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Finding a Technical Cofounder for Your Startup

SoCal CTO

Okay, so now you have it narrowed down and have determined that you need: Part-Time CTO or Technology Advisor to help guide you and close a bit of the Startup Founder Developer Gap , and Equity-Only Cofounder Developer - the first real developer that will work for equity and produce the bulk of the application. Find out who is good.

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How Betancourt Lopez Used Viral, Influencer Marketing to Grow Hawkers Brand

The Startup Magazine

It has annual sales exceeding $100 million and, since it was founded, has some in excess of 4.5 Ninety percent of its business comes from online sales. It also has a considerable online presence on key social media platforms. Hawkers corporate partners include PayPal, PlayStation, Ford, the Los Angeles Lakers and Mercedes Benz.

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How Betancourt Lopez Used Viral, Influencer Marketing to Grow Hawkers Brand

The Startup Magazine

It has annual sales exceeding $100 million and, since it was founded, has some in excess of 4.5 Ninety percent of its business comes from online sales. It also has a considerable online presence on key social media platforms. Hawkers corporate partners include PayPal, PlayStation, Ford, the Los Angeles Lakers and Mercedes Benz.

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Want to Start a Technology Company in LA?

Both Sides of the Table

Los Angeles. LA was a leader in lead generation (LowerMyBills), comparison shopping (PriceGrabber, Shopzilla), social networking (MySpace … I know, I know – Facebook won – but it was still a big business). You can hire a talented head of marketing, business development, technology and sales.

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This Week in VC with Mo Koyfman of Spark Capital

Both Sides of the Table

Competition: Chegg (has raised $144 in debt and equity)—estimated by Steven Carpenter ( TechCrunch ) to be 10x more unique visitors than BookRenter (during peak book renting seasons) with nearly $140mm in revenues for 2010. Private, flash sales site focused on apparel goods (women, men and children). Total raised: $56.3mm.