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Hiring Developers Before Product/Market Fit?

SoCal CTO

And that should be the focus of the founders -- to find the special fit that will make your company take off. When I talk with early-stage companies, often the discussion starts with them asking me about Hiring a CTO for Your Startup , or Finding a Technical Cofounder for Your Startup or How to Find Programmers for Your Startup.

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Initial Conversation with a CTO or Technical Advisor

SoCal CTO

Maybe you have questions about the types of developers you need and even whether you need a Startup CTO or Developer or both. Or you want to know about whether you have the right Web Development Company. Or what else you might need in Document Your MVP for a Developer.

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Why The Growth Of The Internet Is Driving EdgeCast's Revenues

socalTECH

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.

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Finding a Technical Cofounder for Your Startup

SoCal CTO

The bad news is that Finding Developers is Tough Here in Los Angeles and even people willing to pay have a hard time finding Web Development in Los Angeles. Here are some ideas: In your company or other companies. Find the developers in your current company and other companies that you can get inside.

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The Guts, The Glory, and The (Virtual) Gold of Bragstr, with Jon Knarreborg

socalTECH

We spoke with Jon Knarreborg , co-founder of Bragstr (www.bragstr.com), a new Los Angeles startup, about how the company's new social game lets you prove your sports knowledge and prediction skills by challenging your friends in a virtual fantasy league, revolving around wagering virtual currency. How about an online game?

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Hacking Hacker News – How Wily Startups Leverage Social News Sites

InfoChachkie

Although the exact sequence of events is a bit unclear, it appears that Hacker News user "lukethomas"(who is unaffiliated with Divshot) was prompted to create the Hacker News post after reading a tweet about the initiation of the company's private beta. Be Yourself - Represent yourself, not the company in your comments.

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Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups

SoCal CTO

Where I use LinkedIn: * I definitely use LinkedIn for Specific Requests - Ex. Open Source Business Models, speakers for Web 2.0 I definitely check people out using LinkedIn. However, it definitely has served as a hub. event I did last fall. LinkedIn has been my primary tool for keeping track of who to invite. *

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