SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 "In the old days, getting customers was easy. Guide to Evaluating Startup Ideas - Tony Wright dot com , May 27, 2010 A great developer I once worked with was kvetching at lunch one day. They’re deep into Customer Development ,” he said.

Startup 248

Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2011

I wrote the summary notes in this blog post. I would mostly lump me in that category. And did I really just try to drop an SAT word into my blog post? It’s the same as in any sales-oriented meeting and make no mistake raising money is sales. That notes only told part of the story. Beautifully written.

Venture Capital 299

Venture Capital Slides Technical Advisors Startup 299

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 28, 2011

A good many startups I know have been “successful” over a couple of years in overcoming the challenges of starting the business, including incorporation, services development, funding, and setting up operations. Take your reputation online, utilizing social media, your website, and a blog to connect to clients and make strategic alliances.

Tips 92

Tips Startup Services Outsource Development 92

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

You’re writing a freaking blog post! I try to bucket my tasks into major categories and spend some time doing each of them. Plus, he’s a loyal reader of this blog. I know many people think I blog all day long. Research & Development. “But WAIT !!! ” I never said that. Marketing.

Email 314

Email Product Startup Writing 314

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2010

You can also use this space to keep track of innovators (R&D personnel) and rainmakers (sales & marketing personnel). This section of your Venture Value Scorecard should summarize the important advances you have made recently in research and product development. Detail isn’t important; tracking your progress is.

.Net 89

.Net Metrics Competition Template 89

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2013

Sites like KickStarter have for years offered rewards and pre-sales for crowd investments, but real equity won’t be legalized until sometime this year for people other than accredited investors. This is a term indicating the use of “crowd appeal” to get money from interested people on the Internet for a share of your company. Super-angels.

Entrepreneur 109

Entrepreneur Startup Web Equity 109

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2011

If you develop something novel that catches a spark you’ll have the world gunning for you over night. I wrote an entire blog post about this in the past highlighting my belief that you should hire people who “punch above their weight class.” It means a welter weight who wants to fight in the heavy-weight category.

Startup 399

Startup Class Blogging Company 399

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 15, 2010

Pretty much anything that goes into a business plan falls into one of these four categories: Opportunity : Every successful business exploits an opportunity. What is your plan for completing the development of your product and getting it ready to market? How will you generate awareness and close sales? His website is [link].

Startup 91

Startup Oracle Entrepreneur Ideas 91

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 16, 2013

No folders, submenus, or “category-container-box-lists” Write your reminder with a string of hashtags: #todo #pickup autobiography of arnold schwarzenegger from #amazon. As Alex points out in this blog post there’s a ton of options out there in a severely fragmented industry. ” 81,000 USERS & COUNTING.

Product 99

Product Ideas Email Organization 99

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Paid Search – Customers which click on sponsored ads associated with search keywords fall into this category. However, you are only paid for ads that generate sales. Such actions include sales, trials, leads, downloads, etc. Such sales are highly trackable, because the clicks can be measured like any other online ad.

Customer 164

Customer Custom Advertising SEM 164

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2010

I wrote a blog post related to this called Is it Time to Earn or to Learn? Always developing. I wish I were good in the email category. Obviously if you’re in a customer support role, a sales role or a customer service industry this can be impossible. So in that context let me use it. Yeah, right!

Startup 295

Startup Email Technical Review Course 295

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Developments Blog. In March of last year, Matt Jacobson, head of market development at Facebook, paid $10.9 Last November, the Web-search giant opened a flashy new office in Venice to focus on engineering, sales and advertising; the company will lease close to a quarter-million square feet in the neighborhood by 2014.

Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

I recently read a post over on VentureHacks titled, “ Top Ten Reasons Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers &# written by Scott Walker (who blogs on legal issues for entrepreneurs ). I know he’s smart but you wouldn’t hire a Javascript developer to do your database design – would you? Here’s a hack for you.

Startup 318

Startup IP Southern California Entrepreneur 318

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Charlie Capen is co-founder of HowToBeADad.com , an entertainment site and dad blog for “parents, soon-to-be parents and people who have no desire to procreate, whatsoever.” He previously led business development for Affiliate Fuel, leading to its acquisition by Experian in 2005. Charlie Capen – Co-founder of HowToBeADad.com.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2010

During the down market they were able to double down on recruiting, sales, outsourcing, new market entries and marketing (yes, with Tiger ads ). There seem to be a lot of market entrants in every category where it becomes hard to differentiate them all from each other. Avoid the latest fads, trends or PR announcements.

Technical Review 302

Technical Review Marketing IP Outsource Development 302