SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Almost every day I'm talking to early stage startup founders (see Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions ) about what they plan to do. Many of these founders have talked with several developers or development firms about their plans. Where’s the mystery (see Matching Algorithm )? What’s different, special here?

Developer 396

Developer Founder Viral Oauth 396

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2020

Match your office, facilities and computer equipment to the size of the staff you have today, and intend to have in the next six months. For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month. Getting a sales contract before manufacturing inventory.

Burn Rate 310

Burn Rate Hockey Stick Salary Angel Investor 310

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Almost every day I'm talking to early stage startup founders (see Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions ) about what they plan to do. Many of these founders have talked with several developers or development firms about their plans. Where’s the mystery (see Matching Algorithm )? What’s different, special here?

Developer 384

Developer Founder Viral Oauth 384

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2017

The challenge is to recognize and recruit that ideal partner match early with minimal cost and risk. In fact, I would broaden the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.” The reason is that good attributes apply equally well to “external” partners, as they do to internal partners, like a co-founder or CTO.

Partner 140

Partner Software Review CTO Hire Cofounder 140

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2014

A while back I talked about how and where to find a co-founder in “ For a Startup, Two Heads are Always Better Than One ”. In this context, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.” In this context, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.”

Partner 269

Partner Software Review CTO Hire Fractional CTO 269

Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 3, 2010

Ryan Martens, Rally’s founder, thought it would be a great opportunity to do some Q&A with Niki and Nate Kohari, the founders of AgileZen. And, if you are a software developer using Lean or Agile methodologies, take a look at Rally and AgileZen. Why did you start AgileZen ? Why did you join up with Rally ?

Founder 122

Founder Acquisition Software Developers Software Development 122

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Match your office, facilities and computer equipment to the size of the staff you have today, and intend to have in the next six months. For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month. Getting a sales contract before manufacturing inventory.

Burn Rate 223

Burn Rate Hockey Stick Startup Salary 223

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

A while back I talked about how and where to find a co-founder in “ For a Startup, Two Heads are Always Better Than One.” In this context, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.” In this context, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.”

Partner 258

Partner Software Review CTO Hire Equity 258

SoCal CTO

MAY 21, 2012

Startup Feedback Panelist Tony has participated on many panels where he can provide real-time feedback to startup founders. In this talk, Tony looks at where and how matching algorithms can be applied to give significant value to startups. Startups provide introductions and Tony and fellow panelists provide feedback in real-time.

Fractional CTO 175

Fractional CTO CTO Hire Startup Social Network 175

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 10, 2012

Code Collaborator is tool which helps software developers review each other’s work, just like an editor of a book. So the economics are obvious: If two developers would each normally spend an average of 30 minutes on a code review, once a day, that’s 20 hours of total time in a business-month. And we did.

Software Review 256

Software Review Product Software Developers Software Development 256

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Are you a non-technical startup founder who’s about to go have a conversation with a Chief Technical Officer (CTO) or Technical advisory type person? Maybe you are going for a reality check on your current situation - wondering if you have a Weak Development Team or a Startup Founder Developer Gap.

Fractional CTO 211

Fractional CTO Conversion NDA Early Stage 211

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2014

Match your office, facilities and computer equipment to the size of the staff you have today, and intend to have in the next six months. For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month. Getting a sales contract before manufacturing inventory.

Burn Rate 262

Burn Rate Hockey Stick Entrepreneur Salary 262

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 28, 2016

By Omer Tadjer, CEO and co-founder of Comeet. A few other open ended questions that can give you insight into how well the candidate will match your organizations include: What few businesses or people do you admire – and why? What does your perfect dream job look like? Is there anything we should have asked you – but didn’t?

Cofounder 100

Cofounder Hiring Matching Salary 100

Gust

APRIL 13, 2014

A while back I talked about how and where to find a co-founder in “ For a Startup, Two Heads are Always Better Than One ”. In this context, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.” Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales. Complementary skills.

Partner 179

Partner Software Review CTO Hire Fractional CTO 179

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 29, 2011

A while back I talked about how and where to find a co-founder in “ Ten Steps in Choosing the Right Startup Partner ”. In this context, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.” In this context, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.”

Partner 240

Partner Software Review CTO Hire Fractional CTO 240

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2014

Be sure it matches your business, and get a hosting agreement from one of the popular providers like GoDaddy. The next step in complexity is building a software product that you can offer as a service to your customers, or a mobile smartphone app. Then there are full-featured software sites like Facebook.

Startup 252

Startup eCommerce Hosting Bootstrapping 252

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 20, 2020

insert founder number] of the founders dropped out of [insert Ivy League school]. We wish we were the founders, experiencing this testosterone-fueled melodrama of success. That was before we even discussed the required software development. Why We Are In Love With Startups? The infatuation is real.

Sweat Equity 107

Sweat Equity Non-Compete Startup Azure 107

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2010

A week ago I talked about how and where to find a co-founder in “ How to Select an Ideal Startup Co-Founder ”. In this article, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.” In this article, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.”

Partner 230

Partner Software Review CTO Hire Fractional CTO 230

SoCal CTO

APRIL 27, 2011

I'd suggest: Startup CTO or Developer , Startup Founder Developer Gap , Part-Time CTO , Technology Advisor , CTO Founder , Acting CTO. There are a bunch of questions in Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Before You Develop Anything , Startup Founder Developer Gap , and in Startup CTO or Developer.

CTO Hire 282

CTO Hire Los Angeles Hiring Technical Review 282

SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

There are quite a few other Software Development Companies in Southern California working on open source and/or freemium business models. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be.

Open Source 150

Open Source Business Model Technical Cofounder Southern California 150

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2011

Your non-technical interview needs to determine if there is a chemistry match, passion, integrity, and willingness to work with others on your team. It is just really hard to found a technology company successfully with only one founder, technical or non-technical. Start with great credentials, and focus on the culture fit.

Technical Review 236

Technical Review Partner Entrepreneur Dilution 236

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Be sure it matches your business, and get a hosting agreement from one of the popular providers like GoDaddy. The next step in complexity is building a software product that you can offer as a service to your customers. Any credible software developer should be willing to tackle this kind of tool for a couple of thousand dollars.

Hosting 248

Hosting Bootstrapping .Net Social Network 248

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2007

Part of the discussion around this is the talk about the founder who only got $83M (as compared to $3xxM for the other founders) who bailed out early and choose to go back to school. The poor guy. What a bad $200M decision. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -.

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles CTO Hire 150

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Match your office, facilities and computer equipment to the size of the staff you have today, and intend to have in the next six months. For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month. Getting a sales contract before manufacturing inventory.

Burn Rate 120

Burn Rate Hockey Stick Startup Salary 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 10, 2013

Be sure it matches your business, and get a hosting agreement from one of the popular providers like GoDaddy. The next step in complexity is building a software product that you can offer as a service to your customers. Any credible software developer should be willing to tackle this kind of tool for a couple of thousand dollars.

eCommerce 196

eCommerce Hosting Bootstrapping .Net 196

SoCal CTO

APRIL 27, 2011

I'd suggest: Startup CTO or Developer , Startup Founder Developer Gap , Part-Time CTO , Technology Advisor , CTO Founder , Acting CTO. There are a bunch of questions in Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Before You Develop Anything , Startup Founder Developer Gap , and in Startup CTO or Developer.

CTO Hire 225

CTO Hire Los Angeles Hiring Technical Review 225

SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO? ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -.

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles 150

SoCal CTO

MARCH 9, 2007

► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO? ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -.

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles CTO Hire 150

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 14, 2013

Paul Jozefak, co-founder and managing director of innovation laboratory Liquid Labs , argues that outsourcing innovation will become a mainstream business practice and a key driver of growth, specifically in the tech sector. X could spend months recruiting specialists to develop a product which matches it competitors.

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Matching Cofounder Software Developers Software Development 152

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 20, 2020

We wish we were the founders, experiencing this testosterone-fueled melodrama of success. It’s one of the main reasons startup founders often shy away from reasonable SEO pricing models, opting instead for the riskier, cheap, outsourced route or the DIY approach —which are both fraught with their own perils.

Sweat Equity 78

Sweat Equity Non-Compete Startup Azure 78

SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO? ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -.

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Southern California Search Engineer 150

SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2007

The articles I cited there around finding co-founders suggests that Ben is on the money. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO? ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. No small task Ben.

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Networking Southern California Los Angeles 150

SoCal CTO

MARCH 13, 2007

► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO? ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -.

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles Internet 150

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 27, 2007

Some items from the pod cast: 100,000 - babies born as a result of relationships started on eHarmony 15M registered 1% of marriages in US this year resulting from eHarmony I dont know if these are true, but still, the impact of the vision of the original founders Neil Clark Warren and Greg Forgatch is amazing.

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles CTO Hire 150

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 28, 2007

► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO? ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -.

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles Mobile 150

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2007

► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO? ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -.

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles CTO Hire 150

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO? ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -.

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Los Angeles Southern California CTO Hire 150