socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2012

Santa Monica-based Demand Media (www.demandmedia.com) has seen its share of ups and downs as one of the highest visibility technology and media companies to come out of Southern California's technology ecosystem in recent years. But, they could not write, and did not know what to write from the travel perspective.

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socalTECH

JUNE 6, 2011

I've also worked with startups in Southern California, including TouchCommerce, and I was with them when they were on their first round of funding. Bruce Brown: I was working in 1985 writing keyboard and mouse drivers for Windows version 1. I moved to Southern California in 1992, when Microsoft transferred me to here.

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Startup Mentor Southern California Incubator 221

SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 22, 2007 Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups Ive been participating in a Yahoo Group that are users of LinkedIn and who are Bloggers: [link] Its an interesting group of folks from diverse backgrounds. event I did last fall. in Computer Science.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

Rincon is part of the new breed of Seed Stage VCs and with the leadership of Jim Andelman has charted out the most authentic early-stage investment strategy in Southern California. Any SoCal entrepreneur raising early-stage money should put Rincon on their short list. From there Rob decided to make a small investment.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 2, 2013

They look at the following high level definition of Lean: and they interpret that as write up an executive summary with your ideas and hand it to developers to build. Do you have a Technical Advisors: Every Web/Mobile Startup Must Have One ? What's Going to Go Wrong A lot of founders don't really understand Lean Startup principles.

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CTO Coach Metrics Framework Software Development 219

SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

I promised I would write this post with some thoughts and ideas on the topic. The bad news is that Finding Developers is Tough Here in Los Angeles and even people willing to pay have a hard time finding Web Development in Los Angeles. Here's an example of that kind of email. The bad news is that they can get a good paying job anytime.

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socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2009

I am someone who likes to interact with my Representatives and Senators, by way of writing letters, emailing, and what not. When I was listening, I made a point to try to do that, but when I did, I found I had to go to twenty sites to find the information I needed--whether that was to write a letter, send an email, or whatever.

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Startup Writing Southern California Email 100

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 14, 2009

I moved into writing software to analyze audience data, and wrote a lot of computer graphics software. I also write about holding events ( [link] ), and I’m writing a series about integrating marketing strategy with marketing tactics ( [link] ). What networking events in Los Angeles or Southern California do you go to?

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

One of the challenges is simply timing: so many things have to happen at once for these projects to get off the ground, and most governors and mayors lack the timing skills required to get them over the finish line. Start writing down predictions about people, companies, and markets. Quality tech news from around the web.

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Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Invest 202

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Southern California--despite the lack of huge, name brand firms-- has a significant number of enterprise software companies, of which Network Automation is just one. The traditional way to handle that is to write code. He spent a number of years with another, Southern California bootstrap, Goldmine.

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Networking IBM IBM Pacific Palisades 214

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

This is stuff I tell people verbally at least twice / month so I’m glad to finally get it into written format. When to get a lawyer - If you plan to be a venture or angel backed technology company (what I mostly write about) the best time to start meeting and getting to know lawyers is long before you ever start your company.

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Startup IP Southern California Entrepreneur 318

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. I love cars--I grew up in SoCal, and my father was really into cars, and didn't have sons.

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Truecar Writing Edmunds Sites 204

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. So, I promised this founder to do a post talking about how you go about create specifications of your MVP. You likely are writing your first one of these.

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Develop Development Technical Review CTO Coach 354

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2010

I’m very pleased today to announce that I invested, on behalf of GRP Partners, in Burstly alongside Rincon Venture Partners , an early stage VC in Southern California whith whom we love to work (and were our co-investors on RingRevenue ). Tags: Featured SoCal Stuff. I’ll explain in detail below. Good luck, guys.

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Mobile Invest Company Companies 282

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Steve Jillings has a long track record of running successful startups in Southern California, ranging from such companies as FrontBridge Technologies (sold to Microsoft in 2005 for over $200M) and Vantage Media (acquired in 2007). Telesign provides authentication services for the largest web companies in the world.

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Marina Del Rey Startup IP Examples 238

socalTECH

JUNE 18, 2009

That was the jumping off point for OneCubicle a little over 18 months ago, when we started writing the business plan and code. We do share resources, in terms of if someone needs web help at Champion, we might borrow guys from the web, or if we need something for video, we'll go over to the video folks at Champion.

Social Network 100

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

We talked with Noah about how the company grew out of a business plan competition at the University of Southern California, his recent funding from the Maverick Angels, as well as how the firm hopes to stand out among a crowded list of comparison shopping sites. Noah, thanks for the interview.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

Months of submissions and the amazing help from our judges , the Spotlight is shinning down on awesome companies that were born right out of Southern California. Mobile Web America, Inc. We write and create our own content for the game. in Mechanical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology.

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CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

The difference is that VoiceXML does not leverage customers' knowledge of web development. Also, you mentioned an interesting rails session that you attended last month about security, and we've been studying Google's web app security guidelines. However, in 2008 we were focused almost exclusively within Southern California.

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Venture Capital Technical Review Software Review Southern California 100

socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2010

Plus, there's always shoulder surfing--when people write them down, and are grabbing for your daytimer or spreadsheet for passwords--that's treating passwords like it's the 1950's, and leaving your front door key under a door mat. But, it was important that was in Southern California. It's not used for authentication.

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Technology Web Sites Orange County 124

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2010

There is one thing I learned a long time about about setting goals, “you manage what you measure&# so you need to begin by regularly recording your weight. Writing down your weight from your scale is obviously a manual process and it’s tedious. Tags: SoCal Stuff Tech Market Analysis. Enter Withings.

Technical Review 278

Technical Review Software Review Startup SoCal 278

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

In SoCal we have Crosscut Ventures, Matt Coffin, Mike Jones, Klaus Schauser, etc. The key to getting money is that the people writing the check trust you. I can’t really speak generically to this because the Tech Coast Angels / Pasadena in SoCal have produced Green Dot, MyShape and many other successes. How much to raise?

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Angel Funding Venture Capital Startup 291

socalTECH

JUNE 23, 2011

One trend in the Southern California high tech startup market has been an increasing number of startups--and executives--who have been looking to combine their interests in business with their enthusiasm for giving back through nonprofits and causes. We're still powering actions there, but we're not doing editorial.

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Causecast Startup Content Education 222

socalTECH

JANUARY 25, 2010

Johnson's latest effort is Lunch.com (www.lunch.com), a web site which takes the concepts behind VirtualTourist.com beyond travel, and into lots of other subjects. It was a local, SoCal company right here in Manhattan Beach. on the web, how do you hope to stand out? There is a lot of competition for reviews/etc.

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Content Startup Sites Manhattan Beach 204

SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

Unfortunately, we are web, mobile, software, database guys. Do I have to write up the overview? We can help across a wide variety of types of systems, but once you get into hard core sciences (designing a new compound, bioengineering, etc.) Can you help me get funding?

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CTO Hire Startup Technical Review Development Team Review 264

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."

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Metrics Venture Capital News Product 264

SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

Unfortunately, we are web, mobile, software, database guys. Do I have to write up the overview? We can help across a wide variety of types of systems, but once you get into hard core sciences (designing a new compound, bioengineering, etc.) Can you help me get funding?

CTO Hire 259

CTO Hire Startup Technical Review Development Team Review 259

socalTECH

AUGUST 3, 2009

Sean is looking to locate his startup in the area, so we sat down with Sean to learn more about the company's software, as well as what brought him to the Los Angeles area. We build web software that improves the ability of people to manage their networks. People can see a prototype at our web site, and videos of our prototype.

Networking 113

Networking Startup Social Network Software 113

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

I recommend that you start by writing down the attributes you would want people to think about when they think about your brand. He was one of the first guys that I know who laid out his stall and said I want to do “big data” investments that take advantage of the explosion of data now available on the web. And for me.

Startup 304

Startup Venture Capital Los Angeles Woodland Hills 304

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 9, 2010

Held from July 30, 2010 to August 5, 2010 at Laemmie Sunset 5, attendees had the opportunity to view independent television series and web series, panel discussions from industry experts, and mixers galore for the duration of the event. Best Writing: “Odd Jobs” Jeremy Redleaf. Directed by: Lee Friedlander.

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OCTANE Beverly Hills Southern California Content 78

Jason Nazar

MARCH 22, 2011

When he had the idea for his company, he didn’t write a long business plan or try to raise money to hire an agency to build a website for him. He just pounded out design and code for a few weeks and got Plancast up on the web and users adopting his product right away.

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Company Companies Startup Twiistup 111

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Baghdasarian was co-founder of Monterey Networks, which was sold to Cisco Systems back in 1999, has been an active angel investor in Southern California. We've basically taken advantage of all the new technology out there--especially, the web-based service model. Zareh Baghdasarian is the CEO of 15desks (www.15desks.com),

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Education Startup Course Tool 124

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2013

This started as a post in which I was going to write out tips to personal branding and became in stead an essay of my own branding journey. The World Wide Web was now being rolled out everywhere and every project was considering its Intranet strategy. In my next post I will take on the topic of how to control your brand.

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Technical Advisors Marketing Startup Venture Capital 385

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 25, 2014

It’d been a big year in tech, and the different supporting parts of team TZ – so what better way to kick off the festivities with an inaugural train-bound journey, courtesy of the good people at Amtrak. Doug Krugman – Web Thrift Store , supporting charities through buying/selling online. Hustle hard, ride in comfort.

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Entertainment Google Entrepreneur Course 99

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 18, 2011

I have been through many months with them but because of lack of funds, I spent lot of time doing non-technical work for first 4-5 months, spending time with them on putting pitches for investors, cash flows, budgets, writing business plans, product prototype setups etc.

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CTO CTO Hire CTO Coach Equity 167

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

In my view, the very fact that they feel that the technical development of a web startup is only worth a couple percent speaks volumes. So before you ask someone to even spend an hour of their time writing code or reviewing specs make sure you can pay them in some form (coffee, dinner, laptop, etc.),

CTO Hire 241

CTO Hire CTO Coach Equity Develop 241

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 18, 2011

I have been through many months with them but because of lack of funds, I spent lot of time doing non-technical work for first 4-5 months, spending time with them on putting pitches for investors, cash flows, budgets, writing business plans, product prototype setups etc.

CTO 150

CTO CTO Hire CTO Coach Equity 150