SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Continuing my series of posts that I’ve been collecting that live at the intersection of Startups and being a Startup CTO : Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March here are the top posts from May 2010. It is to out friend. Enjoyed this post? Disruptive. We get it! I Be specific.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 28, 2010

Years ago I was working in England and I worked for a very big company – Accenture. I grew up in the US but lived in England for so long I can never remember from which country my slang comes. Anyway, I spent the first part of my career consulting for large companies. But then I started to see it happening internally.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2021

Yet I suspect that few of you have seriously thought about the scope of problems that every CEO must face, and what capabilities are the key to success, whether your company is a small startup, or a multi-billion multi-national conglomerate. I have found that many people are great critics, or can study a problem forever.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 15, 2014

Every startup wants to be a predictable success, yet so few ever achieve this enviable position. His studies show that companies at this stage show five key characteristics, which I believe every startup should strive to achieve from the very beginning: Decision making. As a startup, you need to walk before you can run.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Let me start with Professor Christensen’s definition: “An innovation that is disruptive allows a whole new population of consumers access to a product or service that was historically only accessible to consumers with a lot of money or a lot of skill.&#. Let’s start with the incumbents position in a market.

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Startup Framework Marketing Customer 376

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 16, 2017

Every startup wants to be a predictable success, yet so few ever achieve this enviable position. His studies show that companies at this stage show five key characteristics, which I believe every startup should strive to achieve from the very beginning: Decision making. As a startup, you need to walk before you can run.

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Startup Slides Framework Resource 58

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

If you’re a technology startup you need to excel at product, of course. The starting point of product IS marketing, which is what a lot of young entrepreneurs that never studied business don’t realize. The start of marketing is figuring out a market need and a way to solve that need better than anybody else.

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Marketing Startup SEM SEO 379

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 19, 2019

Every startup wants to be a predictable success, yet so few ever achieve this enviable position. His studies show that companies at this stage show five key characteristics, which I believe every startup should strive to achieve from the very beginning: Decision making. As a startup, you need to walk before you can run.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2016

It is a hugely compelling show because Zakaria covers world issues that will affect all of us in ways that are accessible and with frameworks for processing disparate information. My observation is that many companies become Game of Thrones with warring factions and competing interests.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2022

Thus, ever after years as an executive in IBM and other companies, I’m still looking for the magic. I was impressed by a recent book, “ The Leadership Star ,” by Brian Hartzer, an experienced business executive, offering a concise leadership framework that I believe embodies the key attributes that I recommend.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 21, 2011

Every startup wants to be a predictable success, yet so few ever achieve this enviable position. His studies show that companies at this stage show five key characteristics, which I believe every startup should strive to achieve from the very beginning: Decision making. As a startup, you need to walk before you can run.

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Startup Slides Framework Resource 93

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2011

It seems to be an accepted fact these days that big companies normally innovate by buying a startup with innovative products, rather than focusing on in-house innovations. I see many startups who seem satisfied with a “me too” approach, building yet another social network or e-commerce site, rather than being truly innovative.

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socalTECH

APRIL 3, 2012

Last week, the firm announced a funding round and a couple of key advisors, as the company looks to ramp its social gaming efforts and leverage a deal with Zynga. We spoke with CEO Michael Witz about the company. We started working on the new IP, and that's the game we announced the deal with Zynga on. How did you start company?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2015

In a recent FranklinCovey study, respondents indicated that 40 percent of their time was being spent on things that were not important to them or their companies. Although the authors focus has been on large organizations, I believe concepts are even more relevant to entrepreneurs and startups. That’s productivity.

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Product Entrepreneur Framework Social Media 111

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2010

Every startup wants to be a predictable success, yet so few ever achieve this enviable position. His studies show that companies at this stage show five key characteristics, which I believe every startup should strive to achieve from the very beginning: Decision making. As a startup, you need to walk before you can run.

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Startup Slides Framework Resource 52

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 13, 2013

Every startup wants to be a predictable success, yet so few ever achieve this enviable position. His studies show that companies at this stage show five key characteristics, which I believe every startup should strive to achieve from the very beginning: Decision making. As a startup, you need to walk before you can run.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2012

It seems to be an accepted fact these days that big companies normally innovate by buying a startup with innovative products, rather than focusing on in-house innovations. I see many startups who seem satisfied with a “me too” approach, building yet another social network or e-commerce site, rather than being truly innovative.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 3, 2016

In a classic Franklin Covey study, respondents indicated that 40 percent of their time was being spent on things that were not important to them or their companies. Although the authors focus has been on large organizations, I believe concepts are even more relevant to entrepreneurs and startups. That’s productivity.

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Product Entrepreneur Framework Social Media 60

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Brandon Hance , Founder and CEO of Los Angeles based GoodThreads , went through college as a student athlete playing football for USC while studying business. Soon into college he realized that a career as a professional athlete is not what he wanted and instead quickly caught the entrepreneur/startup bug. GoodThreads Is Born.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 10, 2011

In this installment of TZ Startup Hot Seat we have a chat with Mark O’Sullivan on Vanilla Forums how he came up with the concept and how they plan to revolutionize the industry, and the challenges and rewards of being an entrepreneur. How did your company get its initial funding? Every company shifts focus.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 7, 2010

Dave Gwozdz, CEO of Mojiva will highlight some findings of this recent study called "State of the Industry in Mobile." Should media companies offer their content on an ad-supported basis or get users to pay up front? Presenter: Matt Shaw, Regional Director, AdMob 2:45: Mobile Brand Case Study: Pizza Hut.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2013

Even though “Big Data” has now been around for a few years, the opportunities for startups seem to keep growing, just as the amount of data keeps growing. According to IBM , companies have captured more data in the last two years than in the previous 2000 years. This domain is a hotbed of innovation for startup opportunities.

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Startup Social Media IBM IBM 103

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2012

Both companies were in Los Angeles. I don’t know the company or the details first hand. He talked in the video about how he finds it helpful in companies to think about practical theory and frameworks for thinking about company strategy. Not bad, hey? And so they never got consumer adoption.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2022

Probably the most recognized design thinking business leader was Steve Jobs at Apple, as he drove the company from personal computers to new markets, including the iPhone and iPad. Using design thinking as a framework not only increases your ability to listen, but also develops your inquiry and conflict resolution skills.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

I was recently contacted by an entrepreneur who was consider a few different business models for his company. They become obsessed with why the problem exists and they start chipping away at ideas for solving the problem. Consultants should provide you data & frameworks – not decisions. ” I responded.

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Venture Capital Course Guide Entrepreneur 150

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2014

Even though “Big Data” has now been around for a few years, the opportunities for startups seem to keep growing, just as the amount of data keeps growing. According to IBM, companies have captured more data in the last two years than in the previous 2000 years. This domain is a hotbed of innovation for startup opportunities.

Entrepreneur 109

Entrepreneur Social Media IBM IBM 109

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Probably the most recognized design thinking business leader was Steve Jobs at Apple, as he drove the company from personal computers to new markets, including the iPhone and iPad. Using design thinking as a framework not only increases your ability to listen, but also develops your inquiry and conflict resolution skills.

Design 97

Design Coach Ideas Organization 97

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2011

Lately the topic of leadership & teams has been coming up a lot in my daily life. Nearly every company faces its crisis moments and only through the inspiration , focus and dedication of the leadership can you motivate teams to dig in deep and come out the other side stronger. ON LEADERSHIP. I argued for the opposite.

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CTO Hire Technical Review Startup Demand 363

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Probably the most recognized design thinking business leader was Steve Jobs at Apple, as he drove the company from personal computers to new markets, including the iPhone and iPad. Using design thinking as a framework not only increases your ability to listen, but also develops your inquiry and conflict resolution skills.

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Design Coach Organization Ideas 62

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2016

If you haven’t read Diamond, though, I’d recommend starting with “Guns, Germs & Steel” & then “Collapse” but all three are worth reading. It exemplifies how difficult it is to build a company — even one that extraordinarily successful — and the perils of the trade-offs between growth and cash.

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