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Finding a Technical Cofounder for Your Startup

SoCal CTO

I've recently received several emails from people looking for a technical cofounder for their startup. Before you go out looking for your Cofounder, you should also be thinking about what will motivate them as I talk about in How to Hunt Programmers for Your Startup - A Field Guide. Here's an example of that kind of email.

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Social Networking and Business Value

SoCal CTO

Just a quick note that I'll be moderating a Technology Council Event : Social Networking as a Business Strategy May 19, 2009 - Culver City Social networking media are used on a daily basis to grow businesses and expand career opportunities. Can social networking be a money-maker for companies?

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Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups

SoCal CTO

Its also been interesting to see the interaction of tools involved - Social Networking, Blogging and a Discussion Group. I regularly do wine tastings here in Los Angeles with some interesting folks I know. The level of resumes we get through our LinkedIn networks is top notch. How do you use LinkedIn?

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Austinites represent at SXSW 2018

Austin Startup

Friday, March 9 Attracting VC Funding Outside Silicon Valley Panel with HomeAway founder Brian Sharples & Capital Factory Director Gordon Daugherty We do a lot of things differently in Texas, including fundraising. SXSW and Edelman have partnered to launch a special report of the Trust Barometer?—?Edelman’s as in pro wrestling?—?you’re

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Science-backed TopFloor raises $6m from Google Ventures, others for social shopping play

The Next Web

Los Angeles-based incubator Science is at it again, having launched a brand new company called TopFloor designed to change the way we shop online. ” TopFloor is a video-driven platform where anyone can engage with on their social network. Think of it like a rebooted version of QVC for the social web.

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How to Attract Talent to Your Start-up

www.inc.com

By Issie Lapowsky | Aug 6, 2010 Share ); Getty Related Articles The New Rules of Hiring Is It Legal To Use Social Network Data When Hiring? The referrals the company got, especially from vendors and external partners were, in Perraults words, "spot on," and the experiment was a success. So were willing to pay for good talent."

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Silicon Beach emerges as a tech hotbed

www.usatoday.com

More than 500 tech start-ups have sprouted in sprawling Los Angeles and its environs, according to members of the L.A. The frequency of students staying in Los Angeles has definitely grown over the last two years." tech scene who have compiled the list online as RepresentLA.com. But most of the action is at the beach.