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Because more technology people probably read startup blogs I’m guessing this post will come under more scrutiny. The terms “CTO&# and “VP Engineering&# have such stigmas associated with what they are that I’m sure some people will feel uncomfortable with the definitions I’ve put forward.
Several people have recently come to me to help them source and/or hire full-time CTOs for their startup having found me through my post that looks at: Startup CTO Salary and Equity Data. The first thing I do is suggest they explore if they really need to hire a full-time CTO for their startup and if so, what kind of CTO they need.
Several people have recently come to me to help them source and/or hire full-time CTOs for their startup having found me through my post that looks at: Startup CTO Salary and Equity Data. The first thing I do is suggest they explore if they really need to hire a full-time CTO for their startup and if so, what kind of CTO they need.
I received an inquiry from a reader of my blog and thought I would provide some thoughts, but would definitely welcome input: I am an unpaid CTO of a small startup. Find a lawyer and someone who does CTO searches for VC backed companies in your area. They both would have lots of thoughts and ideas. What type of shares?
skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 22, 2007 Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups Ive been participating in a Yahoo Group that are users of LinkedIn and who are Bloggers: [link] Its an interesting group of folks from diverse backgrounds. See Five Things Meme as an example.
I received an inquiry from a reader of my blog and thought I would provide some thoughts, but would definitely welcome input: I am an unpaid CTO of a small startup. Find a lawyer and someone who does CTO searches for VC backed companies in your area. They both would have lots of thoughts and ideas. What type of shares?
I love blog conversations. Based on my posts Startup CTO or Developer and Acting CTO , Chris O’Meara wrote an interesting post Startup CTO: Could It Work? If you think that's person you need, the question becomes "what else do you expect a CTO to contribute?" This can definitely be a disaster.
they need a developer more than they need a CTO. What happens when you have a really good developer is that a gap exists where you may not ask the right questions to specify the right system, consider appropriate 3rd party technologies, etc. Many are not interested in 3rd party technologies that can streamline development.
skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, February 23, 2007 Events and Networking in Los Angeles One of the issues I discussed in Innovation and Geography was that the geography and traffic in Los Angeles generally makes it more difficult for networking. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.
It's like WordPress, but instead of blogging, it provides an online community, which is self-hosted. We're definitely Los Angeles natives, but we got the opportunity to do TechStars. It's actually uncommon to have a female CTO. Alex Benzer: We're definitely looking at taking money later this year. Is FanMix available now?
Here’s the block that you see when you look at a blog enabled by Disqus (a third party commenting tool that can be embedded in blogs and other content): It allows you to authenticate yourself using Facebook Connect , Twitter Oauth (sign in with Twitter), OpenID , and Yahoo Browser-Based Authentication. Example What do I mean?
I find myself speaking at various venues in Los Angeles to tell people (most often service providers) about how I've used social media and particularly my blogs, LinkedIn, twitter and topic hubs as part of my own services business. How can I get more help setting up my blog? How can I get more help setting up my blog?
Great content again in September that meets at the intersection of startups, technology, product and being a Startup CTO. The Right Way to Lay People Off - Ben's Blog , September 21, 2010 “I’m tryin’ to right my wrongs, But it’s funny them same wrongs helped me write this song”. Kanye West. Let's recap. It’s simple.
On Ben Kuo's blog, he posted about Entrepreneurs in Southern California and pointed to a post by Will Johnson, a Southern California entrepreneur and blogger. Ben actually didn't address the issue raised by Will that there is definitely a shortage of really good developers, engineers, etc. There are definitely lots of events going on.
Some great content around the intersection of startups and being a Startup CTO in June this year. This continues my series of posts: Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March There was some really great content in June. Your remote control has two buttons. And be generous.
That said, for professional speakers, they definitely should be thinking about video on their site to show them in action. On the other hand, you might blog your answers and post a link. On the other hand, you might blog your answers and post a link. That way you get value both places. Thanks for the thoughts Serena.
This comes up a lot and if you are thinking about one of these kinds of startups, definitely take a look at Matching Algorithm. By doing so, you definitely constrain the problem, but it doesn’t strictly go away. Instead, you should think about how you can effectively limit the scope. Let’s limit ourselves to this geography.
This comes up a lot and if you are thinking about one of these kinds of startups, definitely take a look at Matching Algorithm. By doing so, you definitely constrain the problem, but it doesn’t strictly go away. Instead, you should think about how you can effectively limit the scope. Let’s limit ourselves to this geography.
I can be found on LinkedIn , have a blog Holocognics and my firm’s website is www.SolutionsLLP.com. It was definitely challenging to make something like that happen in an academic environment. In my case, I am breaking down “business” to its fundamentals, which begins with a definition of what, exactly, is a “business.”
He definitely has experience on both sides of the ‘entrepreneur versus investor’ table. He brings a strong technology base to the table, as a former CTO, and creator of the Lean Startup methodology. Dharmesh is the founder and CTO of HubSpot, as well as a blogger and speaker on the topic of startups and Internet marketing.
Since, I've given them the same advice, I thought it was worth putting in my blog. Work Your Network Once you have your one pager ready, I'd definitely use LinkedIn to see who I can already find. For some reason over the past week, I've been asked by three different people I know about job opportunities that might fit them.
Occasionally on this blog I break away from industry commentary and write more broadly. It’s why I still randomly meet up with people I’ve met on Twitter or this blog. It’s why I can still be caught playing beer (and tequila) pong at 4am at the Local Response offices. Office Space. Nom nom nom.
And I'm looking forward to more interaction now that she's blogging. BLOG: [link] LINKEDIN: [link] TWITTER: [link] What's a phone booth? Maybe you can blog about that? Just posted a blog about that: [link] I've been struggling a little with making the numbers work out for some social media activity.
Back in January 2010, I wrote a post that's one of the most popular on this blog: When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Google Friend Connect for Authentication? It's definitely worth a read if you've not seen it before as background for this post. as part of your registration and authentication mechanism.
Case in point the recent HBR blog post: The Social Media Bubble , by Umair Haque where he advances the following hypothesis: Despite all the excitement surrounding social media, the Internet isn't connecting us as much as we think it is. But the 24x7, 60M person cocktail party definitely changes the questions and problems.
Besides Tony Karrer for technology, who are some of your go to people in Los Angeles? You should check out my blog for my 'go to' people - I have them listed on my posse section. A few in there that I definitely wanted to capture. There are too many to mention. That really is a good list of folks.
Definitely engaging with bloggers is a great way to get things going. Blog to build credibility and create original content. You can promote your site all over the place. By the way – getting links in social media – mentions on twitter, links on Facebook. They bring traffic, but have little SEO value. This can help juice your SEO.
There’s definitely an art form to the inbound traffic and it all appears to begin with the way you setup the inbound link. This is especially useful if you use links in social media (blogs, tweets, Facebook links or YouTube links) to grab some traffic. Speakers included: John Shiple, CTO, Ultralive www.linkedin.com/in/johnshiple.
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I asked some of the same questions I ask in my Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions and then I get to a very common conversation: Me : Do you have specs? Me : Product definition, use cases, feature list, wireframes, comps, really whatever you have. Founder : Ummm. what do you mean? Founder : Umm.
Unfortunately my wife reads my blog and she’d log in and add comments to dispel this rumor (she keeps me honest. When added to my volume of Facebook messages, LinkedIn requests, blog comments and Tweets my head is definitely below water. I would love to say that I’m the productivity guru.
I'm blogging from the CalTech Enterprise Forum. At the CTO Group that I organize in Santa Monica, we've had lots of discussions around this. Availability, stability, support His definition of open. By definition need redundancy. The topic is: Betting Your Company On An Internet Platform? Everything else is closed.
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