SoCal CTO

JANUARY 2, 2013

Then we discussed how they could go about finding this startup business advisor. Then I got an email that asked: I'm leading the marketing efforts for an early-stage startup. Great question and I believe that just like finding a Technical Advisor for your startup is critical, finding a good mentor is critical.

CTO Coach 259

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Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

We provide turnkey digital messaging appliances for enterprises, service providers and software developers to send marketing, e-commerce, CRM and customer service email. I decided that I was going to consult/advise a few companies and relax for a bit. So, I put him in charge of our data centers and technical operations.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Email CTO Hire 40

Frank Addante

MAY 15, 2006

We had lawyers everywhere; digging through files, reviewing all of our emails and mounds of paperwork. Chicago, New York, Miami, Detroit, San Francisco, Los Angeles, etc.) aggressive) are very different than people from Los Angeles (i.e. They were trying to block the success of our IPO. It was ugly.

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Advertising Startup Chief Technology Officer Technical Review 40

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 5, 2010

And that rep doesn’t just send an email to his boss – he has coffee with the head of customer service. This is a topic that comes up often in Los Angeles because many CEOs are tempted to hire their tech teams in the Bay Area. If they can’t, I doubt it will become a big, important technical company.

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