Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2014

I reviewed an email from Kara Nortman, the CEO of Moonfrye who is working on putting together venture debt. I then traded emails with two former senior tech professionals in LA. I will soon announce a few fundings (not yet closed, sorry) and I’m beginning to help them think about how to ramp up their engineering teams.

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Networking Startup CTO Coach Email 366

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

Understanding where your VC partner sits in their respective fund and where their fund is in the cycle of its investment lifecycle will help you understand your VCs behavior. In addition to helping manage the board Chris also helps represent the interests of the angel investors / common stock holders. Email updates frequently.

Tips 365

Tips Email Venture Capital CTO Coach 365

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

Some really great stuff in 2010 that aims to help startups around product, technology, business models, etc. 500 Hats , February 1, 2010 When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Google Friend Connect for Authentication? 500 Hats , February 1, 2010 When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Google Friend Connect for Authentication?

Startup 378

Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Coach 378

SoCal Delicious

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Main February 23, 2010 Advice for CTO Founders: Dont Let Business Kill the Business Founding a technology company is an amazing thing. I have met dozens of brilliant technologists with fantastic ideas, ideas requiring nurturing, mentoring and support. Vaultive « Are Derivatives the Real Problem?

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CTO Coach CTO Hire Outsource Development Mentor 28

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Plus, he told us a little bit about how he's helping to build a mini cluster of technology companies in the Silverlake area. However Gmail is only private email conversations. We had to figure out what would help the other 90 percent build better and more interesting sites. We have some great mentors now.

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Startup CTO Coach Blogging Social Media 242

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Great content again in September that meets at the intersection of startups, technology, product and being a Startup CTO. The Right Way to Lay People Off - Ben's Blog , September 21, 2010 “I’m tryin’ to right my wrongs, But it’s funny them same wrongs helped me write this song”. Kanye West. This is the first article from Jason L.

Startup 191

Startup Product Technology Venture Capital 191

socalTECH

MAY 25, 2012

Scott Ferreira: MySocialCloud helps user manage their online life, through three tools. By the end of my sophomore year, I decided to go after this full time, and that's when I officially brought on a CTO, Shiv Prakash, and we went at it in the summer of 2011, and the rest is kind of history. Both have been great mentors ever since.

Startup 239

Startup CTO Coach Content Web 239

SoCal Delicious

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

analytics to help companies track and optimize their marketing effort. firm's CTO, Jamie MacLennan, directed the development of Microsoft's SQL Server Analysis Services, pioneering Microsoft's work in. operations (and its technical founders) in Anaheim--does a much better job of handling transactional email delivery than they ever.

Southern California 66

Southern California Software Artificial Inteligence Company 66

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 26, 2012

I was the CEO of aki-aki and Gabriel Palomino was the CTO. So Gabi makes it easy to interact, help users make daily, control what they see and with whom we want to stay in touch. Any mentors or VC’s? No mentors and no investors so far, we are open to discussion. So, you are the founder and CEO? Any word from Facebook?

Social Network 89

Social Network Startup CTO Coach Social Media 89

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 16, 2014

Can you explain in greater detail how the platform’s algorithm works to make it easier for entrepreneurs to find the right partner/advisor and to extend assistance to one another? Unless people feel a certain level of appeal towards what you are doing, they are less likely to want to help you. Actually, I would say relevant visibility.

SoCal 104

SoCal Southern California Startup Platform 104

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

August was a slow month in terms of traffic and I was away for a lot of the month, but there were some really great posts at the intersection of startups, technology, product and being a Startup CTO. thought it would be helpful to put some of my thoughts into a blog post and hopefully spur some conversation in the comments and over email.

Startup 191

Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Hire 191

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 20, 2014

Just 20 years old and a recent Harvard University dropout, Olenka provided insight into her transition to Los Angeles, life as an entrepreneur, and how she’s passionate about helping non-English speakers see American movies in their own native language. We also have Chris Cookson as a technical advisor. Entertainment. Communication.

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Startup Entertainment CTO Coach Screening 91

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

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Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78