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Startup CTO or Developer

SoCal CTO

I’ve been having discussions with several people recently about the role of the CTO (Chief Technology Officer) in very early stage companies. In December 2007, I described how I commonly take on an Acting CTO Role in a Start-up. That’s why Roger Smith puts the focus of the CTO on programming for the earliest stage.

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Choosing Internet Platforms

SoCal CTO

The topic is: Betting Your Company On An Internet Platform? At the CTO Group that I organize in Santa Monica, we've had lots of discussions around this. However, these platforms could be interesting for prototype and pilot solutions. The other conclusion was that you need to have a migration path from the platform.

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Social Networking and Business Value

SoCal CTO

Majid Abai, CEO of Pringo Majid Abai is the Chief Executive of Pringo, Inc. an enterprise social networking platform provider located in Los Angeles, CA. In 2005, Majid coauthored "Data Strategy" a book designed to help streamline information management within organizations. He is known for being able to monetize the social web.

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Interview with Patrick Kennedy, Sidebar

socalTECH

We went out on the Android and Blackberry, and as we were going out to market, we realized that we could use that consumer launch as a proving ground for our technology, and leverage that to the B2B market. When I joined the company, I found an amazing technology platform and analytics capability.

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MuckerLab Unveils Second Graduating Class to Investors

Tech Zulu Event

The co-founder core team, including a CTO, should be fully formed and passionate enough to be working on the project full time. Blayze , the first online video audience development platform that empowers brands, YouTube channels, and media companies to buy and sell highly targeted new viewers. Founded by L.A.’s

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Contur Sorts Your Email From Clutter To Save You Hours | Interview With The Founders

Tech Zulu Event

According to the founders, Contur is a virtual assistant that sorts and organizes your emails automatically. Bruno Denuit, our CTO, has worked for over ten years on database technologies and cloud services at Microsoft in Redmond. He also architected web-based trading platforms for several investment banks.

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New Leader at Intel Capital Adjusts Strategy as Global Summit Opens

Xconomy

—Embodied, based in Pasadena, CA, and founded by USC computer science professors Paolo Pirjanian (the former iRobot CTO) and Maja Matarić, are developing robots to care for people. That’s roughly the same investment pace as 2015, when Intel Capital invested a total of $514 million in 63 new companies and 79 follow-on deals.

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