SoCal CTO
DECEMBER 10, 2012
I did a presentation recently for a graduate class from The Founder Institute around getting online/mobile products out the door. But what was interesting to me was that I found myself recommending that each of them should have a technical adviser. There are two kinds of advisors that are commonly needed.
socalTECH
AUGUST 28, 2017
She told us about why so many Los Angeles investors are supporting the company and gave us an overview of what PartySlate is all about. I tapped my co-founder, John Haro, who I worked for at Agency.com, and at another mobile marketing company, and we talked about the idea, ideated, and I brought him on as co-founder.
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Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 27, 2016
I still generally advise software startups to file a patent as a barrier to entry from competitors and to increase their valuation by investors, but every entrepreneur needs to understand the tradeoffs. Patent lawyers know how to frame claims broadly, with legal wording, to negotiate the success of some at the expense of others.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 13, 2011
Bijan Sabet – investor & board member in some small companies you might have heard of like Twitter, Tumblr, Boxee & OMGPOP – took issue with the whole notion that you even need a Powerpoint deck anymore. First, if it’s an early stage company, I don’t need to see a powerpoint deck. Mobile app? Bijan is right.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 20, 2020
Most small businesses I advise still rely on traditional advertising models, assuming they can create enough media “noise” to get customers attention and sway them. For example, the company GoPro makes cameras, yet now rarely ever talks about cameras in its marketing. You now need a personal context in your marketing to get results.
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