SoCal CTO

JANUARY 26, 2010

What worries me a bit is how often I read that startups should hire a developer / hands-on lead developer. But often the result of a Founder hiring a developer or lead developer or even a VP engineering is a gap created between the founders and the developers. How will we find and interview developers?

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 1, 2019

Well, if you have a plan but do not share it with your direct reports, then they are acting without motivation toward mutual goals, without metrics to measure their progress toward the goals, and without the leadership that makes great winners. He compares these metrics to past seasons, to competitors, to his own lifetime bests.

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socalTECH

JUNE 17, 2020

Los Angeles-based 8minute Solar Energy reports that it has signed a contract to develop a new, 250MW solar power plus storage project in California. 8minute Solar Energy said that the Aratina Solar Center will offset carbon emissions by approximately 430,000 metric tons each year, and will come online before the end of 2023.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

How often do you take the time to rate your direct reports? In terms of time, this can be expensive and disruptive to you and your direct reports. What metrics will you use to fairly evaluate each direct report? So, how often should you and your reports do this? In terms of value…well let’s examine that.

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socalTECH

MARCH 29, 2019

San Diego-based renewable energy developer EDF Renewables North America reported a win on Thursday, with Tucson Electric Power (TEP). The project is expected to generate enough energy to meet the needs of nearly 100,000 homes, and will help the utility avoid nearly 688,000 metric tons of carbon (CO2) emissions annually.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 18, 2022

The alternative protein space is hot, hot, hot as evidenced by both the number of companies developing products and the venture capital going into the space. In fact, he notes that consumers see less than 2% of alternative meat products that are currently being developed.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

And if you have a plan but do not share it with your direct reports, then they are acting without motivation toward mutual goals, without metrics to measure their progress toward the goals, and without the leadership that makes great winners. He compares these metrics to past seasons, to competitors, to his own lifetime bests.

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socalTECH

APRIL 12, 2012

Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand , the developer of cloud-based, HR and talent management software, reported today that it has entered into a strategic relationship with Visier , a provider of cloud-based analytics and planning software. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 7, 2016

San Diego-based solar power project developer EDF Renewable Energy reported late Wednesday evening that it has signed a power purchase agreement with Southern California Edison , for a 111.2 EDF Renewable Energy says the new project will avoid generating more than 225,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions annually. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Demographics at funds and startups will also be under the microscope, since signatories have agreed to report on their composition by race, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability status, immigration status, veteran status, educational attainment, socioeconomic origin, tenure at a firm. for technology investment and corporate development.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Los Angeles-based valet parking app developer CurbStand said this morning that it has acquired another, parking app developer, Curby , and will integrate Curby''s technology platform into its software. Curby develops software for valet parking operators, including reporting, metrics, and other enterprise features.

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Berkonomics

MAY 5, 2016

Another leadership development bit? The third level, tactical leadership , is the one that requires trust in your direct reports, along with the ability to delegate and empower others to execute the plan. You should be involved in development and review of the tactics to achieve those strategies you’ve mutually created.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Develop metrics to monitor work intensity. These metrics are also the best way to gauge when your team needs more help, and identifying strong and weak contributors. Let that be part of their job satisfaction. Never encourage or reward performative work.

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socalTECH

MAY 10, 2010

San Diego-based VMIX , a developer of online video hosting and management tools, said today that it has rolled out a new set of video analytics and reporting tools. The firm said the new analytics features will be included as a standard part of its online video management platform.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2021

That requires work and risk to comply with reporting requirements of the SEC, including the additional accounting and reporting processes. Switch your focus from product development to sales. Then there is the pressure to go public ( IPO ), and open your investment to thousands, maybe millions, of small investors.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 21, 2012

Many of the factors are not obvious and include building mystery to drive margin, why boring B2B companies often win but are challenging in other ways, how bootstrapping wins, integrating metrics from the start and many other similar lessons. Startups provide introductions and Tony and fellow panelists provide feedback in real-time.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

In my view, starting a new business has never been easier, and according to reports from the Kauffman Foundation , the numbers are here to show it. Before you bring on partners, develop intellectual property, raise capital, or generate revenues, you need to establish an official business entity.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 19, 2021

In Los Angeles, the city council tasked the Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation and Chief Legislative Analyst to report back on the feasibility of developing or buying technology to provide a more accurate accounting of the city’s carbon footprint.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

In my view, starting a new business has never been easier, and according to reports from the Kauffman Foundation , the numbers are here to show it. Before you bring on partners, develop intellectual property, raise capital, or generate revenues, you need to establish an official business entity.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Theodore Schleifer at Recode reported a rare deep dive into the internal intrigue at a prominent VC firm, in this case Mithril Capital. Startups either get three dozen term sheets or none at all, since every firm is walking around with the same frameworks and metrics in their head. Peter Kim via Getty Images.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Innovative technologies require iterative development, while other ideas are primarily marketing and financial. You may be comfortable driving your future based on vision and emotion, or have long been a stickler for details and metrics. Some people love starting companies, while others enjoy scaling them.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 6, 2012

In such reviews of the top executive, I reach out to his or her direct reports for input, and then I turn to other members of the board of directors. With such a comprehensive view of CEO performance, it is much easier to sit with the CEO and provide valuable input that is useful for CEO development.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2021

I once met with an entrepreneur who had developed a new algae strain to cure world hunger and make him rich. You need advisors and a board of directors, but they require regular communication and reporting, a strategic plan, and discipline. He seemed to ignore the fact that hungry people have no money, and governments rarely pay.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2020

Define success metrics, and measure progress regularly. Initially, you may be able to do everything in your startup, including product development, marketing, and shipping orders. As you move from development to rollout, a team effort is required, including marketing, sales, funding, and customers.

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socalTECH

MAY 17, 2019

For today's interview, we sat down and spoke with David Loo , the founder and CEO of Perspectium (www.perspectium.com), a startup which is developing service management applications designed to help connect different, enterprise service management software products together. How did you get into this? What specific problem were you seeing?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 2, 2015

What I love about my job is getting to see teams of super-early-stage companies develop ideas that while raw have potential to make an impact on the market. It turns out that financial reporting (GAAP) doesn’t take into account the only thing that matters to startup survival – cashflow. They can help you with pricing.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 23, 2013

marketers now have the power to create social media campaigns with no development or design skills required - just drag and drop. Digging deeper behind the scenes we are presented with a powerful analytics solution enabling marketers the ability to track success metrics down to the minute. With PromoJam 2.0, PromoJam 2.0 PromoJam 2.0

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

To give visibility to these companies to: Sources of funding (angels / VCs), business development partners, mentors who have themselves built successful companies, the press and potential employees to hire. Report Card. To show these companies that they can remain in LA. How has Launchpad LA done? This education will continue.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Contrary to a popular myth, problem-solving is a talent that can be developed. Thus a visible system is required for reporting to all relevant parties, which also keeps your focus on the problem until it is resolved. Make sure there are metrics for problem counts, resolution time and revenue impact. Track every problem.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Originally created in the mid 1990’s to help with the imprecise problem of how to value early stage companies, especially those in technology, I developed what soon became known as “The Berkus Method” when published in the popular book, “Winning Angels” by Harvard’s Amis and Stevenson with my permission in 2001. Well, it had to happen.

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TechEmpower

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

As software developers, we're technophiles, so we enjoy these cycles and quite often find humor listening to the energy spent arguing on either side of issues. Focusing on the metrics that ultimately drive the business, often the bottom line, has provided a reality check, a counter-weight to the desire to consume all new technologies.

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Tech.Co

APRIL 30, 2018

The product blends data mining, cognitive AI, and learning science to analyze a company’s competencies and present the information through simple reporting in order to gain valuable insights from their big data. Head of Business Development for U.S. has partnered with Arlington Economic Development to bring you this story.

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SoCal CTO

JULY 23, 2012

I've previously addressed the role of a CTO in early-stages in my post Startup CTO or Developer. for a Lead Developer: How much will it cost to build what we need to build? for a Lead Developer: How much will it cost to build what we need to build? How can I control costs but effectively get stuff developed? Accounting?

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

They also have a very smart and efficient approach to creative development that was critical to helping us scale,” she wrote. (If The data science team also builds pretty robust reporting. “They demonstrate best-in-class expertise with Facebook and Google paid ad platforms.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2013

Dell announced years ago that it had earned $3 million in revenue from using Twitter, and other businesses report daily on increases in web traffic up to 800%. Develop a marketing strategy specific to this media. Don’t use the same message on Twitter you developed for email blasts and postcard blitzes.

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LATechDigest

MAY 12, 2016

The company also added two new dashboards to Cornerstone Insights , its predictive and prescriptive analytics solution that equips business leaders with the intelligence to better recruit, train, manage and develop their people. Cornerstone Planning.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Dell announced years ago that it had earned $3 million in revenue from using Twitter, and other businesses report daily on increases in web traffic up to 800%. Develop a marketing strategy specific to this media. Don’t use the same message on Twitter you developed for email blasts and postcard blitzes.

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Social Media Media Startup Social Network 115