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AUGUST 4, 2011

Almost every day I'm talking to early stage startup founders (see Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions ) about what they plan to do. Many of these founders have talked with several developers or development firms about their plans. Tell me about the business. What are your key Startup Metrics ?

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MAY 14, 2023

Cash flow is a basic survival metric for every startup. The best entrepreneurs manage cash flow ruthlessly and never delegate decisions about spending money. For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month. You will make mistakes.

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JUNE 2, 2021

Simple metrics and your personal knowledge of the industry can’t keep up with all the relevant competitive forces. Apple pulled ahead of other mobile phones in its early days largely because it cultivated an ecosystem of software developers who created iPhone apps to meet every consumer niche and need.

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AUGUST 19, 2020

Cash flow is a basic survival metric for every startup. The best entrepreneurs manage cash flow ruthlessly and never delegate decisions about spending money. For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month. You will make mistakes.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2007

Its interesting to think about how universities might want to have their staff better aligned with moving ideas from the lab to start-ups. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO? ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 Finding Good Developers in Los Angeles? About 18 months ago, the entire group began to mention that they were having more difficulty finding good developers. Im part of a CTO group that meets once a month to discuss various topics.

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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. Founder Developer Gap I’m assuming that the founders understand what they generally want to do with the business and where the product should be going. How can we address this risk? Accounting?

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MARCH 20, 2007

talking about Prodeges Search with Kevin Site - [link]. Posted byTony Karrer at 5:02 PM 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) About Me Tony Karrer Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2007

that talked about a recent NY Times article When It Comes to Innovation, Geography Is Destiny. Ive personally been involved in the start-up world in Los Angeles for about 15 years, and have had the opportunity to work on many early-stage companies (e.g., Evening events in Orange County require about 2 hours of round trip drive time.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2007

Part of the discussion around this is the talk about the founder who only got $83M (as compared to $3xxM for the other founders) who bailed out early and choose to go back to school. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2013

As software developers, we're technophiles, so we enjoy these cycles and quite often find humor listening to the energy spent arguing on either side of issues. Focusing on the metrics that ultimately drive the business, often the bottom line, has provided a reality check, a counter-weight to the desire to consume all new technologies.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 28, 2007

Posted byTony Karrer at 7:01 AM 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) About Me Tony Karrer Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO? ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

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MARCH 9, 2007

Posted byTony Karrer at 9:30 AM 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) About Me Tony Karrer Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Cash flow is a basic survival metric for every startup. The best entrepreneurs manage cash flow ruthlessly and never delegate decisions about spending money. For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month. You will make mistakes.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2007

A couple of things I should add - Greg didnt mention the technical challenges they had (scalable complex matching algorithm) and the issues they had with an initial developer. He was asked about how you get a network business going - and it was extremely challenging. Still it was gratifying to hear the numbers.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2007

This is something Ive always wondered about. Posted byTony Karrer at 7:05 AM 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) About Me Tony Karrer Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning.

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MARCH 13, 2007

March 14, 2007 10:47 AM Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) About Me Tony Karrer Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. Posted byTony Karrer at 6:58 AM 1 comments: Jon Miller said.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Cash flow is a basic survival metric for every startup. The best entrepreneurs manage cash flow ruthlessly and never delegate decisions about spending money. For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month. You will make mistakes.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2007

Having help narrowing choices is what its going to be about going forward. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO? ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2007

Posted byTony Karrer at 7:27 AM 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) About Me Tony Karrer Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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MARCH 1, 2007

Posted byTony Karrer at 12:50 PM 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) About Me Tony Karrer Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. No small task Ben. Im still trying to figure it out.

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MARCH 5, 2007

There are quite a few other Software Development Companies in Southern California working on open source and/or freemium business models. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2007

They are smart and like to talk about whats going on. The one thing that is making me more hopeful about events is that Im starting to see more pre-event lists of people who will be attending. For me, these are folks who are actively involved in wide variety of technology-enabled businesses.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Old School Software Distribution Is Doomed. On December 10th, 1993, a small group of software developers in Shreveport, Louisiana changed the software world. id Software’s first-person shooter game, entitled simply DOOM, could be downloaded free, allowing gamers to play the first nine levels.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2014

Cashflow is a basic survival metric for every startup. The best entrepreneurs manage cashflow ruthlessly and never delegate decisions about spending money. For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month. You will make mistakes.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

Assuming we know a smidge about what product managers do, they’re the connection hub between the moving parts, (assuming we’re talking strictly tech). The term a gile development is defined, and the panel agreed unanimously that maintaining this mindset is necessary. Sometimes, it’s not all about what the user sees.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

But this still leaves me with lots of questions about the interplay between these tools, so Id ask people who author a blog, use LinkedIn (or other social networking), and participate in discussion groups, how do you use these tools. . * Ive not found that much use for LinkedIn to help my blogging, but Im starting to think about this.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2013

I did a presentation this week at Coloft that looked at how Non-Technical Founders can go about getting their MVP built. Purpose of an MVP and Defining the Right MVP I've really not talked as much about this in my blog even though its hugely important. " Once you have the metrics defined, it focuses your effort.

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APRIL 28, 2014

If there’s some issue they didn’t think about are they going to be beat up about it? Don’t do this to a developer or they will hate you. Other Topics Covered I also covered topics that are covered more thoroughly in the following posts: Document Your MVP for a Developer. Provide the metrics you are trying to achieve.

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SoCal CTO

JULY 23, 2012

I've previously addressed the role of a CTO in early-stages in my post Startup CTO or Developer. It specifically answers the first questions about role and how it changes as the company matures. for a Lead Developer: How much will it cost to build what we need to build? Here's a dirty secret about most startups.

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MARCH 16, 2007

And because you are online, you will have access to all sorts of information about the people, what their interests are - it will be easily captured. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be.

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