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Reflections on 2018: Peter Cowen, Sutton Capital Partners

socalTECH

One company that we have mentored, invested in and serve on the board of, is in lending and has hit a very exciting tipping point. Are there any technology innovations, gadgets, devices, software, that you found most interesting in 2018? We continue to focus on companies with Recurring Revenue (SaaS, Subcription) and in FinTech.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: 5. Outsourcing

Frank Addante

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Zondigo, Inc.

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Startup CTO or Developer

SoCal CTO

I provided a whole set of questions that I go through with founders before Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Before You Develop Anything. What existing systems will we leverage, what programming languages, software development methodologies, web application frameworks, revision control systems, etc.? Accounting?

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Lead Developer to CTO at a Startup

SoCal CTO

What existing systems will we leverage, what programming languages, software development methodologies, web application frameworks, revision control systems, etc.? What do we build in-house or outsource? What do we need to do to make sure we can survive technical due diligence by investors and partners? Accounting?

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