SoCal CTO
DECEMBER 10, 2012
It was like having a bunch of mini- Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions all in one room. This is exactly the kind of thing I'm doing as a Part-Time CTO or Technical Advisor for startups. There are two kinds of advisors that are commonly needed. Strategic Technical Advisor. Tactical Technical Advisor.
socalTECH
JANUARY 25, 2016
There's a large number of on-demand services which have been appearing recently, to help people deal with almost every aspect of their life. One of the latest is Los Angeles-based Helpr (www.helpr-app.com), which recently launched to help parents find babysitters for their children. What is Helpr?
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Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 7, 2013
I am taking the lead from GRP and we also invested alongside a number of friends including Dave McClure, Dave Tisch, Ben Smith (Merchant Circle), Brian Lee (ShoeDazzle, LegalZoom), Jason Calacanis, Evan Rifkin, Jennifer Lum, Jay Weintraub and a whole host of other angels. I acted as the occasional mentor, advisor and coach to Ethan.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 7, 2016
Orange County startup Beatshare --backed by the Tech Coast Angels, Pasadena Angels, Harvard Business School Angels, and Archangels, among others�thinks it's figured out the formula to make music the message in its mobile app. Photo: Barry Lieberman, President and COO; Eli Aizenstat, Founder & CEO; and Rob Patrick, CTO).
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 30, 2014
Meredith came to see me along with the CTO Marc Berte. Was there consumer demand? The more we dug the more confident we became (and so did every advisor we used). Note: Company headquarters is in Los Angeles with major R&D also happening in Northern Virginia. No brainer. We hired OSHA regulatory lawyers.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 13, 2015
Los Angeles-based CurbStand (www.curbstand.com) is hoping to change that, by offering up a mobile app which connects you with the company''s network of CurbStand valet parking companies, which offers on-demand retrieval of your car, mobil payments, and on the valet parking operator side--lots of business analytics tools and reporting.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 23, 2012
Providing the major funding source for an early-stage startup is a totally different dimension, but it usually trumps all the items above in demanding some equity. Who will be the CEO, CFO, and CTO? An important key is NOT to dodge the discussion up front, come to some agreement quickly, and write it down.
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