Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2020

One of the quickest ways to become an entrepreneur these days is to develop and publish a smartphone app. According to Tim Cook at Apple, there were over 20 million registered developers in 2018. We don’t hear about the remaining several million apps that are mostly free, and garnering only trivial revenue through advertising.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 24, 2019

Image by Origa via Wikipedia I tell entrepreneurs that Google was an “exception” to all the investment and startup rules, but I’ve always wondered what it takes to be an exception. Larry is the primary thinker about the company’s future direction, and still weighs in heavily on key hiring decisions. It didn’t disappoint me.

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socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2012

Irvine-based YouMail has a message for all of those browsers in the Google Play store, the place where Android users go to download apps: don't believe those reviews.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2015

We have made 5 online video investments in total – some we will talk about later this year. But if your goal is to develop an audience that can be monetized in other ways, I’ll repeat my argument “you need to fish in the pond where the fish are.” This is 14% of world population and 33% of all people online.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2011

I agreed to do the interview because the story was about what other companies can learn rather than about airbnb in particular. If you have information about a situation that has gone terribly wrong don’t cover it up. ’ You’re being talked about for the wrong thing. Make the story be about your market.

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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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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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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Google, it’s worth noting, is doing something similar with its Mobile Edge Cloud. The general idea here — and that’s not dissimilar from what Google, Microsoft and others are now doing — is to bring AWS to the edge and to do so in a variety of form factors. Google, meanwhile, is betting big on Anthos.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 19, 2010

I’m seeing and hearing that it’s becoming tough finding good developers again, at least here in Los Angeles. On Friday, at the LA CTO Forum , I heard from a couple of CTOs having trouble finding good developers. My company, TechEmpower , recently added a few top notch developers, but it wasn’t easy to find just the right people.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 9, 2012

Mark Suster , fellow venture capitalist and serial entrepreneur, has written extensively about YouTube’s evolution from dogs-on-skateboards to its current status as an entertainment medium rivaling cable television networks. Earlier this month, Google announced that it will spend an additional $200 million to promote YouTube content.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 26, 2010

I’ve been having discussions with several people recently about the role of the CTO (Chief Technology Officer) in very early stage companies. What worries me a bit is how often I read that startups should hire a developer / hands-on lead developer. I’ll address the specifics of what this Founder Developer Gap looks like below.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 28, 2010

He was struggling to find high quality developers in Los Angeles. Just the kind of person I like to meet. :) But I was a bit surprised when he emphasized how hard it had been for them to find a web developer in Los Angeles. Web development refers to the design and creation of the database, code, and dynamic elements of the site.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 27, 2020

“Our team couldn’t be more excited about the opportunity to join Fastly to continue to drive forward security protections that empower developers. Fastly was founded to meet developers’ need for greater visibility and control. The image has been taken from a helicopter flying over LA.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Brands book is based on the implementation of nine principles of innovation originally developed by Google way back in 2008 by Marissa Mayer. Startup leadership and survival is all about execution. For Google, this has led to self-driving cars, based on work with Google maps and artificial intelligence.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2022

I tell entrepreneurs that Google was an “exception” to all the investment and startup rules, but I’ve always wondered what it takes to be an exception. Larry is the primary thinker about the company’s future direction, and still weighs in heavily on key hiring decisions. Google now employs about 140,000 people.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 7, 2013

With Fiber, Google has 2 primary objectives: 1) Billionaire celebrity investor Warren Buffet explains the first reason most eloquently: “In business, I look for economic castles protected by unbreachable moats” Fiber is a moat-widening endeavor. 2) Fiber is a means to Google’s vision of the future of computing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 26, 2017

I tell entrepreneurs that Google was an “exception” to all the investment and startup rules, but I’ve always wondered what it takes to be an exception. Larry is the primary thinker about the company’s future direction, and weighs in heavily on key hiring decisions. Google now employs about twenty thousand people.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 23, 2019

Blade, backed by Lerer Hippeau, Airbus, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and others, currently flies passengers around the New York City area, where it’s headquartered, offering the region’s wealthy $800 flights to the Hamptons, among other flights at various price points.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 About this Blog Ive been thinking about doing a blog with my thoughts on technology and whats happening in the Los Angeles area technology scene for a while, but it was Ben Kuos recent start of a blog that inspired me to actually go ahead and do it. Thanks Ben.

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socalTECH

MAY 20, 2010

Our Insights and Opinions article today is from Tony Karrer , CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, who gives some hints, tips, and observations about the increasing difficulty of finding technical talent in Los Angeles. I was wondering, what methods have you found to be successful in finding developers?

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 15, 2014

Google has acquired smart home appliance company, Nest Labs for $3.2 Google’s acquisition of Nest gives the the co-founders an early exit and resources to up their hardware game. Google EnergySense. Nest is not Google’s first hardware acquisition. ” Nest and Google are not new to each other.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2012

I tell entrepreneurs that Google was an “exception” to all the investment and startup rules, but I’ve always wondered what it takes to be an exception. Larry is the primary thinker about the company’s future direction, and weighs in heavily on key hiring decisions. Google now employs about twenty thousand people.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2009

Stealthy San Diego alternative energy vehicle firm V Vehicles , which just raised $62.25M in a funding round, apparently has added Google Ventures as an investor in the company. Google's involvement was first spotted by Xconomy , which said it has confirmed the involvement of Google with V Vehicles.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 20, 2013

New Google+ announced in last week’s Google I/O. Last week, Google hosted their annual developer’s conference Google I/O , announcing some exciting new products and releases that will likely change the world in the few years to come. Google+ is like the Bing for Microsoft.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 28, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Wednesday, February 28, 2007 Google Maps Mobile I recently downloaded Google Maps Mobile for my Treo. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. Its works great.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 30, 2011

Google, they’ve cracked a nut here. With Wave being an experiment, and Buzz being a dead duck from the get go, Google Plus (Google+) is actually a usable, integrated, complete-feeling product released this week, and it’s pretty damn good. Now, there’s Google+. Easy (7:09 PST).

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 31, 2013

Drew Baumann got his lucky hands on Google’s ongoing project, Google Glass. We get in touch with Drew and talk about his new BEAM app, Google Glasses, and the future of tech. I thought Google Glasses was allowing people to easily share life’s moment through YouTube. How hard was it to work on the Google Glass?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 28, 2011

I tell entrepreneurs that Google was an “exception” to all the investment and startup rules, but I’ve always wondered what it takes to be an exception. Larry is the primary thinker about the company’s future direction, and weighs in heavily on key hiring decisions. Google now employs about twenty thousand people.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 9, 2011

Semantic technology is important… we can aggregate individual lists into the wisdom of crowd aggregations which are more statistically meaningful than one person’s opinion about a topic.”. 5) Google does a great job with indexed search. Google can definitely work complimentary to what we are doing. We get referring site traffic.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 23, 2019

On Tuesday, Haptik announced it has acqui-hired Convrg, a Los Angeles-based startup that develops chatbots, to serve customers in North America. Founded in 2017, Convrg has made a name for itself by developing several popular chatbots and voice products. 60% of all software is bought in the U.S.,

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2020

Brands book is based on the implementation of nine principles of innovation originally developed by Google way back in 2008 by Marissa Mayer. Startup leadership and survival is all about execution. For Google, this has led to self-driving cars, based on work with Google maps and artificial intelligence.

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Tech.Co

JULY 13, 2023

If we would like to learn more about your skills and experience, we will be in touch within 3 weeks of receiving the application.” Twitter Spaces Event Reveals More About xAI Musk hosted a Twitter Spaces event this week, during which he discussed the new AI project in more detail.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2021

I was reading an old article written by marketing guru Seth Godin a while back where he mentions that “it takes about six years of hard work to become an overnight success”. Here is some data from Wikipedia: Microsoft – Bill Gates founded Microsoft in 1975, to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 26, 2018

Three years ago Aclima came out of stealth, detailing a collaboration with Google on mapping air quality in its offices and also outdoors, by putting sensors on StreetView cars. “We’re really excited because it’s taken really years of work. . “We’re really excited because it’s taken really years of work.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 8, 2019

Warren’s plan called for regulators to be appointed to oversee the unwinding of several acquisitions that were critical to the development of the core technology that make Alphabet’s Google and the social media giant Facebook so profitable… and Zappos. — Balaji S. . ” . ”

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

“They demonstrate best-in-class expertise with Facebook and Google paid ad platforms. They also have a very smart and efficient approach to creative development that was critical to helping us scale,” she wrote. (If What can you tell us about MuteSix as an agency? Image Credits: MuteSix.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 22, 2019

In a pre-emptive move, Silicon Valley-based Humu, a startup developing "human talent development" software, has filed a complaint in the United States District Court, Northern District of California seeking declaratory judgement against Hulu to stave off a possible trademark battle. READ MORE>>.

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