SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Startup Weekend is an intense 54 hour event which focuses on building a web or mobile application which could form the basis of a credible business over the course of a weekend. Friday, November 18, 2011 -- Startup Weekend Orange County.

Orange County 100

Orange County Startup Course Software Development 100

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 2, 2014

There’s an old joke in software development, “How much time does it take to design software?” If you’ve been involved with a number of software projects you already have an intuitive sense for this. She of course pointed to the third dimension – resources.

Software 344

Software Startup Design Course 344

TechEmpower

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

We build web and mobile applications, and we've been doing so for a little over fifteen years. As software developers, we're technophiles, so we enjoy these cycles and quite often find humor listening to the energy spent arguing on either side of issues. Platforms eschew threading and then re-invent threading anew.

Web 200

Web Platform Technology JavaScript 200

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2011

So I invested in Maker Studios , which is now the 3rd largest producer of Internet video on the web. But its objective is to teach the world web design or to program computers. He then of course launched the FOWA (future of web apps) conference , which was very successful. Full stop. TreeHouse is also a video company.

Invest 295

Invest Carson Technical Review Education 295

SoCal CTO

MARCH 11, 2010

If you’re a Web-based startup, for example, show me how many unique visitors you think you can get in the beginning, and what you’re using for an estimated conversion rate (buyers to browsers). I agree completely: If it makes you feel better to give me that number in passing, okay, go ahead, but don’t put any emphasis on it.

Metrics 159

Metrics Search Engine Optimization Startup Ideas 159

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Maybe you have questions about the types of developers you need and even whether you need a Startup CTO or Developer or both. Or you want to know about whether you have the right Web Development Company. Or what else you might need in Document Your MVP for a Developer.

CTO Coach 211

CTO Coach Startup Web Guide 211

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2015

Of course, entrepreneurs delivering services have existed for some time, including business consultant, independent contractor, and freelancer titles. Software Development Professional. But these titles are not descriptive of specific roles or skills, and have always had marginal credibility in the business community.

Entrepreneur 99

Entrepreneur Startup Mentor Social Media 99

SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

I've talked about that in lots of other posts, so you can visit some of these to help determine what you specifically need: Startup CTO or Developer Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Before You Develop Anything Key ingredients in the equation are: How complex is the system?

CTO Hire 211

CTO Hire CTO Coach Startup Equity 211

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

And of course, product managers relay the abstract to the engineering teams to ensure the delivered product is, what it was planned to be. The term a gile development is defined, and the panel agreed unanimously that maintaining this mindset is necessary. Web analytics, pretty clear. Everyone reports updates and obstacles.

Product 87

Product Fandango Design Startup 87

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 20, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, February 20, 2007 Innovation and Geography I ran across a post in Read/Write Web - Does Location Matter in Web Innovation? Of course, thats probably even more true in Silicon Valley. that talked about a recent NY Times article When It Comes to Innovation, Geography Is Destiny.

CTO Coach 150

CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire Social Media 150

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

Oh, and if you didn’t guess, the title, “if you don’t have a discrete hypothesis you are incapable of failing” is, of course, an Eric Ries quote. 8:17 How did you decide to go with either shrinkwrap or web only product? 1:05:35 Middle class job of the next generation: software development!

Social Media 301

Social Media Startup Metrics Media 301

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2016

Of course, entrepreneurs delivering services have existed for some time, including business consultant, independent contractor, and freelancer titles. Software Development Professional. But these titles are not descriptive of specific roles or skills, and have always had marginal credibility in the business community.

Entrepreneur 56

Entrepreneur Services Startup Social Media 56

SoCal CTO

MARCH 16, 2010

I am hearing from my project management team a bit of distrust in the technical capacity of our web development team. I think we suffer because of the distance and culture but the project management team takes every late delivery or small bug as evidence that the development team may not be capable. You need to dive in.

Develop 179

Develop Development Course Software Development 179

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 26, 2010

Of course, I have an advantage because I organize the LA CTO Forum. Founder Developer Gap I’m assuming that the founders understand what they generally want to do with the business and where the product should be going. These questions are critical background for any developer at any level. Of course, it’s never complete.

Fractional CTO 225

Fractional CTO CTO CTO Hire CTO Coach 225

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

If you look at what you go through, starting high school, and maybe even middle or grade school, you go through your educational life managing courses, relationships with your teachers, and relationships with your parents. We've basically taken advantage of all the new technology out there--especially, the web-based service model.

Education 124

Education Startup Course Tool 124

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Many of these founders have talked with several developers or development firms about their plans. Of course, it's way more complex than just these questions. Still, if you've not heard these questions from a developer, they are not helping you as much as they should. Beyond simple web analytics, what is needed?

Develop 396

Develop Development Startup SEO 396

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 18, 2011

Now, they were able to raise enough money in the last 3 months to launch a product along with all the necessary software development to launch a pilot program for validating the idea. Of course, that doesn’t help here. Do they recognize any Startup Founder Developer Gap ? Don’t put yourself in this situation.

CTO 167

CTO CTO Hire CTO Coach Equity 167

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Many of these founders have talked with several developers or development firms about their plans. Of course, it's way more complex than just these questions. Still, if you've not heard these questions from a developer, they are not helping you as much as they should. Beyond simple web analytics, what is needed?

Develop 384

Develop Development Startup SEO 384

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 18, 2011

Now, they were able to raise enough money in the last 3 months to launch a product along with all the necessary software development to launch a pilot program for validating the idea. Of course, that doesn’t help here. Do they recognize any Startup Founder Developer Gap ? Don’t put yourself in this situation.

CTO 150

CTO CTO Hire CTO Coach Equity 150

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Another one to avoid cash burn for software development is a contract for percent of future revenue. For example, a web-based startup should be able to operate for a year if they raise $500,000 from the founders or angels. This will equate to 2 working founders (taking no salary), hiring a 5-person development team for a year.

Startup 92

Startup Outsource Development Development Team Review Equity 92

SoCal CTO

JULY 23, 2012

What existing systems will we leverage, what programming languages, software development methodologies, web application frameworks, revision control systems, etc.? This can take the form of a local university, online courses, going through relevant books, etc. How can we address this risk? What technologies will we use?

CTO Coach 231

CTO Coach CTO Hire Outsource Development Develop 231

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 28, 2011

Another one to avoid cash burn for software development is a contract for percent of future revenue. For example, a web-based startup should be able to operate for a year if they raise $500,000 from the founders or angels. This will equate to 2 working founders (taking no salary), hiring a 5-person development team for a year.

Startup 92

Startup Outsource Development Development Team Review Equity 92

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2009

We caught up with Webtide to learn more about the firm's open source web server software, Jetty. Where does Webtide fit into the software world? Adam Lieber: We make a web server called Jetty, which is our centerpiece, and after twelve or thirteen years of hard work is an overnight success.

IBM 100

IBM IBM Mission Ventures Venture Capital 100

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. Of course, the evening wouldn’t have been complete without our fireside chat with Mike Jones , serial entrepreneur and former CEO of MySpace.

Idealab 77

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

Another one to avoid cash burn for software development is a contract for percent of future revenue. For example, a web-based startup should be able to operate for a year if they raise $500,000 from the founders or angels. This will equate to 2 working founders (taking no salary), hiring a 5-person development team for a year.

Startup 48

Startup Outsource Development Development Team Review Equity 48

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. Of course, the evening wouldn’t have been complete without our fireside chat with Mike Jones , serial entrepreneur and former CEO of MySpace.

Idealab 49

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 49

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 12, 2010

Although Catalyst folded with the dot-com crash, Ries continued his entrepreneurial career as a Senior Software Engineer at There.com, leading efforts in agile software development and user-generated content. . In 1995 he developed with Robert Morris the first web-based application, Viaweb, which was acquired by Yahoo in 1998.

Twiistup 40

Twiistup Riot Games UCLA Media 40

Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

(Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Off to the Races StrongMail is a digital messaging infrastructure software company. Startup 3.0: Be scrappy.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Email CTO Hire 40