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Events and Networking in Los Angeles

SoCal CTO

In fact, I would say that over the past few years, it has become harder to produce or find events that will attract a good audience. First - let me say what I consider to be a good audience - interesting people. Startup Co-Founders: If You Cant Recruit Em, Should You Join Em? in Computer Science.

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Time Rich, Time Poor and Apple

SoCal CTO

He tells us: If you’re starting a new internet company, its important to know who your audience is, and to make sure that you don’t let your own experience and that of other Time Poor people guide you wrong. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO? in Computer Science.

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MyShape Article - Analyst Misses the Point

SoCal CTO

I had to laugh when an analyst with Forrester said in the article - As impressive as these results may be, myShape’s approach will probably fail to gain a mass audience unless the company can somehow simplify the measuring process, said Sucharita Mulpuru, an analyst with Forrester Research. in Computer Science.

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Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups

SoCal CTO

Discussion Group Hub - questions/topics are raised via the discussion group and can go out into the blog world to get a more diverse audience - which is now happening with this group. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO? Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

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A new field guide for entrepreneurs of all stripes

Startup Lessons Learned

It took the idea of Customer Development and made it accessible to a whole new audience. From Lean Startup Machine , Lean LA and San Diego Tech Founders , to countless speeches and workshops, I have seen the impact that their leadership has had first hand. A good way to think about market segment is by thinking about fishing.

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Social Networking and Business Value

SoCal CTO

and before that, Co-founder and Senior Vice-President at Clearview Networks, Inc. and SVP, Branded Content & Audience Creation at nitetime.net. He is a former chairman of the Business Software Alliance, and currently is Chair of the LA Chapter of the Technology Council of Southern California.

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Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller

SoCal CTO

From there, I became the first non-founder employee at an e-commerce startup called BITSource, which was the first electronic software distributor delivering electronic volume software licenses to corporations. Tell me a bit about the Founder's Institute. That's a great point, but also one that I think a lot of founders overestimate.