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Open Source Business Model

SoCal CTO

Common revenue streams are consulting, training, support, customization, upgraded versions for corporate applications, etc. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO. He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO?

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Interview with Ramit Varma, Revolution Prep

socalTECH

Out of 41 companies who submitted their software for approval, only three were accepted--us, McGraw Hill, and Peoples Education. It might not be problems in geometry, it might be because students can't add fractions in algebra. We get the right people in, and trained very quickly, and then have them out there working.

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How Technology Has Changed the Executive Boardroom

Tech Zulu Event

Sure, there are roles like CTO or CIO, but the input and decision making process has remained fairly static. With the trend to higher technology needs and the youth who are involved in the development of new technology, it is no longer unusual to walk into a board meeting and see a CTO in his early 40s. Today’s boardroom.

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Catch #Mindshare50 Talks Live on TechZulu

Tech Zulu Event

Director of Business Development, WellnessFXZak is fascinated by the cross section of technology, experience design and health. Prior to joining WellnessFX (consumer directed health technology), he completed his MBA at Stanford. Lucien’s goal is simple, to completely redesign education. Lucien Vattel / @GameDesk.

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RingRevenue Creates A New Performance Marketing Revenue Channel

InfoChachkie

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. At CallWave, Colin was CTO, Jason was CFO and I was in charge of product marketing and customer acquisition.

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63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of

SoCal Delicious

After the acquisition, MyMiniLife became the common technology platform at Zynga and powers 150M monthly users including games like Cityville, Farmville, and Frontierville. He is a founder of Strengths Doctors, a consulting firm which helps leaders design energizing work environments. Cyrus Farudi – Co-founder of Capsule.