SoCal CTO

MARCH 11, 2013

Yesterday, I was talking to a startup founder about their MVP and they said something that finally got me to write this post: "I have a few investors interested but they want to see a product." If you do build the MVP and show it to them, they will ask you about your metrics. They really want metrics, not a product.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 19, 2012

He is not a technical person, but is somewhat web savvy. And in the case of defining mobile/web/software, there is even more variability in terms of form and format. You likely are writing your first one of these. I was talking with an early-stage founder who has a product vision and wants to get it built.

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TechEmpower

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

We build web and mobile applications, and we've been doing so for a little over fifteen years. 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. Platforms eschew threading and then re-invent threading anew.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

8:17 How did you decide to go with either shrinkwrap or web only product? 41:00 Transitioning from software to writing. 48:30 Vanity metrics. 52:00 Actionable metrics. 48:30 Vanity metrics. 52:00 Actionable metrics. Timecodes: 00:00 Welcome, our guest is Eric Ries, founder of the Lean Startup Movement.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Start writing down predictions about people, companies, and markets. We get at least a dozen at the TC offices every week, which is why we write about books so often around here these days. Startups either get three dozen term sheets or none at all, since every firm is walking around with the same frameworks and metrics in their head.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 20, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, February 20, 2007 Innovation and Geography I ran across a post in Read/Write Web - Does Location Matter in Web Innovation? ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

As automotive web sites go, there are lots of review and information sites giving you information about new and used cars, magazines and information sites for auto enthusiasts, and discussion sites and groups for all kinds of cars. The other thing that struck me, is because it is only men, they tend to write with lots of testosterone.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

We both felt that the critical reasoning skills and writing skills were critical to our career development. Company grew by more than “400% each year” for past few years [assume growth metric = revenues]. Metrics: 2.5mm members, 1,000 brands, 2,500 sale events to-date. Mo’s other degree was English, mine was Political Science.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2018

He told me to stop responded to RFPs where I wasn’t the person who helped write the specs for the RFPs. Kai taught me that the key metric to whether a sales process is going well is “engagement.” I hired a sales coach named Kai Krickle who helped me figure out how to close more deals.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 19, 2011

I know it’s easier to write “horse race&# stories about who’s signing up more users, raising more funding or who’s “hot&# lately. In a world where it’s easier to judge the immediate value of a business, I know that metrics like “time on site&# matter. On the open web.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Joey Flores: For starters, we're smart enough not to believe anything until it is in writing. We had some investors very interested but wanted us to validate some metrics, so we spent time building things to prove those metrics. We're very focused on just on iOS and Android, and not on the web side or administration.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2012

You may have already found several articles, web pages, or books about writing the perfect executive summary. They all offer a list of requirements that might take 50 pages to address, but of course they ask you to write concisely. That’s your metric to see if you have their attention. Marty Zwilling.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 24, 2016

What you Before Sets the Course for How Well the Day Goes Make sure you send your financial and operating metrics no less than 72 hours before the board meeting — even better if it can be a week in advance. There are always times where one member needs to be on a web conference or telephone call due to travel conflicts.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

You may have already found several articles, web pages, or books about writing the perfect executive summary. They all offer a list of requirements that might take 50 pages to address, but of course they ask you to write concisely. That’s your metric to see if you have their attention. Marty Zwilling.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

Open Source Business Models, speakers for Web 2.0 I am in the middle of writing up some of my thoughts on this and will post about it and let you know. ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. event I did last fall.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

You may have already found several articles, web pages, or books about writing the perfect executive summary. They all offer a list of requirements that might take 50 pages to address, but of course they ask you to write concisely. That’s your metric to see if you have their attention. Marty Zwilling.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

Computer scientists call the study of graphs “ network theory ,&# but on the web the word “network&# is used to refer to the websites themselves). Metrics availability. Automating the Path to a Better User Experience - The Product Guy , July 5, 2010 I started writing about Quick-UX in 2008. Not so bad. Performance.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

Mobile Web America, Inc. We write and create our own content for the game. We make it trivial to quickly aggregate and monitor your key metrics in real-time! This means not having to worry about spending extra time negotiating and collecting superfluous paperwork at the storage facility.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 15, 2009

Our startup interview this morning is with Josh Stomel , founder of ResumeBucket (www.resumebucket.com), a new web site that is focused on helping people share their resumes with the world. Plus, we will provide resume writing services. What's the idea behind the site? Are those resume public or private?

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 25, 2014

Doug Krugman – Web Thrift Store , supporting charities through buying/selling online. Ryan Magnussen – Grail , making content curation on the web even easier. Alex Taub – Social Rank , Twitter metrics and engagement tool. Chris Cox – Invoc , inbound call analytics.

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SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Write me an e-mail and let me know what youre up to! I’ve been asked a few times recently, “Wow, these analytics you write about are great, but how does a startup begin to bite off the relevant parts? First, let me recommend reading a previous blog, called omg I’m just a startup, I can’t do those fancy metrics.

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