socalTECH

MAY 17, 2019

David Loo: Ultimately, at the C-level, the CIO requires data metrics and intelligence, in order to compete and make decisions and take actions to further a company's agenda. What's your biggest lesson you've learned as an entrepreneur? All of the big SaaS movement was causing this problem with business processes and data.

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SaaS Startup Customer Custom 113

Tech.Co

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Currently, I am the cofounder and CIO of Remesh , which is an AI platform that understands and engages groups of people in conversation in real time. I am also an experienced entrepreneur who has founded two other companies. Entrepreneurs in Cleveland have a great deal of ingenuity. What’s your role in your ecosystem?

Startup 70

Startup Platform CIO Entrepreneur 70

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

ZestCash, founded by Douglas Merrill, former CIO of Google [Hollywood]. Founder Collective – If you were an early-stage startup and wanted to be funded by entrepreneurs who had walked in your shoes before, you wouldn’t have to stretch the imagination far to think of what “Founder Collective” is meant to stand for.

Startup 304

Startup Venture Capital Los Angeles Santa Monica 304

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2009

I had always been a scrappy entrepreneur. One such meeting that he set up was with the CIO of the largest consumer products company in Europe. I got a call the morning of the meeting from my assistant (who was also shared with this gentleman) that he was planning to cancel the CIO meeting. Now was time to bring in some process.

Startup 327

Startup Sales Class CIO 327

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

We have many seasoned entrepreneurs who have built successful companies here and made a lot of money for investors and themselves. I like to repeat the mantra, “necessity is the mother of all invention,&# meaning that because investors have this expectation you find entrepreneurs that focus on nearer term monetization.

Company 290

Company Companies Technology Startup 290

socalTECH

MARCH 5, 2014

We caught up with founder and CEO Grant Kirkwood --a serial entrepreneur and veteran of providing infrastructure to the enterprise markets--on the vision behind the company. Most of the CIOs we are talking to are at large banks and healthcare providers. Explain to us what Unitas Global does? But, the way we do it is different.

Cloud Computing 217

Cloud Computing Outsource Development Outsource Startup 217

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2014

Assigning them the title of CIO seems like a bit of overkill, especially these days of serious “cloud” computing, meaning big servers have left the building. c-level entrepreneur funding startup titles' In general, I’ve not known diversity to be a challenge or problem in startups, especially if Gen-Y is part of the team.

CTO Hire 100

CTO Hire Funding Cloud Computing CIO 100

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

We were talking about a company, Factual (disclosure my firm is an investor), which was founded by one of LA’s most talented Internet entrepreneurs, Gil Elbaz , who as co-founder of Applied Semantics (purchased by pre-IPO Google for $102 million and now Google AdSense) is responsible for a large portion of the Internet’s monetization.

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Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313

socalTECH

OCTOBER 24, 2013

One of my friends, the CIO of a large healthcare system, did a study with Verizon of their facility, and found that there were 3 million SMS messages sent in a month. What''s the biggest lesson you''ve learned, as an entrepreneur? tigertext interview texting healthcare secure enterprise software mobile entrepreneur startup'

Yammer 229

Yammer Startup Mobile Organization 229

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 8, 2010

In retrospect, however, Bill Gates did a lot of things right as a startup that I still look for today in aspiring entrepreneurs and their companies: Build a strong team. Now CIOs, as well as consumers, buy their next computer based largely on an image set by marketing. Tags: entrepreneur startup Bill Gates Microsoft.

IBM 85

IBM IBM CIO Startup 85

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 15, 2011

GroupPrice was recently named in Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top 100 Brilliant Companies for 2011. Founder’s Table, CEO, CTO, CIO, COO, and President, CallFire. Van will speak about how the “daily deal” model popularized by Groupon is being extended to enable the small business owner to grow their business while cutting costs.

SEO 85

SEO CTO Coach Conference Social Media 85

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 24, 2017

You can delegate the technology infrastructure issues and decisions to the CTO or CIO, and data gathering and cleansing matters to the new chief data officers, but don’t delegate your business strategy role. Make sure you have team members covering both domains, to balance your decision input.

CTO Coach 59

CTO Coach CIO Startup Competition 59

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2012

The idea was pioneered by renowned and award winning high impact serial entrepreneurs, Robert Sussman and Lance Fanaroff. ABSA Jewish Entrepreneur of the Year – WINNER (This award was actually presented by Gill Marcus) – (Annex.13). Ernst & Young – World Entrepreneur Awards – FINALIST (Annex 13).

Software Review 92

Software Review Social Network Platform Technical Review 92

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Assigning them the title of CIO seems like a bit of overkill, especially these days of serious “cloud” computing, meaning big servers have left the building. In general, I’ve not known diversity to be a challenge or problem in startups, especially if Gen-Y is part of the team. Chief Information Officer. Chief Legal Officer.

Startup 97

Startup Invest CTO Hire CIO 97

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2010

I hear a lot of entrepreneurs contemplating their great “idea” for several years with little discernable progress, and looking for money to start. A CEO who has “been there and done that” is traction, especially if teamed with a financial lead (CIO) and a product lead (CTO). Traction means forward progress. Marty Zwilling.

Tips 88

Tips Startup CTO Hire Press 88

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

We found that software wasn't being bought by the team members and product leaders who needed it, but was being bought by CIOs in large corporations. Tags: project management startup dipanshu entrepreneur interview microsoft kadonk nokia sharma. There was a disconnect between the product and the sales process.

Startup 100

Startup Software Review Technical Review Software 100