SoCal CTO

JANUARY 26, 2010

I’ve been having discussions with several people recently about the role of the CTO (Chief Technology Officer) in very early stage companies. What are the biggest areas of technical risk? What technology research is required? What technologies will we use? What specific technical innovations might make sense?

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SoCal CTO

JULY 23, 2012

What are the biggest areas of technical risk? What technology research is required? What technologies will we use? What do we need to do to make sure we can survive technical due diligence by investors and partners? What specific technical innovations might make sense? How can we address this risk?

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NZ Entrepreneur

MAY 31, 2021

The Angel Association of New Zealand ( AANZ ) is co-hosting with New Zealand Growth Capital Partners ( NZGCP ) a series of workshops on early-stage investment. Andrew Chen shares his takeaways from the second instalment on Portfolio Management, held in Wellington on 13 May 2021.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 18, 2018

Closely check all the elements of security such as encryption, rights management, access to data control and hosting. There is no need spending a lot of time trying to get a data room to work while you should be focusing on starting the due diligence and closing deals. There are a number of things that entail good service.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Angels invest in one out of every forty deals they review (2.5%) versus the one out of 400 by VC’s (0.25%). They are professionals with full-time jobs, who often don’t have time for due diligence (and may not even know how to do it) and often make decisions through trusted referrals or based on gut feelings (more on gut feelings later).

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David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

VCs are at the forefront of technological disruption, funding many of the latest cutting edge productivity tools. Clint Korver, Partner at Ulu Ventures , remarked: “I’d compare this technology transformation as akin to what happened in public company investing. But what tools are they using themselves to automate their own processes?

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David Teten

JANUARY 11, 2020

What tech stack should a microinfluencer use? Many investors including me spend most of our day doing the same things people have always done in our job: in my case, due diligence, deal execution, etc. Tech stack. I host on Hostforweb **. I use this to host my presentations , which are all embedded at teten.com.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

VCs tout themselves as frontier technology investors, but most are using the same infrastructure tools they have used for the past 20+ years: Excel and recent college grads searching Google. According to Knowledge.VC , under 5% of US VCs have a full-time team member focused on technology. . But we’re doing it slowly.

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Board Effect

MARCH 20, 2019

With the evolution and sophistication of technology have also come issues of cybersecurity risks , which can cause a host of negative consequences for boards, including loss of personal data, diminished competitiveness, loss of reputation, fines, penalties and more. Adoptability. Convenience is important for busy board directors.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 8, 2011

Examples: insurance, health care, hosting, public relations, marketing materials, finding and hiring talent, etc… Buying power, negotiation power, economies of scale were all mentioned in different variations. This is probably the weakest link of most technical founders. Share due diligence on a space or an existing space.

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www.reincubate.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Email us or call +44 (0) 844 3579899 home about services blog labs Chief Technology Officer job description (for web, start-up or corporate) « Upgraded your iPhone to OS 3 but files are missing? We think the most important principle is that the CTO is the go-to point for all technology in the business.

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Gust

JULY 12, 2012

In Moscow, we attended the twelfth annual Congress of the European Business Angel Network , held April 23-24, at the Digital October technology entrepreneurship center. On May 2nd and 3rd, I led workshops for about thirty Estonian investors on syndication, due diligence, valuation and the post-investment relationship with entrepreneurs.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

If you’re a healthcare-focused VC or angel who has made at least 3 investments in the trailing year, please contact me if you’d like to attend our upcoming Harvard Business School Angels pitch night on February 29, co-hosted with the HBS Healthcare Alumni Association. This is the first industry-specific HBS Angels pitch night.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Whether you’re a nonprofit, a new small business, a high-tech startup, or an up-and-running company, and whether you’re looking for a loan or a grant or an equity-sharing arrangement, there is an option for you. Indiegogo is a free-to-join site that hosts fundraising efforts made by pretty much anyone with an idea to pitch.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 20, 2015

As such, it’s important that you do your due diligence prior to investing your capital. Whether you’re running a retail shop, a medical practice, a restaurant, or even a business-to-business tech company, you may be able to generate higher profits by expanding your organization to new physical (or even digital) locations.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

The Austin Technology Incubator is hiring for these positions, so make sure to apply now. The Assistant Director will manage the deal flow process and lead our due diligence efforts to admit new members. Interested in being part of the entrepreneurial and startup ecosystem in Austin?

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 17, 2010

I was the junior guy on a project team; I was called in to do some technical due diligence for reasons that were obscure to me, because the team already had much more senior engineers assigned to it. As a technical fix, it was brilliant. I remember one such meeting vividly. So they react in two ways.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Since 2015, her company, Barney, has guided over 150 media, marketing & tech companies through acquisitions. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! Check out the sales podcast where host will Barron helps sales professionals learn how to find buyers and win big business in effective and ethical ways.

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www.women2.org

MARCH 8, 2012

Published on: July 13, 2011 Posted By Angie Tags: Elizabeth Knopf , Finding A Co-Founder , FounderDating , Sorced , Technical Co-Founder , Tips & Tricks. Consequently, I either needed a tech co-founder or to pay someone to develop the product. Thus, I embarked on the journey to find a technical co-founder.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

VC Cafe highlights everything you need to know from hosting your code in hackathons to open source legal docs. VC Cafe covers early stage Israeli and European tech & mobile startups. Every startup faces multiple choices and decisions when it comes to technology. Girls in Tech. Launchpad (Free hosting and OpenSource).

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Up and Running

JULY 15, 2016

Any website hosted in mainland China needs a so-called ICP license and to obtain this, you need to be properly registered. Moreover, a proposed amendment to the law covering domain name management mandates that the domains of websites hosted in China be registered with a Chinese registrar.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

You can minimize risk by performing due diligence when selecting a company or individual to work with, clearly defining the project scope, expectations and milestones in any development contracts, and allocating enough money to hire competent developers. The 3 Biggest Stories in Tech & Busin. check them out at: www.amt.in

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! Duct Tape Transcript Email Download New Tab John Jantsch (00:00): This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by Outbound Squad, hosted by Jason Bay, and brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network. So they're fearful.

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www.reincubate.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Share this: net c# development django java language php software Were often asked by entrepreneurs which language their startups should adopt when developing their technology. Technology enthusiasts tend to get tangled up in enthusiasm for their chosen platforms, so wed like to provide an objective summary. PHP is insecure?

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Whether launching the next internet sensation, filming a sci-fi fantasy, mass producing savory barbecue sauce, or creating a must-have tech gadget, entrepreneurs will witness this spirited support—not only from the public’s funding, but also from their subsequent purchases of the products they help forge.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Also worth a read after you review these startup failure post-mortems. A month ago, half way through my angel funds raised from family members, I decided to review the progress I’ve made and figure out what still needs to happen to make this a viable business. We focused too much on technology. Company : Nouncer. Too much money.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 19, 2010

I have a few contractors to do the technical side of my work and a customer support person, but that’s it. I didn’t have a contractor doing technical things for me. If something caught my eye, I’d immediately send a message to them, or do a little due diligence to see what the website was about. DOING DUE DILIGENCE.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Other companies, like Blendoor , have developed technology platforms that automatically strip out some of the “noisiest” parts of resumes. Write out ideas on index cards or in shared documents, then review them anonymously. Host a “pre-mortem.” Are they doing due diligence?”. Strengthen the signal. Slow it down.

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A Crowded Space

AUGUST 4, 2011

I’m your host, Marcus, and today we’re talking to Josh Breinlinger, who currently works as a senior associate at Sigma Partners, a venture capital firm in Menlo Park. ’ Then it’s, ‘Okay, let’s spend weeks, if not a month, researching and doing diligence and really looking at all the competitors.”

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Guess which technology we have the least trouble with. You have a CEO that clearly hasn’t taken the time to understand a technology platform. who forms technology biases based on old Visual Basic stereotypes or shallow interpretations of. ability based on one of many technologies. March 25, 2011 at 1:36 pm.

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Gust

DECEMBER 27, 2012

The expectation is that in an era of increasing technology and decreasing costs, you will be bringing them an operating company with at least some traction. That’s right, you should not even consider trying to raise money from anyone else until you have reached deep into your own pocket.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

There was also an opportunity to use technology to build a much more efficient business – one that could pass savings from those efficiencies onto borrowers. After doing some due diligence, we decided to go with Honest Agency and we haven’t looked back since. 15 – Action. Image Credit: Travis Good.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Forbes Magazine named her number one woman for entrepreneurs to follow on Twitter and she hosts hashtag small biz chat Wednesdays on Twitter from 8 to 9pm eastern time for emerging entrepreneurs. You also need to look at whether or not you need to update your technology skills prior to you leaving your corporate job.

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Up and Running

JUNE 25, 2014

Last week I had the privilege of inviting Scott Blum, Vice President of SmartBizLoans, to join me in hosting a free webinar on the ins and outs of small business loan options. Then I’ll also say that Palo Alto Software as a whole only partners with companies that we’ve done full due diligence on, we’ve done secret shopping on.

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