SoCal CTO

APRIL 2, 2013

Do you have a Technical Advisors: Every Web/Mobile Startup Must Have One ? Correct your course quickly. Have you looked through Things You May Have Forgot in Your MVP and provided answers to these? Don't be fooled by a Common Misunderstanding in Agile Software Development.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, February 20, 2007 Innovation and Geography I ran across a post in Read/Write Web - Does Location Matter in Web Innovation? Of course, thats probably even more true in Silicon Valley. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO?

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APRIL 2, 2012

Of course, there's still hard work to be done to as the bad news is that its hard finding good Web Development in Los Angeles and certainly its tough Finding Developers Here in Los Angeles. The Part-Time CTO or Technology Advisor will be able to help make that determination. Great post Gabriel!

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SoCal CTO

MAY 19, 2010

Of course, a lot of people say the same thing. In Los Angeles Web Developer , I talked about the issues with finding developers in Los Angeles based the experience that one startup founder had. Seems like you might be able to source people from universities, especially for the front-end work. Depends on complexity.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 9, 2009

Of course, we’ll also discuss the details of the product itself. What's the User Interface Beyond the Web Site ? Of course, that’s the really fun, interesting, challenging work. Are there any specific hard dates or important time sensitive opportunities? What do you see as some of the bigger risks / challenges?

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OCTOBER 6, 2009

Quality of Events Of course, the bigger issue with events is finding the ones where you will have a really good opportunity to network with interesting people. They put on great events. I guess I should confess that I used to go to a lot more networking events.

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MARCH 12, 2012

Of course, you will want to figure out a bit more about the specifics of what this developer needs to know vs. can learn. 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. Your technical advisor can likely help.

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OCTOBER 15, 2009

Steve Gilison worked as a market researcher and product manager at a startup where my company, TechEmpower , did the software / web development. Of course, I immediately gave him the whole spiel on Visible Networking and Steve was totally game to make our networking visible. Of course, it's probably harder to find these folks.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Or you want to know about whether you have the right Web Development Company. And this last one is why I tell every startup founder: Every Web/Mobile Startup Must Have a Technical Advisor. Of course, when you go to have this conversation be prepared. Or what else you might need in Document Your MVP for a Developer.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Of course none of these funds (my own included) want to be lumped into just one category because we all move across the spectrum. Gilt Group is currently the largest private sale web site in US. Configurable from desktop-based web-based UI. Moving into online education courses for 8 th -12 th grade in Summer 2010.

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MARCH 11, 2010

If you’re a Web-based startup, for example, show me how many unique visitors you think you can get in the beginning, and what you’re using for an estimated conversion rate (buyers to browsers). I agree completely: If it makes you feel better to give me that number in passing, okay, go ahead, but don’t put any emphasis on it.

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JANUARY 20, 2010

On CBS MoneyWatch: Why Debit Cards Are Dangerous BNET Business Network: BNET TechRepublic ZDNet ZDNet Members login Newsletters Site Assistance RSS Feeds Home News & Blogs Videos White Papers Downloads Reviews Popular Enterprise Web 2.0 Dion Hinchcliffe Get Enterprise Web 2.0 Dion Hinchcliffe Get Enterprise Web 2.0

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SoCal CTO

MAY 13, 2014

A little while ago, I suggested that Every Web/Mobile Startup Should Have a Technical Advisor. Of course, you will want to work out the specifics of how you plan to work together with the advisor once it becomes more formal and adjust accordingly. The conversation with Bob was about what the composition of advisors should look like.

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JANUARY 16, 2010

Your measurements are automatically sent via wi-fi to the cloud and stored in a password protected portal viewed on the web or on your iPhone. There is, of course, a paid version. Tags: SoCal Stuff Tech Market Analysis. It’s a wi-fi enabled scale that measures your weight, body fat and BMI (body mass index).

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MAY 21, 2013

I''m spending more of my time recently working with non-technical startup founders who are having challenges with their software/web/mobile development teams. Of course, turning around these issues will take some time. Related Posts Technical Advisors: Every Web/Mobile Startup Must Have One Founder Developer Gap'

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MARCH 10, 2010

The time has come for us to say goodbye SoCal (temporarily of course) and HELLO Austin! is the leading live video site on the Web, enabling users to create real-time connections with others around the world. A huge thanks goes out to the Social Media ClubHouse (SMCH3) for helping put this all together. Big and Small.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Of course, when I started thinking about Visible Networking , I immediately went to Cliff to check in to see how he's doing and to get his feedback, thoughts and ideas on the concept. Of course, part of the reason that I went to you when I started thinking about visible networking is that you run a company that's right in the middle of this.

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MARCH 3, 2011

Of course, I provide part-time CTO services. Unfortunately, we are web, mobile, software, database guys. Many of the founders of these companies are surprised to learn that I'm willing to review what they are doing (maybe an hour) and get on the phone for an hour with them and provide free advice.

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JANUARY 26, 2010

Of course, I have an advantage because I organize the LA CTO Forum. Of course, since you know those questions, you can just collect up the answers and provide them to your developers. Of course, they could use new technologies that they are not familiar with, but is that really what you want? Of course, it’s never complete.

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MARCH 3, 2011

Of course, I provide part-time CTO services. Unfortunately, we are web, mobile, software, database guys. Many of the founders of these companies are surprised to learn that I'm willing to review what they are doing (maybe an hour) and get on the phone for an hour with them and provide free advice.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 16, 2010

I am hearing from my project management team a bit of distrust in the technical capacity of our web development team. When we interview potential developers, it’s amazing to me how many can’t answer questions that every student in a sophomore level computer science course should be able to answer. This question came up last week.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 25, 2014

TZ’s SXSW A-team, Efren Toscano and Justin Sewell, were invited to join the momentous ride alongside other tech innovators and influencers from the Socal reach to participate with Amtrak’s first ever #AmtrakLive live-tweet and AMA thread – to discuss the highly anticipated Amtrak Residency Program. Our personal favorites?

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NOVEMBER 7, 2011

As automotive web sites go, there are lots of review and information sites giving you information about new and used cars, magazines and information sites for auto enthusiasts, and discussion sites and groups for all kinds of cars. I love cars--I grew up in SoCal, and my father was really into cars, and didn't have sons.

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JULY 23, 2013

I, of course, knew nothing about business. The World Wide Web was now being rolled out everywhere and every project was considering its Intranet strategy. I was based in LA and thought there was an interesting angle there – I could be SoCal guy. I was “technical guy.” ” Instant. I was defined.

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AUGUST 4, 2011

Of course, it's way more complex than just these questions. Beyond simple web analytics, what is needed? Many of these founders have talked with several developers or development firms about their plans. Yet, I'm often the first person who's asking them questions that I consider to be pretty basic. It needs to be a conversation.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Of course, it's way more complex than just these questions. Beyond simple web analytics, what is needed? Many of these founders have talked with several developers or development firms about their plans. Yet, I'm often the first person who's asking them questions that I consider to be pretty basic. It needs to be a conversation.

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AUGUST 14, 2009

I know you’re not a tech guy and haven’t done anything other than an HTML course you once took, but if you’re inspirational and a leader you’ll find somebody to moonlight for free to get your prototype built. In SoCal we have Crosscut Ventures, Matt Coffin, Mike Jones, Klaus Schauser, etc. That’s OK.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Fascinating that you are going against the trend of trying to make everything a web application. Of course, you should monitor social media such as Twitter, the social news sites, Facebook, etc. because I would like KlickFu to remain primarily a SoCal company and success story! I'll be interested to see what it turns into.

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JANUARY 15, 2010

Those bots retrieve a copyof your web page so that they can include relevant terms from that page in their search index. Not all bots are benign however.Some bots go through your website looking for web forms and email addresses to send you spam. You need to be able to check your sites raw web logs. htaccess overrides" enabled.If

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JUNE 14, 2008

Mentions - Marc Andreessen's - The three kinds of platforms you meet on the Internet A Level 1 platform's apps run elsewhere, and call into the platform via a web services API to draw on data and services -- this is how Flickr does it. By definition need redundancy. Mentions standards that are emerging.

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JANUARY 18, 2011

Of course, that doesn’t help here. Obviously, in hindsight it would have been a really good idea to get an agreement that spelled out your equity position and how you would be treated cash+equity prior to and after funding. Please let this be a lesson to everyone – founders and CTOs. Don’t put yourself in this situation.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

In my view, the very fact that they feel that the technical development of a web startup is only worth a couple percent speaks volumes. Of course, if you are a good developer looking for equity-only positions in very interesting startups, please drop me a note. That’s a pretty common experience.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 18, 2011

Of course, that doesn’t help here. Obviously, in hindsight it would have been a really good idea to get an agreement that spelled out your equity position and how you would be treated cash+equity prior to and after funding. Please let this be a lesson to everyone – founders and CTOs. Don’t put yourself in this situation.

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SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 15, 2010

Of course the sequence of steps is a generalization, so perhaps you’ll have to change it to fit your needs. requestHandler.php [L] Please note that the code above kinda disables the Web server’s error handling. Here are a few ideas how to block rogue (crappy, not behaving, …) Web robots.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Luckily, some of the folks at TechEmpower just posted Think about Performance Before Building a Web Application. Consider two different types of systems: eCommerce or Content web site. These will have many individual web pages, with specific URLs, optimized for SEO. Web Application such as Web Mail or a gated Social network.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Of course, those are highly suspect numbers from Feedburner. But the web site visitors are accurate. I keep my blogs separate from by company web site. I have groups for Close Friends and SoCal. Over the past 12 months, I've had roughly 284,000 people come visit that site and get exposed to things I write.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Why Every Entrepreneur Should Write and 9 Tips To Get Started - OnStartups , September 27, 2010 "The best part of blogging is the people you will meet"- Hugh MacLeod repeating wisdom from Loic Lemeur to me at the Big Pink at 2 am in South Beach after the Future of Web Apps 2008. Another important web 2.0 Why You Should Write.

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