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SoCal CTO
JANUARY 26, 2010
I’ve been having discussions with several people recently about the role of the CTO (Chief Technology Officer) in very early stage companies. In December 2007, I described how I commonly take on an Acting CTO Role in a Start-up. I used an image from Roger Smith that describes the varying roles of a CTO as the company matures.
socalTECH
JUNE 1, 2012
Michael Wong: I was previously CTO of an agency called Breakthrough Ads. My cofounder, Steven Elliott, was CTO of a company doing artificial intelligence and automated chat technology. We had worked together for six years before starting MergeLocal, which came about on the golf course. We're also funding it out of pocket.
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Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 30, 2014
Many startups now go through accelerators and have mentors passing through each day with advice – usually it’s conflicting. Of course triangulation is a mathematics term that is used in sailing and other activities to help you better navigate when you don’t have your bearings. What is a founder to do? Triangulate.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 21, 2014
Our founder, Yves Sisteron, was my mentor and board member at my first startup. After BuildOnline, David was CFO at Spark Capital backed KickApps and when that got sold I called my friends on the board of an early startup called Fab and told them David was the best CFO I have worked with. Mafias matter a lot to me, as well.
Tech Zulu Event
JUNE 20, 2013
If both the CEO and the CTO are needed to attend an important meeting out of town, who will fulfill their roles of running the company smoothly? There will be similar startups doing exactly the same thing and some may have more capital at hand. 2) Plan and Execute. Ideas are a dime a dozen. 3) Adapting to Every Situation.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 17, 2017
Of course, not all VCs are like that, and I've started some good relationships with them, but others are complete a**holes. Sending the zeros and ones into the air was the same and sending nutrients into your mitochondria, except that at Visalus, it was not capital intensive like it was at SkyPipeline. That's my basic method to mayhem.
Tech Zulu Event
AUGUST 31, 2011
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 If Avesta sees someone drinking Coloft coffee (organic of course), he quickly asks if they’ve sold anything. Rob Maigret.
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