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 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 ). The poor guy. What a bad $200M decision. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO. Why did YouTube win?

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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

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. in Computer Science.

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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. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO. He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. in Computer Science.

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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. Dr. Karrer taught Computer Science for eleven years.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

However, there are lots of companies that are making money from open source and freemium models. A friend of mine has a company that builds open source applications in spaces that are a bit less innovative than Elgg, but they do very well financially through the packaging and support models. in Computer Science.

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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. in Computer Science.

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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? Ive personally been involved in the start-up world in Los Angeles for about 15 years, and have had the opportunity to work on many early-stage companies (e.g.,

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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. This company was started by Victoria Duff (who many of us know from back in the late 90s), Phillis Lane (who I have known for quite a few years) and Jon Bukosky.

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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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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. in Computer Science.

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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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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. in Computer Science.

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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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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. in Computer Science.

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O'Reilly Media - Ideas

DECEMBER 6, 2018

In Distributed Systems in One Lesson , developer relations leader and teacher Tim Berglund says a simple way to think about distributed systems is that they are a collection of independent computers that appears to its user as a single computer. How a technology team manages and plans for failure so a customer hardly notices it is key.

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Apiumhub

JULY 7, 2020

If you remember my article about Software Architecture Quality Attributes , you know that we have been conducting a survey to find out key software architecture metrics that leading companies and software architects use. As we all know, in Software Development, early detection of software architectural issues is key.

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Altexsoft

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

If you’re searching for accelerators for a growing company, feel free to skip this section and move to the one about later stages below. A subdivision of Atlanta Venture, one of the biggest Atlanta’s venturing communities, Atlanta Ventures Studio (or AVS for short) operates to build and launch B2B companies from ground zero.

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CTOvision

AUGUST 12, 2014

Attendees came from the finance sector, media outlets, ecommerce companies, retail companies, the heathcare sector, the scientific research community, law enforcement, plus multiple government agencies including DHS, DoD (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines ), NRO, DIA, NGA, NIH, NCI, DoT, Treasury, State, VA, HHS, and many others.

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Gitprime

APRIL 13, 2019

When startups are first setting out, the initial team is small and usually solving relatively discrete (albeit central) problems. But at scale, the quantity and size of the problems grow larger than a single manageable team can handle. And that’s the stage where many of us don’t know what to do to usher in the next era of our company.

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SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

Some great content around the intersection of startups and being a Startup CTO in June this year. This continues my series of posts: Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March There was some really great content in June. Companies have a fairly predictable life cycle.

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Netlify

AUGUST 30, 2021

Git has forever changed how developers collaborate on software. It’s now almost a given that a software development project will use the distributed version control system. But if it’s so powerful, why are developers the only people using Git? Why do developers use version control? Enter the Git-based CMS.

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A List Apart

AUGUST 16, 2018

After all, it has always been a developer-dominant ecosystem. Whether you’re a designer, developer, writer, doctor, or lawyer, there are many paths to the open source world. Developers think about their work logically. Designers and developers are usually bad at it. Developers that don’t want to code.

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LaunchDarkly

JANUARY 17, 2019

. “We’re very laser-focused on making the developer extremely successful and happy and comfortable, comfortable that we’re reliable, comfortable that we’re scalable, comfortable that we can handle their load. ’ That’s very liberating to the developer. ’ That’s very liberating to the developer. SPONSOR MESSAGE].

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Hacker Earth Developers Blog

JUNE 3, 2019

Technical Recruiter – Facebook. Alison MacKay is a Technical Recruiter and supports the development and growth of the Data Center Strategy team for the social media giant Facebook. Believe it or not but these networks/groups/platforms are home to the developers that you’ve been looking for. Alison MacKay.

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Hacker Earth Developers Blog

JUNE 3, 2019

Technical Recruiter – Facebook. Alison MacKay is a Technical Recruiter and supports the development and growth of the Data Center Strategy team for the social media giant Facebook. Believe it or not but these networks/groups/platforms are home to the developers that you’ve been looking for. Alison MacKay.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Granted, the personalities, quirks, and antics of the employees of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company are taken to extremes, but we find them funny largely because they’re true. And though it’s not easy, this means reining in your hard-to-handle employees while still developing their talents. The Mr. or Ms.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2022

“[With the new capital,] we plan to ramp up investment in our customer success team to onboard new customers,” cofounder and CEO Gadi Shamia told TechCrunch via email. “We also plan to double our R&D team this year to make our conversations even more efficient and launch new automated channels.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

Ascend.io , a company developing data automation products for enterprise customers, has raised $31 million in a Series B round led by Tiger Global with participation from Shasta Ventures and existing investor Accel, it announced today. There’s no denying that the pandemic bolstered the adoption of AI and analytics technologies.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Visible , as the company is called, is the brainchild of Harry Leeming , a London-based engineer who says he has suffered from Long COVID for the past two years, and Luke Martin-Fuller. Visible cofounders: CEO Harry Leeming (left) with COO Luke Martin-Fuller. Making the invisible visible. in the coming months.

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CIO

JANUARY 7, 2025

Regardless of the driver of transformation, your companys culture, leadership, and operating practices must continuously improve to meet the demands of a globally competitive, faster-paced, and technology-enabled world with increasing security and other operational risks.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2022

Synthesis AI , a startup developing a platform that generates synthetic data to train AI systems, today announced that it raised $17 million in a Series A funding round led by 468 Capital with participation from Sorenson Ventures and Strawberry Creek Ventures, Bee Partners, PJC, iRobot Ventures, Boom Capital and Kubera Venture Capital.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 16, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, March 16, 2007 F2F Still Matters Kathy Sierra has a great post today: Face-to-Face Trumps Twitter, Blogs, Podcasts, Video. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO. He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. in Computer Science.

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