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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Capital Southern California Technical Review SaaS 113

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Early-stage companies shouldn’t: outsource core product development, have consulting firms build it for them to speed up time-to-market, shouldn’t hire too many business people until product is complete and early product/market fit tested. And what your views / tips for early-stage startup teams are. Know the difference.

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Startup Slides Outsource Development Sales 388

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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Outsource Development Outsource Software Review Startup 40

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2015

Here are some pragmatic tips on how to make your startup more scalable and investable: If you need investors, start with a scalable idea. Outsource what is non-strategic to optimize leverage. Smart entrepreneurs never outsource their core competency, and never rely on intellectual property they don’t own. Automate to the max.

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Startup Outsource Invest Ideas 103

Alon Schwartz

DECEMBER 2, 2008

I will use this blog to talk about topic I believe are of interest to many technology entrepreneurs which is a group I found to be quite unrepresented. These topics range from tips for successful outsourcing, SEO tips, why.Net (or why not), how to get a great team, and many others. More coming soon.

SEO 40

SEO Tips Outsource Blogging 40

Alon Schwartz

DECEMBER 2, 2008

I will use this blog to talk about topic I believe are of interest to many technology entrepreneurs which is a group I found to be quite unrepresented. These topics range from tips for successful outsourcing, SEO tips, why.Net (or why not), how to get a great team, and many others. More coming soon.

SEO 40

SEO Tips Outsource Blogging 40

Alon Schwartz

DECEMBER 2, 2008

I will use this blog to talk about topic I believe are of interest to many technology entrepreneurs which is a group I found to be quite unrepresented. These topics range from tips for successful outsourcing, SEO tips, why.Net (or why not), how to get a great team, and many others. More coming soon.

SEO 40

SEO Tips Outsource Blogging 40

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2013

Self-service technologies, social media, and smart phones have created a new set of expectations for high-tech consumers today. Anticipate this, and use today’s technology to make the experience seamless. Customer expectations go up as rapidly as the delivery technologies change. You probably won’t get a second chance.

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Customer Custom Services High Tech 89

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Here are some pragmatic tips on how to make your startup more scalable and investable: If you need investors, start with a scalable idea. Outsource what is non-strategic to optimize leverage. Smart entrepreneurs never outsource their core competency, and never rely on intellectual property they don’t own. Automate to the max.

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Funding Startup Outsource Ideas 67

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Emerging Technology: Mobile Engagement: Reaching the Connected Consumer (Miller PR, Avatar Labs). Scaling thru Outsourcing. Tips and Tools for Managing Virtual Teams (Tecca). If you do not see your panel listed and are from SoCal let us know in the comments below and I’ll get it listed.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

It is often the fortuitous mixture of new technologies, customer awareness and then acceptance of the technology and then the slow adoption into our daily lives that leads to markets exploding. This is the so-called “tipping point.&# It is at this point that your startup needs to consider “ going fat.&#

Development Team Review 374

Development Team Review Technical Review Startup Resource 374

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2010

Because it addresses an internal audience, it can use technical jargon and assume the reader understands the technology. Enough detail is required so that someone else can build it without you (outsourcing). See my previous article “ Ten Tips for an Investment-Grade Business Plan ” for details on requirements here.

Product 48

Product Outsource Development Competition High Tech 48

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 13, 2009

Customer Service – As newspaper boys were the face of their employers, savvy carriers learned to establish healthy customer relationships to facilitate timely collections and generous tips. Calling All Entrepreneurs. The old-world newspaper business model is vanishing. However, with change comes opportunity.

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Web 2.0 Web Sales Outsource Development 222

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

I continue to collect great content that is the intersection of startups, products, online and technology. Storm Clouds - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , November 12, 2010 We have enjoyed an amazing run in the web startup and investing space over the past five or six years. This should not deter you. This doesn’t make sense.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

Frank Addante

JANUARY 23, 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. Outsourcing 1. A BIG THANK YOU.

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development Develop Development Product 40

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

After the acquisition, MyMiniLife became the common technology platform at Zynga and powers 150M monthly users including games like Cityville, Farmville, and Frontierville. Dan Gould is the another founder of Chill and leads the technology team. Previously, he co-created Farmville, and was the CEO/co-founder of MyMiniLife, Inc.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

August was a slow month in terms of traffic and I was away for a lot of the month, but there were some really great posts at the intersection of startups, technology, product and being a Startup CTO. m the f%*kin’ boss.”. More tiers = more complication = more confusion. Final Thought. Alltop is a great source of information for both Paper.li

Startup 191

Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Hire 191

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

Some really great stuff in 2010 that aims to help startups around product, technology, business models, etc. Steve Blank , January 25, 2010 10 Tips for Adding Game Mechanics to a Non-Gaming Service - ReadWriteStart , September 21, 2010 Startups & VCs: Learn How to Design, Market, & Eat Your Own. - First Principles.

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