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Startup CTO or Developer

SoCal CTO

What worries me a bit is how often I read that startups should hire a developer / hands-on lead developer. But often the result of a Founder hiring a developer or lead developer or even a VP engineering is a gap created between the founders and the developers. What do we build in-house or outsource?

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Reflections On 2018: Matt Stodder, Startup Boost LA

socalTECH

We continue to have a steady stream of industry and thought leaders raising their hands to be mentors for our upcoming cohorts. And, many of the presenting companies received sizable funding commitments and offers of ongoing help. Yet they turned-out each and every week of our six-week programs.

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Interview with Michele Ruiz and Dan Gould, BiasSync

socalTECH

We have developed a tool that takes scientific, validated methodologies from academia, and use that to assess unconscious bias around race, gender, age, and other personality attributes, in the workplace. Sometimes, it's just content presented online. That's what we do over the course of our two year contract.

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The Master Checklist of EVERYTHING You Need to Start a Business

Jason Nazar

Ensure your business name is available on a wide variety of social networking websites in order to develop consistent branding ( KnowEm ). Set up a collaboration method for business documents, spreadsheets and presentations ( GoogleApps ). Business Mentors. Go mobile and consider app development. Choose a tax year.

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The Odd Couple: Angels and Accelerators

Steve Reich

At a recent accelerator event on the West Side, a friendly young founder told me that he had been coached by his mentor not to talk to Angel groups. But as a community, we have to figure out how Angels can effectively participate in the development of accelerator-based companies. The Angel funding process can be arduous.

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Taking Other People’s Money Changes Your Life

Startup Professionals Musings

When I get funded,” the entrepreneur thinks, “I can build a prototype, hire a development team, go to market, scale more quickly, and beat my competition.” Many startups have an advisory board of sympathetic people with industry expertise, or people who enjoy mentoring, or people who donate a few services on the come.

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Meet the Investors & Tech Leaders Judging at Startup Night SXSW 2018

Tech.Co

Fortunately, for those headed to SXSW, Startup Night SXSW 2018 , presented by the Kauffman Foundation and TechCo, will be filled with investors from a multitude of industries who are looking to discover and fund startups building the latest solutions and tech innovations. Joanne Chen, Partner at Foundation Capital.