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. Of course, it's way more complex than just these questions. Tell me about the business.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 15, 2015

And of course sometimes, a person leaves the company, creating a need to fill a hole. Email readers, continue here…] On the other hand, we are all guilty of hanging on to marginal employees for too long. Sometimes, there is just too much work for one person, and a second is needed to continue growth. There is a rule few follow.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

Ultimately, this simple assessment became known as the “Old Gray Whistle Test” (OGWT), a reference to the doormen''s preponderance of gray hair. Passion – Doormen were passionate and knowledgeable about popular music, which motivated them to accommodate the musicians’ ad hoc requests for no pay. Commandos Need Not Apply .

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Fred Wilson wrote a blog post yesterday called “Real Names” in which he talked about a commenter on his blog who preferred not to comment because he didn’t want to use his real name. I wrote about Job Hoppers. Think about it. You originally had to have a.edu email address to even join.

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Social Network Startup Blogging Venture Capital 329

socalTECH

MAY 2, 2017

He was just trying to collect more data for his startup on what was happening on real estate deals that the company had been referring to brokers. Andrwe Bermudez: We were able to get a lot of data using those tools, and then latched onto their email communications. That was a way for us to get compliance, by gamifying the process.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

It’s often referred to as Spring Break for Geeks, and for good reason. I’m talking, of course, about South by Southwest (SXSW), Austin’s annual film and music festival that in recent years added an interactive component. To schedule an interview or discuss your SXSW plans, email amanda@techzulu.com.

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Eric Greenspan

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Their tactic is to first incent a merchant by sharing data on how many hits their website gets from people inquiring about their particular type of business. How they knew anything about us is beyond me, but that is where we got started. Notice that the email address “cratliffe@santabarbara.bbb.org&# is from the BBB itself.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Rather than obsessing about an indirect gauge of customer satisfaction, entrepreneurs should focus on improving their Net Profit Score. Yes” responses are prime candidates for future references. He is a member of the University of California at Santa Barbara’s Faculty where he teaches several entrepreneurial courses. _. —

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Rather than obsessing about an indirect gauge of customer satisfaction, entrepreneurs should focus on improving their Net Profit Score. Yes” responses are prime candidates for future references. He is a member of the University of California at Santa Barbara’s Faculty where he teaches several entrepreneurial courses. _.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2013

Make sure you have the five basic platform tools in place well before the launch – social media profiles with a great headshot (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube), website (with blog), business cards, email signature block, and an email address on your domain name. How about yours? Their startups will get noticed.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 27, 2013

Geo was a lightly veiled reference to Geocities, a Web 1.0 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?". We didn''t ask people to tweet it, they just did. Don’t Over Sell It.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2012

Make sure you have the five basic platform tools in place well before the launch – social media profiles with a great headshot (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube), website (with blog), business cards, email signature block, and an email address on your domain name. How about yours? Their startups will get noticed.

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Startup Social Media Platform Blogging 104

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 4, 2009

Great sales people are also direct about asking whether the individual that they’re speaking with controls the budget. They generated an enormous amount of inbound leads through PR, email blasts and heavy efforts with analysts such as Gartner Group, IDC, Aberdeen Group, etc. Initially the leads need to be qualified.

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Sales Startup Platform Tips 319

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

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. Of course not. Once the presentation is over, forget about it. Open With An Offensive, Off-color Joke.

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Eric Greenspan

MAY 29, 2010

There are many signs to look for when receiving candid feedback from your customers, here’s a few examples of things Make It Work customers say and what we are doing about it: Customer (from a Delight Survey email): Why don’t you offer billing as an option, rather than require payment on demand at the end of the appointment?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

If you don’t follow the image reference above or the tag line, “ You don’t need double talk; you need Bob Loblaw “ (try saying it out loud) , and if you care! This all got me thinking about a post on how to best work with lawyers. I write about some of the lessons in my post on Startup Mistakes.

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Alon Schwartz

APRIL 7, 2014

You can sure learn the basics and some good fundamentals but at the end of the day, it’s about practice, learning from mistakes and learning from others. Of course, just looking far will get your nowhere as you’ll stay with the dream. At the end of the day, it’s all about the details and getting things done. Find your style.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2014

What is this Internet of Things you’re talking about? The good part is, we are getting better about agility and releasing Minimal Viable Products into the market to discover what the public will do with them, instead of making them wait for the perfect all-in-one solution. Attach an email trigger to your smart Philips Hue light bulb.

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Belkin Startup Artificial Inteligence Cloud Computing 94

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 31, 2015

Save it to Pocket, bookmark it, email it to yourself or whatever other coping mechanism you have. Of course you should go on your own journey of discovery. I sat down with Kati Morton (who does YouTube videos on mental health) to talk about ADD. Email twice. Misnomers about ADD. Don’t worry.

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Startup Writing Class Orange County 150

InfoChachkie

APRIL 3, 2012

When the going gets tough (as it always does at any startup) the Wantrepreneurs get busy emailing their resumes to prospective employers. When I say “get personal,” I am referring to non-typical questions designed to determine who the candidate really is. The costs of a mis-hire during the early stages of your adVenture are dramatic.

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Entrepreneur Startup Equity Journal 219

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

About Plug.DJ. Wanting to work in music, but not for a record label or as a nightly gig’ing musician, he tried fruitlessly to find something that would combine music, technology, and his passion for traveling and learning about other cultures. Today, I give you a glimpse into their whirlwind success. LA-local Plug.DJ

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Some might be from banner ads and others may arise from an email campaign. . Direct Response Email and Newsletters – Although rightfully vilified due to the irresponsible actions of Spammers, targeted, opt-in email lists can be lucrative sources of customers. You can learn more about his experiences at johngreathouse.com _. —

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2011

This move is indicative of the possibility that the traditional ways of going about making a living through a college education, an entry-level position at a firm, and steady promotion through the ranks is a dead model. A local fishing guide might make friends with folks at the bed and breakfast, each referring clients to each other.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

Or more specifically, (with its commercial viable surname), we speak about the explosion of “EDM” (electronic dance music) and its dual role both a unifier of the hundreds of sub-genres electronic dance music and simplifier of the not so subtle nuances of these different sounds. Tell us about your connection to Los Angeles.

Startup 101

Startup Artificial Inteligence Tool Product 101

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 8, 2014

If you need to keep calls, texts and emails confidential, than this is the product for you. Ready SIM’s scenario instantly recalled memories of Inspector Gadget’s exploding messages (the cartoon of course, not the terrible live action rehash starring Matthew Broderick *shudders*). But I digress. Fighting Fear.

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Mobile Startup Customer Custom 86

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2009

We caught up with Webtide to learn more about the firm's open source web server software, Jetty. We give them options and advice on the best course to reach their goals, such as responding quickly and getting to market faster. I'm always amazed in search engine alerts in my email, about who is talking about or using Jetty.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

I have this conversation Sofa King often that I’m sure each reader who has met me will think I’m talking specifically about you. Email is efficient. I email often. I always follow important emails with a call. You CANNOT do this on email. A very common experience … One person emails some thoughts.

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Startup Email Writing Course 150

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 22, 2016

So what’s exciting about this new product? I’ve heard about people using them for weddings or parties. When you think about the way this aspect of Snapchat’s business is structured creates unlimited amounts of inventory. But enough about Snapchat; what does it mean for you, a user? The list goes on.

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Customer Custom Snapchat Design 40

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

There is all sorts of advice on the Internet about how to raise capital. Of course much of it is conflicting. And of course I’ve sat on the other side of the table: As a VC. If you haven’t read my post about that, you should. And of course you’re meeting people who can give you money. Why buy me?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

If you have or are thinking about a business in the video space you’ll enjoy hearing from Gregg but even more broadly this is a great conversation for entrepreneurs, investors or industry analysts. there was no frame of reference for the value. Sure, of course I am. Here’s the link. Gregg says at $9.99

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 13, 2010

Of course, you have to draw the line somewhere. If the person isn’t a member of any of these or doesn’t want your site to know about them on these social sites, then you still need your own authentication mechanism. And because it’s so easy, if I’m a blogger and concerned about spam, I might very well turn off comments by Guests.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Luckily, some of the folks at TechEmpower just posted Think about Performance Before Building a Web Application. It does a good job of laying out different aspects of performance that should be thought about prior to creating a system. Of course, response time is quite a bit more complex than this.

Startup 150

Startup SEO CTO Coach Web 150

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2018

There is an old management saying, “measure twice, cut once” which refers to the benefit of doing some planning. As an investor I can tell you that when I meet an entrepreneur who knows very little about our fund or me as an individual it’s a huge turn off. All of this, of course, is Sales 101. No matter how tempting it is.

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Funding Startup Venture Capital News 215

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

A reminder that it is important for all entrepreneurs is to remember to be careful about “deal drift.” We were trying to optimize around a few criteria: price, size of round, number of syndicate partners and, of course, terms. This isn’t a story about Black Swan events. It is a story about the nature of deals themselves.

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Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Technical Advisors 301

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 15, 2010

Not all bots are benign however.Some bots go through your website looking for web forms and email addresses to send you spam. This doesnt mean that you cant try, of course. Im just saying this so that youdont get your hopes too high about what you can actually achieve. You should of course change the numbers "127.0.0.1"

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 7, 2015

Of course I spotted it early like many because I noticed people I’ve long followed like Ryan Hoover, Danielle Morrill at Matt Mazzeo somewhat obsessed with it. The had about 175 people in a live stream watching them eat sushi while discussing how they thought Meerkat and apps like it could dominate the future.

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