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Startup CTO or Developer

TechEmpower

Here’s a graphic from Socal CTO that illustrates the roles as they change over time: In its earliest days, a startup’s top need is often to produce a product. A CTO can help you find the right answers. Instead, they should consider a Fractional CTO who can help close the gap. Please write us at blog@techempower.com !

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Southern California needs to find its hub for it to develop its own tech ecosystem

TechCrunch LA

Recognizing the tens of billions of dollars that the Southern Californian region leaves on the table, because it hasn’t taken its rightful place in the American technology industry, a new group called the Alliance for Southern California Innovation has just released a report to analyze how SoCal can work to assume its pole position.

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Venture capitalists ‘like and subscribe’ to influencers

TechCrunch LA

A company like Moe will help legitimize the industry,” Bernstein tells TechCrunch. “I I feel this responsibility to my industry to put the best business practices I’ve learned along the way into a platform so I can help other influencers.”. Podfund , for example, writes checks sized between $25,000 to $50,000 to emerging podcasters.

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CapLinked Raise $1.6m Series A Round & Appoint Adam Sroka As VP Technology

Tech Zulu Event

25 Years of Writing Code. Adam Sroka, an agile software innovator, is a self-taught programmer with 25 years of writing code and previously combined his coding skills with his knowledge of agile and lean management techniques as a coach and technical trainer. , and Schlumberger. Make it Simple to Manage Business Or Close Deals.

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March Capital Partners' Jim Armstrong On A New, $240M Venture Fund

socalTECH

You have to help people get better, and not try to fix things. We are looking globally, and though I love SoCal, we're not a regional fund, which is important for that size conversation. We can now write $20M, $25M, and $30M checks to existing, breakout companies in our portfolio. The simple ting you need to do is ask for help.

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Interview with Tara Weingarten, VroomGirls

socalTECH

I love cars--I grew up in SoCal, and my father was really into cars, and didn't have sons. The other thing that struck me, is because it is only men, they tend to write with lots of testosterone. The other thing that struck me, is because it is only men, they tend to write with lots of testosterone. That's exactly what I did.

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Embrace Losing – It Will Make You Stronger

Both Sides of the Table

They had a prominent NorCal investor already so I thought a SoCal lead would make sense – that I could help them in a more hands-on way. There are other great VC’s in SoCal and there is always the allure of the NorCal guys flying down and talking about how they invested in Google, Facebook, Yahoo! Write things down.