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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. Rather they should get a part-time Acting CTO who can help close the gap.
SoCal CTO
APRIL 2, 2012
Hiring seems to be the preferred use of seed funds (by investors and founders), whereas I'd prefer a focus on customer acquisition. And that should be the focus of the founders -- to find the special fit that will make your company take off. These companies are very early-stage and definitely have not shown product/market fit.
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Both Sides of the Table
JULY 5, 2010
He gossips with the office manager who tells 3 software developers. The best companies are built on common beliefs and culture – a common sense of purpose. The culture is forged through office parties, poker, paintball or film nights. The culture is forged through office parties, poker, paintball or film nights.
socalTECH
MARCH 26, 2014
One of the biggest areas where the cloud is transforming business is in small and medium sized businesses--where suddenly, companies are able to leverage software which wouldn''t be available, or are too costly for them to implement individually, but where the cloud access suddenly makes it affordable and easy.
SoCal Delicious
FEBRUARY 24, 2010
Home About Press IA Capital Partners Archives After 17 years in M&A, Derivatives and Trading, Im spending my time with young entrepreneurs in and around financial technology and digital media. Main February 23, 2010 Advice for CTO Founders: Dont Let Business Kill the Business Founding a technology company is an amazing thing.
socalTECH
MARCH 12, 2013
The company--which is in the business of operating a content delivery network (CDN) to accelerate the delivery of web graphics, multimedia, applications, and more to end users-- recently disclosed it more than doubled its revenues in 2012, and has grown to over 230 employees--all due to a huge amount of demand for CDN services by its customers.
socalTECH
JANUARY 3, 2011
Jamie tells us the interesting story behind how the company started plus how the company managed to quickly land investor interest. in funding from Charles River Ventures, First Round Capital, DFJ Frontier, and angel investors. I had just sold my last company, Phonetag, and was starting to look at doing new things.
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