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. Still, if you've not heard these questions from a developer, they are not helping you as much as they should. Do you need to process user-contributed media? It needs to be a conversation.

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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. Now, thanks to social media, you don't have to outspend. You could just outspend. Here’s why.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

You’re sales person is getting blocked by the CTO who says she shouldn’t go above him but the CTO isn’t approving the deal. Maybe it helps that I love controversy and pushing the boundaries so people felt it was OK for them to do it as well. Should she take a chance and potentially ruffle feathers? he asked.

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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. and most recently Myspace, where he ran an online marketing team focused on SEO, social media, and paid traffic acquisition. Founder’s Table, CEO, CTO, CIO, COO, and President, CallFire.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

This is a novel user interaction that embeds casual entertainment directly into the operating system experience, based on some fairly interesting underlying technology. In addition, I do a few consulting projects on the side, in the areas of product strategy, search engine optimization, and intellectual property. How did it help you?

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 15, 2009

I’m currently working with several startups, helping them launch new web businesses. My clients are typically entrepreneurs who have other jobs and are looking for help to get their side projects going but don’t have the time or skill set to launch it themselves. Wow, great questions. You face a bit of the challenge that I face.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 14, 2009

In 1986 I started an advertising and public relations firm to serve software and hardware companies, which became a marketing consulting business ( www.Allen.com ) when I moved to L.A. Along the way, I co-authored three books on one-to-one marketing ( [link] ) to help marketers learn how to built and nature relationships with their customers.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 3, 2012

What is coming is Internet-enabled televisions, content streaming with built-in social media interactions in real time and multiple screen activities. With the rapid trajectory of tablet devices purchased in the past few years, media and mobile companies are scrambling to create new apps for them. WOW, right? has accomplished.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

She is a go to person for me when I have questions around technology or early stage marketing and branding. I hadn't talked to her in a while and then because of a presentation I did around Social Media for Service Professionals she and I reconnected. I'm married to Mike Freehling , M&A and financial management consultant.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 12, 2010

Founder and CEO of Mandalay Entertainment, the visionary multimedia venture spanning movies, TV, sports, and new media, Peter Guber is among the most successful executives in the entertainment and communications industries. Through Demand Media, Richard is redefining the next generation of new media companies. . startups.

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

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I did a presentation about the use of Social Media to a great group of people who mostly are different kinds of service professionals (attorneys, accountants, consultants, etc.). I'm hoping that others will help point me to other resources around this topic. This is that post. A few things we discussed: Focus. Topic Hubs.

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SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

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Frank Addante

MAY 15, 2006

– Premium Online Advertising Company Age: 21 - 25 Time Period: 1997 - 2001 My Role: Chief Technology Officer, Technology Founder and Chairman, Advisory Board High Point: $500 million market cap; 3,000+ customers; 8 billion transactions per month; 65% Internet reach Warning, this will be a long posting.

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