SoCal CTO

JANUARY 28, 2010

Yesterday, I met with someone at the early stage of a startup. Just the kind of person I like to meet. :) But I was a bit surprised when he emphasized how hard it had been for them to find a web developer in Los Angeles. Web design typically refers to the process of interface design and graphic design.

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Web Development Los Angeles Web Develop 167

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 4, 2012

Thursday, May 10, 2012 -- Startups Uncensored #26. Josh and Diego started Beachmint in 2010 and since then have raised over (wait for it.) $70 They're also both active angel investors in the LA startup scene having invested in some of the most popular LA tech companies. 70 Million Dollars. See [link] (more)

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Startup Incubator News Web 100

socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2019

The startup has developed a system which uses information from online forums, source code sharing, technical communities, and the like to help find and rank technical talent. That includes hundreds of thousands of sites on the web today. How did you end up starting the company? What kind of data are you gathering?

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Sites Startup Tool CTO Hire 240

TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Papaya is a Los Angeles-based startup with a mission to do just that. It has developed technology to give people a way to pay bills outside of traditional methods, such as through the mail, over the phone or via a Web portal. So I think it’s safe to say that any technology that can make the process easier is welcome by all.

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Mobile Artificial Inteligence Startup Los Angeles 208

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 4, 2023

For all those entrepreneurs and startups who can’t yet afford a new age marketing agency, it’s impossible to keep up with “best of breed” marketing activities and strategies. I found some help in catching up via a classic book “ Sell Local, Think Global ,” by marketing message expert Olga Mizrahi.

Marketing 107

Marketing Technical Review Startup Innocal 107

SoCal CTO

MAY 22, 2012

I recently posted about the Increase in Early-Stage Startup Activity in Los Angeles. In that post, I mentioned how one of the signals is the big increase in number of startup events and the number of attendees at those events. Of course, given the size of this list and having kids, I really can't attend a lot of these.

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Los Angeles Southern California Angel Enterprise Forum 198

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 10, 2020

For all those entrepreneurs and startups who can’t yet afford a new age marketing agency, it’s impossible to keep up with “best of breed” marketing activities and strategies. I found some help in catching up via a classic book “ Sell Local, Think Global ,” by marketing message expert Olga Mizrahi.

Mobile 173

Mobile Marketing Technical Review Startup 173

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 19, 2020

Venture capitalists (VCs) have long been seen as the top of the pyramid for startup funding sources, but in fact angel investors now fund over twice as many companies, according the Crunchbase. Institutional venture capital dispensed in 2019 was down a bit from record highs the previous year, but up significantly over the last few years.

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Funding Venture Capital Startup Class 125

SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

I've recently received several emails from people looking for a technical cofounder for their startup. Make sure you go through the 32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder. You should definitely hit up the Startup Weekend events as well. Here's an example of that kind of email.

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CTO Hire CTO Coach Startup Equity 211

socalTECH

JANUARY 10, 2011

Los Angeles angel investor Paige Craig is part of a new round of funding for Internet web influence tracker Klout. Craig, in addition to being an active angel investor, is starting up his own, stealthy B2B startup in Santa Monica. Klout said today that it had raised $8.5M Klout is based in San Francisco.

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Santa Monica Startup Web Los Angeles 205

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Recently I wrote a post arguing to make the definition of a Startup more inclusive than that to which Silicon Valley, fueled by Venture Capital return profiles, would sometimes like to attach to the word. Most of what I think about startup communities came from mentorship by Brad Feld through hours of private discussion and debate.

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Startup Venture Capital Press San Diego 378

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

A major hack on domain name registrar GoDaddy appears to have taken out a huge number of internet sites -- including local startup Goodreads. GoDaddy hosts millions of domain names, as well as provides web hosting services itself, but it's unclear how many sites were affected by the outage.

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Southern California Web Sites Activity 261

socalTECH

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Weve started with dark web monitoring, and we are adding credit monitoring to help our users better control their digital identity. On a personal note, I experienced an aha moment with my son Terry who started first grade at home on his computer. What are you most looking forward to in the technology/startup world in 2021?

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Technical Review Startup CIO Southern California 113

Tech.Co

DECEMBER 6, 2017

What’s your role in the Coachella Valley area startup ecosystem? Hank: Seco Sys has developed a range of web services that are dedicated to managing all types of water. What makes the Coachella Valley an ideal place to start a company? They do offer nursing and are about to start a hospitality program.

Startup 121

Startup Technical Review Patents Services 121

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based LifeCrowd (www.lifecrowd.com) unveiled its service to help connect people with real life activities. The firm is initially focusing on the Los Angeles market, and connecting people with fun, interesting classes, activities, and more in the local area. Bong Koh: We started at the end of April.

Startup 271

Startup CTO Coach Activity Software Review 271

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 8, 2009

A post by Fred Wilson pointed me to Dave McClure's Startup Metrics presentation. This is a great presentation and one that I'm going to point out to startup / early stage company CEOs. Startup Metrics for Pirates (SeedCamp, Sept 2009) View more documents from Dave McClure. Great stuff.

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Metrics Startup Web 2.0 Slides 225

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2020

It’s still popular these days for startup founders to operate in stealth mode, meaning no details about the idea or progress are shared with anyone until the big reveal and rollout. Pivots and corrections are inevitable for startups in this age of rapid change, and the earlier you make them, the quicker you get to success.

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Search Engine Optimization Ideas Startup Customer 174

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Continuing my series of posts that I’ve been collecting that live at the intersection of Startups and being a Startup CTO : Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March here are the top posts from May 2010. It is to out friend. Enjoyed this post? Disruptive. We get it! I Be specific.

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Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2016

General Assembly , the provider of technical skills training, which has an active campus in Santa Monica, says it is will be opening up a new location in Irvine. The expansion is part of a global expansion for General Assembly, which is expanding to a total of 25 campuses, up from its current 12 locations. READ MORE>>.

Web Design 100

Web Design Santa Monica Training Startup 100

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2015

Social media is so pervasive in today’s world that every entrepreneur believes instinctively that they know how to use it for their startup. Startups should begin by selecting just a few of the vast array of social media offerings out there, and customize based on results. Concentrate your efforts on two to three platforms to start.

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Social Media Media Startup Tips 108

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 30, 2012

I generally encourage my UC Santa Barbara students to complete their formal education before joining or creating a startup. In Michael's case, he promised his parents that he would return to school if the sales at his startup did not meet his expectations. "I Effective startup mentorship can come from unlikely sources.

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Tips Startup Entrepreneur Santa Barbara 247

Tech.Co

DECEMBER 6, 2017

What’s your role in the Coachella Valley area startup ecosystem? Hank: Seco Sys has developed a range of web services that are dedicated to managing all types of water. What makes the Coachella Valley an ideal place to start a company? They do offer nursing and are about to start a hospitality program.

Startup 107

Startup Technical Review Patents Services 107

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

If you’ve taken the roller coaster ride that is a startup – you know what I’m talking about. The truth is that in my experience very, very few people really enjoy the “pure&# startup environment: months with no salary, months with no live product and lots of trial, error & rejection. Our user numbers are up.

Entrepreneur 384

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Ideas 384

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 12, 2021

He has one of the first books on this subject, and he breaks the process down into nine key activities, as follows: Get focused and identify goals. If they read it and like it, do they click through to your web site, or engage with your organization in new and different ways? Measure customer response and action. Project the future.

Social Media 127

Social Media Media Metrics Satisfaction 127

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 14, 2010

Yesterday I wrote a post about top-down versus bottom-up thinking. So they create a task list of all the marketing activities an organization can do: press releases, web site updates, customer case studies, blog posts, daily Tweets, Facebook fan page, attending conferences, etc. Tags: Start-up Advice.

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Startup Press Development Team Review SEM 323

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

I’m over-paying for every check I write into the VC ecosystem and valuations are being pushed up to absurd levels and many of these valuations and companies won’t hold in the long term. Today you have funders focused exclusively on “Day 0” startups or ones that aren’t even created yet. By definition?—?I’m dot-com bonanza.

Venture Capital 471

Venture Capital Writing Invest Pricing 471

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

At The Pool , the Los Angeles startup which develops a service to help users meet new people based on their common interests, told its users over the last week that it is now in 120 countries and is covering 3,053 cities -- a dramatic growth that was driven by the launch of a set of mobile apps three months ago. READ MORE>>.

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Social Network Mobile Activity Networking 200

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Almost every day I'm talking to early stage startup founders (see Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions ) about what they plan to do. Before I jump into the 28 questions, let me start with 14 questions that I will want to go through first so I know a bit more about what we are talking about. SEO for Startups )? Wireframes?

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Develop Development Startup SEO 396

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Almost every day I'm talking to early stage startup founders (see Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions ) about what they plan to do. Before I jump into the 28 questions, let me start with 14 questions that I will want to go through first so I know a bit more about what we are talking about. SEO for Startups )? Wireframes?

Develop 384

Develop Development Startup SEO 384

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Venture capitalists (VCs) have long been seen as the top of the pyramid for startup funding sources, but in fact angel investors now fund over twice as many companies, according to a classic Crunchbase article. The cost of entry for tech startups continues to go down. Mobile and web software apps may cost even less.

Guide 136

Guide Venture Capital Funding Class 136

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

The dynamism of web design ascertains that trends should keep varying to the better with changing times. Creativity thrives on a blend of several ideas to propose solutions and convey emotions, creative fields like fashion and graphic designs always find its way to web design and vice versa. Cinemagraphs. Flat design 2.0

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Web Design Design Web Technical Review 40

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2013

CreatorUp is the online web series school teaching the next generation of web series creators how to make and market their own new video projects on the web. TechZulu caught up with the founder Mike Tringe and this is what he told us. When was it launched and where? Who are its founders? What inspired you?

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Web USC Course Guide 93

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

We spoke with Jim Franklin , the firm's CEO, to hear more about how the company went from an accelerator startup at TechStars just a few years ago, to now more than 100 employees spread across offices in Boulder; Colorado, Anaheim, California; Frankfurt; London, and elsewhere, to tackle the problems of transactional email. What is Sendgrid?

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Email Startup IP Newsletter 157

Xconomy

JANUARY 10, 2017

The deceleration followed a strong start to venture activity during the first half of 2016, but was chalked up as a “return to normalization” in the Venture Monitor report released by Seattle-based PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA).

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Venture Capital Activity Startup Report 40

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2012

It seems like everyone has an Internet startup these days. The cost of entry is so low – you can create a web site for almost nothing - and you are on your way to riches with ecommerce, your latest invention, or personal services. Mashable claims there are 150,000 new web sites created per day. Content is king of the road.

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Startup Social Media Content Paid Search 96

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2011

I will argue that when the dust settles, although we will have fewer firms, each type well end up more focused on traditional stage segments that cater to the core competencies of that firm. When I built my first company starting in 1999 it cost $2.5 million in infrastructure just to get started and another $2.5 Enter Amazon.

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Venture Capital Software Capital Startup 334

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2018

No great startup has been built without getting one’s knuckles bloody at times. This is especially true because incumbents now know how much is at stake when they let a startup get a huge head start in a market. I like to tell people … “If somebody has wronged you AND you let it eat you up then YOU LOSE TWICE.”

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Startup Writing Demand Equity 199