Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

On December 2nd, 2006 I wrote the blog post published later in this post when I was CEO of startup Koral about my experiences in pitching VCs. After my company was acquired by Salesforce.com I was asked to stop blogging and they took over my blog as an asset in the sale of the company. My blog was wiped out.

Venture Capital 274

Venture Capital Blogging Startup Slides 274

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. You could just outspend. The video is only 16 minutes long and it is well worth the time. The Application.

Startup 248

Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

I can be found on LinkedIn , have a blog Holocognics and my firm’s website is www.SolutionsLLP.com. It also helps if there is a reason that other people can’t compete with you, either because of some trade secret or patent. What are some good posts that I should check out on your blog? I really like the focus of your blog.

Startup 150

Startup SEO Pepperdine Blogging 150

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

A CEO who has “been there and done that” is traction, especially if teamed with a financial lead (CFO) and a product lead (CTO). If you give away your product or service to the first 10 customers, that’s a good learning experience, but it’s not real traction. Build qualified advisory board. Get a real customer and real revenue.

Funding 112

Funding Entrepreneur Startup CTO Hire 112

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2012

A CEO who has “been there and done that” is traction, especially if teamed with a financial lead (CFO) and a product lead (CTO). If you give away your product or service to the first 10 customers, that’s a good learning experience, but it’s not real traction. Build qualified advisory board. Get a real customer and real revenue.

Startup 104

Startup CTO Hire Press Customer 104

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2011

A CEO who has “been there and done that” is traction, especially if teamed with a financial lead (CFO) and a product lead (CTO). If you give away your product or service to the first 10 customers, that’s a good learning experience, but it’s not real traction. Build qualified advisory board. Get a real customer and real revenue.

Startup 101

Startup CTO Hire Press Customer 101

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2010

A CEO who has “been there and done that” is traction, especially if teamed with a financial lead (CIO) and a product lead (CTO). If you give away your product or service to the first 10 customers, that’s a good learning experience, but it’s not real traction. Build qualified advisory board. Get a real customer and real revenue.

Tips 88

Tips Startup CTO Hire Press 88