SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Almost every day I'm talking to early stage startup founders (see Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions ) about what they plan to do. Many of these founders have talked with several developers or development firms about their plans. Tell me about the business. What special data, content, APIs, etc. Content access controls?

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

The other is for the content to standalone, allowing a reader to effectively review the slides without the benefit of a speaker's insights. We were talking about an upcoming conference when he declared, "I hate PowerPoint. You should also note your copyright ownership, depending on the nature of your content. Share and Enjoy.

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SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

VentureBeat | News About Tech, Money and Innovation. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. 10 New York City startups we’re crazy about. 5 things Silicon Valley gets wrong about Southern California. Skip to primary content.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 29, 2012

Some things about recruiting and hiring are timeless; things us whippersnappers would do well to consider during our next round of hiring. An encyclopedic knowledge of social media doesn’t matter; being able to continually create interesting content and drive visitors to your website is what really counts. Share and Enjoy.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 5, 2012

. <JG change the link in first sentence to the infoChachkie post> As noted in YouTube Scores A Solid Return On Its Video Development Fund , many YouTube personalities are sensitive to the nature of the ads associated with their content. What’s So Cool About Coull? Stitching Content With Commerce.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 27, 2013

As Michael notes, "While we wrote a blog post about the theme, it went viral thanks largely to the tweet button front and center on GitHub. What’s the fun in a joke that only one person knows about?". People have become jaded about April Fool’s online because it’s seen as a marketing gimmick. Don’t Over Sell It.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Most founders are fairly passionate about the features and functions of the web site, iPhone application, Facebook application, or whatever web application represents the product. Well think about where you spend your time on your various computing devices? It might also be through twitter, Facebook, SMS, RSS, voice, etc.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

In 2004 / 2005 I was starting to get intrigued with user-generated content. RSS was something that had appeared.” “….I I decided well if I am going to be investing in this stuff at least I need to understand what it’s like to have a blog, to be generating content, and it was quite interesting at the very, very beginning.“.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

emerge and are there any lessons to be gained about the future? asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing]. It was suddenly now not only about whom I was connected to, but who they knew and how I could get access to them. But what is magic about Twitter is that it is real time. cheap accessible digital hardware].

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InfoChachkie

JULY 9, 2012

Other than the occasional NBA game, he consumes his video content via our iPad and Xbox. Mark Suster , fellow venture capitalist and serial entrepreneur, has written extensively about YouTube’s evolution from dogs-on-skateboards to its current status as an entertainment medium rivaling cable television networks. He is not alone.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 14, 2010

my6sense intelligently filters your content from Twitter, Facebook and RSS streams according to your online behavior. So they have developed an API that lets third party developers tamp into the my6sense service and provide the same highly personalized content streams. Give it a shot if it seems interesting to you.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 14, 2013

I do not consume much TV content, other than cable news. o Assess Budget - The Say Yes salespeople are straightforward about determining the bride's budget at the outset of the sales process. Whenever I pitch a group of people, I always take the time at the outset to learn a bit about each participant. Share and Enjoy.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

I also found out they only cared about four applications. If the words 'let me tell you about sales' came out of your mouth, you were fired. At no charge, you can ingest the same content used by Steve's university students. I promise I will never tweet about sports, politics or religion - just startup stuff.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2010

What should you blog about? analysts, journalists, potential employees) and blog about what you want to communication with them. Don’t blog about what you think would be “cool.&# I don’t think that most startup blogs should be about how to build a startup. But I try to be respectful about it.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 10, 2012

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. The posting resulted in 40points and about 30comments. Share and Enjoy.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 3, 2013

an email) to about 35 people. I''m not talking about one or two people responding, we get 10, 15, 20 responses for a particular problem. Wow, we''ve heard about your newsletter, and it seems to be motivating and inspiring entrepreneurs around the country. people started to know about MouseDriver. crawl(ing) up.".

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 27, 2012

Adopt Nicki Minaj’s realistic attitude: “I know that no matter what, in the end it’s not gonna be about my talent, you know. It’s not gonna be about my connections. It’s not gonna be about my looks. It’s gonna be about who wants it the most. And I want it the most. Note: This is an installment in the Iconic Advice series.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 1, 2013

When you have done your best, you have the right to be happy and content with yourself every night when you go to bed." I promise I will never tweet about a surfing dog or that killer burrito I just ate. I promise I will never tweet about a surfing dog or that killer burrito I just ate. Share and Enjoy.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 1, 2013

The great thing about beginning your pitch in an awkward manner is that you can alienate the majority of your audience quickly, making the fact that you are unprepared (as outlined in next suggestion) much less relevant. Select a complicated, distracting background that will compete with the slides'' content. Apologize Profusely.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

This is a post to help you figure out why you should write and what you should talk about. If you care about accessing customers, reaching an audience, communicating your vision, influencing people in your industry, marketing your services or just plain engaging in a dialog with others in your industry a blog is a great way to achieve this.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 26, 2016

If you don’t know, Instant Articles are Facebook’s new way to natively load articles within the app using an adapted RSS feed. And if you’re paying attention, you’ll understand that this is their third push for native media consumption: first photos, then videos, and now written content. By that I mean: Let me explain. Sound familiar?

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 16, 2012

These hyperlocal sites don’t have to compete with global sites, and always have unique content, community advertising, and local issues. This is the main focus of EveryBlock, where they give each city block its own Web page, its own RSS feed and its own e-mail alerts. Give people a way to follow news around a particular block.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 12, 2008

Although Mefeedia plays in the very crowded, online video space, the site seems to be very popular with end users, so we thought we'd chat with Frank a bit about the company. Tell me a little bit about what Mefeedia is about? How did the company come about, and why'd you start it? Frank Sinton: It came from a need.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2011

These hyperlocal sites don’t have to compete with global sites, and always have unique content, community advertising, and local issues. This is the main focus of EveryBlock, where they give each city block its own Web page, its own RSS feed and its own e-mail alerts. Give people a way to follow news around a particular block.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 10, 2013

I was making about $900 a month, and my rent was $850 a month. They''ll be mean about it, but they''ll tell you what you''ve done.". The volume of content required to be successful online, a minimum of two new videos each week, can be daunting. I sold it one, because I couldn''t make rent that month. Guitar Impossible.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

emerge and are there any lessons to be gained about the future? asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing]. Listening to young people talk about social networking as a new phenomenon is a bit like hearing people talk about a remake of a famous song from my youth as though it was the original version.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 9, 2013

Make 2013 the year you begin an adVenture that you will be proud to tell your grandchildren about. May you end up like Bilbo at your journey''s end - proud of your exploits and content with your lifetime supply of Hobbit ale and Longbottom pipe-weed. I promise I will never tweet about dragon sightings or that killer burrito I just ate.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 28, 2010

The new CMS also supports multiple content categories, global search, and new landscape views. Also, all the great features of the basic app are still available such as integration with YouTube, Brightcove, Flickr, Twitpic, Ustream, Topspin, Google News, RSS, Twitter, and Facebook. The Upgrade.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 21, 2013

The fundamental backbone of Big Frame is integrity and that resonates throughout the people that I hire, the person I chose to co-found my company with and also the kind of content we work (with) and create.". Those first six months were about. I am very meticulous about my reputation. From "Me At The Zoo" To Zombie Blood.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 14, 2008

The basic conclusion was that it was a bit premature if you were talking about a serious, funded start-up. Now up: Craig Ogg Co-Founder Freshly Grated Software former VP of R&D, Stamps.com Have had to make choices about platforms many times. All about end-user requests. Difficult decision - driven by goals.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 16, 2023

You influence people in by providing new content with real value on your website at least every few days. Here are his key recommendations for web sites and blogs that I particularly recommend to entrepreneurs and startups: Provide good content. Ideally, you should update content at least every two or three days.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2013

I’m largely talking about whether to use an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) or a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), and to some extent, how much to rely on Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) providers or write your own application components.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2010

These hyperlocal sites don’t have to compete with global sites, and always have unique content, community advertising, and local issues. This is the main focus of EveryBlock, where they give each city block its own Web page, its own RSS feed and its own e-mail alerts. Give people a way to follow news around a particular block.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

You pull people in by providing new content with real value on your website at least every few days. Here are some of his recommendations for web sites and blogs that I particularly recommend to entrepreneurs and startups: Provide good content. Ideally, you should update content at least every two or three days.

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SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 15, 2010

But I’m not going to talk about increasing Wordpress speed, I want to show you how to improve you page load speed by cutting down on the number of external scripts you’re loading on a particular page. Depending on where you placed the badge, your content could be held back while the script takes its time and your readers bail.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 1, 2010

It takes 5 minutes: Google Analytics is about as easy to setup as setting your alarm clock. It gets even easier if you use a content management system like WordPress or Blogger because of the use of commonly included page elements like headers and footers. Google Analytics works within RSS feeds as well: [link] e.)

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SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 15, 2010

Shortcut: sebastian-x.com Blog About Blogroll Links How brain-amputated developers created the social media plague Posted on 12 January, 2010 The bot playground commonly refered to as “social media&# is responsible for shitloads of absurd cretinism. The Twitter pest that costs you hard earned money WTF I’m ranting about?

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