SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 19, 2012

I asked some of the same questions I ask in my Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions and then I get to a very common conversation: Me : Do you have specs? So, I promised this founder to do a post talking about how you go about create specifications of your MVP. Send across any graphic designs you currently have.

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Develop Development Technical Review CTO Coach 354

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. Many of these founders have talked with several developers or development firms about their plans. Tell me about the business. How concerned are we about design for mobile?

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Develop Development Startup SEO 396

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. Many of these founders have talked with several developers or development firms about their plans. Tell me about the business. How concerned are we about design for mobile?

Develop 384

Develop Development Startup SEO 384

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 6, 2011

" Today I had two conversations with early stage startups (see Free CTO Consulting ). I’ve spoken to dozens of customers, I have a validated customer persona, built an MVP to test key behavioral hypotheses, and the data doesn’t back what you’re saying." " One was an enterprise software product. billion dollar mistake.

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Customer Custom CTO Coach Startup 227

SoCal CTO

APRIL 9, 2013

I''ve written before about finding Web Development Firms in Los Angeles. What I didn''t discuss was how you should go about selecting the right company. They''ve been in talks with some consulting companies, but don''t quite the know the criteria for evaluating them and things like references(and where to get them).

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socalTECH

AUGUST 5, 2013

Unlike those, however, one of the latest projects, ActiveReplay (www.activereplay.com) has some serious, experienced executives behind it, who have the experience in designing hardware devices--in the form of CEO Dr. Anatole Lokshin, who helped create the consumer GPS market as the CTO of Magellan Navigation.

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socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2014

Most of the solutions in our market are for lots of doctors, and are on-premise solutions, and are really designed for bigger physician groups and hospitals. For a couple of years, I was the head of a boutique software consulting firm based in El Segundo. that has really yet to be transformed and disrupted by technology.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Continuing my series of posts that I’ve been collecting that live at the intersection of Startups and being a Startup CTO : Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March here are the top posts from May 2010. We'll be your hosts for a three-part series about the use of MongoDB here at Etsy. The Application.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 15, 2011

Tony is currently Founder/CEO for Eventify, an LA-based startup creating a venue marketplace, and Visible Factors, an SEO consulting company. He is currently also consulting as Social Producer at CBS News for their show What’s Trending. Krishna will speak about the future of mobile advertising, and how to maximize its potential.

SEO 85

SEO CTO Coach Conference Social Media 85

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Remind me about your background Steve? I have about 11 years in the technology sector including roles doing market research, sales and product development. Most people think they can do product design. We just reconnected and so far, what is it we would have talked about if we got together in person?

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Los Angeles Product Angel Startup 179

socalTECH

MAY 2, 2017

We spoke with Andrew about how the company pivoted from its original model after finding a huge amount of traction for its sales software and data, and its ability to guide brokers on the best practices for them to close more deals, which it is now offering as software-as-a-service. But we don't usually have data to quantify that.

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Sales Startup Email Tool 145

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 10, 2012

Bushnell is currently co-founder and chief game designer for Anti-Aging Games. Veis specializes in making the impossible possible, predicting the future by creating it, and bringing about radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity. Here are just a few: Nolan Bushnell , a seasoned entrepreneur who founded both Atari, Inc.

Technical Advisors 89

Technical Advisors Design Education Study 89

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 22, 2014

Through simple design, extensive sensing mechanism research, and behavioral science principles, Moving Analytics is carving out its own innovative niche in a heavily competitive space by providing a simple solution for highly sedentary people. Tell us about your startup Moving Analytics and your app Movn. They’re just really busy.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2011

This is especially true for companies with expensive and complex products or services that are more consultative in nature, like insurance, financial services, home services, education and travel, etc. 9) In Getting The Band Back Together , I write about the power of serial Founding teams. Is there a downside to Accountability?

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Marketing Advertising Paid Search Startup 209

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Kaiser joined forces with Bruce Schwartz (Founder and CTO) to write an entirely new code language they called Interactive Television Markup Language (ITVML). This new technology also gives the producers complete control over the experiences they are creating. Coincident.TV Coincident.TV

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Screening Content CTO Hire Platform 109

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

Remind me about your background. I'm married to Mike Freehling , M&A and financial management consultant. Oh, and I forget to mention in my introduction about B2B. Maybe you can blog about that? It has been fun to get to know her again. And I'm looking forward to more interaction now that she's blogging.

Marketing 150

Marketing Social Media Blogging Media 150

SoCal CTO

APRIL 28, 2014

If there’s some issue they didn’t think about are they going to be beat up about it? I.e., they need a developer more than they need a CTO. Have an open discussion with them about what you are trying to achieve through the questions. This is a classic sign and you need to do something about it.

Develop 280

Develop Development CTO Coach CTO Hire 280

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

We are about to head on a four-month, 48-state road trip to help people across America bring their ideas to life and shine the light on some of the amazing entrepreneurs and communities. Lisa and her team create media projects designed to move the social progress agenda forward. Our Best Interviews Via Email: Monthly. Idea Mensch.

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Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 20, 2014

TechZulu recently sat down with east coast transplant Olenka Polak to talk about startup life in Los Angeles. But this feeling sort of dies out when you’re working with the product every day, and talking about your product every day. He’s a former President of Sony Pictures Technologies and former CTO of Warner Bros.

Startup 91

Startup Entertainment CTO Coach Screening 91

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.

Technical Review 170

Technical Review Technical Advisors CTO Coach Startup 170

SoCal CTO

JUNE 26, 2012

I've done four Free CTO Consulting Sessions in the past month with startup founders who all had run into variations of the same problem. Investors and early customers were becoming worried about the ability of the founder to deliver. We are likely talking about an effort of 4 hours to 2 days.

Outsource Development 254

Outsource Development Software Development Develop Development 254

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

The United States is now a debtor nation to China and that the bill is about to come due. 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.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

Frank Addante

MAY 15, 2006

About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! How could I sue the company that I was so passionate about building? I was so confused.

Advertising 40

Advertising Startup Chief Technology Officer Technical Review 40

Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! I decided that I was going to consult/advise a few companies and relax for a bit.

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