Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2021

Laurence Capron and Will Mitchell explain why in their classic book, “ Build, Borrow, or Buy: Solving the Growth Dilemma.” I like their recommended framework for emerging firms, as well as large multinationals, to help build an optimal growth strategy for your company: Evaluate internal development versus external sourcing.

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SoCal CTO

JULY 23, 2012

I seem to encounter a lot of people who want to attach a CTO label to me as I'm the only programmer on the founding team of three. While I do fill that role at the moment, I'm a little hesitant to refer to myself as a CTO as we still haven't launched a product, acquired a single user, or turned or a penny in profit. Accounting?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2013

Laurence Capron and Will Mitchell explain why in their book, “ Build, Borrow, or Buy: Solving the Growth Dilemma.” I like their recommended framework for emerging firms, as well as large multinationals, to help build an optimal growth strategy for your company: Evaluate internal development versus external sourcing. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2012

Laurence Capron and Will Mitchell explain why in their new book, “ Build, Borrow, or Buy: Solving the Growth Dilemma.” They outline the following framework for emerging firms, as well as large multinationals, to help build an optimal growth strategy for your company: Evaluate internal development versus external sourcing.

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SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

There are hundreds of entrepreneurs here in Los Angeles who are building awesome companies, writing awesome books, making awesome movies and are trying to solve important problems to help make this world a better place. He previously led business development for Affiliate Fuel, leading to its acquisition by Experian in 2005.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

August was a slow month in terms of traffic and I was away for a lot of the month, but there were some really great posts at the intersection of startups, technology, product and being a Startup CTO. Often board members give entrepreneurs two bits of advice regarding scale: Get a mentor. m the f%*kin’ boss.”. Has convertible debt won?

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