Co-founder & managing director vs development manager

The differences between co-founder & managing directors and development managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 8-10 years to become both a co-founder & managing director and a development manager. Additionally, a co-founder & managing director has an average salary of $151,426, which is higher than the $110,678 average annual salary of a development manager.

The top three skills for a co-founder & managing director include business strategy, financial management and start-up. The most important skills for a development manager are project management, customer service, and patients.

Co-founder & managing director vs development manager overview

	Co-Founder & Managing Director	Development Manager
Yearly salary	$151,426	$110,678
Hourly rate	$72.80	$53.21
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	29,900	111,137
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Average age	39	39
Years of experience	10	10

Co-founder & managing director vs development manager salary

Co-founder & managing directors and development managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Co-Founder & Managing Director	Development Manager
Average salary	$151,426	$110,678
Salary range	Between $63,000 And $358,000	Between $76,000 And $159,000
Highest paying City	-	Richmond, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between co-founder & managing director and development manager education

There are a few differences between a co-founder & managing director and a development manager in terms of educational background:

	Co-Founder & Managing Director	Development Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Georgia	University of Georgia

Co-founder & managing director vs development manager demographics

Here are the differences between co-founder & managing directors' and development managers' demographics:

	Co-Founder & Managing Director	Development Manager
Average age	39	39
Gender ratio	Male, 82.7% Female, 17.3%	Male, 60.5% Female, 39.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.0% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 8.7% Asian, 8.2% White, 74.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 3.0% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 8.7% Asian, 8.2% White, 74.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between co-founder & managing director and development manager duties and responsibilities

Co-founder & managing director example responsibilities.

Manage business forecasts, ordering and logistics of materials, equipment and services.
Design online marketing strategy and lead professional marketing team and interns in SEO, SEM, social media marketing.
Provide oversight to ensure projects and programs within various portfolios are in compliance with establish standards to achieve business transformation objectives.
Provide oversight to ensure projects and programs within various portfolios are in compliance with establish standards to achieve business transformation objectives.
Direct product definition, design and production of infrare remote control systems for OEM market.
Identify by OEM's as the regions top retailer due to innovative floor plans and merchandising.

Development manager example responsibilities.

Thank and recognize donors in an appropriate and timely manner and manage and maintain donor database including updating and managing files.
Utilize BizTalk to automate HIPAA standard transactions.
Manage the integration of CTIOS to the CRM application.
Lead design/development of prototyping of new software for relate revenue streams.
Lead the global investment banking development team and corporate SOX application.
Manage and chair product design and development using custom J2EE and MVC framework.

Co-founder & managing director vs development manager skills

Common co-founder & managing director skills

Business Strategy, 16%
Financial Management, 13%
Start-Up, 9%
Business Plan, 6%
Real Estate, 5%
Human Resources, 4%

Common development manager skills

Project Management, 7%
Customer Service, 6%
Patients, 6%
Java, 5%
Database, 5%
Professional Development, 4%

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