socalTECH

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Los Angeles-based Prodege , the company which runs the Swagbucks rewards site, reported today that the firm passed $50M in revenue in 2013, is profitable, and has expanded its executive team to include a new Executive Chairman, Chuck Davis, the former CEO of Shopzilla and Fandango; a new CFO, Brad Kates; and a new CTO, Shane O''Neill.

Fandango 173

Fandango Web Los Angeles Report 173

socalTECH

JANUARY 16, 2013

Lynda.com said today that it has raised a big growth round from Accel Partners and Spectrum Equity, and also reported that the firm exceeded $100M in topline revenues last year. According to Eric Robison, the firm's CEO, the funding round will go towards increasing the firm's global reach and expanding content.

Funding 178

Funding Santa Barbara ReachLocal Southern California 178

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

I find myself sending it to startup founders all the time – maybe just slightly less than Free Startup CTO Consulting. Luckily, some of the folks at TechEmpower just posted Think about Performance Before Building a Web Application. Consider two different types of systems: eCommerce or Content web site. Complex reports?

Startup 150

Startup SEO CTO Coach Web 150

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 28, 2013

Dave’s industry experience includes tenures as CTO and CEO of several successful software companies, and upper-level management positions in Fortune 100 companies. He keynotes leading technology conferences on cloud computing, SOA, enterprise application integration, and enterprise architecture. CTO at SOA Software. Scott Kriz.

SaaS 92

SaaS Cloud Computing CIO Web 92

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Almost every day I'm talking to early stage startup founders (see Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions ) about what they plan to do. What about reporting and moderation? Beyond simple web analytics, what is needed? Reporting - What needs to be reported? Important note here: reporting can be endless, keep it small.

Develop 396

Develop Development Startup SEO 396

SoCal CTO

JULY 19, 2016

I’ve had lots of conversations with fellow CTOs about the TechEmpower Web Framework Benchmarks. We’re introducing the new Kestrel web server that runs within your IIS host or behind another host process. Some really appreciate the value that they bring to help them understand performance characteristics of different frameworks.

TechEmpower 150

TechEmpower Framework Startup Web 150

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2010

The analysts at Morgan Stanley have produced a report that’s quite good reading on some of the major trends concerning mobile web. And it’s interesting that while they talk about the impact of Facebook, they don’t quite seem to recognize the impact of Web 2.0, social networking, etc.

Mobile 204

Mobile Slides Web 2.0 Social Network 204

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Almost every day I'm talking to early stage startup founders (see Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions ) about what they plan to do. What about reporting and moderation? Beyond simple web analytics, what is needed? Reporting - What needs to be reported? Important note here: reporting can be endless, keep it small.

Develop 384

Develop Development Startup SEO 384

socalTECH

MARCH 14, 2011

We started in the comedy industry, hence the name, but basically for venues, we have a website management tool so you can fire your web programmer. Their fees are too high to put on a $15 ticket, and you don't need to pay for the technology to handle 30,000 people simultaneously trying to get assigned seats.

Ticketmaster 140

Ticketmaster CTO Hire Tech Coast Angels Social Media 140

socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2009

Eric Sikola is CEO of ExpenseBay (www.expensebay.com), a Los Angeles-based, online, software-as-a-service startup which has created an online application which uses Web 2.0 technology to make submitting expense reports extremely easy. My thought was, why couldn't you do that with expense reports? That was the concept.

Web 2.0 100

Web 2.0 Startup SaaS Report 100

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Great content again in September that meets at the intersection of startups, technology, product and being a Startup CTO. CompStudy 2008 Report on Equity and Cash Compensation at Technology Startups. APIs provide a way to “federate&# web services from a single website to a distributed network of 3rd party sites.

Startup 191

Startup Product Technology Venture Capital 191

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 26, 2010

They can tell you the square foot costs of their property, they can tell you how much they spend on Amazon Web Services every month, they can tell you the 12 features that you’re working on for your next release. Anyone who’s ever presented to me with these titles hears the same questions: “OK, so who does tech report to?

Entrepreneur 286

Entrepreneur Startup CTO Hire Sales 286

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. He blogs to 10,000 web entrepreneurs at Software by Rob and co-hosts the podcast Startups for the Rest of Us. Final Thought.

Startup 191

Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Hire 191

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2011

He brings a strong technology base to the table, as a former CTO, and creator of the Lean Startup methodology. Dharmesh is the founder and CTO of HubSpot, as well as a blogger and speaker on the topic of startups and Internet marketing. Lessons Learned , by Eric Ries. OnStartups , by Dharmesh Shah.

Entrepreneur 92

Entrepreneur Technical Review Blogging Java 92

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

My resume includes things like videogames, online worlds, online web, from everything as an engineer to a producer to technical director, to CTO. Given your experience in the fast moving technology industry, were you nervous about joining the government--which is not exactly known for adopting technology very rapidly?

Los Angeles 203

Los Angeles Technology Startup Examples 203

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 8, 2009

Define what you need from a metrics and reporting standpoint. If these numbers work out, then often scaling is more a question of capital. In fact, this often becomes the mantra that we live by. channels (search, social, viral, new media), cost-efficient distribution He also points a fair bit to Eric Ries – The lean startup.

Metrics 225

Metrics Startup Web 2.0 Slides 225

socalTECH

MARCH 24, 2016

In the world of residential real estate, there are now web and mobile services for everything from finding a new home, comparing neighborhoods and properties, to finding a mortgage, and even handling paperwork and closing. But, over in the commercial real estate world�it's still fax machines, phone calls, and the post office.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Startup Mobile Marketing 100

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 3, 2012

A technology that will surely revolutionize how viewers interact with content and television in the very near future. Coincident has created a platform that will allow storytellers and producers to create robust second screen stories on the fly that incorporate video, images and other web content.

Screening 109

Screening Content CTO Hire Platform 109

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers - SoCal CTO , November 1, 2010 I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. I’d been around the web long enough to remember the dozens of companies before YouTube that tried to create crowdsourced video sites and failed.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

Xconomy

OCTOBER 24, 2016

—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. But Brooks said Intel Capital should focus its investments on disruptive technologies that lie just beyond Intel’s core business strategy. “We

Capital 40

Capital San Diego Invest USC 40

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2012

This works especially well if you get over 100 emails everyday, as we can then sort all incoming emails into “Meeting requests”, “Progress report”, “Budget Proposal”, etc. Bruno Denuit, our CTO, has worked for over ten years on database technologies and cloud services at Microsoft in Redmond. What made you want to build this?

Email 63

Email CTO Hire Startup Organization 63

Frank Addante

MARCH 26, 2007

► March (1) Office 2.0: ► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you.

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development CTO Hire Startup Venture Capital 40

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

There’s you and your killer CTO co-founder. I re-connected with Andy Liu the founder & CEO of BuddyTV – the largest destination for social TV enthusiasts on the web. because every community needs its local tech press to report on companies and run conference. Marketing Muscle. It’s awesome.

Venture Capital 317

Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Press 317

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 28, 2012

. “Let us come together and celebrate…” The mashup theme was reflected in the SBF programming, which included panels highlighting accelerators, VCs, startups, developers, movies, TV, music, web content, art, fashion, social good, surf & skate, and more. To start: Hackathon.

Hollywood 67

Hollywood Technical Review Startup Rustic Canyon 67

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Another called Parker Harris, the co-founder and CTO. Web service architecture that provides a content management platform for the Internet. Well I am happy to report that it was mostly smooth sailing from there. In case VC’s haven’t figured this out yet, shit rolls downhill. Page 2: What’s unique about Koral.

Venture Capital 274

Venture Capital Blogging Startup Slides 274

Frank Addante

JANUARY 23, 2007

► March (1) Office 2.0: ► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you.

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development Develop Development Product 40

Frank Addante

MAY 15, 2006

► March (1) Office 2.0: ► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you.

Advertising 40

Advertising Startup Chief Technology Officer Technical Review 40

Frank Addante

MAY 22, 2006

► March (1) Office 2.0: ► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Outsource Development Advertising 40

Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

► March (1) Office 2.0: ► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Email CTO Hire 40