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Open Source Business Model

SoCal CTO

There are quite a few other Software Development Companies in Southern California working on open source and/or freemium business models. Common revenue streams are consulting, training, support, customization, upgraded versions for corporate applications, etc. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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Social Networking and Business Value

SoCal CTO

Majid Abai, CEO of Pringo Majid Abai is the Chief Executive of Pringo, Inc. For the past 26 years, Majid has founded, led, turned-around and merged several companies in various industries, as well as providing consulting services to corporate executives in the areas of technology, governance, turn-around and strategy.

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How to Hunt Programmers for Your Startup - A Field Guide

SoCal CTO

The conversation centered around a founder who's key question is "Where Do I Find a Developer for My Startup?" Ask a few CTO type people. Or ask me Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions. Tech Events / Meetups - There are lots of Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California that are techie oriented.

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How to Hunt Programmers for Your Startup - A Field Guide

SoCal CTO

The conversation centered around a founder who's key question is "Where Do I Find a Developer for My Startup?" Ask a few CTO type people. Or ask me Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions. Tech Events / Meetups - There are lots of Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California that are techie oriented.

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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.