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Document Your MVP for a Developer

SoCal CTO

I asked some of the same questions I ask in my Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions and then I get to a very common conversation: Me : Do you have specs? See also: 12 Tips for Early Customer Development Interviews , 12 tips for customer development , tips for customer development. Founder : Ummm. what do you mean?

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How to Hunt Programmers for Your Startup - A Field Guide

SoCal CTO

Ask a few CTO type people. Or ask me Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions. It tips you off that the person doesn't quite get the nuance. It needs to be funded to be successful. The grind is too much and too long if it gets beyond that size. What do you do if you don't know the size? Is this a Wordpress hack?

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Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles – Cliff Allen

SoCal CTO

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. A few years ago, my CTO spotted a need that local groups and organizations have in handling RSVPs and registrations for meetings and events. Hey, radio.

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How to Hunt Programmers for Your Startup - A Field Guide

SoCal CTO

Ask a few CTO type people. Or ask me Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions. It tips you off that the person doesn't quite get the nuance. It needs to be funded to be successful. The grind is too much and too long if it gets beyond that size. What do you do if you don't know the size? Is this a Wordpress hack?

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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. Emily Scherberth – Founder of Symphony PR.

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How to Pick a Partner

Alon Schwartz

Beside the free marriage consultation I sometimes give, I want to mainly focus on business partnerships. If you’re the CEO and you’re looking for a partner CTO (sound familiar) you’re not just checking him out, he is checking you as well. Just one tip, I always find the power of appreciation of little things so amazing.

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How to Pick a Partner

Alon Schwartz

Beside the free marriage consultation I sometimes give, I want to mainly focus on business partnerships. If you’re the CEO and you’re looking for a partner CTO (sound familiar) you’re not just checking him out, he is checking you as well. Just one tip, I always find the power of appreciation of little things so amazing.

Startup 56