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I don't think it matters. What I do find odd is where startups use the CxO titles... Can you really be CEO of a two person startup? Seems a bit ludicrous.
by jwilliams 18y ago
I don't think it matters.
What I do find odd is where startups use the CxO titles... Can you really be CEO of a two person startup? Seems a bit ludicrous.
- poppysan 18y agoYou can be a founder and also a position such as CTO and CEO, based on what you are contributing work-wise.
- jwilliams 18y agoShrug - Yeah, I know - I'm probably just being a grump, but it seems ostentatious to me.
- emmett 18y agoIt's critical for dealing with business people outside the startup world. It's hard to get them to take you seriously unless you're the CxO of something. That's why we use the titles at jtv anyway.
- jwilliams 18y agoOk - Probably just my experience - might just be a nomenclature difference between the US and UK/Aus/etc.
- jamesbritt 18y agoI assigned myself the title of UFO - Ultra-Freaky Officer - at one company.
- simonk 18y agoIts the legal title if your incorporated.
- jwilliams 18y agoIs that that case in the US? I've had companies in other jurisdictions where this isn't the case - UK/Aus tend to use CxO for public companies. Private/limited companies tend to have Managing Directors, General Managers, Presidents, etc.
- sanj 18y agoI don't believe that's true. I believe that you have to have a President, but not a CxO.
- wheels 18y agoThere are two reasons I see for doing something like that: - The person is dealing with business-to-business transactions and their position should indicate that they're able to make decisions for the company. - They were selected specifically for an executive role, rather than simply being a buddy of one of the guys starting things. At lot of startups are built that way.