SoCal CTO

APRIL 2, 2012

In the mean time, if you need some extra help, get some contractors to test out specific things. In other words, they come in asking for help with sourcing and hiring. They most often really just need either a Part-Time CTO or Technology Advisor , and then some combination of hiring and/or outsourcing (on-shore or off-shore).

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 28, 2008

Agoura Hills-based inQ, a provider of outsourced web sales services, has renamed itself TouchCommerce, the firm said today. inQ offers web chat services for e-commerce web sites, which helps to close online sales and guide users to select and find products. inQ did not detail reasons for the name change.

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Frank Addante

MAY 12, 2007

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. I have been outsourcing to India since before it became popular. I am still a big fan of outsourcing. A BIG THANK YOU. Be scrappy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2020

To help you focus, I have prioritized the following list of success principles, too often overlooked by otherwise smart people, blinded by dollar signs, who jump in before they consider the consequences and alternatives: Find a unique niche you love which adds real value. Take advantage of low-cost modern tools and automation.

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socalTECH

MARCH 5, 2014

So, how do you help ease enterprise customers into the cloud--or at least, help them use cloud technology to help them with their business goals? What we do, is we build them private, cloud infrastructure, and make it available in an easy to consume web portal. It''s all custom, technology agnostic, and very flexible.

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Tech Coast Venture Network

APRIL 21, 2010

Web businesses are obviously an ideal small business, but there are plenty of others that you can also do from home. In fact, this can naturally force you to pay attention to your spending, and help you make better informed decisions. Start on your own, and outsource later. Global Human Resources Outsourcing.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Steve Gilison worked as a market researcher and product manager at a startup where my company, TechEmpower , did the software / web development. I’m currently working with several startups, helping them launch new web businesses. And do you know anyone that I should speak with who might be able to help me find more work?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 27, 2014

Now you can do it for free, or a few hundred dollars, with one of the many web building tools available, like Shopify or Weebly Store. You can now skip the mandatory office space rental, with secretary and bookkeeping staff, or outsourcing. A programmer can build a new smartphone app for a few thousand dollars.

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Southern California Edison Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Increased network reliability, proactive infrastructure monitoring, and comprehensive technical support help maximize network uptime, which can save companies from expensive outages and reduced productivity. Greater Staff Productivity. Improved Network Quality. Partner With A Managed Network Services Provider.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2012

Always end self-help postings with “Did this answer your question?” So don’t move the search bar from the top of a web page, or select a digit other than “0” for getting a human on the phone. It’s getting tougher and tougher to outsource this tone and technology to other cultures halfway around the globe.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 3, 2011

To start off the year, we are publishing our first interview for the season with Jamie Siminoff , the CEO of Los Angeles-based Unsubscribe.com , an online service which helps you unsubscribe from unwanted newsletters and email lists. We were looking to help deal with that issue, and also protect people from the bad unsubscribes.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 26, 2010

Rather they should get a part-time Acting CTO who can help close the gap. Bottom line – if as you recognize this gap, then reach out to get a slice of a CTO who can help bridge the gap. What do we build in-house or outsource? I disagree with that and certainly see lots of shapes and sizes of these kinds of engagements.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2013

Always end self-help postings with “Did this answer your question?” So don’t move the search bar from the top of a web page, or select a digit other than “0” for getting a human on the phone. It’s getting tougher and tougher to outsource this tone and technology to other cultures halfway around the globe.

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Customer Custom Services High Tech 89

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Matt Lucido wanted to help with everyone’s daily life by creating a service app called Porter. Your chores can be outsourced through Porter. That’s the only thing that is outsourced. We launched with a web app, so we are only web-based. App developers are coming up with new ideas daily to make our lives easier.

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Technical Review Mobile Startup Los Angeles 87

socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2010

I'd actually been laid off from the acquirer of my previous semiconductor company, and Allan was looking for help on the business development side. Google is doing a web presentment tool, taking data from utility companies. We're outsourcing lots of development, and our developers are all around the world in low cost locations.

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Tech.Co

MAY 9, 2024

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 12, 2010

where her clients included global leaders in the outsourcing and telecom sectors and a number of prominent non-profits. Along with Professors Thomas Pogge and Aidan Hollis, she founded Incentives for Global Health and helped produce a plan for incentivizing the development of new drugs for neglected diseases. Alex Quilici. Paul Grahm.

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Frank Addante

MARCH 26, 2007

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary! A BIG THANK YOU.

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socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2013

The company--which is in the business of operating a content delivery network (CDN) to accelerate the delivery of web graphics, multimedia, applications, and more to end users-- recently disclosed it more than doubled its revenues in 2012, and has grown to over 230 employees--all due to a huge amount of demand for CDN services by its customers.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 4, 2012

As an entrepreneur, I helped create companies which achieved two IPOs and two trade sales totaling $385 million. Hopefully this article and the accompanying six-minute video will help you avoid learning these mission-critical lessons the hard way. During those same 15-years, I made innumerable mistakes. Grant Exclusivity.

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SoCal Delicious

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

It is generally a soft touch at the beginning of the development process, perhaps identifying 1-2 early alpha/beta customers to help flesh out use cases to be built upon over time. It is helping with recruiting by leveraging my networks and experience in a particular domain. Solicit trusted advisors help with interviewing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 28, 2019

With the cost of starting an online business today at an all-time low, I can’t imagine why everyone doesn’t have a web site and an LLC to mitigate liability and minimize taxes. New tools make it easy create your own web site, and manage accounting. Start networking for potential partners or people who can help.

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socalTECH

MAY 14, 2013

I love the web and love Internet marketing. Although the web offers amazing chances for organic growth, you have to do something amazing. We realized that the way the web was heading, was that if you don''t do something amazing, someone will do it better. We never have to worry about monetization, and outsource that to Google.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

As a last resort I outsourced and actually hired someone in India to remotely log into my computer during the night and correct all the errors from the scanned cards, which my in house team had processed earlier in the day. Help a Reporter Out (HARO). Or post different results you’ve helped people achieve.

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Customer Custom Marketing SEO 85

InfoChachkie

MAY 16, 2011

As an entrepreneur and startup investor, I have helped create companies which achieved two IPOs which collectively raised over $100 million, as well as two acquisitions which totaled $385 million. However, it is my hope that this article will help you avoid learning the following lessons the hard way. 8 ) Grant Exclusivity.

Startup 242

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Frank Addante

SEPTEMBER 25, 2006

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Agility Stealth and speed will usually help beat-out large companies. FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary! A BIG THANK YOU.

Company 40

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Frank Addante

MAY 8, 2006

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary! A BIG THANK YOU.

Startup 40

Startup Advertising Web Design Venture Capital 40

Frank Addante

JANUARY 30, 2007

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Particularly for consumer web sites, things dont have to be perfect all of the time. FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary! Be scrappy.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Outsource Development Web 2.0 40

Frank Addante

AUGUST 27, 2007

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. We had a few wooden desks and a desktop computer that served as my personal workstation, our web server and our ad server. Startup 3.0:

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Startup Venture Capital Outsource Development Web 2.0 40

socalTECH

MAY 7, 2012

Sean Broihier: We are an online art marketplace, and help living artists and photographers sell prints of their artwork. and photographer is an online web presence and an order fulfillment partner. AS I was working my engineering job, I got obsessed with programming and building a business for the web. things of that nature.

Santa Monica 258

Santa Monica Pricing Sites Sales 258

Frank Addante

OCTOBER 31, 2006

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Sure, we lost out on some of the low end business, but in the end, that actually helped the business survive the dot-com bubble burst.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Advertising Email 40

Frank Addante

SEPTEMBER 6, 2006

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. My experience sometimes helps me avoid making the same mistakes twice, but that requires me to "think" before I jump into the fire.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2011

Now, he ‘outsources’ his investments through John Frankel of Frankel Asset Management. Because he was particularly attracted to the idea of positioning Quigo in the business of helping retailers with search, Quigo started building sophisticated technology for applied semantics stuff with web pages. So, he built an auction.

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Google Startup Advertising Acquisition 302

Frank Addante

SEPTEMBER 20, 2006

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. As he was standing there explaining the surgery in a very serious tone, I couldnt help but think to myself "this guy saves lives."

Startup 40

Startup Blogging Venture Capital Outsource Development 40

SoCal CTO

JULY 23, 2012

What existing systems will we leverage, what programming languages, software development methodologies, web application frameworks, revision control systems, etc.? What do we build in-house or outsource? I believe you will find lots of CTOs quite willing to help you as a mentor. How can we address this risk? Accounting?

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CTO Coach CTO Hire Outsource Development Develop 231

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

thought it would be helpful to put some of my thoughts into a blog post and hopefully spur some conversation in the comments and over email. He blogs to 10,000 web entrepreneurs at Software by Rob and co-hosts the podcast Startups for the Rest of Us. More tiers = more complication = more confusion. Same goes for television.

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socalTECH

APRIL 27, 2015

We are an online ordering platform, that helps restaurants enhance their web presence and the profitability of their brand. We were a little early in that market, doing outsourcing, offshore, and managed crowdsourcing. We are helping them with restaurant operations, and helping them manage technology.

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