SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Feld: You seem to be operating from a perspective of “implied suspicion.” I don’t work this way – I much prefer to operate from a perspective of “implied trust.” Since you clearly don’t trust that I’ll behave responsibly, then I don’t think I’m a good match for working with you.

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MARCH 11, 2013

But it doesn't tell you how many people will do it in the long term and whether this can support the company (the people and operations within) that is behind it. The problem is that MVP means early adoption of product and its features, maybe even some who will pay. What The Heck Does “Traction” Really Mean To A VC?

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

This is a novel user interaction that embeds casual entertainment directly into the operating system experience, based on some fairly interesting underlying technology. Google is impressive in that in many ways they operate more like a startup than many smaller companies. Details coming soon!)

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

While Google fights on the edges, Amazon is attacking their core - Chris Dixon , May 22, 2010 Google is fighting battles on almost every front: social networking, mobile operating systems, web browsers, office apps, and so on. We'll be your hosts for a three-part series about the use of MongoDB here at Etsy. The Curation Team. Stay Tuned.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 16, 2010

Developers operate at a level and in a language that others in the organization can’t necessarily interpret and understand. What it means is that you likely need to dive in to figure out what you are really dealing with. So, it’s often hard to know if the developer is an A, B or C player.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Previously, he was Chief Operating Officer & Strategic Creative at USA GROUP, INC., A creator and producer of social media, Michael’s responsibilities include leadership for the design team, concept creation and strategic consulting for highly engaging interactive experiences.

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APRIL 20, 2007

At the same time, graduates from HBS need to be armed with how to operate in a virtual work-team world who use the tools as a means of sharing knowledge and collaborating. For HBS, the issues really are quite different as they want to continue to be a "transformative experience". a truly developmental kind of experience.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2013

There are a few cases where you somewhat need to see the system operating to have a sense of the value. Again, putting something down on paper (wireframes, graphic comps) and getting feedback from potential users can tell you most of what you would learn from a working MVP.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Are there any time-based operations? Any blocking operations? – this is really another type of user – a crawler Are we providing an API to other systems? What are the characteristics of how these are used? again, this is like a user type. Overnight calculations? Are 3rd party services used? What are their performance characteristics?

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MARCH 4, 2010

CTO Founder – Direct responsibility for technical direction and development, sometimes operations, implies greater authority on product and company direction and higher equity position. see When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Google Friend Connect for Authentication?

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

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. Many dread the adversarial nature of negotiation. Know Your Objective. We declined. How to Make Paper.li and Flipboard.

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OCTOBER 23, 2007

This would seem to be a good case for us to separate off matching and making that a more scalable operation on EC2. There are periodic intensive compute cycles and the need to ramp up quickly based on particular needs. This will definitely be something for us to look at going forward.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

He is focused on delivering real business value by educating clients about the latest proven technologies, strategies that deliver improved profits and operational efficiencies, and using technology to improve life. Customer Care Today.

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