If you are working at a startup, a key part of the role of CTO will be to communicate the technology vision to investors, advisors, and partners. As such, you will need to contribute information to creating your company deck, and you will very likely have to take part in the pitching process to investors, incubators, accelerators, and potential partners.
- [Instructor] If you get involved as a CTO for a startup,…there's a good chance you're going to be included…in the fundraising process.…This means you should have some basic understanding…of decks, pitching and the fundraising process…which is what we'll talk about in this movie.…Until a startup is up and running,…they often need to raise funds to cover expenses.…Some businesses are able to get traditional funding…through the Small Business Association and banks…but many companies that rely on technology…can't go that route so they must raise money…through family and friends, angels and venture capitalists…and lately to a smaller degree, crowdfunding.…
For some companies, the right thing to do is to bootstrap.…Bootstrapping is putting together what you can of a company…to prove the market and show the potential for revenue…before raising funds.…Well, this is a very valid approach.…This isn't really fundraising.…If you can grow a company organically, more power to you…but for most startups,…they'll eventually need to raise funds.…
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2/1/2017- Hiring a great team
- Outsourcing
- Enhancing team communications
- Creating a product roadmap
- Capturing and using data and analytics
- Identifying key performance indicators
- Choosing which platform to use
- Managing the product life cycle (PLC)
- Taking feedback
- Public speaking
- Running efficient meetings
- Marketing and launching products
- Growing and scaling
- Managing crises
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 36s
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What you should know1m 16s
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1. Your Team
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Being CTO is a people job1m 57s
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Hiring a great team6m 27s
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Outsourcing5m 29s
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The importance of flow4m 40s
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2. Product Management
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Your job is the product1m 59s
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Creating a product roadmap3m 52s
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A/B and multivariate testing2m 45s
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3. Technology
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The great platform choice5m 27s
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Hosting and servers3m 54s
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R&D for you and your team3m 55s
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4. Development and the Product Life Cycle
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The product life cycle4m 15s
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Defining the requirements2m 23s
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The design process4m 7s
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The prototype process3m 8s
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How to take feedback3m 19s
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Minimum viable product3m 6s
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5. Marketing and Communication
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Public speaking3m 38s
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Running efficient meetings3m 13s
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6. Business and Entrepreneurship
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Being proactive4m 14s
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Managing up3m 26s
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P/L and business numbers5m 50s
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Growing and scaling5m 30s
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Managing crises2m 33s
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Conclusion
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Next steps40s
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