SoCal CTO

MARCH 4, 2010

I’ve worked with 30+ early-stage companies in all sorts of capacities (and spoken to many, many more), so I thought it might be worthwhile trying to classify the various ways that I’ve engaged in different technology roles in startups. Later he posted about his experience in Challenges of Startups.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Meredith came to see me along with the CTO Marc Berte. Did anybody hold patents that would prevent us from using this technology? I seldom hire patent attorneys during due diligence but this was too important. The more we dug the more confident we became (and so did every advisor we used).

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

We are not “finders” and usually serve the role of advisor and attorney. Sometimes we draft business plans and coach the entrepreneurs on their pitch, and sometimes we even help develop a business model. It also helps if there is a reason that other people can’t compete with you, either because of some trade secret or patent.

Startup 150

Startup SEO Pepperdine Blogging 150

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 18, 2013

The co-founder core team, including a CTO, should be fully formed and passionate enough to be working on the project full time. Their patented “ubiquitous data protocol” is designed to integrate multi-device awareness into the OS of all your devices, allowing users to think only about the screen that is most convenient.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 7, 2016

We talked with Eli Aizenstat , the founder and CEO of Beatshare�and still a student--as well as President and longtime technology vet Barry Lieberman about the startup. Photo: Barry Lieberman, President and COO; Eli Aizenstat, Founder & CEO; and Rob Patrick, CTO). What is Beatshare? The video and picture are from our service.

Tech Coast Angels 100

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SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Matt Miller – Co-Founder and CTO of CareerBliss.com. Matt Miller is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of CareerBliss.com – an online career community that helps everyone find happiness in the workplace. Sam Mestman – Founder of We Make Movies. Julie Austin – Inventor of Swiggies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 23, 2012

Ideas are not intellectual property, until they have been converted into patents, trade secrets, trademarks, or copyrights. Who will be the CEO, CFO, and CTO? If you are an inventor and have the key patent in hand, that doesn’t mean you should be CEO. Building a product doesn’t get it distributed and sold.

Startup 101

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