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FinTech Innovation Lab Launch Event – June 2, 2011

David Teten

My rough notes follow: Mike Dubno , CIO, Global Markets and Research Technology & Operations, Bank of America. Previously CTO, Goldman Sachs. Panel: Cary Davis , Managing Director, Warburg Pincus, Moderator: Ben Fried, Chief Information Officer, Google, runs in-house technology. Introductory remarks.

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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

SoCal CTO

Continuing my series of posts that I’ve been collecting that live at the intersection of Startups and being a Startup CTO : Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March here are the top posts from May 2010. This is a great configuration for a starting team. Here’s why. Your Process Doesn’t Work.

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Selecting a Web Development Company

SoCal CTO

They''ve been in talks with some consulting companies, but don''t quite the know the criteria for evaluating them and things like references(and where to get them). Different firms will have very different skill sets: Do you need user interface design? Graphic design? So here are some thoughts on selecting the right firm.

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Accel APX conference: short take aways

Cracking the Code

We were fortunate to host very talented speakers from our portfolio (Ilya Sukhar from FB/Parse, Steve Marx from Dropbox, Bill Ready from Braintree, Ali Rayl from Slack, Eric Wittman from Atlassian, Sam Mac Donnell from HotelTonight.) It is not very polished but was designed for a fast read. gathered at the event.

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Should You Co-Found Your Company With a Software Development Shop (2 of 2)?

David Teten

portfolio operator VCs, e.g., Andreessen Horowitz, ff Venture Capital, First Round Capital, Google Ventures. I’ve talked with a number of software development shops who are eager to get into the business of cofounding companies, i.e., getting product revenue and equity instead of just consulting revenue. mentor VCs, e.g., most VCs.

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A VC: Employee Equity: How Much?

www.avc.com

I got this formula from a big compensation consulting firm. But it is based on a common practive in compensation consulting. The second bracket is Director level managers and key people (engineering and design superstars for sure). design by UX Hero. -->. We have developed a formula that we like to use for this purpose.

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Essential Startup Funding Tips from 8 Seasoned Investors

mashable.com

Kapor is the original designer of Lotus 1-2-3 and former CEO of Lotus Development. Kapor Capital’s expansive portfolio includes Bit.ly The firm’s portfolio includes the likes of Gist , Lijit , Brightleaf, Memeo, SimpleGeo , StockTwits and Zynga. This Mornings Top 3 Stories in Busin.