SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Just a quick note that I'll be moderating a Technology Council Event : Social Networking as a Business Strategy May 19, 2009 - Culver City Social networking media are used on a daily basis to grow businesses and expand career opportunities. Can social networking be a money-maker for companies?

Social Network 150

Social Network Networking Yammer CTO Hire 150

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 27, 2012

By now you probably know that David Sacks , co-founder of PayPal and founder of both Geni & Yammer made some observations on Facebook that Silicon Valley “as we know it” was coming to an end. “In order to create a successful new company, you have to find an idea that. (1) Where I Might Expand the Argument.

Technical Review 299

Technical Review Venture Capital Yammer Google 299

socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2011

Anyone who has been in sales, business development, or just works a lot with others is familiar with contact management software--tracking who you have been talking to, when, notes, and more for sales teams. CRM systems today don't do a good job of even integrating email, much less social. Everything is in one place.

Google 216

Google Tool Email Sales 216

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 22, 2011

In order to grow we hired successful and expensive sales people who in turn were able to (and incentivized to) sell projects at higher margins and close big deals. LinkedIn – Lots of people talk about LinkedIn as a social network. We knew how to sell – we had clients paying $1 million / year. This was a mistake.

Startup 386

Startup Pricing Marketing Product 386

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Another big innovator in helping manage cloud implementations is Okta , founded by Todd McKinnon, the former VP of Engineering at Salesforce.com (who knows a thing or two about cloud services) and Freddy Kerrest who was senior in biz dev & sales at Salesforce and was there from 2002-07. Other Layers.

Startup 343

Startup Technical Review S3 Services 343