Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

Markets develop for a complex set of factors that are often beyond all of our control. It is often the fortuitous mixture of new technologies, customer awareness and then acceptance of the technology and then the slow adoption into our daily lives that leads to markets exploding. We technology leaders also make this mistake.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

Many of the founders of these companies are surprised to learn that I'm willing to review what they are doing (maybe an hour) and get on the phone for an hour with them and provide free advice. Maybe you are wondering if you have a Weak Development Team ? Do you have a Startup Founder Developer Gap ? Team Who's involved?

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CTO Hire Startup Technical Review Development Team Review 264

SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

Many of the founders of these companies are surprised to learn that I'm willing to review what they are doing (maybe an hour) and get on the phone for an hour with them and provide free advice. Maybe you are wondering if you have a Weak Development Team ? Do you have a Startup Founder Developer Gap ? Team Who's involved?

CTO Hire 259

CTO Hire Startup Technical Review Development Team Review 259

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Running that effort is Kevin Hell , the founder of DivX, who we caught up with to learn more about EvoNexus and how the group is trying to help grow technology startups in San Dieog. They get to meet the team, we do some due diligence, and have them talk to functional experts.

Incubator 212

Incubator San Diego Technical Review Development Team Review 212

socalTECH

JANUARY 25, 2016

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. Many of those have been our clients from University Sitters.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

The company was founded by Bong Koh, a former EIR at Prism VentureWorks and venture capitalist at Advanced Technology Ventures; he also co-founded ibeatyou. My brother is in charge of the development team, and is very focused on development and coding. You, as an entrepreneur, are expected to go though due diligence.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Per the popular press’ narrative, Steve Jobs went from a technology rock star (early 1980’s) to a petulant, spoiled brat (late 1980’s), to a washed-up, has been (early 1990’s) back to a technology rock star (2001 to present). Steve’s Startup Tips. Along the way, Steve shared numerous nuggets of sage advice.

Tips 279

Tips Startup Santa Barbara Entrepreneur 279

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Was it a Startup Founder Developer Gap ? Did they really need a Startup CTO or Developer or both? Did they have a Weak Development Team ? And do I fit as a Part-Time CTO , Technology Advisor , CTO Founder , Acting CTO ? Was it a case of needing Homework?

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CTO Hire CTO Coach Equity Develop 241

SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

We have been using LinkedIn for both sourcing recruits and reviewing backgrounds for recruits. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Even with these, you will have paper-tested your MVP, but the reality is that customers will not be able to assess the value to them until they actually use it. If you are on the lower complexity end, the key is defining small chunks of work that can be done quickly by a developer. Review the code being built.

Technical Review 338

Technical Review CTO Hire CTO Coach Software Review 338

TechEmpower

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

We’ve heard this from startup founders, product managers, development team leads, CTOs, and others who see their product gaining traction, but simultaneously see performance falling off a cliff. Too often though, it’s the result of performance needs not being properly assessed at the start of work. So, why does this happen?

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Web Technical Advisors Framework Technical Review 200

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Way back in the early eighties, I was privileged to be part of the original IBM PC development team, led by Don Estridge. For IBM, the Personal Computer was a paradigm shift from their big business legacy, built with new technologies for totally new markets, and battleships turn very slowly.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 19, 2011

Craft terms which ensure you will not beholden to the BDC with respect to your ability to subsequently deploy and profit from jointly developed technology. Once your development team begins working with the BDC, do not allow the BDC to unilaterally create any meaningful IP without your team’s involvement.

Outsource Development 193

Outsource Development IP Technical Review Entrepreneur 193

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2010

I learned how to establish a technology center in India and how to manage disparate development teams (and this has drive my thoughts also about what does NOT work.). I learned how to do a pipeline review with sales people without getting bullshitted to. I learned about revenue recognition.

Startup 285

Startup Venture Capital Sales Software Review 285

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Sometime around 2003/04 my technology team turned me on to “Spolsky on Software&# a periodic newsletter served up blog style from Joel Spolsky of FogCreek Software, a maker of bug-tracking software. But I loved reading them and so did my team. The role of Product Managers at Technology Companies. 15 minutes.

Software Review 285

Software Review Software Blogging Startup 285