SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. Features like this, as well as our daily interviews wouldn’t be possible without the amazing support of our sponsor eMinutes – a law firm here in Los Angeles that focuses on helping entrepreneurs structure their companies. Subscribe to RSS.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

You’re sales person is getting blocked by the CTO who says she shouldn’t go above him but the CTO isn’t approving the deal. There’s a guy in Los Angeles that I met at several tech networking events. I introduced him to some angels and his round was OVER SUBSCRIBED! Making Things Happen.

Entrepreneur 414

Entrepreneur Technical Review Slides CTO Coach 414

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Ask a few CTO type people. Or ask me Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions. Tech Events / Meetups - There are lots of Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California that are techie oriented. It needs to be funded to be successful. The grind is too much and too long if it gets beyond that size.

Guide 349

Guide Startup Mobile Framework 349

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Continuing my series of posts that I’ve been collecting that live at the intersection of Startups and being a Startup CTO : Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March here are the top posts from May 2010. This is a great configuration for a starting team. Here’s why. Your Process Doesn’t Work. I know I do.

Startup 248

Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Ask a few CTO type people. Or ask me Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions. Tech Events / Meetups - There are lots of Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California that are techie oriented. It needs to be funded to be successful. The grind is too much and too long if it gets beyond that size.

Guide 296

Guide Startup Mobile Framework 296

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. You should begin asking at networking events and people you know in the startup world. For me, I'd use LinkedIn.

CTO Coach 259

CTO Coach Mentor Startup Technical Advisors 259

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 25, 2011

The invitation-only attendees included founders, business development leaders, and marketing directors from companies big and small, including NBCUniversal, Mobclix, DDB Los Angeles, Airpush, adly, Mobile Roadie, Disney Animation Studios, BetterWorks, and more. Having previously worked at notable companies including Myspace, PayPal, Yahoo!

Social Media 71

Social Media Mobile SEO Media 71

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Visible networking is turning into a really great opportunity to get to know people better, get to meet new people, and have some interesting conversations. This is a novel user interaction that embeds casual entertainment directly into the operating system experience, based on some fairly interesting underlying technology.

Product 150

Product Entrepreneur Social Media Google 150

socalTECH

MAY 28, 2013

To bring that ability to name your own price on products, Los Angeles-based Greentoe (www.greentoe.com) recently launched, allowing consumers to name their own price to retailers of everything from electronics to baby products. I owned and ran my own search marketing company, and started and ran a digital consulting company.

Pricing 273

Pricing Product Help Sales 273

InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2011

Value Prop Twitter Style : “Ringrevenue’s call performance marketing platform enables ad networks, agencies, advertisers & publishers to generate more inbound sales calls.”. At CallWave, Colin was CTO, Jason was CFO and I was in charge of product marketing and customer acquisition. You’re right.

Marketing 209

Marketing Advertising Paid Search Startup 209

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

The firm used to be called Fotouhi Alonso and were one of LA's top mid-sized agencies for 20 years, working with clients like Honda, Epson, the LA DWP, and the FX Network. I'm married to Mike Freehling , M&A and financial management consultant. The analogy of a lively dinner conversation to describe Visible Networking is perfect.

Marketing 150

Marketing Social Media Blogging Media 150

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 10, 2012

Anthony Batt , president of Katalyst Networks and founder of BUZZmedia. This upbringing naturally steered him to Los Angeles, where he now works in computer graphics for feature films. Artists & InventorEric is an artist and inventor in Los Angeles, CA. He make others see technology as magic. He received his J.D.

Technical Advisors 89

Technical Advisors Design Education Study 89

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 12, 2010

He previously co-founded and served as Chief Technology Officer of IMVU. Bambi Francisco is founder and CEO of Vator.tv, a leading platform for entrepreneurs and innovators to broadcast and communicate with industry professionals, and VatorNews, a video business network. He is a frequent public speaker. Dave McClure. .

Twiistup 40

Twiistup Riot Games UCLA Media 40

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 20, 2014

TechZulu recently sat down with east coast transplant Olenka Polak to talk about startup life in Los Angeles. We did a lot of investigative research — cold calling executives in Hollywood through networks at Harvard and networks through Johns Hopkins, the school where my brother graduated from. Entertainment.

Startup 91

Startup Entertainment CTO Coach Screening 91

Frank Addante

MAY 15, 2006

– Premium Online Advertising Company Age: 21 - 25 Time Period: 1997 - 2001 My Role: Chief Technology Officer, Technology Founder and Chairman, Advisory Board High Point: $500 million market cap; 3,000+ customers; 8 billion transactions per month; 65% Internet reach Warning, this will be a long posting.

Advertising 40

Advertising Startup Chief Technology Officer Technical Review 40

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. can feel you now—corporate recruiters at career fairs, sending offer letters to work at banks and consulting firms. But I don’t think so.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I did a presentation about the use of Social Media to a great group of people who mostly are different kinds of service professionals (attorneys, accountants, consultants, etc.). And make sure you spend time visible networking. Put yourself in the middle of a blog network. This is that post. It's great link bait. Topic Hubs.

Social Media 222

Social Media Services Media Blogging 222

Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

I decided that I was going to consult/advise a few companies and relax for a bit. I setup a nice little home office for myself and started dabbling with a few ideas. I started an incubator/holdings company called Addante and Associates to be the umbrella company for my ideas and consulting projects. So much for resting!

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Email CTO Hire 40