SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

VCs in seed clothing: Chris Dixon, Mark Suster, and Naval Ravikant interviewed - Venture Hacks , May 5, 2010 I recently got on the phone for a cross-continent conference call with Chris Dixon from Founder Collective , Mark Suster from GRP Partners , and our own Naval Ravikant. SlideShare: VC signaling in seed rounds. What should I do?’.

Fractional CTO 248

Fractional CTO Startup Venture Capital Cofounder 248

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 31, 2011

Well chances are there are some partners or sites where you can get information on jobs today. There likely are partner lists that you could hit up to quickly achieve growth. Provide an employer a low-cost, free way for them to manage their recruiting efforts. Additional Reading Some additional resources.

Marketing 204

Marketing Matching Algorithm Bootstrapping 204

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 31, 2011

Well chances are there are some partners or sites where you can get information on jobs today. There likely are partner lists that you could hit up to quickly achieve growth. Provide an employer a low-cost, free way for them to manage their recruiting efforts. Additional Reading Some additional resources.

Marketing 196

Marketing Matching Algorithm Bootstrapping 196

SoCal CTO

APRIL 20, 2010

Let me go back and do my classic search for "eHarmony of" startup and find a few examples to use: People to Projects (Managers) People to Jobs (Hiring Managers) Students to Tutors Each of these involve matching people to people (I’ve stayed away from content matching in these examples). What do I mean by this?

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Matching Hiring Restful Management 150

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Then I check and manage our Google Adwords campaign and check our analytics/stats. A day might include a discussion with a finance partner, an investor, a customer or a fusion partner. I've made solid press contacts from it, found quality partners, supporters of events and many other resources. I consider it INVALUABLE!

Southern California 170

Southern California Acquisition Cost Customer 170

SoCal CTO

JULY 23, 2012

How are we going to manage the product roadmap? What other kinds of capabilities such as graphic design, user interaction, product manager, QA will we need? How do we motivate and manage developers? What do we need to do to make sure we can survive technical due diligence by investors and partners? Who will do that?

CTO Hire 231

CTO Hire Technical Review Developer Software Review 231

SoCal CTO

MARCH 4, 2010

Forms Augmenting the team can take various forms: Consulting – defining how to attack particular issues, possibly directly planning Coaching – advising on how to approach particular issues Manage – lead members Execute – take on specific activities Again, this is fairly fuzzy, but it comes down to having mutual expectations.

Technical Review 170

Technical Review Fractional CTO Technology CTO Hire 170

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

So let’s be very specific: let’s assume your dream job is product manager at Google, working on the Analytics product. Naturally, a big part of the go-to-market includes partnering with other players in the market. As if managing were a waste of time. It’s 2010 and that idea has not graduated to mainstream yet. By doing the job.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Technology Product CTO Hire 175

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

Same partner all along: Jorge Alonso, Creative Director. I'm married to Mike Freehling , M&A and financial management consultant. The firm used to be called Fotouhi Alonso and were one of LA's top mid-sized agencies for 20 years, working with clients like Honda, Epson, the LA DWP, and the FX Network. Having fun again.

Early Stage 150

Early Stage Southern California Los Angeles Marketing 150