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What Startup Advisors Do I Need?

SoCal CTO

A large part of this conversation is what kinds of advisors startups should be looking for. A little while ago, I suggested that Every Web/Mobile Startup Should Have a Technical Advisor. The conversation with Bob was about what the composition of advisors should look like. Connected Advisors? Investors discount this.

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Customer Validation - 33 Great Articles

SoCal CTO

Beware of Mentors. " Today I had two conversations with early stage startups (see Free CTO Consulting ). In both cases, I was the mentor telling the person that the idea, as I understood it was "not great." I saw a great post from Tristan Kromer Pivoting on Investor Feedback a.k.a Either: "That’s interesting.

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Why Solving Big Food & Healthcare Problems Will Yield Spectacular Companies

Both Sides of the Table

This may sound straightforward but to test for conditions with extreme accuracy and speed requires designing a small hardware device that is capable of creating a chemical reaction with food, interpreting the results in real time and doing so for a cost that is acceptable for consumers. We can’t wait to see what the next few years bring.

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How Beatshare Is Tackling Music And Messaging

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Photo: Barry Lieberman, President and COO; Eli Aizenstat, Founder & CEO; and Rob Patrick, CTO). Before that, I was at a multimedia design academy in high school. I've always been a mobile enthusiast, in technology and design and user experience. What is Beatshare? Eli Aizenstat: I'm currenatly a Chapman University student.

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Interview with Alex Benzer, SocialEngine

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in sales last year, what he learned from his experience at TechStars, and where he's going with Fanmix. million in sales last year, with great margins, and it's profitable, with a team of ten people. We have some great mentors now. I was really into graphic design in high school, and took several summer workshops at Caltech.

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Austin Start-up MailLift Joins 500 Startups

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” In an early trial of MailLift, Granite MedSystems reached out to potential customers that had ignored all previous sales campaigns. Entrepreneurs and mentors travel from various parts around the world to take part in the 500 Startups accelerator program. MailLift is solving real business problems.”

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Top 30 Startup Posts for July 2010

SoCal CTO

Some great content around the intersection of startups and being a Startup CTO in June this year. This continues my series of posts: Top 30 Startup Posts in June 2010 Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March The following are the top items based on social signals.

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