TechEmpower

MARCH 4, 2024

This shift allows business to reallocate human resources to more complex and strategic roles, or eliminate those positions entirely. AI can significantly aid Human Resources (HR) departments in reducing costs through various means. cto , infotech , innovation , product , project , saas

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 18, 2012

Todd Gitlin of Safire Partners - a go to resource here in LA for recruiting C-level positions at startups - was nice enough to compile some data again this year (see last year's Startup CTO Salary and Equity Data ). Or they are looking at Hiring a CTO and want to see what salary and equity ranges look like.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Todd Gitlin of Safire Partners was nice enough to compile some data on CTO Equity and Compensation at Venture Backed Companies for the LA CTO Forum and present last year. Todd is a go to resource for people looking for talent in startups. It is interesting to see the salaries of CTOs of pre-Revenue even pre-Launch companies.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 2, 2015

As the organizer of the LA CTO Forum , I get lots of inquiries by job seekers and people looking for CTO / VP Engineering talent. I’ve written quite a bit about aspects of this topic, especially from the perspective of startup founders looking for talent – you can find these in: Startup CTO.

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socalTECH

MAY 5, 2011

Santa Barbara-based QAD , the developer of manufacturing resource management software, announced today that it has appointed Tony J. Winter as the firm's Chief Technology Officer. Winter has been at QAD since 1999, when he joined QAD Global Services in the UK. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 27, 2011

Several people have recently come to me to help them source and/or hire full-time CTOs for their startup having found me through my post that looks at: Startup CTO Salary and Equity Data. The first thing I do is suggest they explore if they really need to hire a full-time CTO for their startup and if so, what kind of CTO they need.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

I talk to roughly 2 or 3 new startups every week who need advice from an experienced CTO. And I try my best to point them to resources that can help them longer term. And I try my best to point them to resources that can help them longer term. Of course, I provide part-time CTO services. What Is This?

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

I talk to roughly 2 or 3 new startups every week who need advice from an experienced CTO. And I try my best to point them to resources that can help them longer term. And I try my best to point them to resources that can help them longer term. Of course, I provide part-time CTO services. What Is This?

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socalTECH

JULY 15, 2010

Santa Monica-based Corenerstone OnDemand , a developer of software-as-a-service for human resources and talent management, announced today that it has named Mark Goldin as Chief Technology Officer of the firm. Goldin was most recently Chief Operations and Technology Officer at Green Dot Corporation.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 16, 2013

Tuesday, January 22, 2013 -- Turbo-Charging Your CTO. Are you getting the most from your CTO? This presentation and conversation will offer CEOs and Board Members a comprehensive overview of strategies and tactics for assessing the performance and the long-term viability of your technology leadership. Cross Campus. not working?

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 27, 2011

Several people have recently come to me to help them source and/or hire full-time CTOs for their startup having found me through my post that looks at: Startup CTO Salary and Equity Data. The first thing I do is suggest they explore if they really need to hire a full-time CTO for their startup and if so, what kind of CTO they need.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Stemson said that the initial seed funding will go to expanding its management team and R&D resources, adding Meghan Samberg, Ph.D. as Chief Technology Officer. The company's co-founders are Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Alexey Terskikh, and CEO Geoff Hamilton. READ MORE>>.

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TechEmpower

JULY 31, 2023

If you know of more resources on this topic, or want to talk about anything startup or tech related, we’d love to hear from you. cto , infotech , innovation , product , project , saas Then use what you’ve learned in this blog post to decide if the numbers validate your business model, or if you need to rethink your approach.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2007

I generally am working as an acting CTO for about 3-4 start-ups or other companies at any one time. I also found this interesting graphic of the changing needs around the CTO role in different size/type companies that somewhat echoes my experience. During Stabilization, often the focus is transitioning to a full-time CTO.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2021

Building through internal development, or organic growth, makes the most sense when you have a core set of skilled internal resources. Using contracts with partners for growth resources (“borrowing”) is best when you can both define the resources clearly and protect them with effective contractual terms.

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socalTECH

APRIL 21, 2015

The company''s Chief Technology Officer is Dave Meyer (Free Credit Report, eNeighborhoods), and its Chief Product Officer is Jeanne Anderson (DogVacay). The funding included $2M in a strategic investment and $1M in a venture commitment, according to the company. Names of those investors were not announced.

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socalTECH

MAY 29, 2018

International Space University, and Planetary Resources. Jeffrey was previously Chief Product Officer at TargetClose, and as a for-hire CTO and Chief Product Officer, had such clients as ThisNext/Glossi, Blurb, MAKER Media, SkyZONE, and many other local startups.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 10, 2012

It was like having a bunch of mini- Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions all in one room. This is exactly the kind of thing I'm doing as a Part-Time CTO or Technical Advisor for startups. CTO Founder - Do they really still need a technical advisor? I've talked about this before in Startup CTO or Developer.

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socalTECH

JULY 31, 2013

McQuillen was at StrongMail/L90 with Rubicon Project''s founder, Frank Addante; Yousry was at Bell Labs/AT&T; Peterson was former Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder of Nimble TV; Karatz was former Deputy Mayor for Economic and Business Policy in the City of Los Angeles; and Chelsvig was formerly VP of Human Resources at Green Dot.

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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? Do you have dollars to pay for development?

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socalTECH

MAY 11, 2012

Human resources service provider TriNet confirmed Thursday that it has acquired Los Angeles-based expense report management software provider ExpenseCloud. ExpenseCloud's management team, including both co-founder and CEO Eric Sikola and co-founder and CTO Dan Fritcher, will join TriNet as part of the acquisition.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 19, 2012

I asked some of the same questions I ask in my Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions and then I get to a very common conversation: Me : Do you have specs? In fact, let me provide an important warning: If you create these documents, don't have input from a technical resource, take it to a development shop and they provide you a price.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 16, 2014

In the early days the CEO is the jack-of-all-trades, doer-of-all, famously the “chief janitor” or coffee maker. Eventually you need a VP of Product to handle your product roadmap, a CTO for engineering leadership and VPs of sales, marketing & biz dev. Most companies that are scaling have CFOs, heads of HR or talent.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

You can also look at some data around this in Startup CTO Salary and Equity Data at some specific numbers at different stages Where I Come Out Again, like Fred Wilson says, early employee equity is more art than science. More Resources There's a lot out there on this topic that's well worth reading. Go read up on that and do it right.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

The program is basically to take entrepreneurs, pair them with a mentor who is also an entrepreneur themselves, either a CEO or a CTO. It's structured so that they get funding, office space, all of the Internet resources, tools they need from mentors. There might be one or two mentors, one might be a CTO, another, a CEO.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 2, 2013

Learn how to test and possibly use testing and load tools.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2023

Value is embodied in previous success with investors, proven problem-solving ability, and having built and executed a business plan with minimal resources. The CTO of many technical startups was the original founder. Experience and connections in your business area. Textbook knowledge and academic degrees don’t count here.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Ask a few CTO type people. Or ask me Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions. If you need more help on really getting inside the mind of programmers, two great resources are Dilbert and Foxtrot (the little kid is a budding rock star developer). They often can help a lot in navigating to expertise and to possible resources.

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socalTECH

MAY 9, 2019

For our interview this morning, we caught up with Alonso Vargas , the CTO and co-founder of Runtriz (www.runtriz.com), a Los Angeles company which has been powering the mobile apps and experiences for Radisson, Best Western, a lot of boutique brands. What does Runtriz do? However, they also have a big, in-house technical team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2020

Value is embodied in previous success with investors, proven problem solving ability, and having built and executed a business plan with minimal resources. The CTO of many technical startups was the original founder. Experience and connections in your business area. Textbook knowledge and academic degrees don’t count here.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Ask a few CTO type people. Or ask me Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions. If you need more help on really getting inside the mind of programmers, two great resources are Dilbert and Foxtrot (the little kid is a budding rock star developer). They often can help a lot in navigating to expertise and to possible resources.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2013

Building through internal development, or organic growth, makes the most sense when you have a core set of skilled internal resources. Using contracts with partners for growth resources (“borrowing”) is best when you can both define the resources clearly and protect them with effective contractual terms.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2012

Building through internal development, or organic growth, makes the most sense when you have a core set of skilled internal resources. Using contracts with partners for growth resources (“borrowing”) is best when you can both define the resources clearly and protect them with effective contractual terms.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2018

You left the meeting dreaming about money and finally having resources to do all of the things you wanted to do. Last time we met I didn’t have my CTO with me. Would it be alright if I brought her by your offices for a super quick coffee?” everything. I worked on a new model and I’d really love to show it to you in person.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Neil Malhotra: I'm a Caltech engineering graduate, and started with the Internet with eCompanies with Sky Dayton, leading technology for Icebox. I was then recruited to eMind as CTO, which we sold to Kaplan. That takes a lot of resources to manage and develop.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 19, 2010

On Friday, at the LA CTO Forum , I heard from a couple of CTOs having trouble finding good developers. Do you have anyone you could recommend to me, or any resources? I’m seeing and hearing that it’s becoming tough finding good developers again, at least here in Los Angeles. Perfect timing. I went back and revise the post.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 21, 2014

And just so it’s clear that I practice what I preach … When it was time to bring on a CTO at Maker Studios in the early days, I passed over many local LA video CTOs and found the one guy I KNEW could deliver magic for us. We brought Ryan Lissack down from San Francisco to become Maker’s CTO and the rest is history.

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