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Technical Advisors: Every Web/Mobile Startup Must Have One

SoCal CTO

In Los Angeles, I have easy access to a bunch of potential strategic technical advisors through the LA CTO Forum. They need to be able to know the key Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder , figure out where/when/how to bring on development talent ( Hiring Developers Before Product/Market Fit? ,

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Selecting a Web Development Company

SoCal CTO

I''ve written before about finding Web Development Firms in Los Angeles. Do not fall into the trap of Startups and a Common Misunderstanding in Agile Software Development. What I didn''t discuss was how you should go about selecting the right company. Are they asking good questions? They will give you a quote.

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30 Entrepreneurs Share Their #1 Goal for 2022

Hearpreneur

It's important to keep business agile. We are successfully dominating the core markets within the Dubai Real Estate arena and our recent growth into New York, Los Angeles, and Miami is proving to be extremely successful. #8- Being prepared for the unexpected. Photo Credit: Sean Kelly.

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8 Tips To Get the Most Out of Your Investors and Board

Both Sides of the Table

In addition to helping manage the board Chris also helps represent the interests of the angel investors / common stock holders. Oh, and did I mention: Roger – NYC, Rob/Rory – NorCal, Nick/Chris – London & me – Los Angeles. The Agile Board. That in itself is quite a challenge. Board Meetings.

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The Lean Startup Book Tour

Startup Lessons Learned

Thursday, September 15 - Los Angeles Drucker Business Forum It starts bright and early at the Drucker Business Forum , with a breakfast event at 7:45am (talk starts at 8:15). By learning to be rapidly responsive and agile. So how is it best to deal with uncertainty? How does an organization like this thrive?

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4 Startup Lessons I Learned From ‘SimCity’

YoungUpstarts

Unfortunately, many real cities don’t work this way (look at the problems Detroit and Los Angeles face), and companies sometimes spend more time fighting than collaborating. Zach Ferres is the CEO of Coplex , a Los Angeles- and Phoenix-based startup studio focused on truly collaborative design and development.

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Don’t Jump Too Soon: How To Properly Pace Business Growth

YoungUpstarts

Stay agile so you can respond intelligently to your company’s needs. Brent is also an Entrepreneur-In-Residence at Crosscut Ventures , a venture capital firm based in Los Angeles, where he advises on customer acquisition, digital marketing, and consumer internet investments.