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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. However, I’ve now begun questioning how and what an early-stage / startup CTO should be. What worries me a bit is how often I read that startups should hire a developer / hands-on lead developer. Gap closed, right?

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LegalZoom Founder Brian Liu Talks About His New Legal Startup, BizCounsel

socalTECH

Brian Liu , the co-founder and CEO of a new startup, BizCounsel , was the co-founder of LegalZoom, and thinks there can be a new way that every business owner can get access to dedicated business attorneys for legal work. We caught up with Brian to hear more about the startup. What you are up to with this new company?

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When Should You Allow Exclusivity in Deals?

Both Sides of the Table

Before weighing in on the subject I would point out one thing that should be obvious to many of you – the iPhone was originally launched in 2007 in an exclusive partnership with AT&T and this was vital to both Apple and AT&T and was a hard negotiation throughout 2005 and 2006. Excite, MSN and eventually Google.

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Inside the Realms of Ruin

TechCrunch LA

Rebecca Tushnet, the Frank Stanton Professor of First Amendment Law at Harvard Law School, summed the situation up aptly. Along with a team of nine developers, the six young adult authors spent two months working nights and weekends to bring Realms of Ruin to life. Honestly (with a bit more complexity) yes,” the developer responded.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: 5. Outsourcing

Frank Addante

► February (1) Building and Developing an A++ Team ► 2008 (14) ► December (1) Develop a Culture Roadmap ► November (2) Green Week - Save the Environment and Your Cash Creating a Culture of Innovation: Cultural Values. Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Startup 3.0:

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How To Maximize Your Value At A Startup: Your Greatest Ability Is Often Your Availability

InfoChachkie

Entrepreneurs should likewise endeavor to maximize their utility by playing as many positions on their startup team as they can effectively master. As discussed in Beach Volleyball , entrepreneurs generally enjoy simultaneously filling multiple roles during a startup’s early days. free weekly Infochachkie articles! Availability.

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Why The Growth Of The Internet Is Driving EdgeCast's Revenues

socalTECH

What is it about the content delivery network market which has enabled Santa Monica-based EdgeCast to go from startup to over $100M in revenues in only a few, short years? We caught up with James Segil , the firm's President, to hear the story behind that big growth at the company. Instead, they outsource to an expert like Edegcast.

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