socalTECH

JANUARY 16, 2013

Lynda.com offers up online education courses on things like Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Microsoft Excel, AutoCAD, and much more. Robison reports that the company now has over 400 employees, spread across seven building in a Carpinteria campus, in addition to a web development branch in Calabasas, and sales offices in the UK and Australia.

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SoCal CTO

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. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 29, 2015

Brett and I both grew up in Southern California. So, what is PeerStreet? We had courses together in college, and got to know each other on a deeper intellectual level, before we got to know each other socially. Thanks for the time today, it's great to get a chance to talk with you about your company.

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APRIL 17, 2010

And of course we had, TheMan. Lee Essner is formerly a senior exec from WeddingChannel and has much experience in running a successful web property. Walk into any Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf in Southern California and you can’t miss their digital screens. , Commission Junction, MySpace, TicketMaster and many more.

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SoCal CTO

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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SoCal CTO

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

MARCH 12, 2012

Okay, so now you have it narrowed down and have determined that you need: Part-Time CTO or Technology Advisor to help guide you and close a bit of the Startup Founder Developer Gap , and Equity-Only Cofounder Developer - the first real developer that will work for equity and produce the bulk of the application. Ask them about your concept.

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Steve Reich

MARCH 30, 2012

Oh, and did I mention that their users have mapped 35,000 courses in 127 countries? Of course not. But so many companies are being launched so fast that probability tells you that there will be major winners. Three full time developers and no marketing spend. They are nearing 1mm registered users. Will they all work?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

So it would be unwise to say that funding outside of Silicon Valley will be easier. If you are talented, of course, you can get funded in any region with enough venture capital and obviously in markets outside of the Valley it is easier to get noticed and get access. So it’s always a trade-off.

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Eric Greenspan

DECEMBER 5, 2009

I have vanity urls setup at just about every site on the web. It’s been an amazing experience so far, but the best part are the relationships I’ve built since getting started. Our Director of Flow, Heather Burlesci will be attending these courses as she is looking to build up her skills in this area. A great trade!

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SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Startup Weekend is an intense 54 hour event which focuses on building a web or mobile application which could form the basis of a credible business over the course of a weekend. Sunday, November 20, 2011 -- Startup Weekend Orange County.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Startup Weekend is an intense 54 hour event which focuses on building a web or mobile application which could form the basis of a credible business over the course of a weekend. Saturday, November 19, 2011 -- Startup Weekend Orange County.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Startup Weekend is an intense 54 hour event which focuses on building a web or mobile application which could form the basis of a credible business over the course of a weekend. Friday, November 18, 2011 -- Startup Weekend Orange County.

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socalTECH

MAY 21, 2014

Are you a content creator for the web? I then went back to Stanford for business school, and ended up coming down here to Southern California to run a design studio for an Ideo competitor, Continuum. Most recently, we created a web series.

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Eric Greenspan

DECEMBER 5, 2009

I have vanity urls setup at just about every site on the web. It’s been an amazing experience so far, but the best part are the relationships I’ve built since getting started. Our Director of Flow, Heather Burlesci will be attending these courses as she is looking to build up her skills in this area. A great trade!

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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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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

In industry this is known as “yield management” and of course it needs to exist. And in a world where we increasingly log in to personal web time at late hours or on our mobile phones that’s no longer good enough. We will stay in LA and then Southern California before branching out into our 2nd & 3rd markets.

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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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SoCal CTO

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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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

It’s obvious that we can be too late to these decisions of course. If — and it’s a big if of course — they can do that on the cheap, then why should an LP care at all? Quality tech news from around the web. South California is also seeing declining seed investment. What a boring mess. Written by Arman Tabatabai.

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socalTECH

JULY 1, 2014

Editor''s note: we''re dual running this content across our Southern California and Pacific Northwest Site, since Vadio is split between the two regions). So, why not try to leverage the curation of those audio platforms on the web, and combine it with the video? What is Vadio all about? What were you doing before Vadio?

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Baghdasarian was co-founder of Monterey Networks, which was sold to Cisco Systems back in 1999, has been an active angel investor in Southern California. We've basically taken advantage of all the new technology out there--especially, the web-based service model. Plus, you still have course management and grades.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2012

Santa Monica-based Demand Media (www.demandmedia.com) has seen its share of ups and downs as one of the highest visibility technology and media companies to come out of Southern California's technology ecosystem in recent years. A great example is our YouTube video we created with Victoria Stilwell and videos on training a puppy.

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Eric Greenspan

NOVEMBER 8, 2009

Of course she asked me, I’m the CEO of a leading computer services company. We are huge proponents of the Internet, so the last thing we wanted to do was scare them and stop their kids from benefiting from using the Web. The seminars are free, so needless to say, principals and staff welcome us with open arms.

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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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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

And of course a place of idyllic weather, culture and a lifestyle. ” And of course it’s not a true assessment. So many had names of partners (Kleiner Perkins) or local favorite identifiers like trees (Sequoia). Of course if you’re already known you could put your name or location on your fund name.

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SoCal CTO

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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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Of course, those are highly suspect numbers from Feedburner. But the web site visitors are accurate. I'll be doing a keynote presentation in a week or so where there might be 1,000 people in the room. I keep my blogs separate from by company web site. I have groups for Close Friends and SoCal. Get to know them.

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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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SoCal CTO

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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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

Oh, they didn’t cover that in your Stanford CS course? So it doesn’t have to be a small firm. But as with consulting, PR, web design and even VC – it’s not just the firm it’s also the individual. He mostly covers Southern California. Shame about that pesky FAS 157 ruling.

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SoCal Delicious

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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Both Sides of the Table

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. I haven’t done the research yet so if anybody has any input on these devices or others please leave them in the comments section.

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SoCal CTO

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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Tech Zulu Event

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 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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