SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Tony Karrer, CEO/CTO of TechEmpower, will also give a presentation on tips and tricks of starting your own business. See [link] (more)

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TechEmpower Startup Tips Writing 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2010

Here are some tips which will signal traction to investors, as well as your team: Document your business plan. A CEO who has “been there and done that” is traction, especially if teamed with a financial lead (CIO) and a product lead (CTO). Build qualified advisory board.

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Tips Startup CTO Hire Press 88

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2014

And I spoke with the CTO of another great company I used to be on the board of and enlisted his support in potentially being an advisor to one company. I then traded emails with two former senior tech professionals in LA. Mavens & Super Mavens. Brooke Hammerling. Shakil “Shak” Khan. Terry Kawaja. Paddy Cosgrave. David Hornik.

Networking 366

Networking Startup CTO Coach Email 366

Alon Schwartz

DECEMBER 2, 2008

My name is Alon Shwartz and I’m the CTO and co-founder of Docstoc, a LA based start-up focused on sharing and finding documents: www.docstoc.com. I will use this blog to talk about topic I believe are of interest to many technology entrepreneurs which is a group I found to be quite unrepresented. More coming soon.

SEO 40

SEO Tips Outsource Blogging 40

Alon Schwartz

DECEMBER 2, 2008

My name is Alon Shwartz and I’m the CTO and co-founder of Docstoc, a LA based start-up focused on sharing and finding documents: www.docstoc.com. I will use this blog to talk about topic I believe are of interest to many technology entrepreneurs which is a group I found to be quite unrepresented. More coming soon.

SEO 40

SEO Tips Outsource Blogging 40

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

So here are a few tips I’d like to share: First, to win an award, you must be willing to participate and apply. The mystartupXX accelerator is focused on providing mentorship, education, and funding to female-led technology-based startups at UC San Diego. It also got me thinking about what was important for winning this competition.

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Funding Competition Chief Technology Officer San Diego 40

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Ask a few CTO type people. Or ask me Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions. It tips you off that the person doesn't quite get the nuance. It needs to be funded to be successful. The grind is too much and too long if it gets beyond that size. What do you do if you don't know the size? Is this a Wordpress hack? Is it big data?

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Guide Startup Mobile Framework 349

Alon Schwartz

DECEMBER 2, 2008

My name is Alon Shwartz and I’m the CTO and co-founder of Docstoc, a LA based start-up focused on sharing and finding documents: www.docstoc.com. I will use this blog to talk about topic I believe are of interest to many technology entrepreneurs which is a group I found to be quite unrepresented. More coming soon.

SEO 40

SEO Tips Outsource Blogging 40

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 14, 2009

A few years ago, my CTO spotted a need that local groups and organizations have in handling RSVPs and registrations for meetings and events. Top 10 Business Networking Tips Series Using Storytelling in Networking Great points about business networking and how storytelling is a better way to network. Hey, radio.

Los Angeles 150

Los Angeles Networking Marketing Startup 150

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Ask a few CTO type people. Or ask me Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions. It tips you off that the person doesn't quite get the nuance. It needs to be funded to be successful. The grind is too much and too long if it gets beyond that size. What do you do if you don't know the size? Is this a Wordpress hack? Is it big data?

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Guide Startup Mobile Framework 296

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Below are some take away tips… and the video of the of the panel. moderator, Espree Devora of SaveBusinessTime – panelists include Janine Davis, founder of Fetch Recruiting , Matthew Pierce VP of Product innovation for Originate , Scott Lee, founder of Smilu and John Shiple, founder of Freelance CTO.

CTO Hire 81

CTO Hire Outsource Development Develop Development 81

Eric Greenspan

NOVEMBER 8, 2009

Instead, we did a seminar to bring awareness to the parents and provide a few tips (and software) to monitor or block inappropriate content and behavior. We are not therapists, but we know technology so we did the best we could. I then sent an email to my CTO Jeremy Anticouni asking him if www.poogling.com was available.

Google 115

Google .Net Santa Barbara Email 115

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Here are some tips which will signal traction and fundability to investors, as well as to your team: Document your business plan. A CEO who has “been there and done that” is traction, especially if teamed with a financial lead (CFO) and a product lead (CTO). Build qualified advisory board.

Funding 112

Funding Entrepreneur Startup CTO Hire 112

SoCal CTO

MAY 4, 2010

Some great posts from April 2010 that talk to me in terms of being a CTO at a Startup. Redeye VC , April 13, 2010 Startup Development - SoCal CTO , April 23, 2010 Want to Know the Difference Between a CTO and a VP Engineering? Ben Casnocha: The Blog , April 15, 2010 Everyone I spoke with loved the idea.

CTO Hire 150

CTO Hire Venture Capital Startup Tips 150

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2012

Here are some tips which will signal traction and fundability to investors, as well as to your team: Document your business plan. A CEO who has “been there and done that” is traction, especially if teamed with a financial lead (CFO) and a product lead (CTO). Build qualified advisory board.

Startup 104

Startup CTO Hire Press Customer 104

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 1, 2010

Good tip: Avoid the long and confusing URLs and use a URL shortener like bit.ly Speakers included: John Shiple, CTO, Ultralive www.linkedin.com/in/johnshiple. for extra style points and to shorten the link for use within Twitter). Help is everywhere. Andrew Hahn, Luxury Link and Familygetaway.com www.linkedin.com/in/andrewhahn.

Google 68

Google eBook JavaScript Mahalo 68

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2011

Here are some tips which will signal traction and fundability to investors, as well as to your team: Document your business plan. A CEO who has “been there and done that” is traction, especially if teamed with a financial lead (CFO) and a product lead (CTO). Build qualified advisory board.

Startup 101

Startup CTO Hire Press Customer 101

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Messenger : Thorsten von Eicken , RightScale’s Co-Founder and CTO, Chief Architect at Citrix Online (formerly Expertcity) and Professor of Computer Science at Cornell University and UC Santa Barbara. What recruiting tips can you provide others who are building a world-class tech company outside of Silicon Valley?

Cloud Computing 188

Cloud Computing Santa Barbara EC2 Startup 188

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. Her health and lifestyle tips appear in Health Magazine, Shape magazine, and many other national publications.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

Alon Schwartz

JANUARY 18, 2009

If you’re the CEO and you’re looking for a partner CTO (sound familiar) you’re not just checking him out, he is checking you as well. Just one tip, I always find the power of appreciation of little things so amazing. Many married guys think “ common… how difficult is taking care of the kids? Yeah right. Yeah right…. Focus on that.

Startup 58

Startup Equity Tips Commerce 58

Alon Schwartz

JANUARY 18, 2009

If you’re the CEO and you’re looking for a partner CTO (sound familiar) you’re not just checking him out, he is checking you as well. Just one tip, I always find the power of appreciation of little things so amazing. Many married guys think “ common… how difficult is taking care of the kids? Yeah right. Yeah right…. Focus on that.

Startup 56

Startup Equity Tips Commerce 56

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 1, 2014

He hired his co-founder and CTO Adam LeVasseur who set out to build systems to allow you to see all of your storage items in a beautiful app but also to build tech for logistics, driver management, customer service, billing and so forth. I wrote about that experience here without giving away the details of the business.

Technical Review 380

Technical Review Software Review CTO Hire Startup 380

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. angel investing tips. m the f%*kin’ boss.”. Of the 8 founders at the dinner, half of them had a design/ui/ux background.

Startup 191

Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Hire 191

Alon Schwartz

JANUARY 18, 2009

If you’re the CEO and you’re looking for a partner CTO (sound familiar) you’re not just checking him out, he is checking you as well. Just one tip, I always find the power of appreciation of little things so amazing. Many married guys think “ common… how difficult is taking care of the kids? Yeah right. Yeah right…. Focus on that.

Startup 40

Startup Equity Tips Commerce 40

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. How to Take Down Facebook -- Hint: It Ain't Twitter. The United States is now a debtor nation to China and that the bill is about to come due.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

Some great content around the intersection of startups and being a Startup CTO in June this year. This continues my series of posts: Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March There was some really great content in June. Twittering.

Startup 175

Startup Venture Capital Slides Blogging 175

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Great content again in September that meets at the intersection of startups, technology, product and being a Startup CTO. If you asked me to tell you a list of three of the best decisions in my life, I can certainly tell you that regularly writing is one of them. Why You Should Write.

Startup 191

Startup Product Technology Venture Capital 191

Frank Addante

JANUARY 23, 2007

My next five posts will be focused on 5 tips that I put together for dealing with the tech resource challenge: 1. I asked the President and COO of Ticketmaster (formerly CTO) how he is able to attract and keep such a Scrappy, motivated team at such a large company. Scrappy versus Steady 2. Under Process, Over Deliver 3.

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development Develop Development Product 40

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

Steve Blank , January 25, 2010 10 Tips for Adding Game Mechanics to a Non-Gaming Service - ReadWriteStart , September 21, 2010 Startups & VCs: Learn How to Design, Market, & Eat Your Own. - 500 Hats , February 1, 2010 When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Google Friend Connect for Authentication? First Principles.

Startup 378

Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Coach 378

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

Some great content around the intersection of startups and being a Startup CTO in June this year. This continues my series of posts: Top 30 Startup Posts in June 2010 Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March The following are the top items based on social signals. Here’s why.

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Startup Venture Capital Blogging Software Review 217