs to go viral!!!

That's exactly why I'm not advertising myself as a would-be CTO even though i'm coming from a technical background. The list of requirements regarding skill and whatnot is potentially infinite and the results are very measurable (vs negotiable or evident later in the future) - this by itself is a challenge, but then it's the reason why we'd join a startup. However, meeting those expectations and filling this role of an 8-armed tech wizard 24/7 likely won't help the early CTO to grow into the role of a later CTO. Getting replaced for "objective reasons" seems far too likely. :/ Consequently, this perspective should be part of the conversation when negotiating a CTO position which will partly be paid in equity. The counterpart will have to build a lot of trust and discuss his/her position on not so happy outcomes as well.

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I think the video has content but it focuses primarily on web based startups. My business builds hardware technology so instead of a developer I am certain I need an engineer

Good knowledge

What happens to that early developer who built the first version? Especially if they built it for equity only? I’m about to agree to build a product for a startup for equity but I am worried about being just kicked out. I’ve worked as the first technical hire of a startup but once the product was complete they found cheap devs oversees and fired all tech in the us which by that time had grown to 5 members.

great video

@enlightmenttechpts7926 good points except too: 1. mixing CTO and coding work is not a great thing - there's a so-called fractional CTO model (CTO as a service) which can provide in-depth technical guidance for senior developers - the developer can create value in his 100% time, and the company gets his CTO for a fractional price and without giving out equities 2. no, no one should rush into hype and new technologies - especially not startups and SMEs (not in their main and first product development)

Quite convincing solution ,, what about share or equity split now in this case ,, what offer would be fair for both of us ,, since i kept such a big effort upfront ??

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Thanks for sharing!

hi.. where to get the MVP built ?? can you suggest some sites to get MVP easy enough for a non tech person to get along with..

Awesome!

Thank you so much

Nicely explained madam, thanks

Great vids so far. What about vids on folks who want to grow into becoming the type of CTOs they look up to? Say like a video series on how to build yourself up as a mid-level tech career person who hopes to become a CTO something

Hi I missed this and mixed up the times for the previous live webinar. In the previous you told me to contact you if I have questions but not sure how I can contact you.

⭐Thank you I enjoyed the video and the content was helpful!⭐

Thank you this really helped.

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Came here for data, left with confirmation bias on my own path to startup cto.

Like the idea here of building the mvp and a tech network first before getting a CTO

Nelly, very well said 👍

As a long-time project manager for both startups and established publishing companies, I wish every single one of them would have watched your video. I've seen great ideas never get off the ground because steps 1-6 were never properly done, or done at all. Thank you!

Hello. Having worked in robotics since 2008, I believe I have some knowledge worth adding to this video. The first thing I would like to say is thank you for trying to encourage women to get into the tech fields and AI. It is clear that AI is going to be critical for many aspects of society over the next 20 to 30 years, and longer in many different forms. My problem with some of the things that you said was that men put their biases into the AIs that they create. I would suggest that that is a very simplex understanding of AI, the data sets, and the training that goes on to any AI or machine learning device. There's no question that data sets and the way AIs and machine learning systems are designed leaves a large space for unknowns that they're not trained on. Instead of suggesting this is a male versus female thing, I would suggest it's just the fact that we're early in understanding how to design and train AI systems. I had a discussion many years ago with a group of roboticists in 2010 about this very subject and the fact that we need to design wisdom into our robotics and AI systems. The problem is it's easier to state the problem than to fix the problem. I am writing my next book on AI architecture to achieve consciousness and I have quite a big section on ideas behind adding wisdom to our systems. If we don't think about this as we design our systems, it will just be one more problem that machine learning and AI systems will always have. As an engineer and not a neuroscientist, I look at the ways to build things such that they meet all the criteria of the design. I appreciate any discussion on bias, problems, and adding wisdom to our AI friends that will be with us in 10 or 20 years. I can't wait.

I am looking for someone who has experience in the field of electronic payment

Thank you so much for those amazing videos. I want your personal opinion on something please. How can you secure yourself if you get a CTO for not stealing the idea and doing it him/herself? What is the best way to protect yourself as a non-tech founder? Thank you so much

Great video! What tools do you recommend for non-tech people to build prototypes with?

👏 Thanks for sharing.

Why your video haven't got viral yet🥺🥺🥺

Very valuable!!

Awesome!!

Awesome video!

Excellent thanks for sharing

*Awesome video Nelly!* *Pleasure meeting you at the masterclass this morning. =)*

According to this video, I am ready to be a CTO. Will come back in 4-5 years, when I, hopefully, am one

Hello! I’m looking for a technical co-founder for my startup. We have an MVP on the market and we want to improve our current product before having our first paying customers. Find me on LinkedIn if you are interested in talking. *Vedoc app is car service on-demand, drivers find the best price for repairs/services and book through the app.

very informative

Brilliant!

This was totally different to other videos on this subject, and completely puts a different spin on it with some actual practical advice. Thanks! *Edit - Subscribed!

Good points

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I love the part where you said your clients immensely fired their CTO’s right after 😂😭😂😭

Fantastic video

I´d wanted to find a CTO for my startup named adpiq.