SoCal CTO

JANUARY 2, 2013

I've had several Startup CTO Consulting sessions recently where it became apparent that the Founder needed help with the business and product as much or more than the technology. So the way I would do it is to find examples of specific startups that have grown up locally and who marketed similar to how you plan to market.

CTO Coach 259

CTO Coach Mentor Startup Technical Advisors 259

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 26, 2010

Venture Capitalists, Marketing VP's, Angel Investors, and Hot Tech Startup's are just a few examples of attendees all looking to make a connection and help better the community. How about VC/Angel advice? The Los Angeles Venture Association (LAVA) will have a spot on the floor where you can pull up a chair and have a discussion.

Santa Monica 71

Santa Monica LAVA Advertising Idealab 71

socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2010

For today's profile, we decided to talk with Taher Scherzay , Founder of FavRav (www.FavRav.com), a Los Angeles-based firm which has created a Facebook application to help small businesses find customers through social media, and also allow consumers to better tap the referral network of their friends. How far is the product?

Startup 193

Startup Newsletter Customer Custom 193

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

For example, with photos, two years ago it was enough to enable users to actively share photos with friends online. For example, Foursquare has added a points system to its location-tracking service, enabling friends to compete for who visits more and better locations, while at the same time alerting users when their friends are nearby.

Product 150

Product Entrepreneur Social Media Google 150

socalTECH

MARCH 31, 2014

A good example of this, we can keep track of a supply chain. I helped to grow that to a major player in ecommerce and online advertising, which is used to find and buy chips use in your iPhone, in your computer, and everything else today. It wouldn''t be covered in the Los Angeles Times, and not by the San Diego papers.

Orange County 245

Orange County Startup News IBM 245

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2021

innovated in social media advertising and for a variety of reasons wasn’t ultimately successful and went to zero. All four companies were in Los Angeles (or adjacent … Santa Barbara) and our community has now matured and regularly produces billion dollar+ outcomes. The second “exit”?—?Adly?—?innovated

Venture Capital 363

Venture Capital Capital Funding Startup 363

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

We have traditionally been a company heard about through word of mouth, radio advertising (now our own show) and from a Mini sighting. I’m going to be using that as an example for a long time! What networking events in Los Angeles or Southern California do you go to? Is/was SEO important for MakeItWork? Love the minis!

Acquisition 170

Acquisition Customer Custom Ideas 170

Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

the Rubicon Project (Internet Advertising Technology) Status: Pre-Launch Visit the Rubicon Project Website Startup 5.0: Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Zondigo, Inc. Startup 3.0:

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Startup Venture Capital Email CTO Hire 40