SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 1, 2007 Entreprenuer Network Great post by Ben Kuo - The Importance of the “Network&# to Entrepreneurs - the informal connections between people in the technology industry here who have a vested interest in helping entrepreneurs take their companies to the next level.

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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. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

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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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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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blog.captainrecruiter.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Technical Co-Founders Are A Myth. Two years ago I got the bug to do an online recruiting startup and I began the hunt to find a technical co-founder - a software engineer who works for no cash - to help me build my dream website. I learned something: technical co-founders are a myth. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Real Advice.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 4, 2012

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. For Chris Siragusa, former CTO of Kozmo, it was a chance to talk about his new company, Max Delivery , which is a lot like his old company.

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David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

Our categorization is not a technical one. This structure allows for alignment on the front end, and real-time flexibility for performance metrics,” says Samira Salman , a family office investor and advisor. . Typical business stage. An already proven business model and its already valuable assets. Venture Debt.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 4, 2012

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. For Chris Siragusa, former CTO of Kozmo, it was a chance to talk about his new company, Max Delivery , which is a lot like his old company.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 11, 2009

Posted on June 11, 2009 by steveblank When my students ask me about whether they should be a founder or cofounder of a startup I ask them to take a walk around the block and ask themselves: Are you comfortable with: Chaos – startups are disorganized Uncertainty – startups never go per plan Are you: Resilient – at times you will fail – badly.

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David Teten

AUGUST 20, 2019

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. Note that Clearbanc has a somewhat different business model than the RBI VCs I list here.). Less need for a belief in breakthrough technology. It was just because we looked at data.” Realistic projections.

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The Next Web

JULY 20, 2013

Prior to Credo, Andrej worked at an early growth fund Benson Oak, the first backer of AVG Technologies . They speak about how they love to help entrepreneurs build successful companies, yet when I ask them to give me feedback on my business plan or idea, they usually don’t even bother writing me back. VCs are arrogant. VCs are cowards.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 4, 2012

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. For Chris Siragusa, former CTO of Kozmo, it was a chance to talk about his new company, Max Delivery , which is a lot like his old company.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Opportunity Hub and the OHUB Foundation aim to advance the future of technology, skills, work, entrepreneurship, investment, multi-generational wealth creation and overall opportunity for all. OHUB grew to become the largest black-owned multi-campus entrepreneurship center and technology hub in the US focused on diversity and inclusion.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

OCTOBER 7, 2012

At this point, the very pregnant cofounder was weeping. Daymond offered to be an advisor. The cofounder was charismatic and persuasive and asking for $85k for 12% of the company. She clearly was being swayed more by emotion than reason, and offered to invest $150k for 25% of the company if Daymond would split it with her.

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www.startuplessonslearned.com

MAY 4, 2012

With their confidence in their startup and themselves, their passion for their work and their mission, and their desire not to harm the fragile dynamic within the nascent founding team, cofounders tend to plan for the best that can happen. But such a best-case approach is hazardous. But such a best-case approach is hazardous.

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thenetsetter.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Collis Taeed 16th March Business Models 9 Comments One of the best sources of information on startups is the obscenely talented Paul Graham who has written a wealth of essays on the subject. Non-Technology Driven Startups The first question to ask is, is your startup idea technology driven?

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www.frozennorth.org

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

And here are the facts I turned up: * They think their business is a huge opportunity, probably a billion-dollar plus market which nobody else is currently addressing (this last point could easily be naivete, which is common enough among entrepreneurs). * They were at a tradeshow for speech recognition technology and IP-based call centers. *

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SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

Some great content around the intersection of startups and being a Startup CTO in June this year. This continues my series of posts: Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March There was some really great content in June. Now I have. And then I took a stand. Productivity.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

It struck me that had the technology existed, travelers could have taken advantage of our empty aircraft to get back to London and then the aircraft could be dropped in Oxford, with minimal additional cost. The wedding industry is notoriously one of the least technologically advanced retail sectors. Image Credit: Brittany Haas.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MARCH 11, 2014

And when you look at the tools that we use, I mean we’ve made so many technological advances, but really to manage a meeting there’s not a practical tool available. Edwin: Oh sorry, so the business model. Edwin: The business model is that the organizer has to pay. Edwin: You get a cofounder onboard.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Discord with a cofounder was one of the most fatal issues for a company. Bricabox cofounder advises, “When a co-founder walks out of a company — as was the case for me — you’ve already been dealt a heavy blow. Now I just need a business model. Failed founders seem to agree that a business model is important.

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Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 16, 2012

TripAdvisor may be one of the most fascinating companies I know and so I was excited to dig into their business model as part of my series on scaling. TripAdvisor is more of a classic consumer Internet success story, but with even more powerful network effects and an amazing business model. Henry Harteveldt, Forrester.

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Ben's Blog

APRIL 28, 2010

The macro reason: that’s the way most of the great technology companies have been built. At Andreessen Horowitz, our primary goal is to invest in the great technology franchises. VMware—Diane Greene. (*) While not technically cofounders, Andy Grove and Thomas Watson, Sr. The innovation business. Siebel—Tom Siebel.

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reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Press and analysts characterized LinkedIn in one of two ways: “LinkedIn is an interesting niche that might be worth paying attention to” or “LinkedIn is the Friendster for business”. we weren’t the natural leader of a market or technology trend that everyone was paying attention to, we didn’t have substantial organic growth, and.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Post launch, if you gain traction, is where the business person will help take the load off of the technical folks. The business person can take all the meetings while the technical folks work on making the product better. Engineers don’t always have the best business ideas. Melvin Great post!

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 24, 2011

How cofounders can collaborate without going crazy. So that means stuff like thinking about what a business model might be, it does mean customer development. They have 27 business units. How to move from a free to a paid product without losing all your users. What’s the worst case? One of them is Mint.

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BeyondVC

APRIL 3, 2006

Kinnernet is a techie geek camp organized and run by Yossi Vardi (cofounder of ICQ). There were lots of robots, aerial shows with model planes and helicopters, great discussions on current technology trends, and of course, plenty of beer and laughs. It is also clear that the VC model is broken and needs to change.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 16, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, March 16, 2007 F2F Still Matters Kathy Sierra has a great post today: Face-to-Face Trumps Twitter, Blogs, Podcasts, Video. I completely agree with her, but Ive found it to be really difficult to: Meet People within a given Geography Online who share passion around Technology, Start-ups, etc.

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View from Seed

JULY 29, 2020

This is often a business founder and a technical founder who have similar levels of experience and have divided their equity fairly evenly. We are not zealots that founding CEO’s must have cofounders or that the equity splits should be equal. Complementary and Equal. The Random Connection.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

– Mike [link] Reply Jeff Skinner , on May 24, 2010 at 9:28 am said: Steve, you don’t know me though I use your ‘Customer Development process’ video in my classes (Entrepreneurship at London Business School). Jeff skinner Faculty, London Business School. Can we touch base on this.

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