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Events and Networking in Los Angeles

SoCal CTO

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, February 23, 2007 Events and Networking in Los Angeles One of the issues I discussed in Innovation and Geography was that the geography and traffic in Los Angeles generally makes it more difficult for networking. First - let me say what I consider to be a good audience - interesting people.

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Why Online Video Just Took One More Big Step to Legitimacy

Both Sides of the Table

The founders had been responsible for gaining staggering scale in the past 3 years, having been trail-blazers in building a network of talent and an unrivaled understanding of the YouTube ecosystem. Another major hire was Ryan Lissack who joined as CTO. ” Dana & I took a chance on the founders early on.

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Startup Grind Turns the Tables on Mark Suster

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It was all technical. You know, the weird thing, Derek, and I should probably let you speak some time, but I was deeply technical when I went into Andersen consulting, and I got paid much less than engineers who graduated, because I had a degree in economics. Technical founder. And my specialty was computer networks.

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Startup Funeral: Honoring The Lessons Of Failure [Video]

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asks event co-organizer Leo Newball Jr. “No Three ex-execs spoke and 100 or so in the audience listened and commemorated. For Chris Siragusa, former CTO of Kozmo, it was a chance to talk about his new company, Max Delivery , which is a lot like his old company. No one is around to commemorate the life of that startup.

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Time Rich, Time Poor and Apple

SoCal CTO

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, March 20, 2007 Time Rich, Time Poor and Apple Jeremy Liew at Lightspeed Venture Partners has an interesting post: Time Rich or Time Poor? Whats interesting is that Ive been seeing opportunities to use social marketing for businesses that typically target Time Poor audiences.

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MyShape Article - Analyst Misses the Point

SoCal CTO

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Monday, March 12, 2007 MyShape Article - Analyst Misses the Point The NY Times did a piece today on MyShape, a start-up in Pasadena - Log in Your Measurements, and the Clothes May Fit. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO. Attorney and Startup Business Advisor – Aaron Shec.

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SXSW Startups: New Age Meats

Austin Startup

New Age Meats cofounders Brian Spears and Andra Necula The Forrest Four-Cast: March 1, 2019 Fifty diverse startups will aim to impress a panel of judges and a live audience with their skills, creativity and innovation at SXSW Pitch Presented by Cyndx. Brian Spears , Cofounder and CEO, spoke about his San Francisco-based company.