socalTECH

JANUARY 31, 2013

For our Insights and Opinions section today, we share an article by John Shiple , who provides technology consulting to CEOs, helps outline some of the key things startup (and other) CEOs ought to know in dealing with their CTO. Start at the top  with the CEO and CTO. Learn how you can best support your CTO.

Help 214

Help Startup Technology Companies 214

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

I've posted quite a few things on the topics associated with being a Startup CTO. Here are some resources that come from other sources: Want to Know the Difference Between a CTO and a VP Engineering? Lessons Learned: What does a startup CTO actually do? Lessons Learned: What does a startup CTO actually do?

CTO Hire 175

CTO Hire CTO Coach Resource Startup 175

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2007

I generally am working as an acting CTO for about 3-4 start-ups or other companies at any one time. I also found this interesting graphic of the changing needs around the CTO role in different size/type companies that somewhat echoes my experience. During Stabilization, often the focus is transitioning to a full-time CTO.

Startup 231

Startup CTO Hire Technical Advisors Technical Review 231

socalTECH

MAY 25, 2011

Los Angeles-based Break Media , the online video and content publisher headed by Keith Richman, said today that it has tapped Andrew Doyle as its Chief Financial Officer, and David Subar as Chief Technology Officer. Subar was most recently CTO at Oversee.net, and also has been at PeopleLink and Interthinx.

Chief Technology Officer 153

Chief Technology Officer Media Oversee.net Activision 153

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 15, 2019

(..)

CTO Hire 238

CTO Hire 238

socalTECH

JULY 27, 2021

Pasadena-based robotics developer Miso Robotics said this morning that it has named Christopher Kruger as its new Chief Technology Officer, and also named several new members to its board of advisors. Current CTO Ryan Sinnet will become Chief Research Officer at the company.

CTO Coach 124

CTO Coach Chief Technology Officer Pasadena Research 124

socalTECH

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Thousand Oaks-based electronics, aerospace, defense, and instrumentation company Teledyne Technologies said late Wednesday that Robert (Bob) W. Steenberge, the company''s vice president and Chief Technology Officer, is retiring at the end of the year. Steenberge will continue to serve as a consultant to the company.

Chief Technology Officer 138

Chief Technology Officer Thousand Oaks Technology Company 138

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Based on my posts Startup CTO or Developer and Acting CTO , Chris O’Meara wrote an interesting post Startup CTO: Could It Work? They tend to know where to find good help in terms of employees and consultants. If you think that's person you need, the question becomes "what else do you expect a CTO to contribute?"

CTO Hire 150

CTO Hire Startup Guide Examples 150

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal , which provides online marketing products for small- and medium-sized businesses, reported today that it has named Jeff Hagins as Chief Technology Officer, and promoted Steven Power, former Australia CEO, to Executive Vice President of Global Sales Operations.

ReachLocal 154

ReachLocal Woodland Hills Sales Chief Technology Officer 154

SoCal CTO

MAY 21, 2012

So, here goes: Dr. Tony Karrer Over the past 15 years, Tony has been a part-time CTO for more than 30 startups. Most notably, he was the original CTO for eHarmony for its first four years making him partly responsible for more than 4% of the marriages every year. Tony has a Ph.D. He is a frequent speaker at trade and industry events.

CTO Hire 175

CTO Hire Startup Metrics eHarmony 175

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 trying to determine what technologies might apply that you should be evaluating. Or you want to know about whether you have the right Web Development Company.

CTO Coach 211

CTO Coach Startup Web Guide 211

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 10, 2012

It was like having a bunch of mini- Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions all in one room. This is exactly the kind of thing I'm doing as a Part-Time CTO or Technical Advisor for startups. CTO Founder - Do they really still need a technical advisor? I've talked about this before in Startup CTO or Developer.

Technical Advisors 332

Technical Advisors CTO Coach Technical Review CTO Hire 332

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers Technology Roles in Startups Want to Know the Difference Between a CTO and a VP Engineering? I'm always happy to try to help startups figure out how to go after creating their MVP.

Technical Review 338

Technical Review CTO Hire CTO Coach Software Review 338

SoCal CTO

JUNE 13, 2011

We had an interesting presentation at the LA CTO Forum by the CTO of a startup who chose Groovy / Grails as the framework for their startup. t prompted a good discussion around how CTOs go about choosing the programming language and framework for their startup. Get get help (see Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions ).

Framework 330

Framework Startup Java PHP 330

SoCal CTO

MAY 21, 2013

These are often the same things that cause a founder to reach out to me about helping their CTO, VP Engineering, tech team, off-shore development, etc. CTO Knowledge and Skill I personally believe that the best CTOs will have a technical/developer background. Some of the top symptoms are: Frequently missed deadlines.

CTO Coach 219

CTO Coach Development Develop Startup 219

SoCal CTO

APRIL 2, 2012

When I talk with early-stage companies, often the discussion starts with them asking me about Hiring a CTO for Your Startup , or Finding a Technical Cofounder for Your Startup or How to Find Programmers for Your Startup. In many cases, during my Free Startup CTO Consulting Session with them, we discuss where they are in in the process.

CTO Hire 205

CTO Hire Outsource Development CTO Coach Development 205

TechEmpower

AUGUST 14, 2023

The Strategic Technical Advisor looks at the business and determines what makes sense from a technology perspective in the short-term and longer-terms. CTO Founder – Do they really still need a technical advisor? We’ve talked about this before in Startup CTO or Developer. Is this person a CTO or a developer?

Technical Review 260

Technical Review CTO Coach CTO Hire Software Review 260

SoCal CTO

MAY 14, 2012

Increase in the number of inquiries I've been getting for: Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions and/or other similar kinds of inquiries. My two big data points are: What's happening in the Los Angeles Startup Events such as popular events like LA Demo Day. It has gone from 2 or 3 a week about a year ago to more than 5 per week.

Los Angeles 254

Los Angeles Angel Startup Miramar 254

socalTECH

APRIL 25, 2011

San Diego-based Fallbrook Technologies said today that it has added two former auto executives to its transportation advisory board. Fallbrook said it has added Neil Ressler, former former Vice President for Research and Vehicle Technology and Chief Technology Officer for Ford Motor Company, and Rudolph A.

Technology 150

Technology Chief Technology Officer San Diego Research 150

socalTECH

JANUARY 2, 2013

For this year's first article, we share the advice of Tony Karrer , Founder and CTO of TechEmpower , Founder and CTO of Aggregage and organizer of the LA CTO Forum and Startup Specialist Network , two local groups focused on startups. I suggested that they should look for someone like me, but on the business end.

CTO Coach 180

CTO Coach Mentor Startup TechEmpower 180

SoCal CTO

APRIL 28, 2014

they need a developer more than they need a CTO. What happens when you have a really good developer is that a gap exists where you may not ask the right questions to specify the right system, consider appropriate 3rd party technologies, etc. Many are not interested in 3rd party technologies that can streamline development.

Development 280

Development Develop CTO Coach CTO Hire 280

SoCal CTO

MARCH 4, 2010

I’ve worked with 30+ early-stage companies in all sorts of capacities (and spoken to many, many more), so I thought it might be worthwhile trying to classify the various ways that I’ve engaged in different technology roles in startups. Actually, David’s taking even broader roles than I generally do as he’s CEO for at least one startup.

Technical Review 170

Technical Review Technical Advisors CTO Coach Startup 170

SoCal CTO

MAY 13, 2014

You can’t afford and don’t want to hire a full-time CTO or architect. For me, if I can help you within a couple hours Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions , I’m happy to do that and I don’t expect compensation or equity for that. Here’s the other aspect that both Tony and I preach: get help.

CTO Coach 241

CTO Coach Startup CTO Hire Template 241

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 19, 2012

I asked some of the same questions I ask in my Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions and then I get to a very common conversation: Me : Do you have specs? He wanted to get input from me on what he's doing, and he wants to begin to ask developers what it would take to build his product. Founder : Ummm. what do you mean?

Development 354

Development Develop Technical Review CTO Coach 354

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

You’re sales person is getting blocked by the CTO who says she shouldn’t go above him but the CTO isn’t approving the deal. This person was educated at the best US schools and had worked for a top-tier strategy consulting firm – one of the big 3. Should she take a chance and potentially ruffle feathers?

Entrepreneur 414

Entrepreneur Technical Review Slides CTO Coach 414

socalTECH

AUGUST 4, 2010

Calabasas-based BlackLine Systems , the developer of financial close software headed by Therese Tucker, is trumpeting its certification course this week, saying that it recently certified 22 consultants from KPMG as part of its professional services courses. Tucker is the former CTO of SunGard Treasure Systems. READ MORE>>.

Training 133

Training Calabasas Course Software 133

SoCal CTO

MARCH 9, 2010

In my post, Technology Roles in Startups , I described some of the different ways I engage with startup companies such as CTO Founder , CTO , Part-Time CTO , Acting CTO , Consultant, Advisor and Advisory Board Member. And don’t confuse having a CTO with getting an Technology Advisor.

CTO Coach 150

CTO Coach Technical Review Technology CTO Hire 150

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Ask a few CTO type people. Or ask me Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions. It needs to be funded to be successful. The grind is too much and too long if it gets beyond that size. What do you do if you don't know the size? What are the key developer skills that are needed? Is this a Wordpress hack? Is it big data?

Guide 349

Guide Startup Mobile Framework 349

socalTECH

JULY 2, 2014

Blattei is Ambassador and consultant to The Gores Group; Levinson is Venture Partner at PVP, and also serves as Managing Director of the Small World Group (SWG) Incubator. Levinson also was founder, CTO, and Chairman of testing and optical components company Finisar. Frank Levinson of Phoenix Venture Partners (PVP) to its board.

Incubator 138

Incubator Equity Develop Development 138

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 6, 2011

" Today I had two conversations with early stage startups (see Free CTO Consulting ). I’ve spoken to dozens of customers, I have a validated customer persona, built an MVP to test key behavioral hypotheses, and the data doesn’t back what you’re saying." " One was an enterprise software product.

Customer 227

Customer Custom CTO Coach Startup 227

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. I tend to ask a lot of questions, challenge aspects, make suggestions. But I've often been very surprised by one aspect of these conversations.

Development 396

Development Develop Startup SEO 396

SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

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.

Social Network 150

Social Network Networking Yammer CTO Hire 150

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Before I started my first company in 1999 I worked for Andersen Consulting (now Accenture). Soon after he was promoted to Senior Architect, our highest role without being CTO. This is part of my Startup Advice series. Suddenly it was star treatment and all sorts of promises about the future.

CTO Hire 322

CTO Hire Startup Resource Entrepreneur 322

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. I tend to ask a lot of questions, challenge aspects, make suggestions. But I've often been very surprised by one aspect of these conversations.

Development 384

Development Develop Startup SEO 384

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Ulrich Kranz, originally the company’s CTO, has since taken over the day-to-day operations of Canoo. Stern is listed as a director to UK incubator Pitch@Palace and as consultant for Celestial Limited. Much of the lawsuit focuses on Stefan Krause, who stepped away from the CEO role at Canoo in August for personal reasons.

CTO Hire 198

CTO Hire Startup Los Angeles Design 198

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Ask a few CTO type people. Or ask me Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions. It needs to be funded to be successful. The grind is too much and too long if it gets beyond that size. What do you do if you don't know the size? What are the key developer skills that are needed? Is this a Wordpress hack? Is it big data?

Guide 296

Guide Startup Mobile Framework 296

SoCal CTO

JUNE 26, 2012

I've done four Free CTO Consulting Sessions in the past month with startup founders who all had run into variations of the same problem. As a developer, certainly as a CTO, you need to account for setting those expectations appropriately. They couldn't plan their business.

Outsource Development 254

Outsource Development Software Development Develop Development 254