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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? Exploring new technologies? The role of a CTO varies as the company matures. But hiring a lead developer, or even a VP of Engineering, can create a gap between the founders and the developers. What does the role demand?

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Tech Moves: Google exec departs; Syndio adds engineering leader; JPMorgan CTO leaves F5 board

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Syndio Photo) — Nimrod Vered , a longtime engineering leader in Seattle, joined Syndio as senior vice president of engineering. Vered was most recently CTO at engineering insights startup Uplevel. He previously held engineering leadership roles at Zipwhip, Microsoft, VoloMetrix, and Cisco. Nimrod Vered.

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What is a CTO? The exec who sets tech strategy

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What is a CTO? The chief technology officer (CTO) is the senior executive who focuses on the technological requirements, opportunities, and challenges within an organization. What does a CTO do? What does a CTO do? Years ago, the CTO most often led the infrastructure function.

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Tech Moves: Salesforce-backed Oleria hires CTO; Microsoft vet joins Lyra Health; and more

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Oleria’s new CTO Siva Garudayagari. Oleria Photo) — Salesforce-backed cybersecurity startup Oleria hired Siva Garudayagari as its chief technology officer. She is also the podcast host for Data Viz Today , as well as an independent information design consultant. Portland, Ore. Portland, Ore.-based

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Docusign to acquire Lexion for $165M in exit for Seattle-based AI contract management company

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(GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) Docusign announced an agreement to acquire Lexion for $165 million, signaling plans to integrate the Seattle-based company’s AI-powered contract management technology into its Intelligent Agreement Management Platform. Lexion has more than 100 employees, according to LinkedIn.

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Cognitio: Strategic Consulting And Engineering To Improve Results

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The technology insights and context of CTOvision are brought to you by Cognitio. Cognitio is a strategic consulting and engineering firm established and managed by a team of former senior technology executives from the U.S. Commercial clients can contact us for easy contracting options. Intelligence Community.

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Tech Moves: Appen lands ex-Upwork CTO; DocuSign hires former Amazon GM

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Appen Photo) — Saty Bahadur is now chief technology officer at Appen, a publicly traded IT services and consulting company that provides training data for artificial intelligence systems. Bahadur was previously chief technology officer at freelancing platform Upwork and a general manager for Alexa at Amazon.