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Document Your MVP for a Developer

SoCal CTO

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? Towards An Integrated Approach to UX Design You should definitely look at Steve Blank's book and review his blog. Founder : Ummm. what do you mean? That's fairly uncommon.

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Remind Me Why I Love You? (Why “In Person” is Everything)

Both Sides of the Table

It’s predictable, there is no reason to get mad about it and with a well-designed play book you can overcome this much of the time. On a phone call it’s too easy to be distracted and thumb through paperwork, stare out the window or glance at your computer screen. Last time we met I didn’t have my CTO with me.

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How FilmBreak Is Bringing Data and Analytics To Hollywood, with Darren Marble

socalTECH

I was selling products to Live Nation, Demand Media, Kelly Blue Book, Rovi, and the Screen Actors Guild. My co-founder and CTO, Steven Corwin, is a graduate of UCLA's Electrical Engineering program, and built our program and lead the development of our technology platform. That's great training for the startup world.

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How YP Is Growing A Giant Tech Team In Glendale

socalTECH

How did what was a staid publisher of phone books become a hotbed of online talent? An example of that, is we have a product in alpha in a couple of our markets, where, in real time, a user can fill out a form and it goes out to the top five service providers who we already have vetted and screened.

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How YP.com Is Growing A Giant Tech Team In Glendale

socalTECH

How did what was a staid publisher of phone books become a hotbed of online talent? An example of that, is we have a product in alpha in a couple of our markets, where, in real time, a user can fill out a form and it goes out to the top five service providers who we already have vetted and screened.

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The Magic Midnight Mind Meld

Both Sides of the Table

I booked several high-profile meetings in advance. This time on mysterious party bus to nowhere but situated with the CTO & Cofounder of Living Social, Aaron Batalion. I hold true to form and follow my own advice. I had scheduled dinners every night with small groups of people. I stayed out late. Strike that. Every night.

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Los Angeles Startup Weekend August 2011 | The Complete Breakdown

Tech Zulu Event

We also had awesome group of mentors that included: David Waxman (Co-founder of PeoplePC, Spot Runner and Firefly Network), Paige Craig (CEO of BetterWorks ), Josh MacAdam (Co-founder/CTO at Ming.ly Also of note was Ryan Orrico’s launch of HandJob, a new form of job applicant screening and referral tracking. Chris Dumler.