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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

And then in the late 90’s money crept in, swept in to town by public markets, instant wealth and an absurd sky-rocketing of valuations based on no reasonable metrics. 2001–2007: THE BUILDING YEARS The dot com bubble had burst. We wanted new things to exist and to solve new problems and to see our creations come to life.

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Interview with Cody Simms, Techstars LA

socalTECH

We select ten per class, and help those startups connect with mentors and other people in that local environment who can be helpful to the business. We started in Boulder, Colorado, all the way back in 2007, with just ten companies. Sometimes entrepreneurs ask if we need certain metrics and traction�you don't.

Startup 100
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Startup CTO or Developer

SoCal CTO

In December 2007, I described how I commonly take on an Acting CTO Role in a Start-up. What metrics are going to be the key startup metrics and how do we get those metrics without too much cost? I used an image from Roger Smith that describes the varying roles of a CTO as the company matures. Please point me there.