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Hiring Developers Before Product/Market Fit?

SoCal CTO

Hiring seems to be the preferred use of seed funds (by investors and founders), whereas I'd prefer a focus on customer acquisition. Of course, there's still hard work to be done to as the bad news is that its hard finding good Web Development in Los Angeles and certainly its tough Finding Developers Here in Los Angeles.

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Challenge of Predicting Winners

SoCal CTO

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Sunday, February 25, 2007 Challenge of Predicting Winners I just read a bit on the payout to YouTube from the Google Acquisition ( Internet News , CNN ). Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -.

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Interview with Robert Flynn, Aggregage

socalTECH

Our largest investment was a partnership with Norman Lear's Act III Communications, we did a series of acquisition in the movie theater space. At that time, monetizing by advertising didn't exist, and web developers were having to hand roll those experiences. For that reason, more and more content is going online. at that time.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: So, you need to develop a product?

Frank Addante

Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Heres the good news -- you only really need a few really good engineers. Startup 3.0: Be scrappy. ReaXions, Inc.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: 5. Outsourcing

Frank Addante

Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. (Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Startup 3.0: Be scrappy. ReaXions, Inc.

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The Startup Guide To SXSW Panel Picking

Tech Zulu Event

Starting a dev team to build a brand new idea is harder. Bootstrapping development, team management. . Your Web Developer Thinks You're an Idiot. Bootstrapping development, Startup, Website content. . The web is constantly changing—ne. News from the Transmedia Trenches. Chris Henry, Behance.

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