Startup Development
SoCal CTO
APRIL 23, 2010
How to Work With a Contract Web Developer How To Bootstrap Your Startup
Building Your MVP as a Non-Technical Founder
SoCal CTO
FEBRUARY 13, 2013
Fake Site - you can have what looks to be a real site, even take "orders" but not actually have anything able to run it. We end up using WordPress a lot as the marketing front-end of our web sites. WordPress is pretty easy to hack. And the back-end is something that a non-technical founder can manage.
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Announcing a Deal I’ve Wanted to Talk About for a Year
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 7, 2013
I acted as the occasional mentor, advisor and coach to Ethan. Ethan had pointed out to me that merchants were being barraged by “deal site” wanting to drive customers in the door but they didn’t have great tools to manage their customers. I think it’s a beautifully designed site and product.
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Technology Roles in Startups
SoCal CTO
MARCH 4, 2010
Background This post partly really came about as a result of a great conversation yesterday with David Croslin a former CTO at HP who recently conducted an interesting experiment. I am looking for one or two startups that I can work with on their road to success as a virtual C-level officer, board member, advisor or other relationship.
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Interview with Michael Wong, MergeLocal
socalTECH
JUNE 1, 2012
Michael Wong: I was previously CTO of an agency called Breakthrough Ads. My cofounder, Steven Elliott, was CTO of a company doing artificial intelligence and automated chat technology. There's an awful lot of check-in sites out there. Why would someone want to use your site? Michael Wong: The big reason is really cash.
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Finding a Technical Cofounder for Your Startup
SoCal CTO
MARCH 12, 2012
"I'm looking for a partner / cofounder who can not only head the technical aspects and build a working model of the site, but someone with the connections to put a great development team together when we need it. Your technical advisor can likely help. Sites - There are a bunch of sites out there aimed at this or similar issues.
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211 myIDkey Now Has Over $360K For Security Device Project
socalTECH
MARCH 13, 2013
Aliso Viejo-based Arkami, one of the startups in OCTANE's Launchpad Accelerator, has just zoomed past $360,000 in funding commitments on the crowdfunding site Kickstarter, according to the firm's myIDkey project page. READ MORE>>.
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Kevin Federline Search Engine
SoCal CTO
MARCH 20, 2007
skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, March 20, 2007 Kevin Federline Search Engine Just saw a post - Sleep with a pop star, get your own branded search engine. talking about Prodeges Search with Kevin Site - [link]. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO. I actually think this is a pretty innovative model.
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Finding Good Developers in Los Angeles?
SoCal CTO
FEBRUARY 17, 2007
skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 Finding Good Developers in Los Angeles? Im part of a CTO group that meets once a month to discuss various topics. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO. He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony.
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Stanford Podcasts - eHarmony - Greg Waldorf
SoCal CTO
FEBRUARY 27, 2007
skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, February 27, 2007 Stanford Podcasts - eHarmony - Greg Waldorf I was just pointed to a set of great podcasts done by Stanford B-School and particularly, I just listed to the podcast by eHarmonys Greg Waldorf. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.
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Map of VC Investments
SoCal CTO
MARCH 9, 2007
skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, March 9, 2007 Map of VC Investments Found this Map of 2006 VC Investments post. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO. He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO?
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SoCal CTO
MARCH 20, 2007
Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO. He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO?
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SoCal CTO
FEBRUARY 17, 2007
skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 About this Blog Ive been thinking about doing a blog with my thoughts on technology and whats happening in the Los Angeles area technology scene for a while, but it was Ben Kuos recent start of a blog that inspired me to actually go ahead and do it. Thanks Ben.
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Interesting Model for University President
SoCal CTO
FEBRUARY 25, 2007
skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Sunday, February 25, 2007 Interesting Model for University President Saw a post by Paul Kedrosky pointing us to Graeme Thickins on How Stanford Does It. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO. He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony.
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Google Maps Mobile
SoCal CTO
FEBRUARY 28, 2007
skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Wednesday, February 28, 2007 Google Maps Mobile I recently downloaded Google Maps Mobile for my Treo. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO. He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO?
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150 8 Ways the Internet has Changed Software Marketing
SoCal CTO
MARCH 13, 2007
skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, March 13, 2007 8 Ways the Internet has Changed Software Marketing Great post - 8 Ways The Internet Changed Software Marketing - is an interesting take on how different it is these days to market software. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO. Good stuff.
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Interview with Howard Marks, Start Engine
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 15, 2011
The program is basically to take entrepreneurs, pair them with a mentor who is also an entrepreneur themselves, either a CEO or a CTO. It's structured so that they get funding, office space, all of the Internet resources, tools they need from mentors. There might be one or two mentors, one might be a CTO, another, a CEO.
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Entreprenuer Network
SoCal CTO
MARCH 1, 2007
skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 1, 2007 Entreprenuer Network Great post by Ben Kuo - The Importance of the “Network&# to Entrepreneurs - the informal connections between people in the technology industry here who have a vested interest in helping entrepreneurs take their companies to the next level.
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SoCal CTO
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
I used a company in India to develop the site, and it's mostly done. And I use it all the time now when I get the kind of message that I received: I'm looking for a web developer to continue work on my website. It's currently in beta. But they weren't quite able to get it finished.
A Different Kind of Incubator - The Hive
SoCal CTO
FEBRUARY 17, 2007
skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 A Different Kind of Incubator - The Hive I recently met with The Hive a new incubator in Orange County. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO. He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony.
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SoCal CTO
FEBRUARY 17, 2007
skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 Where LinkedIn Works for Me Ive been a long time user of LinkedIn , but only recently have started getting the benefits I always expected. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO. He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony.
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Challenge of Predicting Winners
SoCal CTO
FEBRUARY 25, 2007
skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Sunday, February 25, 2007 Challenge of Predicting Winners I just read a bit on the payout to YouTube from the Google Acquisition ( Internet News , CNN ). He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO. He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony.
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SoCal CTO
MARCH 12, 2007
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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Innovation and Geography
SoCal CTO
FEBRUARY 20, 2007
skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, February 20, 2007 Innovation and Geography I ran across a post in Read/Write Web - Does Location Matter in Web Innovation? eHarmongy) as an acting CTO. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO. He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony.
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Open Source Business Model
SoCal CTO
MARCH 5, 2007
link] [link] Posted byTony Karrer at 5:33 PM 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) About Me Tony Karrer Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.
Time Rich, Time Poor and Apple
SoCal CTO
MARCH 20, 2007
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? He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO. He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony.
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Events and Networking in Los Angeles
SoCal CTO
FEBRUARY 23, 2007
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. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.
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InfoChachkie
JANUARY 23, 2012
1) Get A Mentor. "I "I started the site when I was 19. Given Facebook's numerous corporate governance mistakes during its early days, Mark would have been well served to have cultivated a mentorship with one or more savvy Advisors. Note: This is an installment in the Iconic Advice series. " [Tweet this quote].
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Interview with Bong Koh, LifeCrowd
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
We've only been working on the site for May, June, July, and August, and it's a brand new endeavor for us. Andy Wen was the CTO of Christianity.com, and the CTO of early online education firm VCampus, and he also ran the product and web security for eTrade, as well as started a company called Lighthound deals, like a Groupon.
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Interview with Alex Benzer, SocialEngine
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 7, 2012
We had to figure out what would help the other 90 percent build better and more interesting sites. We noticed that many of those sites were not pre-populating the site with content, were not drawing from external channels, and were not starting conversations on Twitter, Facebook, and elsewhere. We have some great mentors now.
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Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups
SoCal CTO
MARCH 22, 2007
skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 22, 2007 Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups Ive been participating in a Yahoo Group that are users of LinkedIn and who are Bloggers: [link] Its an interesting group of folks from diverse backgrounds.
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SoCal CTO
FEBRUARY 10, 2016
I find myself sending it to startup founders all the time – maybe just slightly less than Free Startup CTO Consulting. It’s well documented that response time has significant business impact: An ecommerce site that makes $100,000 per day could lose up to $2.5 Google told us back in 2010 that site speed was important for SEO.
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SoCal CTO
OCTOBER 5, 2010
Great content again in September that meets at the intersection of startups, technology, product and being a Startup CTO. How-to get that guy as your mentor - Gabriel Weinberg , September 20, 2010 Forming a couple of good mentor relationships can help bridge the gap between startup failure and success, especially for first-time entrepreneurs.
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Interview with Gregg Champion, OneCubicle
socalTECH
JUNE 18, 2009
Our interview today is with Santa Monica-based OneCubicle (www.onecubicle.com), a new startup we ran across recently, which is looking to provide a more professional social networking site for younger people. Why did you decide to start yet another social networking site? Our demographic is the 22 to 32 year old. How are you backed?
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The Truth Behind Display Advertising: Adomic's Quest For Transparency
socalTECH
AUGUST 9, 2013
We had been building technology around a publisher interface, and starting seeing the same things from customers, who wanted to understand what was happening on their site, what their competition was doing, and what advertisers were doing. I met my co-founder and CTO, Tom, there, and worked on a bunch of projects together.
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SoCal CTO
NOVEMBER 10, 2009
For me, FI was great for networking with Adeo and the other mentors, who are all world class successful entrepreneurs themselves, as well as the other founders in the program. Of course, you should monitor social media such as Twitter, the social news sites, Facebook, etc. Tell Rod about the LA CTO Forum.
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MuckerLab Unveils Second Graduating Class to Investors
Tech Zulu Event
JANUARY 18, 2013
The co-founder core team, including a CTO, should be fully formed and passionate enough to be working on the project full time. Blayze CEO Ben Smith started first as a mentor and a resource to the community, believing in give before you get. A prototype that can be used for testing and validation is another win.
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100 Miigle Revisited | A SoCal Startup With a Global Mission
Tech Zulu Event
JUNE 16, 2014
Can you explain in greater detail how the platform’s algorithm works to make it easier for entrepreneurs to find the right partner/advisor and to extend assistance to one another? You can be an entrepreneur and at the same time you can be a mentor or an investor to someone else’s project. Members can freely browse and explore the site.
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Learn How to Kiteboard Online. MentorMob Launches Free Social Online Learning Guides
Tech Zulu Event
MARCH 24, 2015
All content within these playlists is hand-picked from the web for their quality and relevance by the MentorMob Mentors, a group of experts, enthusiasts and bloggers. LessonPaths is a site geared more toward sharing and curating content, whereas today’s MentorMob focuses on lifestyle learning.
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40 Interview with Justin and Dawn Newton, Netki
socalTECH
JULY 13, 2016
In my case, I had a mentor at the time who helped me understand how there was a parallel between the printing press and the Renaissance, and the Internet as the next step in information and communications. After that, I was CTO of Blackline Systems, and was responsible for behind-the-firewall. What are your backgrounds?
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socalTECH
MAY 25, 2012
One, is the discovery of awesome content, two is a place to store and publicize that awesome content, and three is being able to save your usernames and passwords to literally any site on the web, and automatically log you into those sites. Both have been great mentors ever since. Scott Ferreira: Yes, that's correct.
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239 Interview with Robin Richards, Internships.com
socalTECH
MARCH 10, 2010
Robin's latest startup is Internships.com (www.internships.com), an online site focused on aggregating internship opportunities and providing resources to potential interns. How long has the site been up? We have, by far, the largest number of internships available in America today, in one location, on our site.
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Moving Analytics | Sitting Kills, Moving Heals
Tech Zulu Event
JULY 22, 2014
HV: It was a research study that was conducted through USC, but the sites were at the Oasis Active Adults Community and we also worked with the Front Porch Center for Innovation and Wellbeing. HV: The I-Corps mentors are very experienced entrepreneurs and they will just tell you straight up what they think of your results.
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SoCal Delicious
MAY 6, 2012
Charlie Capen is co-founder of HowToBeADad.com , an entertainment site and dad blog for “parents, soon-to-be parents and people who have no desire to procreate, whatsoever.” The site features running commentary and visual diagrams on the idiosyncrasies of fatherhood, parenting missteps and his own adjustment to having children.
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