socalTECH
NOVEMBER 15, 2017
Los Angeles-based electric car developer Faraday Future , even after dramatically scaling back its ambitious plans, appears to be circling the drain--losing three executives, including its CFO, CTO, and head of its manufacturing line. In addition, Faraday Future said it had "terminated immediately" the employment of CTO Ulrich Kranz.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 27, 2013
In his spare time he raised nearly $30 million. Trust me – that kind of encounter can mean the difference between securing a contract, protecting yourself from getting turfed or getting acquired one day. Ask for help reviewing your press release. Equally each of your board members are probably on 5-10 boards. Assign away.
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Both Sides of the Table
MAY 5, 2011
Your highest priority right now is hiring the 1 or 2 people that are going to join your company and make a difference. There’s you and your killer CTO co-founder. They can then direct staff, allocate budgets, talk to the press, connect you with politicians and attend events. They need somebody bending their ears.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 7, 2013
Our industry just took one big step towards legitimacy with the hiring of renowned media exec Ynon Kreiz to run Maker Studios. This followed an investment late last year by Time Warner in the company in a round totaling $36 million , led by Rachel Lam , head of their investment group.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 5, 2014
The press around the raise & company was fantastic and the promise of their technology – wireless charging that works as easily as WiFi – would positively affect many of our lives. We hired outside experts. Marc Berte, the CTO, and a masters from MIT, is exceptionally gifted. What about battery charge times?
SoCal CTO
SEPTEMBER 20, 2011
What we are talking about is a spectrum of how you restrict early communications around your business: Who you will talk to including the public / press / etc. Startups that come to me and ask me to sign an NDA in order to get Free Startup CTO Consulting really are missing it. But generally I'm going to favor being open.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 23, 2017
Very, very few founders have an easy time despite what you read in the press. Read the press and gather every named investor you’ve never heard of before and see if they’re increasingly active. Never stop in the ink is dry on the contract and the money is in your bank account. Fund raising is hard for everybody.
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