SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 About this Blog Ive been thinking about doing a blog with my thoughts on technology and whats happening in the Los Angeles area technology scene for a while, but it was Ben Kuos recent start of a blog that inspired me to actually go ahead and do it. Thanks Ben.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Was it a Startup Founder Developer Gap ? Did they really need a Startup CTO or Developer or both? Did they have a Weak Development Team ? He needed some kind of CTO and as well Developers. These “startups” are almost always mostly-non-technical founders offering 1-2% premoney for a “lead developer” position.

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Xconomy

MARCH 7, 2019

Chinese pharma company BeiGene has agreed to pay Ambrx $10 million upfront to experiment with technology the biotech has developed in a bid accelerate BeiGene’s search for new protein drugs for cancer treatment. Ambrx says its technology is able to incorporate “non-natural” amino acids into cells like E.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 17, 2014

Just back from vacation and also some work travel and want to get back to blogging so expect a few posts over the next couple weeks. I’ll try to do a future blog post on some of my insights in watching Nanea enter the role and how the founders enabled her success. Have a listen and see for yourself.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

I can attest from experience that publishing a regular blog to properly showcase your offering, even before you have it, is a most cost effective approach in time and money. Too many entrepreneurs spend big money on development, only to find out that the solution isn’t quite right. Find potential partners. Populate your team.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 8, 2020

Cancer drug developer Mirati Therapeutics is beefing up its leadership team as its lead programs advance through human testing. For San Diego, it’s a relatively unusual development. For San Diego, it’s a relatively unusual development. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

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.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 13, 2017

What began as a kind of business experiment in innovation has acquired a life of its own.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

My 1,000th Post on This Blog - Tim Berry's Blog - Planning Startups Stories , July 21, 2010 HTML5 video markup, compatibility and playback - Niall Kennedy's Weblog , February 8, 2010 Your Product Needs a Soul - ArcticStartup , February 12, 2010 Product Friday: Monetizing Content is a Product Problem - This is going to be BIG.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2021

It usually implies an opportunity to win big, like a lottery, or experience something sensational, like an incredible video or free product. Think of a brand evangelist team online as people blogging about your product, or posting links to it in every forum. Develop viral content.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 Finding Good Developers in Los Angeles? About 18 months ago, the entire group began to mention that they were having more difficulty finding good developers. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO. Dr. Karrer taught Computer Science for eleven years.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Be open & transparent (mimicking the greater social order changes that have come with blogs & social media). Expand our partnership, bringing in and nurturing next-generation talent who bring operational experience and different points-of-view. When he starts his blog I’ll let you know.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 1, 2019

Here’s how the two describe it in a blog post about the new program: Venture partner, operating partner, entrepreneur in residence, advisor etc, so many names and so many different implementations, so we decided to simply give our unique relationship it’s own name- a Sage. . million round.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 16, 2013

750,000 for Scaling & Product development. Where other deal and coupon sites have run their course by confusing consumers with tricks, Chippmunk boasts of a clean, consumer friendly experience to help people quickly and easily compare deals. I’m confident in the team’s ability to execute. Blogger Rewards Program.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

Because the hundreds of millions that it takes to greenlight a theatrical film could never be absorbed by a startup and because they way we experience media & characters has evolved dramatically over the past 20 years to a point where the starting point for media is often digital, gaming or even graphic novel oriented.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 29, 2023

If you’re producing just one page, one blog post, or one sketch a week, you expect it to be good and final, and you start to worry about quality. In my experience, the effect is just the opposite. By writing just 500 words a day in a blog, I suddenly realized that I had enough for a book in just a few months.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 6, 2016

I even prefer to fund entrepreneurs who have experience some level of set-backs in their careers or startups because I think it brings a humility to decision-making that I find healthy. In my experience the US loves the narrative of the come back. Could big business accept its own creative destruction?

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 5, 2010

According to the developers a 60% speed increase. has 6 major new features that have been added to make getting news on the go a convenient, safe and customizable experience. The new product allows users to create: Playlists – Create a top 20 blogs from the 1,600+ sources. BuzzVoice 3.0

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2021

Instead of an embarrassing gap in your resume for your period out of work, you have an entry for your startup business, showing initiative, leadership, and breadth of experience. Fun learning experience. Practice developing a business plan. Use social networking and blogging to get your message out.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2014

I can attest from experience that publishing a regular blog to properly showcase your brand value, even before you have it, is a most cost effective approach in time and money. For blogging to work, you need to do it consistently and frequently, at least once a week, or the value evaporates. Find potential partners.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 3, 2011

On my blog I’ve been hesitant to take the topic head on. But last week I noticed a blog post by a woman, Tara Tiger Brown, that asked the question, “ Why Aren’t More Women Commenting on VC Blog Posts? In it she observes that only 3% of the comments on this blog are from women. Back to women.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Before you bring on partners, develop intellectual property, raise capital, or generate revenues, you need to establish an official business entity. Building your public image and presence should start even before product development, through your website, logo, and blogging. The cost of social media done well is low.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 29, 2020

If you’re producing just one page, one blog post, or one sketch a week, you expect it to be good and final, and you start to worry about quality. In my experience, the effect is just the opposite. By writing just 500 words a day in a blog, I suddenly realized that I had enough for a book in just a few months.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Stegmaier recommends that you start by writing a regular blog, joining a few related campaigns, building a high-quality video, and completing up to a hundred additional lessons before you even launch your own project. We still have no experience on how well this will work. You need a polished, tested concept, not just an idea.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 28, 2016

I’ve been online for nearly 30 years (yes, there was CompuServe and Prodigy before the www), blogging for 10 and using social media tools since the earliest days. We secretly still wanted that small network chat room experience as a place to chat amongst friends. The “half life” was very short.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2019

I recommend that you experiment to find the best sites for your business, with the majors including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. Provide memorable total customer experience relationships. Your overall customer experience will trump product features every time, in terms of loyalty, trust, and return visits.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Jason Calacanis , the CEO of Mahalo, is planning some direct competition to Michael Arrington's technology blog empire, TechCrunch , according to a report today from the Guardian. According to the report, Calacanis is developing a property called Launch , which will focus on deep analysis of companies. AOL was the buyer of TechCrunch.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 9, 2014

We want to create a great consumer experience, which is significantly different than cookie cutter, cut-and-paste coupon sites. From that experience, I was looking at every coupon, deal, and product site out there, because they were very active on the M&A front. That''s what we want to create. What''s the background of your team?

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Xconomy

APRIL 14, 2017

Editor’s note: This piece was originally posted on Textio’s company blog. Hey Siri, how’s the weather today?” “OK OK Google, remind me to pay the power bill.” Alexa, tell me a joke!” Bots are eating the world. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 6, 2009

Meetup – My personal experience has been mixed with these. Southern California Tech Central – Brings together posts from top bloggers around Southern California including John's blog and this blog. They put on great events. VentureNet – Great annual event by the Technology Council.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2021

In my experience, many entrepreneurs rely too much on the perspective of a trusted advisor, or try to emulate a competitor who is getting attention. The challenge is how to develop that self-leadership in every aspiring entrepreneur and business professional role. Make sure everyone knows your expertise.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

Before you bring on partners, develop intellectual property, raise capital, or generate revenues, you need to establish an official business entity. Building your public image and presence should start even before product development, through your website, logo, and blogging. The cost of social media done well is low.

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socalTECH

MAY 14, 2010

San Diego-based Confident Technologies , the new startup which is using image authentication technology originally developed by Vidoop, has rolled out its image-based CAPTCHA tools, the firm said this week.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 26, 2013

One of the advantages of blogging, using social media, public speaking, etc as a VC is that you get a more nuanced view of these shifts by watching your own successes and failures. This is true on all of the major tech blogs. So your goal should be a steady stream of news across many different news outlets and your own blog.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 4, 2013

We gather all of this video for them, and organize it into a very simple experience which they can watch on any device. We've also developed a version in partnership with Samsung for their connected TVs and video players, and recently released an iPhone version. Everything happening there is also part of the Frequency experience.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

It usually implies an opportunity to win big, like a lottery, or experience something sensational, like an incredible video or free product. Think of a brand evangelist team online as people blogging about your product, or posting links to it in every forum. Develop viral content.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2020

Stegmaier recommends that you start by writing a regular blog, joining a few related campaigns, building a high-quality video, and completing up to a hundred additional lessons before you even launch your own project. We still have no experience on how well this will work. You need a polished, tested concept, not just an idea.

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