SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

They tend to know where to find good help in terms of employees and consultants. They tend to have the programming background to lead competent people by example and dig in and prove it where necessary.

CTO Hire 150

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 11, 2010

For example, the games that teach associates about product location in stores are fun and it’s rewarding to see the employee growth and certainly as it improves customer satisfaction, the store manager gets greater compensation and opportunities. For automotive sales associates, the rewards were prizes, trips, etc.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 10, 2011

For example, let’s say you are only interested in seeing non-founder CTO compensation for West Coast-based organizations with 50 or fewer employees that have been in existence for seven or fewer years. The larger the circle, the larger the number of responses.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 10, 2011

For example, let’s say you are only interested in seeing non-founder CTO compensation for West Coast-based organizations with 50 or fewer employees that have been in existence for seven or fewer years. The larger the circle, the larger the number of responses.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 31, 2008

- beyond the obvious 'more great engineers' who do I invite to the party and when - when do I need legal, when do I bring in complementary skill sets, how do I decide between employees vs contractors, which roles need to be core and what can be outsourced. What is 'good enough'? when should I open the doors and let people in?

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

But, in running it now for the second half of January, the keyword that popped to the top was: Layoffs And this is definitely a sign of the times.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 20, 2007

My expectation is that the classic corporate training organization is going to be a slow downward path retaining compliance training and developmental activities - but these will become smaller and smaller part of how employees learn (as compared to informal learning). a truly developmental kind of experience.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 31, 2011

Or if the employer expects to have every possible employee – that’s a problem. Make sure your value proposition works when it’s a limit inventory – ideally on both sides. So, if the job seeker expects to find “every” available job, you likely have a problem.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 31, 2011

Or if the employer expects to have every possible employee – that’s a problem. Make sure your value proposition works when it’s a limit inventory – ideally on both sides. So, if the job seeker expects to find “every” available job, you likely have a problem.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 30, 2010

But other matching algorithms are still quite hard: Companies to employees Business deals etc. If you have a particular question and want to vet the idea, you can likely find someone through LinkedIn to provide feedback.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Plus, I’ve got to imagine your employees love it. I'd rather invest time investing in social media to drive traffic to our site. Love the minis! Really aligns with the brand and are quite easy to recognize. Your take on sources of leads is interesting. I’ve got to imagine this makes tracking marketing spend challenging.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 28, 2014

How to Hunt Programmers Finding a Technical Cofounder Startups and a Common Misunderstanding in Agile Software Development Choosing a Programming Language and Framework for Your Startup Symptoms of a Weak Development Team Poor Software Developers - Pull the Plug Early Some additional posts that may be of value: 32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot (..)

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Before I get into the details for founders, let me talk about options-hungry employees. Even so, it’s difficult (and perhaps impossible) to operate a small business or startup and not negotiate agreements with employees, vendors, customers, and others. Do it because you love small teams. Dying at 70? Know Your Objective. We declined.

Startup 191

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SoCal CTO

JULY 23, 2012

Unlike some larger, more mature organizations, most startups don't spend much time or effort helping grow their employees beyond the immediate needs of the startup. What can you do to position yourself to make the transition? Here's a dirty secret about most startups. Whatever the startup needs in the near-term is what the focus will be.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 14, 2008

Mark Suster Partner GRP Partners He's an ex-Salesforce.com employee. StructuredBlogging.org is an initiative to create blogging tool plugins which support not only microformats, but other technologies that will provide a comprehensive set of standards for producing microcontent. Everything else is closed.

Internet 150

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

Big Mouth Blog and Twitter at [link] Robin Frank ( LinkedIn , @Robeen ) for implementation of social media programs, she has a great one-day workshop to set social networking policy for a corporation's employees. Whoops, you didn't mention Michael as a go to person.

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SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

Your employees can’t also be your friends. But let's remember, unitasking has a downside too — namely, what works for one person slows down others. That made me think about some of the things I learned that came from the business mistakes I’ve made. And despite a fancy business degree. learned this the hard way.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 4, 2010

- A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , April 19, 2010 5 Tips On VC Alignment: Discuss The Exit Before You Enter - OnStartups , April 29, 2010 Founder Agreements – Vesting, Vesting and more Vesting - High Contrast , April 25, 2010 Web Sites and Books for Novice Programmers - Feld Thoughts , April 25, 2010 Adding a Co-Founder In 140 Characters (..)

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

saw this on a mailing list I occasionally read, in a post where a company was looking to hire their first design employee/contractor. Why You’re Going to Hire the Wrong Designer - Tony Wright dot com , September 14, 2010 “We are not UI experts but do know when we see a good design.&#. Good Design = Beautiful/Cool Design. It’s simple.

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