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Digital Revenue Expert ā€“ Vince Thompson

SoCal CTO

Vince: Iā€™m an author, speaker and management consultant with a special expertise in online media sales. Today I lead a small consultancy that helps advertising supported develop and scale the revenue producing sides of their businesses. I really enjoy events where there are interesting people with interesting conversations to be had.

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Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles ā€“ Cliff Allen

SoCal CTO

In 1986 I started an advertising and public relations firm to serve software and hardware companies, which became a marketing consulting business ( www.Allen.com ) when I moved to L.A. A few years ago, my CTO spotted a need that local groups and organizations have in handling RSVPs and registrations for meetings and events.

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Product Management for Startups in Los Angeles ā€“ Steve Gilison

SoCal CTO

I have about 11 years in the technology sector including roles doing market research, sales and product development. I also blog at [link] and you can find me on twitter: @gilbola. How do I find entrepreneurs who have a great idea that can get or has got funding who need a CTO and/or development team? Wow, great questions.

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Social Networking and Business Value

SoCal CTO

Just a quick note that I'll be moderating a Technology Council Event : Social Networking as a Business Strategy May 19, 2009 - Culver City Social networking media are used on a daily basis to grow businesses and expand career opportunities. Majid Abai, CEO of Pringo Majid Abai is the Chief Executive of Pringo, Inc.

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What are the Technical Performance Requirements for your Startup?

SoCal CTO

By far the most popular post on this blog is 32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder. I find myself sending it to startup founders all the time ā€“ maybe just slightly less than Free Startup CTO Consulting. Real-time events? It was originally written in 2011 and has had amazing staying power.

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Social Media for Service Professionals

SoCal CTO

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.). Value of Blogging I started the presentation talking about the value of blogging. Each blog post should be something that will interest that audience.

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Open Source Business Model

SoCal CTO

Common revenue streams are consulting, training, support, customization, upgraded versions for corporate applications, etc. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO. He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. He is a frequent speaker at industry and academic events. in Computer Science.