TechEmpower
AUGUST 7, 2023
Here’s a graphic from Socal CTO that illustrates the roles as they change over time: In its earliest days, a startup’s top need is often to produce a product. This is a safe choice, of course - but is it the best choice? cto , infotech , innovation , product , project , saas Should a startup CTO spend their time programming?
socalTECH
DECEMBER 29, 2017
During the holiday season, our tradition over the last few years has been to post reflections on the past year and some predictions from Southern California's "movers and shakers" in the technology industry. As such, I'm also looking forward to helping non-SaaS Founders, which has been my primary focus for the past 15-years.
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Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 3, 2015
My long-time friend Jason Lemkin is on the verge of launching a spectacular SaaS conference called SaaStr this week. I had been doing SaaS for 7 years. I thought about the fact that I knew SaaS better than most. Maybe I could be SoCal guy? Jason charted his own course though. We attended Saleforce.com parties.
InfoChachkie
OCTOBER 20, 2014
According to a recent Forbes article , UC Santa Barbara''s Technology Management Program offers students a superior startup education over the University of Pennsylvania (home of Wharton), as well Harvard, Northwestern and even its acclaimed southern neighbor, the University of Southern California. All-Star Alumni. Am I biased?
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 6, 2015
I built my first software company in the early days of SaaS and there were few models to go by. It is the opposite of what SaaS is supposed to be. So we took a stand. We said to customers, “We only sell SaaS and we think that’s the right solution for you. How responsive are they to your needs now?
socalTECH
DECEMBER 30, 2015
Just this year alone we have studied 3,400 North American enterprise software companies including many in SoCal and dug in deep on over 200 of these companies. Over the course of the year our active portfolio companies received awards or recognition on over 35 separate occasions.
socalTECH
MAY 19, 2017
How it is you were at Etsy, and ended up here in Southern California? It was that combination of great talent, the great companies we can sell to here, and of course, the great lifestyle of living next to the beach, which is a no brainer. How does this look like to those developers? Andrew Peterson: It's all software.
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