CTO Coach Funding Ideas Southern California 
SoCal CTO
JANUARY 18, 2011
I received an inquiry from a reader of my blog and thought I would provide some thoughts, but would definitely welcome input: I am an unpaid CTO of a small startup. Please let this be a lesson to everyone – founders and CTOs. Find a lawyer and someone who does CTO searches for VC backed companies in your area. Or was it options?
SoCal CTO
JANUARY 18, 2011
I received an inquiry from a reader of my blog and thought I would provide some thoughts, but would definitely welcome input: I am an unpaid CTO of a small startup. Please let this be a lesson to everyone – founders and CTOs. Find a lawyer and someone who does CTO searches for VC backed companies in your area. Or was it options?
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SoCal CTO
NOVEMBER 1, 2010
I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. And I tried to evaluate the idea and figure out: What did the founder really need here? Did they really need a Startup CTO or Developer or both? And do I fit as a Part-Time CTO , Technology Advisor , CTO Founder , Acting CTO ?
SoCal CTO
MARCH 12, 2012
I promised I would write this post with some thoughts and ideas on the topic. Your technical advisor can likely help. Where to Search for the Technical Cofounder So where might you run into the right person? Here are some ideas: In your company or other companies. Here's an example of that kind of email.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 7, 2013
He had an idea for a startup that would help consumers better book service jobs and would take on Service Magic, which he believed had a business model that could be disrupted. I acted as the occasional mentor, advisor and coach to Ethan. So I asked Ethan to build his product first and then we would fund.
SoCal CTO
NOVEMBER 5, 2009
It was a great conversation and I thought it would be a good idea to do some visible networking with Aaron to get to know him better. You and I were talking about a startup recently and where they might go for seed stage funding, what is your impression on that aspect here in Los Angeles? Tell me a bit about your background.
Tech Zulu Event
JUNE 16, 2014
We recently sat down with Luc Berlin, co-founder of Miigle, a SoCal startup that has an aggressive global mission to bring entrepreneurs together from around the world. You can be an entrepreneur and at the same time you can be a mentor or an investor to someone else’s project. In 2012, you were not considering outside funding.
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