SoCal CTO

MAY 18, 2010

Not Betting on Flash , SoCal CTO , May 7, 2010 Why startups should not be betting on Flash as a delivery technology. SaaS Conversion: Which metrics matter? StartupCFO , May 6, 2010 Great look at important metrics for SaaS and the importance of churn rate.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 16, 2010

Thursday, July 22, 2010 -- The Power of Marketing Metrics: Demonstrating Marketing's Value to the Organization. The right metrics and measurement, data, analytics, systems, tools and processes can make all the difference in your marketing measurement and accountability initiatives. Does your marketing pass the so what test?

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

What are your key Startup Metrics ? Analytics/Metrics - what are the key startup metrics that you will need to track? Are there specific metrics needed for future funding rounds or for operations? Who are the other stakeholders involved? Other types of users? Administrators? How will you be taking this to market?

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Develop Development Startup SEO 384

socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2012

Some of the higlights from this week from socalTECH's video , section, where we're currently highlighting community videos from and about local startups: Image Metrics Mojo Masks iPhone App. Image Metrics released a new iPhone application this week, which uses facial tracking to display virtual "masks" on an iPhone, overlaid on a user's face.

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Southern California Metrics SoCalTech SoCal 124

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Once you build it, they will now ask you about the key metrics that they need proven in order to see if you really are a good investment. The real reason to build an MVP is to do early tests of key Startup Metrics for the business. " Once you have the metrics defined, it focuses your effort. To prove/disprove a hypothesis.

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Technical Review CTO Hire CTO Coach Software Review 338

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

For a similar company, with the same metrics and stage, valuations had been tiny. We invest globally, with 20 percent of our funds outside the U.S., an incubator in Singapore, and we do a dozen or so investments a year. For California investments in general, the funding has kicked up pretty remarkaably.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 11, 2013

If you do build the MVP and show it to them, they will ask you about your metrics. They really want metrics, not a product. The real question you should be asking is "When I've built this product and show you the following metrics, would you invest?"

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Metrics Venture Capital News Product 264

SoCal CTO

APRIL 2, 2013

I'm going to be looking at aspects like: Things to consider before building your MVP Features often overlooked when documenting an MVP for developers Understanding important metrics you want to measure Risks and challenges in developing an MVP. It should be a fun evening with lots of interesting conversation.

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CTO Coach Metrics Framework Software Development 219

SoCal CTO

MAY 21, 2012

Many of the factors are not obvious and include building mystery to drive margin, why boring B2B companies often win but are challenging in other ways, how bootstrapping wins, integrating metrics from the start and many other similar lessons. Startups provide introductions and Tony and fellow panelists provide feedback in real-time.

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CTO Hire Startup Metrics eHarmony 175

SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2010

Startup Killer: the Cost of Customer Acquisition | For Entrepreneurs , February 2, 2010 Looks at the critical equation around customer acquisition cost vs. customer lifetime value similar to what I discussed in Startup Metrics but in more depth. Great stuff. How Unique Is A Unique Visitor? -

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

We started seeing deals like Intermix, LowerMyBills, Rent.com, Shopzilla--all of these successes started in SoCal--who had not raised money from local investors. They've got some nice metrics behind them. Finally, what's your opinion on where the SoCal VC industry is nowadays? In terms of SoCal as a market, it's a shame.

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Southern California Startup Palomar Rustic Canyon 153

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 19, 2012

For example, if you are trying to determine viral coefficient (see Startup Metrics ), then the focus should be around those aspects of the MVP. You might also have a business plan, marketing plan, financials, competitor analysis or other kinds of background document. Quite often these things get old quickly.

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Develop Development Technical Review CTO Coach 354

SoCal CTO

APRIL 1, 2009

So you can see that Entrepreneur (60) LinkedIn (15) Metrics (16) SEO (15) Company (141) are all considered highly relevant to the term "startup." You can see that he talks about: Marketing , Metrics , Customer and Social Media more than most. As the site runs, it will get better at finding great content.

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Southern California TechEmpower Technology Council Metrics 150

SoCal CTO

JULY 23, 2012

What metrics are going to be the key startup metrics and how do we get those metrics without too much cost? What do we need to do to make sure we can survive technical due diligence by investors and partners? What specific technical innovations might make sense? What can we build that might be protectable?

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CTO Coach CTO Hire Outsource Development Develop 231

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 9, 2009

What are your key Startup Metrics ? Who are the other stakeholders involved? Other types of users? Administrators? How will you be taking this to market? What channels will you use (e.g., SEO for Startups )? How do you make your money? What already exists in your space? Who are your big competitors? What special data, content, APIs, etc.

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Software Development Develop Development Startup 292

socalTECH

JANUARY 2, 2020

Leaseville, the pioneer in the virtual lease-to-own (LTO) space demonstrated strong metrics on its new product this year and is now poised to scale significantly. Meanwhile the number of quality SoCal companies continues to grow at an impressive rate that reflects more strong executive talent, resources and a vibrant ecosystem.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

I talked about this in Startup Metrics : Often, what we are trying to do initially is show exactly how these numbers play out. Quite often the first version is defined as much by what is required to prove some aspect, derive some metric, show viral nature, conversion rate, renewal rate, etc.

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Startup Metrics Media Capital 150

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 20, 2009

So here's the Hot List for 1/1/2009 - 1/15/2009 Top 5 Posts The 7 Ways to Get Traffic on the Web Why You Need To Lead A Tribe - Seth Godin LA Gets Dugg, Hammered, Screwed How To Get The World Excited About Your Business –The James Siminoff Interview Viral analytics and metrics - go viral young startup Top 20 Keywords SEO Metrics Marketing Social Media (..)

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Los Angeles Angel Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 150

SoCal CTO

APRIL 8, 2010

Granularity and Consistency of Startup Metrics - SoCal CTO , March 11, 2010 Tim Berry has a great post on Why I Hate Those Huge Market Numbers tells us that he doesn’t like to see business plans with multi-billion market numbers used as the basis for projections.

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Startup Software Review Competition SoCal 150

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

I love cars--I grew up in SoCal, and my father was really into cars, and didn't have sons. Tara Weingarten: We had no metrics when we started, and even now, we had a big week with 1900 uniques on one day. Over those years, one thing became plain to me, which is whenever you'd go on a car launch, it was a sea of men.

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Truecar Writing Edmunds Sites 204

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 26, 2010

What metrics are going to be the key startup metrics and how do we get those metrics without too much cost? What do we need to do to make sure we can survive technical due diligence by investors and partners? What specific technical innovations might make sense? What can we build that might be protectable?

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Fractional CTO CTO CTO Hire CTO Coach 225

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2011

This site aggregates and filters content from thought leaders who talk about topics such as Marketing , Sales , Design , Revenue , Hiring , Social Media , Business Models , Metrics , PR , Venture Capital , Angel Investors , Bootstrapping , Incubators , Agile and many others.

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Content Startup Social Media IP 175

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2007

Then, I Review existing materials Business Plan Marketing Plan Marketing Materials Product Plan / Roadmap Current and Projected Financials Business Pipeline Team Member Bios / Resumes Current Metrics Roadmap Normally there are crude documents for each of these areas that can be quickly read / scanned.

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Startup CTO Hire Technical Advisors Technical Review 231

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 3, 2009

Learn how to successfully integrate the strategies and operations of merged organizations, implement the latest techniques, tools and metrics to improve performance, revitalize acquisitions that are not meeting expectations. Monday, March 9, 2009 -- Caltech Executive Education: Successful Acquisition Integration. See [link] (more).

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Acquisition CalTech Metrics Education 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Learn how to successfully integrate the strategies and operations of merged organizations, implement the latest techniques, tools and metrics to improve performance, revitalize acquisitions that are not meeting expectations. Wednesday, November 19, 2008 -- Caltech Executive Education: Successful Acquisition Integration. See [link] (more).

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Acquisition CalTech Metrics Education 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Join author, researcher, and professor Mark Jeffery from the Kellogg School of Management to learn the results of the latest ground-breaking research and gain valuable insights from his new book, Data-Driven Marketing - The 15 Metrics Everyone in Marketing Should Know. See [link] (more)

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Marketing Metrics Research 113

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Any thoughts on my recent post Startup Metrics ? The Startup Metrics post is a good example of what I call “holocognics.” Startup Metrics discusses what a Startup needs to consider before “going live.” Right now we have a lot of Intellectual Property and Cyberlaw work that crosses over between the two facets of our firm.

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Startup SEO Pepperdine Blogging 150

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 1, 2010

Part business plan, part live presentation, Clean Tech startups will compete in this exciting event by presenting their case to a panel of Venture Capitalist judges who rank the business attractiveness using a variety of performance metrics. See [link] (more).

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Competition Metrics Startup 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 16, 2008

What are the metrics investors look for today? Wednesday, October 22, 2008 -- Funding Early Stage Tech Companies. Pasadena Angels. How will the stock market and possible recession impact early-stage company financing? What companies and deals are most attractive to investors? Can you build a high growth startup inexpensively? Learn more.

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Company Companies Funding Pasadena Angels 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 31, 2009

Startonomics is a one-day conference aimed at equipping you with metrics and models for success. Friday, February 6, 2009 -- Startonomics. You'll hear from some of the smartest, scrappiest startup CEO's on real world strategies and hard-knock lessons that matter most, whether you're a startup exec, an investor, or an aspiring entrepreneur.

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Metrics Conference Entrepreneur Startup 100

SoCal CTO

MARCH 4, 2010

see When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Google Friend Connect for Authentication?

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Technical Review Technical Advisors CTO Coach Startup 170

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 14, 2019

Joe Latone from IBM will discuss a quantum computing performance metric called quantum volume that they have developed. Wednesday, May 15, 2019 -- Southern California Quantum Computing Meetup. A representative from quantum communications company Qubitekk in Vista, Calif.

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Southern California IBM IBM Metrics 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 25, 2011

Ernst and Young will also summarize the sector's performance using key metrics - financial performance, financing, deals and pipeline productivity. Speakers during this networking forum will discuss implications for bioscience companies as they face a more uncertain future in the current business climate. See [link] (more)

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Report Metrics Networking Product 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 16, 2017

He will examine the future of Entrepreneurship in new markets, new organizations, new business metrics and entirely new classes of jobs within future Startups. The event will begin with a Keynote Presentation from Preston McAfee, Chief Economist and CVP of Microsoft.

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CalTech Entrepreneur Startup Metrics 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 16, 2017

He will examine the future of Entrepreneurship in new markets, new organizations, new business metrics and entirely new classes of jobs within future Startups. The event will begin with a Keynote Presentation from Preston McAfee, Chief Economist and CVP of Microsoft.

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CalTech Entrepreneur Startup Metrics 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Learn how to successfully integrate the strategies and operations of merged organizations, implement the latest techniques, tools and metrics to improve performance, revitalize acquisitions that are not meeting expectations. Tuesday, December 8, 2009 -- Caltech Executive Education: Successful Acquisition Integration.

Acquisition 100

Acquisition CalTech IP Metrics 100

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

I'm working quite a bit with startups who are leveraging social media, but I'm finding it hard to predict success and metrics. And how can an early stage company think about social media relative to important startup metrics (see [link] )? because I would like KlickFu to remain primarily a SoCal company and success story!

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