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Startup Advice: When to Use a Consulting CTO

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Web Startup Lessons Advice from a CTO and Entrepreneur Home About Startup Advice: When to Use a Consulting CTO There are not many to be found. Most likely, this is a person who is a serial entrepreneur and was the chief technology officer for two or more web startups. .&#

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8 Tips To Get the Most Out of Your Investors and Board

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But the thing I am most proud of about Rob is that he has taken a company with a uniquely talented founder & CTO – Nick Halstead – and managed to build a very tight working relationship with Nick where we drive world-class product development without having the usual founder / CEO conflicts. Email updates frequently.

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Startup Mentors

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I've had several Startup CTO Consulting sessions recently where it became apparent that the Founder needed help with the business and product as much or more than the technology. Then I got an email that asked: I'm leading the marketing efforts for an early-stage startup. For me, I'd use LinkedIn.

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Selecting a Web Development Company

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I''ve written before about finding Web Development Firms in Los Angeles. I just got an email asking about exactly this: I''m with a new company that needs some software built, but doesn''t need (or have the resources for) a large staff of software developers.

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Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouhi

SoCal CTO

I'm married to Mike Freehling , M&A and financial management consultant. It's a comprehensive program with national sales training, HTML emails, a very cool interactive Flash landing page about the 8 ways to save, brochure and presentation for the sales people, extending reach via social media, etc. It launches November 16.

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Social Media for Service Professionals

SoCal CTO

I did a presentation about the use of Social Media to a great group of people who mostly are different kinds of service professionals (attorneys, accountants, consultants, etc.). Use Feedburner or Feedblitz for Email. Sign up with either Feedburner or Feedblitz to provide email subscriptions to your blog. This is that post.

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Essential Startup Funding Tips from 8 Seasoned Investors

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Paige Craig: Adrenaline-junkie Paige Craig is a former marine and intelligence consultant who’s now a prolific angel investor and startup advisor based out of Los Angeles. How to Reach Investors It’s common practice for VCs and angels to talk to and partner up on investments with peers and founder friends.