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Hiring a CTO for Your Startup

SoCal CTO

Several people have recently come to me to help them source and/or hire full-time CTOs for their startup having found me through my post that looks at: Startup CTO Salary and Equity Data. The first thing I do is suggest they explore if they really need to hire a full-time CTO for their startup and if so, what kind of CTO they need. There's a lot on my blog already around this topic.

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The investment that didn’t happen

K9 Ventures

Note: All information contained in this post is based on my best understanding and perception of what transpired. I have confirmed with the founders that none of the information contained herein is deemed confidential and is therefore fair game for me to share in this post. In April 2008, I was introduced to Ugmode, Inc. (thanks to my advisor Terry Winograd ).

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Hiring a CTO for Your Startup

SoCal CTO

Several people have recently come to me to help them source and/or hire full-time CTOs for their startup having found me through my post that looks at: Startup CTO Salary and Equity Data. The first thing I do is suggest they explore if they really need to hire a full-time CTO for their startup and if so, what kind of CTO they need. There's a lot on my blog already around this topic.

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The CEO’s CEO

Ben's Blog

This biography was unauthorized. —Nas, U.B.R. (Unauthorized Biography of Rakim). Great chefs find things in the style, presentation and technique used in a meal that the ordinary diner never sees. Great musicians hear things that casual listeners completely miss. CEOs evaluate other CEOs much differently than the popular press or the general population.

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Building Healthy Innovation Ecosystems for Your Projects

Speaker: Nick Noreña, Innovation Coach and Advisor, Kromatic

Every startup and innovation project exists within an ecosystem that either helps or hurts that project. As innovation managers, we need to keep a pulse of that ecosystem and make sure we're helping those innovation projects we're managing every step of the way. In this webinar, Nick Noreña will walk through an Innovation Ecosystem Model that he and his team at Kromatic have developed to help investors, heads of product, teachers, and executives understand how they can best support innovation in

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Can Leo and Michael reshape the enterprise?

deal architect

On the heels of my “The arrogance of enterprise tech”, I read a Fortune interview with Leo Apotheker of HP and a Forbes interview with Michael Dell. Both tout how they can use their agility in consumer markets to change.

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Another Day, Another Need In Boulder For iOS and Android Devs

Feld Thoughts

Orbotix , one of our investments (and a TechStars Boulder 2010 company) is looking for an iOS and an Android developer. If you don’t know Orbotix, they make Sphero , the robotic ball you control with your smartphone. And if you you wonder why you should care, take a look at Sphero on his chariot being driven by Paul Berberian (Orbotix CEO) while running Facetime.

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Where Brainstorming Misses the Boat

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

There is a growing realization that brainstorming (aka ideation, aka idea generation) sessions are set up for failure. This is arguable, and I expect I’ll hear how I’m wrong about this. Many facilitators have a religious belief in the power of brainstorming. While I believe they can be truly productive, I do think brainstorming “works&# , [.].

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How Can Venture Capital Funds Differentiate Themselves [VC Wish List Part 2]

VC Cafe

10 things VCs can do to differentiate themselves and provide more value to potential investments – based on feedback from dozens of entrepreneurs. This is the second part of the Entrepreneur’s Wish List. Entrepreneurs use a variety of fundraising sources when looking for many. Depending on the stage of the company, sources may range from FFF (Friends, Family and Fools), angel investors, incubators, startup competitions, grants, crowd funding and off course, VC (though often a last re

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You’ve Either Started a Company or you Haven’t

Up and Running

Tweet I Have to apologize to Chris Dixon, because this is his entire post quoted here. I never do that because it feels unfair to the author. But his There are two kinds of people in the world is too good to pass over, or quote from, or riff on. Here’s what he says: You’ve either started a company or you haven’t. ’Started’ doesn’t mean joining as an early employee, or investing or advising or helping out.

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Bigger, Faster, Better - Daily Deals M&A

Growthink Blog

The "daily deals" market was abuzz last week with lots of acquisitions. To begin, eBay bought Where.com ( [link] ) which provides mobile daily deals solutions. For how much? A cool $135 million. And then Groupon, the leader in the daily deals space with a $6+ Billion valuation acquired Pelago ( [link] ). Pelago develops location-based, social applications for the iPhone, Android and Blackberry.

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How to Take on a Giant :: Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct.

Duct Tape Marketing

SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE AND AFFORDABLE SMALL BUSINESS MARKETING Home About Consulting Products Programs Workshops Blog Resources Contact Subscribe by RSS Subscribe to Duct Tape Marketing by Email Small Business Week 2011 Our winners! Mon – Justin Severidt Tues – Elizabeth Frederick Wed – Denise Sheehan Thurs – Nicholas Hammernik Fri – Jennifer Nagel Books by John Jantsch Duct Tape Marketing: The World’s Most Practical Small Business Marketing Guide – by John J

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Picscout Sold to Getty Images for an Estimated $20 Million

VC Cafe

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My Very Initial Take on Empire Avenue

Duct Tape Marketing

SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE AND AFFORDABLE SMALL BUSINESS MARKETING Home About Consulting Products Programs Workshops Blog Resources Contact Subscribe by RSS Subscribe to Duct Tape Marketing by Email Small Business Week 2011 Our winners! Mon – Justin Severidt Tues – Elizabeth Frederick Wed – Denise Sheehan Thurs – Nicholas Hammernik Fri – Jennifer Nagel Books by John Jantsch Duct Tape Marketing: The World’s Most Practical Small Business Marketing Guide – by John J

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A principle isn’t a principle unless it costs something

Jeff Hilimire

“A principle isn’t a principle unless it costs something.&#. This is a quote I’ve heard my colleague Steve Swanson say many times. Steve heads up Client Services for Engauge. He’s a fellow Evernote-addict, tennis player and he’s knows our industry as well as anyone I’ve ever met. You should follow him on Twitter. Steve reminds us of this quote any time we are faced with a tough choice that we all pretty much know is the right decision, but man is it going to h

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The Interest Graph, People are Complicated

Venture Chronicles

For several years now we have become comfortable with the computer science notion that a graph maps our people connections. The concept of social graph has moved from arcane geek speek to that of mainstream concept, thanks largely to Facebook but certainly not exclusively because of Facebook. In the U.S. alone more people have social network profiles than don’t and this entry point to building one’s own as well as being a member of the social graphs of others has popularized the noti

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For a Services Business, a Blog Trumps a Website

Startup Professionals Musings

Blogging has come a long way in the past few years, from a social release for narcissists, to today’s required vehicle for promoting your consulting business and gaining valuable online exposure. Even with product businesses, it’s the ultimate way to build your brand credibility, bring in customer leads, and get feedback from your target market. Let me be clear – a product or consulting startup today without a blog, even with a static website, risks not being competitive in cost and time to reac

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Time Management Secrets Every Entrepreneur Should Know

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

At a recent college reunion, twenty-five years after we first entered medical school, I met many old classmates and re-learned one important lesson. Being Time Efficient Is HIGHLY Profitable! One theme kept popping up over and over again in our conversations. “Our kids rarely get to see their dad, he’s so busy!&# “I go to work at 6 a.m. and get back around 7 in the evening!