Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Every investor expects to see some business traction, both before and after a funding event. A CEO who has “been there and done that” is traction, especially if teamed with a financial lead (CFO) and a product lead (CTO). It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, March 20, 2007 Kevin Federline Search Engine Just saw a post - Sleep with a pop star, get your own branded search engine. I actually think this is a pretty innovative model. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO. He is a frequent speaker at industry and academic events.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 13, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, March 13, 2007 8 Ways the Internet has Changed Software Marketing Great post - 8 Ways The Internet Changed Software Marketing - is an interesting take on how different it is these days to market software. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO. Good stuff. in Computer Science.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 4, 2012

But nobody celebrates the actual event. Recently several entrepreneurs in New York City got together to do just that, holding the inaugural Startup Funeral to honor the memory of three dead technology companies. asks event co-organizer Leo Newball Jr. “No The event was different things to different people.”.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Monday, March 12, 2007 MyShape Article - Analyst Misses the Point The NY Times did a piece today on MyShape, a start-up in Pasadena - Log in Your Measurements, and the Clothes May Fit. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO. He is a frequent speaker at industry and academic events.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 26, 2013

As many of you know, mentoring women in startups and STEM careers is important to me, so I’m very pleased to be a part of the Startup Phenomenon: Women program, a one-day event in Macky Auditorium at CU-Boulder. The post Startup Phenomenon: Women – Event in Boulder – 9/3 appeared first on Feld Thoughts.

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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.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, March 20, 2007 Time Rich, Time Poor and Apple Jeremy Liew at Lightspeed Venture Partners has an interesting post: Time Rich or Time Poor? He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO. He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. in Computer Science.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2012

Every investor expects to see some business traction, both before and after a funding event. A CEO who has “been there and done that” is traction, especially if teamed with a financial lead (CFO) and a product lead (CTO). It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2011

Every investor expects to see some business traction, both before and after a funding event. A CEO who has “been there and done that” is traction, especially if teamed with a financial lead (CFO) and a product lead (CTO). It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2020

All SXSW Pitch events take place at the Hilton Austin Downtown. I know our CTO, Dr. Paul Young, closely follows developments in lab grown meats. Unable to govern events, I govern myself, and apply myself to them.” Winners in each of the 10 categories will be announced at the Pitch Awards Ceremony , at 6:30 pm Sunday, March 15.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 4, 2012

But nobody celebrates the actual event. Recently several entrepreneurs in New York City got together to do just that, holding the inaugural Startup Funeral to honor the memory of three dead technology companies. asks event co-organizer Leo Newball Jr. “No The event was different things to different people.”.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2010

Every investor expects to see some traction, both before and after a funding event. A CEO who has “been there and done that” is traction, especially if teamed with a financial lead (CIO) and a product lead (CTO). It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support. Traction means forward progress.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

It was also beneficial because I got some good experience with both B2B and B2C business models. to work on an entertainment-related technology project and have stayed ever since. What networking events in Los Angeles or Southern California do you go to? Tell Rod about the LA CTO Forum.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 10, 2012

Getting known through established locals is faster — as well as more affordable — than trying to get locals to know you through advertising, PR, big splash events, and other traditional marketing approaches. It’s better to be a thought leader than to depend on the kindness of strangers. Rock Star advocates can help.).

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 4, 2012

But nobody celebrates the actual event. Recently several entrepreneurs in New York City got together to do just that, holding the inaugural Startup Funeral to honor the memory of three dead technology companies. asks event co-organizer Leo Newball Jr. “No The event was different things to different people.”.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, September 22, 2008 The three drivers of growth for your business model. The AARRR model (hence pirates, get it?) He also has a discussion of how your choice of business model determines which of these metric areas you want to focus on. Choose one.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 6, 2013

Dawson (above), the author of “ Getting Results From Crowds: The definitive guide to using crowdsourcing to grow your business “, argues that the potential and opportunity for individuals and organizations lies in openness and creativity by the crowd. And that’s the reason why crowdsourcing has been a growing trend.

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

The crowd turnout was pretty good and the event was well organized with plenty of food and drinks. Note to self, this event is not for alpha products with no customers. Check out the twitter feed from the event. Raise more money than you need because your business model may change.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

Paring down products, target customers, business models etc takes courage, but it must be done to have any chance of success. Eric, As you touch on, the lean venture has been the basic model employed by entrepreneurs throughout history until the past 12 years or so when venturing became institutionalized.

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 24, 2015

gathered at the event. It is not very polished but was designed for a fast read.

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

The crowd turnout was pretty good and the event was well organized with plenty of food and drinks. Note to self, this event is not for alpha products with no customers. Check out the twitter feed from the event. Raise more money than you need because your business model may change.

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View from Seed

MARCH 3, 2015

Initially, we promoted it to a list that we’d already developed through Website Grader, the free app our CTO Dharmesh Shah had built before we even had a product. It’s so important to line up the type of marketer and leadership that fits the business model, the product, or even the founder’s philosophy or early attempts at marketing.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Left to right: Heather Shen , CTO; Melina Lopez , CPO; and Elise Smith , CEO The Forrest Four-Cast: February 25, 2020 As the saying goes: Before you judge a person, walk a mile in their shoes. All SXSW Pitch events take place at the Hilton Austin Downtown. He also tries to write at least four paragraphs per day on Medium.

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David Teten

APRIL 17, 2012

Different attendees are invited for each event, based upon general fit and expected interest in the participating startups. This way, before considering applying for a job at the startup, the developers can determine if they have the technical skills, are a cultural fit and are excited by the technology and overall business model.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

The brand name is the best summary possible of our business model. We are our name, and our name is our business since the inception of the idea behind the company. The story behind this name – and even the origin of the company – is that one time, our CTO tried to open a bank account with Barclays UK.

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www.startuplessonslearned.com

MAY 4, 2012

They assume that no adverse events will change the composition of the team.They also tend to take a very short-term view of the factors that should affect equity splits. At the company level, founders learn about the flaws in their initial plans and adjust the startup’s strategy, business plan,and business model.

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Seeing Both Sides

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Paul English, CTO/cofounder of Kayak ($200m revenue, S-1 filed). Michael Simon talked about taking years to discover the business model that led LogMeIn to be so successful. Scott Griffith, CEO ZipCar (2010 IPO). Gail Goodman, CEO Constant Contact (2007 IPO). Niraj Shah, CEO/cofounder of Wayfair ($500m revenue).

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers - SoCal CTO , November 1, 2010 I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. few years ago I also started following Alexander Osterwalder in his blog about his Business Model Generation -mantra. But I don’t think so.

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www.aaronkharris.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Im a private tutor on Tutorspree Text Aug 23, 2010 @ 9:08 pm Permalink We have a CTO, and so can you! I was told that finding a CTO/technical co-founder in NYC was about as easy as climbing Everest with one leg, no O2, and carrying a dead elephant. If you want to get in touch, drop me a line at akharris at gmail dot com. startupcto

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blog.captainrecruiter.com

MARCH 8, 2012

After a few months, the demo site won a business plan competition. I went to every programming event I could find on Meetup.com. Im trying to create a technology enabled recruiting service for an unproven business model. Even though the business is making money now, its still a big risk for anyone involved.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

In my case, I am breaking down “business” to its fundamentals, which begins with a definition of what, exactly, is a “business.” That is, understanding your business model and the different variables that go into it. A few years ago “venture capital” was a revenue model. I really like the focus of your blog.

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Hearpreneur

MAY 15, 2019

13- Take the middleman out of event staffing. I started Tend with a simple goal: to take the middleman out of event staffing. This job involved putting on recruiting events in various places and making sure all the logistics were squared away. Thanks to N Paul Davis, Paul Davis Solutions, LLC ! #13- Photo Credit: Davis Waddell.

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Venture Chronicles

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Despite the seduction of media and consumer applications I also realize that my strengths are in enterprise technology, which is only really defined as selling something to a business customer.

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rob.by

MARCH 8, 2012

Friday, August 20, 2010 Veena says: Nice job with this post and very timely for me as I’ve been searching for a Technical Co-founder for the past few months through networking events and online job classifieds, and haven’t found “the one” yet. be a sensible devil’s advocate).

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 7, 2009

Initially, IMVU sought to quickly build a product that would prove out the soundness of their ideas and test the validity of their business model. Im an ex-Googler, and now a CTO of a small company with lots of talented people ([link] I discovered your site not long ago, and I am learning a lot from it.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 27, 2013

Go for a convertible notes/equity and save the legal nightmares for when you actually have proven that you’ve got a credible business model. Please note that you don’t need to become the CTO of your own company as a non-technical founder. A perfect story from the Netherlands in my opinion: Favour.it

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