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Technology Advisor

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In my post, Technology Roles in Startups , I described some of the different ways I engage with startup companies such as CTO Founder , CTO , Part-Time CTO , Acting CTO , Consultant, Advisor and Advisory Board Member. Before engaging a Technology Advisor for the purpose of accessing their network – make sure it’s the right network.

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Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound?

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This is purely anecdotal, but it seems like a lot of companies are hiring technology talent here in Southern California. I’ve recently seen several tweets from software development companies looking for talent. And I’ve heard from several people looking for Startup Software Developers.

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Los Angeles Technology Connector – Kurt Daradics

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He is well known in the Southern California Technology scene for his work producing the Digital Family event series, along with the MOTM (Meeting of the Minds) series. Besides Tony Karrer for technology, who are some of your go to people in Los Angeles? " Kurt has a great background in sales and marketing.

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Technology Impact - Performance Spread

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Fascinating article by Andrew McAfee - Technology Beats a Full House - discusses how variation in performance spread decreases over time as systems become optimized. He shows that the spreads in IT heavy industries has greater variation over the past decade. winners were increasingly separated from losers.

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Founder Challenges with Startup Development Teams and CTOs

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A CTO is responsible for understanding the needs of the business, the product direction short and long-term, establishing the overall technical direction, building and managing the development team, and leading all aspects of technology development in a way that ultimately leads to the best outcome for the business. Technical Leader.

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Startup CTO or Developer

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I’ve been having discussions with several people recently about the role of the CTO (Chief Technology Officer) in very early stage companies. What technology research is required? What technologies will we use? Technologies you use, how much will it cost, future capabilities, scalability, in-house vs. outsourced all intersect.

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Top 57 Online Startups Meets Technology Meets Product Posts for November 2010

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I continue to collect great content that is the intersection of startups, products, online and technology. Storm Clouds - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , November 12, 2010 We have enjoyed an amazing run in the web startup and investing space over the past five or six years. This should not deter you.