SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 Finding Good Developers in Los Angeles? About 18 months ago, the entire group began to mention that they were having more difficulty finding good developers. Im part of a CTO group that meets once a month to discuss various topics.

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Steve Blank

JULY 7, 2009

luck… and as one of Steve Blank’s posts today mentioned, you can’t test hypotheses from within your building.

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Transformify

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

What are the drivers behind these figures and why Africa is so polarized when it comes to skills development and unemployment rates? Reaching out to new markets and opportunities requires skills, experience, and networks that are usually developed by those who have studied abroad. thanks to the well-developed tourism industry.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 5, 2010

I believe it is the best introduction to Customer Development you can buy. As all of you know, Steve Blank is the progenitor of Customer Development and author of The Four Steps to the Epiphany. I have personally sold many copies of his book, and continue to recommend it as one of the most important books a startup founder can read.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 7, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, September 7, 2008 Customer Development Engineering Yesterday, I had the opportunity to guest lecture again in Steve Blank s entrepreneurship class at the Berkeley-Columbia executive MBA program. Ive attempted to embed the relevant slides below. Talk about waste.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 8, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, November 8, 2008 What is customer development? Steve Blank has devoted many years now to trying to answer that question, with a theory he calls Customer Development. You can learn about customer development, and quite a bit more, in Steves book The Four Steps to the Epiphany.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Transcript of Developing Important Entrepreneurial and Leadership Qualities written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. It’s relatively small business, but I had a big part in helping build the infrastructure for the firm and hiring people and kind of the whole business development side and just really helping a firm grow.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 24, 2014

I spent my first year developing proprietary deal flow and learning the business and then the Sept 2008 / Lehman Bros collapse / financial meltdown happened. In 2010 somebody posed the question on Quora, “Is Mark Suster a Successful Venture Capitalist?” This is what I wrote on that Quora answer from Sept 2010.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

You can deal directly with full-time or freelance/contracted employees, or you can outsource using local or offshore development firms. Convenience First and foremost, you must decided whether to work with individuals or development companies. Brett Miller is the president of Custom Software by Preston (CSP).

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Up and Running

JUNE 21, 2021

Since then, more than $30 million in SBIR funds have enabled iRobot to conduct 33 research initiatives to develop new sensors and other robot capability enhancements. Securing two contracts with the Air Force allowed the company to keep 95 percent of its workforce and even hire 20 more employees and another dozen by 2010.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 19, 2011

Their homepage features a dynamic list of components based on how many development hours were saved. BinPress was founded by Adam Benayoun (CEO) in August 2010 and is currently looking for funding. They help build seller rankings, to make the buying decision easier for buyers. It has been described as Github meets Shopify.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 26, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, April 26, 2009 Product development leverage Leverage has once again become a dirty word in the world of finance, and rightly so. But I want to talk about a different kind of leverage, the kind that you can get in product development. Its a key lean startup concept.

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K9 Ventures

AUGUST 13, 2010

I tell these stories to lay the groundwork for what I am going to call Revenue Development. We’re all familiar with Product Development, and thanks to the amazing Steve Blank and Eric Ries , Customer Development has become the mantra for so many startups. In a nutshell, Product Development is about building something.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 28, 2020

When Uber coordinated its first ride in San Francisco in 2010, it changed the transportation game. If your community has robust job growth and economic development, then you’ll have more potential customers to serve. Change is unavoidable in business.

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Software By Rob

MAY 3, 2010

A Developer’s Guide to Launching a Startup&# → Catch Me at the 2010 Business of Software Conference in Boston Micropreneurship , Startups If youre trying grow your startup youve come to the right place. I will be speaking at the 2010 Business of Software Conference in Boston this October. Stay Small.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 8, 2019

In 2010, Kranthi was hired as a full-time software engineer by International Technological University (ITU), the Silicon Valley industry-oriented school where he had earned his second MS degree. EMS also allows faculty to interact with students, and integrates curriculum development with class content. Looking to Solve Problems.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 10, 2009

Customer Development ) to help you quickly recognize and reverse any incorrect decisions. Customer Development) to help you quickly recognize and reverse any incorrect decisions.&# Reply Why Startups are Agile and Opportunistic -- Pivoting the Business Model , on April 14, 2010 at 6:32 am Said: [.]

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View from Seed

JANUARY 31, 2024

First, the ease at which developers can get started working with AI models is starting to lead to a Cambrian explosion of products and applications that leverage this technology. as a bit of a precursor to the golden age of software based businesses that emerged in the latter half of the 2010’s, a good 10 years after the Web2.0

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

This continues my series of posts: Top 30 Startup Posts for July 2010 Top 30 Startup Posts in June 2010 Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March Here they are: How to Minimize Politics in Your Company - Ben's Blog , August 24, 2010 “Who the f@#k you think you f$&kin’ with.

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venturedig.com

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

The advertiser (IQ Quiz), will pay the Facebook developer (you) each time a user fills out their email address or phone number. The game developers. Unfortunately, though, Facebook Developers don’t have access to this monetization model because Facebook has their own Virtual Gift Marketplace. Virtual Gifts. The Numbers.

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Venture Chronicles

MAY 5, 2010

Last week I had the opportunity to attend GigaOM’s GreenNet 2010 event, which was looking at how energy solutions are powering a new wave of innovation in Silicon Valley. I was pleased to see that Katie had focused a good amount of the agenda and speaker slots for talks given by regulators and public utility officials.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2020

Software development is an ongoing project. We developed Pages based on actual conversations we had with our customers,” explains Kenny Rueter, Kajabi co-founder and CEO. “We That personal approach to software development has been a key feature of Kajabi’s culture since the company launched in 2010. User Influence.

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Life Beyond Code

MARCH 31, 2010

Free Webinar with Marshall Goldsmith on April 1, 2010 ( OK, this is REAL ). We just completed the development of the THINKaha iPhone app that will serve up our books. Free Webinar with Marshall Goldsmith on April 1, 2010 ( OK, this is REAL ). When: April 1, 2010 11amPT/2pmET. Five (5) free THINKaha books on iPhone.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 1, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, September 1, 2008 Test-Driven Development as andon cord You cannot control what you cannot see, and the hardest part of managing software projects is that the final product is so intangible. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup?

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. When It’s Darkest Men See the Stars - Steve Blank , November 24, 2010 When It’s Darkest Men See the Stars. but: Something is Still Missing.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

The Times Square Strategy discussion I had with Eric Ries , was still top of mind, so instead of my standard Customer Development lecture , I offered my thoughts on: the origin of Customer Development, where we are today, and where does Customer Development go, and how you can help get it there.

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www.peterdrew.net

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Peter Drew Internet Marketing Tools Online Blog Home Recieve an Email for Each New Post Here Contact Peter Drew You are here: Home / Internet Marketing / How to find a good programmer or web developer How to find a good programmer or web developer October 1, 2007 By Peter Drew Leave a Comment 1. Protect your asset. and is online a LOT.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Abraham Gin, an entrepreneur, business coach, and CEO of Gin Consulting Group , which provides unique leadership development and training platforms. By providing our employees with an encouraging and positive environment we are able to create tech-based solutions for the development of people. What problems does it solve?

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chrischandler.name

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

You will require money if you plan on developing software. If you’ve considered finding and asking a developer for his or her time in exchange for sweat equity, I’m going to strongly advise you against it. Not only are these requests often derided, they are often insulting to the developer. So when is equity OK?

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

This post describes a solution – the Customer Development Model. In future posts I’ll describe how Eric Ries and the Lean Startup concept provide the equivalent model for product development activities inside the building and neatly integrates customer and agile development. A few successful ones do all these things.

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SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

This continues my series of posts: Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March There was some really great content in June. " 8 Questions to Ask When Interviewing at a Startup - Instigator Blog , June 18, 2010 Job interviews are meant to be conversations. Now I have.

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www.scottporad.com

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Scott Porad About Scott Contact Schedule Setting Up Shop: The Book Subscribe Mailbag: How do I find a developer to help me with my idea? For example, we have a mailing list in Seattle called “Seattle Tech Startups&# which is a great place to find a co-founder or developer-type. to help him develop the idea.

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prosperati.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Prosperati HOME BLOG ABOUT CONTACT Blog Can A Startup Do OffShore Development? Part 2 Posted 07.15.2009 in Blog In my previous article ( Can a Startup Do OffShore Development? Part 1 ), I talked about alignment of interest and trust as being the two most critical aspect when starting a new offshore development team.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

This post describes how the traditional product development model distorts startup sales, marketing and business development. Finally, I’ll write about how Eric Ries and the Lean Startup concept provided the equivalent model for product development activities inside the building and neatly integrates customer and agile development.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2010

75 Essential Small Business Resources From 2010 – [link]. Ten small business tax planning tips for 2010! 10 random online resources for Entrepreneurs (2010 version) – [link]. Flyover Geeks: 2010′s Top 30 in Chicago tech – [link]. 10 Social Media 2010 Highlights (Data Included) – [link].

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Software By Rob

JUNE 22, 2010

June 22nd, 2010 | About this Blog , Micropreneurship , Startups Building your startup? Check out my book Like this post? Subscribe via RSS On Twitter? Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us.

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Scalable Startup

AUGUST 18, 2013

But, there is a serious gap in the discipline, number of developers and community around real software development here. Drupal works at all levels of software development. Then last year I decided to re-educate myself in software development, but this time as a regular ol’ coder. This imbalance keeps L.A.

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