SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 About this Blog Ive been thinking about doing a blog with my thoughts on technology and whats happening in the Los Angeles area technology scene for a while, but it was Ben Kuos recent start of a blog that inspired me to actually go ahead and do it. Thanks Ben.

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MARCH 1, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 1, 2007 Entreprenuer Network Great post by Ben Kuo - The Importance of the “Network&# to Entrepreneurs - the informal connections between people in the technology industry here who have a vested interest in helping entrepreneurs take their companies to the next level.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 Finding Good Developers in Los Angeles? About 18 months ago, the entire group began to mention that they were having more difficulty finding good developers. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 22, 2007 Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups Ive been participating in a Yahoo Group that are users of LinkedIn and who are Bloggers: [link] Its an interesting group of folks from diverse backgrounds.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

There are quite a few other Software Development Companies in Southern California working on open source and/or freemium business models. Common revenue streams are consulting, training, support, customization, upgraded versions for corporate applications, etc. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Monday, March 12, 2007 MyShape Article - Analyst Misses the Point The NY Times did a piece today on MyShape, a start-up in Pasadena - Log in Your Measurements, and the Clothes May Fit. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 27, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, February 27, 2007 Stanford Podcasts - eHarmony - Greg Waldorf I was just pointed to a set of great podcasts done by Stanford B-School and particularly, I just listed to the podcast by eHarmonys Greg Waldorf. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Sunday, February 25, 2007 Challenge of Predicting Winners I just read a bit on the payout to YouTube from the Google Acquisition ( Internet News , CNN ). Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 A Different Kind of Incubator - The Hive I recently met with The Hive a new incubator in Orange County. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 Where LinkedIn Works for Me Ive been a long time user of LinkedIn , but only recently have started getting the benefits I always expected. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, March 20, 2007 Time Rich, Time Poor and Apple Jeremy Liew at Lightspeed Venture Partners has an interesting post: Time Rich or Time Poor? In it he separates web consumers into: Time Rich (more time than money) and Time Poor (more money than time).

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FEBRUARY 20, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, February 20, 2007 Innovation and Geography I ran across a post in Read/Write Web - Does Location Matter in Web Innovation? Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, February 23, 2007 Events and Networking in Los Angeles One of the issues I discussed in Innovation and Geography was that the geography and traffic in Los Angeles generally makes it more difficult for networking. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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OCTOBER 13, 2009

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Frank Addante

SEPTEMBER 25, 2006

Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. A market on the path to a $1B potential allows for error and time for real margins to develop. Rich Customers Target customers who will move fast and pay a premium for a unique offering.

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JUNE 19, 2006

Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Put yourself in the shoes of your customers or users. . ► March (1) Office 2.0: Where's Jack Bauer? ► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. Startup 3.0: Be scrappy.

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Frank Addante

AUGUST 29, 2006

Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Customers validate businesses. It gave us a false sense of validation and security and ultimately, we never developed the "hunger" required to build a wildly successful business. Where's Jack Bauer?

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DECEMBER 22, 2006

Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Unfortunately, they wordsmith themselves so far away from describing what it actually is that they sell, that their customers or users need a jargon-decoder ring to understand what they do. Startup 3.0:

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Frank Addante

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. When working with customers or potential partners, I spend most of the meeting time asking customers questions about their business, their goals, their insight into technology, the market, etc.

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Frank Addante

MARCH 12, 2007

Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Of all of my companies, communication was probably the strongest at L90, even though the engineering and design team were completely separated from sales, marketing, business development and customer service.

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Frank Addante

DECEMBER 5, 2006

Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development By Frank Addante I had written a posting on how to rapidly develop high quality products. . ► March (1) Office 2.0: Where's Jack Bauer?

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AUGUST 14, 2006

Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. . ► March (1) Office 2.0: Where's Jack Bauer? ► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. Startup 3.0: Be scrappy. ReaXions, Inc.

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JUNE 13, 2006

Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. I have found that if an idea is incredibly complex, it inherently requires more time to develop and is harder to explain to customers, users, partners, employees, etc. . ► March (1) Office 2.0:

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MAY 3, 2006

Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. At Starting Point, 100% of the interaction with our users/customers was via email. Take care of the customer: Good ‘ole fashion customer service works. . ► March (1) Office 2.0:

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Frank Addante

JULY 30, 2007

Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. The very first day that we opened our doors, we started developing. We just started developing. It’s simply an exercise for prospective customers to tell you what they DON’T like about it.

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Frank Addante

OCTOBER 19, 2006

Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Well, my philosophy is that if you keep it from your competition, youre also keeping it from potential users or customers. . ► March (1) Office 2.0: Where's Jack Bauer? Startup 3.0: Be scrappy.

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Frank Addante

OCTOBER 31, 2006

Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. As a result, we ended up doing a lot of one-off custom work for clients and never really gained traction in any particular area. Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit

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Frank Addante

JANUARY 30, 2007

Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. On the contrary, enterprise software needs to be fully tested before a release because it typically affects a customers business process. . ► March (1) Office 2.0: Where's Jack Bauer? Startup 3.0:

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Frank Addante

AUGUST 27, 2007

Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. We had a few wooden desks and a desktop computer that served as my personal workstation, our web server and our ad server. I see the same culture developing here. . ► March (1) Office 2.0:

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Frank Addante

APRIL 16, 2007

Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. If Im a publisher using Google, they already have my customer list, advertising data and revenue information anyway. . ► March (1) Office 2.0: Where's Jack Bauer? Startup 3.0: Be scrappy. brewing.

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MAY 22, 2006

Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. We accomplished great things – we signed Intel as a customer and partner, developed a very strong product and generated a fair amount of awareness. . ► March (1) Office 2.0: Startup 3.0:

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Frank Addante

MAY 24, 2007

Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. . ► March (1) Office 2.0: Where's Jack Bauer? ► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. Startup 3.0: Be scrappy. ReaXions, Inc.

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JUNE 4, 2006

Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. We provide turnkey digital messaging appliances for enterprises, service providers and software developers to send marketing, e-commerce, CRM and customer service email. . ► March (1) Office 2.0:

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Frank Addante

MAY 15, 2006

Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. We had over 3,000 customers, delivered over 8 billion e-mails and online advertisements per month and reached over 65% of the Internet population through our technology (adMonitor). Where's Jack Bauer?

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 16, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, March 16, 2007 F2F Still Matters Kathy Sierra has a great post today: Face-to-Face Trumps Twitter, Blogs, Podcasts, Video. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. As an aside, I personally question that view.

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