Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2020

Don’t assume you can outsource the implementation decisions. Create a written plan, with target milestones and metrics. Yet there are clearly some positive steps I can recommend for getting you (and him) over the bridge: Find a co-founder who has been there and done that. Expand your own learning and knowledge by helping others.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 26, 2010

What do we build in-house or outsource? What metrics are going to be the key startup metrics and how do we get those metrics without too much cost? Technologies you use, how much will it cost, future capabilities, scalability, in-house vs. outsourced all intersect. How are we going to manage the product roadmap?

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Your chores can be outsourced through Porter. That’s the only thing that is outsourced. My every day is trying to fundraise, reaching, re-reaching out, and trying to keep people updated with metrics. ML: I do mentor and advise a lot of young entrepreneurs, especially from USC since I went to that school.

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SoCal CTO

JULY 23, 2012

What do we build in-house or outsource? What metrics are going to be the key startup metrics and how do we get those metrics without too much cost? Learning, Networking, Mentors From the question, this person is clearly looking at the issue of how to grow into this role. When will key hires come on?

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