Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2013

I have long advised startup companies that if you don’t control your messaging somebody else will and your potential customers will form impressions of you shaped by somebody else or by nobody at all. I was 23 and had been programming computers, designing computer networks and selling software for 10 years. ” F**k.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 28, 2012

There were a few hours of just networking and playing an ice breaking game to get to know people. The team needed would consist of at least 1 non-technical business person (me) and 2 or more technical people—designer and developer. I was only able to create a team with non-technical business people and a designer.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 10, 2012

Bushnell is currently co-founder and chief game designer for Anti-Aging Games. Anthony Batt , president of Katalyst Networks and founder of BUZZmedia. Director of Business Development, WellnessFXZak is fascinated by the cross section of technology, experience design and health. 12pm: BODY. Jason Porath / @JasonPorath.

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Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

I decided that I was going to consult/advise a few companies and relax for a bit. He went from recruiter to IT manager to technical sales… Then, he did such a great job in sales that we had to build up more infrastructure for our ad-serving and email delivery platform to support the increased demand.

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Frank Addante

MAY 15, 2006

L90 was the premier advertising network on the Internet. Their server room was larger than our entire office and our entire ad network was being run on the exact same type of computer that their receptionist used as her desktop computer. One guy was the creator of Microsoft Excel and the other created the first network for IBM. (No,

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 5, 2010

The conversations bleed into the sales messages the next time, they wend their way into software designs and form the plan of attach against competition. I often advise these CEOs to make the tough choices early in the company’s history – either move up North or build your tech team in LA. What about offshoring?

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