socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Amos Schwartzfarb: I have been in and a part of early stage startup companies since the mid 90's, in San Francisco. I left HotJobs, and started another company, with Jake Winebaum, called Work.com, while he was running Business.com. I thought I'd swear off early stage companies, even though I ended up three or four more after that.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 13, 2013

Like most startup entrepreneurs, when I began my first company in 1999 I had no formal sales experience. I did have the wherewithal to visit potential customers and try to understand the pain points that I thought could be solved with our solution. This is a very important to do when you first start a company. Compelling Event.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 "In the old days, getting customers was easy. Putting customers first. Legendary customer support. Guide to Evaluating Startup Ideas - Tony Wright dot com , May 27, 2010 A great developer I once worked with was kvetching at lunch one day.

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