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Open Source Business Model

SoCal CTO

There are quite a few other Software Development Companies in Southern California working on open source and/or freemium business models. Common revenue streams are consulting, training, support, customization, upgraded versions for corporate applications, etc. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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People Management: Startup Teams Should Dip but not Skip

Both Sides of the Table

You’ll get sales information from your VP of Sales, marketing information from your VP Marketing, tech information from your CTO and so on. It might tell you that you need better sales training or to hone your key selling messages. If my CTO would have given me his update much detail would have been lost in translation.

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How Helpr Wants To Bring On-Demand To Babysitting

socalTECH

I started as a teenager, and I did babysitting, life guarding, and swim coaching. How did you handle going from a background in child care, to developing and app and figuring out the technology side of things? We've had a lot of advisors along the way, in the financial and technology realm, which has helped us with everything.

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How Amavitae Wants To Help Youth Find A Career They'll Love

socalTECH

A number of years ago, myself and some of my colleagues in the entertainment industry developed a nonprofit workplace in Hollywood. We raised a bunch of money, and funded training programs for underserved communities for entry level jobs, which would lead to careers in the entertainment industry.

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Interview with Alex Benzer, SocialEngine

socalTECH

We have some great mentors now. Thanks to TechStars, we've got an awesome mentor who's co-habitating with us now, and we're learning something daily from him. We're trying to build a center-of-mass on the East side, to draw talented developers and designers, to recruit more effectively, and reinvest in the local ecosystem.

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How Jukin Media Is Turning Viral Video Into A Real Business

socalTECH

And, even more, how to do you manage the jump on the viral video train again, and keep those viral hits coming? We''re developing programming around our brands, such as Failarmy, and we also have a deal with Dick Clark Products to take Failarmy to the international market. That''s how each of those pieces evolved.

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Top 40 Startup Posts for August 2010

SoCal CTO

August was a slow month in terms of traffic and I was away for a lot of the month, but there were some really great posts at the intersection of startups, technology, product and being a Startup CTO. Often board members give entrepreneurs two bits of advice regarding scale: Get a mentor. Develop your business plan.

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