Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Many entrepreneurs I have mentored make big mistakes in this area, by hiring low-cost friends and family, with minimal skills or training, and expecting them to have the same work ethic , passion, and business knowledge as the founder. A solution I often recommend, as least in early growth, is the use of outsourcing for critical tasks.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 2, 2019

During the holiday season, our tradition over the last few years has been to post reflections on the past year and some predictions from Southern California's technology industry. One company that we have mentored, invested in and serve on the board of, is in lending and has hit a very exciting tipping point.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 26, 2010

I’ve been having discussions with several people recently about the role of the CTO (Chief Technology Officer) in very early stage companies. What are the biggest areas of technical risk? What technology research is required? What technologies will we use? What do we build in-house or outsource?

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Your chores can be outsourced through Porter. The nuts and bolts of our tech company is that CMS in the middle, the connection engine. That’s the only thing that is outsourced. When I went full-time, I did not have the full-time support on the tech side I wanted. So, I have no tech support right now.

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Frank Addante

MAY 12, 2007

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? the Rubicon Project (Internet Advertising Technology) Status: Pre-Launch Visit the Rubicon Project Website Startup 5.0: Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. I am still a big fan of outsourcing.

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SoCal CTO

JULY 23, 2012

What are the biggest areas of technical risk? What technology research is required? What technologies will we use? What do we build in-house or outsource? What do we need to do to make sure we can survive technical due diligence by investors and partners? How can we address this risk?

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