{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/629d98cad435d300126b7044/6366a4ba20b76a0011c9cda9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"BEING A FRACTONAL CTO FOR 9 COMPANIES, I CAN TELL YOU HOW TO LAUNCH TECH STARTUPS AND TECH PRODUCTS FROM SCRATCH | BILL BOULDEN | #TGV278","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/629d98cad435d300126b7044/1667671134854-b34f7a0e2357ce52f30b72dd2396c8af.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>HOW TO LAUNCH A TECH PRODUCT OR TECH STARTUP FROM SCRATCH? | Bill Boulden | #TGV278</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Always look for the fool in the deal. If you don’t find one, it’s you</strong></p><p><strong>~Mark Cuban, Entrepreneur</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Tune into #TGV278 to get clarity on the above topic. Here are the timestamp-based pointers from Bill Boulden’s conversation with Naveen Samala</p><p><br></p><p>0:00:00 INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT SETTING&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>0:02:35 Bill’s PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY AND THE TOP 3 THINGS THAT HELPED IN His SUCCESS</p><p><br></p><p>0:05:00 Toughest lessons learned in this fractional CTO journey</p><p><br></p><p>0:07:38 How to launch a tech startup and how to build a tech product?</p><p><br></p><p>0:10:00 How to validate ideas without having to sink money into development</p><p><br></p><p>0:12:30 What is the biggest mistake that startup founders make?</p><p><br></p><p>0:15:00 What tech stacks let you start fast and scale fast?</p><p><br></p><p>0:17:00 How to make decisions on buying vs building technology?</p><p><br></p><p>0:19:00 What are common pitfalls that startups fall into?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>0:21:00 How does Bill manage being the CTO for nine companies?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>0:22:30 WITTY ANSWERS TO THE RAPID-FIRE QUESTIONS</p><p><br></p><p>0:24:30 ONE PIECE OF ADVICE TO THOSE ASPIRING TO MAKE BIG IN THEIR CAREERS&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>0:25:30 TRIVIA ABOUT Tech projections&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>ABOUT THE GUEST:</strong></p><p>Bill Boulden is an Experienced Vice President Of Engineering with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry. He Takes things to prod.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Connect with BILL BOULDEN on LinkedIn:</strong></p><p>https://www.linkedin.com/in/billboulden/</p><p><br></p><p><strong>CONNECT WITH THE HOST ON LINKEDIN:</strong></p><p>Naveen Samala: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naveensamala</p><p><br></p><p><strong>FOLLOW ON TWITTER:</strong></p><p>@guidingvoice</p><p>@naveensamala</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Naveen Samala & Friends"}