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Startup CTO or Developer

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What does it mean to be a CTO for a startup? Should a startup CTO spend their time programming? The role of a CTO varies as the company matures. Here’s a graphic from Socal CTO that illustrates the roles as they change over time: In its earliest days, a startup’s top need is often to produce a product.

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Tech Moves: Seattle startups hire new execs; board shuffles at Adaptive and Porch

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LinkedIn Photo) — Seattle-area cybersecurity company Cyemptive named Ray McCay as its new chief revenue officer. “Ray’s appointment is an important step for Cyemptive as we scale up the company and build infrastructure,” said the startup’s founder and CEO Rob Pike. federal government agencies. Portland, Ore.-based

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Tech Moves: Flexe hires Amazon biometrics leader; Fresh Chalk founder departs; and more

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Flexible warehousing company Flexe hired Amazon vet Lara Rogers as SVP and general manager. The company’s marketplace lets retailers purchase warehousing space on an on-demand basis, avoiding long-term warehouse leases. Longtime Microsoft executive Gavriella Schuster joined the board of cybersecurity company Open Systems.

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Tech Moves: Outreach adds CMO; new execs at startups ShelfEngine and Kaskada; and more

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Littlepage was most recently senior vice president of marketing at cybersecurity company Tenable. Outreach’s former CMO Margaret Arakawa left the company in December. He was previously a financial executive at public software companies Digital River and Lawson Software. based Concur. Kane McCord. ShelfEngine Photo).

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Securing data and talent top Indian CIOs’ concerns for FY2023

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At engineering and technology services company Cyient, CIO Pallavi Katiyar says that CIOs are closely integrated with business and are more like partners today, making the framework for deciding priorities relatively easier. “We Her colleague, CTO Rajaneesh R Kini, agrees. Talent retention.

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New CIO appointments in India, 2022

CIO Business Intelligence

With more and more companies undertaking the journey of digital transformation, the role of the CIO has become critical. He joins the Indian beverage company after a 17-year stint at Wockhardt where he was associate vice president of information technology head. Amit Goel joins Blox as CTO. Write to us if you have news to share.

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Tech Moves: Hiya adds startup vets; Bellevue College taps former governor as interim president; and more

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He is currently chairman of Locke Global Strategies, a consulting group, and a senior advisor and consultant for law firm Davis Wright Tremaine, specializing in doing business in China and the U.S. Banfield’s co-founder is Bruce Roberts , who is CTO of the new startup. ambassador to China and secretary of commerce.