SoCal CTO

JANUARY 26, 2010

I’ve been having discussions with several people recently about the role of the CTO (Chief Technology Officer) in very early stage companies. But often the result of a Founder hiring a developer or lead developer or even a VP engineering is a gap created between the founders and the developers. What technologies will we use?

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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. It depends on the business, people, technologies, etc.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The current state of the tech industry is a paradox. As new tools become faster and more efficient, these same tools can be used to bypass security systems, steal data , and conduct cyber sabotage. However, apart from digital safety, these small companies should also think about enhancing on-site security.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 11, 2020

by Shaun Djie, Co-Founder & COO of Digix. As Southeast Asia drives ahead with digitisation, its eagerness and receptiveness to emerging technologies have encouraged the rising adoption of digital finance and the growing demand for re-skilling the workforce in digital technologies such as blockchain. .

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

It’s only been a bit over a month since the start of 2025 past year has witnessed seismic shifts in technology, from breakthroughs in generative AI to emerging solutions in climate tech and healthcare. This is an extension of the previous list with new sources and startup requests. You can find the 2024 RFS list here.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 12, 2017

And while securities firms are more aware than ever of their necessity, they may not necessarily have sufficient expertise in-house to respond to their implications in a timely manner. From a regulatory and compliance perspective, what do you think are the biggest challenges securities firms face?

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TechEmpower

JULY 24, 2023

At TechEmpower, we frequently talk to startup founders, CEOs, product leaders, and other innovators about their next big tech initiative. After all, that’s what tech innovation is all about. Do you have legal (Founder Agreement, IP, etc.) Are there other founders, business leaders, partners, or administrators?

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The Next Web

MARCH 11, 2014

Vivek Ravisankar is the co-founder of Y Combinator alumnus, HackerRank , a platform for coding contests used by programmers to hone their skills and a tool for companies to streamline their own recruiting process. The hiring process for technical talent is broken. What do you think about the technical hiring process?

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Many entrepreneurs I have mentored make big mistakes in this area, by hiring low-cost friends and family, with minimal skills or training, and expecting them to have the same work ethic , passion, and business knowledge as the founder. Direct customer-facing non-technical roles should be the last ones outsourced. with experience.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The top 20 tech billionaires globally have lost $480 billion on paper in the past year. This is largely due to several major stock market crashes and global economic uncertainties. It’s a tough time for a lot of startup founders right now. It’s a tough time for a lot of startup founders right now.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Modern technologies may be a real blessing for small companies lacking resources and having to promptly produce tangible outputs. In this article, we will analyse the top 5 technological challenges your startup will face in 2023. . Due to this effect, we would advise exploring some popular paid products right from the start.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 30, 2025

Founders are navigating a tricky market, but as new federal dollars open up, qualitystartup acceleratorprogramscan be the key to capitalizing on new market realities. For several years, accelerator programs have been an integral part of the ecosystem for young businesses, particularly in the tech space. Alumni experience matters.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2021

A few months ago, VC Cafe launched a series on startup engagement and outreach programs of large tech companies. Amazon Corporate Development – Notable acquisitions include Whole Foods ($13.7B), smart doorbell system Ring ($1.2B, 2018) and autonomous mobility technology Zoox ($1.2bn). AI startups in the Alexa Fund portfolio.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

The frantic pace of technology cycles, the amount of tech news, the blogs, the conferences, the demo days, the announcements, the fundings, the IPOs. As VCs we’re inundated with emails from founders, friends, colleagues, angels, seed investors, VCs, law firms, venture banks, corporates and so forth with their favorite deals.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

So I organized a team dinner with all four of my partners and all three of their founders. China is indelibly an important part of the future of the global technology system. As the founder & CEO I personally went and met with as many people at Thames Water as I could. They hired a consultant to help them with the review.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 20, 2023

With such daunting statistics, it’s clear that maintaining a startup becomes an uphill battle for founders without the right foundations. With so many startups facing a tough journey right from their inception, the pressing question becomes: How does one successfully navigate the tech industry?

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 12, 2011

Chris Dixon is one of my favorite people in tech and writes one of the few blogs I read religiously. If you don’t read it and you care about tech & entrepreneurship, you should. If you like the quick summary notes, please check out Adam’s blog on tech, entrepreneurship & VC as a thank you.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

So I organized a team dinner with all four of my partners and all three of their founders. China is indelibly an important part of the future of the global technology system. As the founder & CEO I personally went and met with as many people at Thames Water as I could. They hired a consultant to help them with the review.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 14, 2022

And with the technology available these days, it is convenient to invest in emerging startups. Of late, with the advent of new technology and the spread of the internet to nearly all corners of the country, Indians have taken up a new kind of shop! Some sectors where they have left their indelible mark are – Health tech.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2012

Most tech CEOs tend to understand the power of Twitter, and as such, this is the most popular category. Legendary tech entrepreneurs, startup celebrities, and even the creators of Twitter itself are on the service. jack : Twitter founder Jack Dorsey is on Twitter as well, sharing updates from his work as the CEO of Square.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 1, 2024

Most startups equate the process of fundraising to dating – founders have to typically kiss a lot of frogs until the find the right fit. It’s been a while since they’ve updated their RFS list and it captures all the buzzword’s of today’s tech world: AI, defence tech, climate, spatial computing, etc.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

The time spent on reviewing decks went down compared to 2021. I touched on this in my post “ Founder Investor Fit “ Passing the initial filtering process. Stake – can the fund secure it’s minimum stake in the business? What would make an investor more interested in your pitch deck.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2021

Hacking for Defense has teams of students working to understand and solve national security problems. This class is built on conducting in-person of interviews with customers/ beneficiaries and stakeholders, but due to the pandemic, teams now had to do all their customer discovery via a computer screen.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

On the other side of the spectrum, the idea of finding a unicorn has attracted many investors toward the much riskier venture capital and emerging technologies. Over the past decade, advancing technologies and social consciousness have been causing unprecedented and exciting shifts in every sector of the economy, not just the tertiary.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

by Tim Handorf, Co-Founder and President of G2 Crowd. These include implementation effort, budgets, ease of use, security, integration with existing platforms and much more. Tim Handorf is Co-Founder and President of G2 Crowd, a crowdsourced business software review site.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

But have you ever had the opportunity to pick the brains of founders who created amazingly successful startups and companies like Envato , Backblaze , Simple , or Treehouse ? Few people like talking about their mistakes, but thankfully nine founders took some time to share some of their hard-earned knowledge with you. Find your niche.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 10, 2011

I was invited to Finland as part of Stanford’s Engineering Technology Venture Program partnership with Aalto University. Instead the business press dumped on the founders for “selling out.” Many founders mentioned this as a reason not to incorporate or grow their companies in Finland. Note to Finland – lighten up.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 12, 2018

If you don’t know, Ring offers home security products that started with a video doorbell, then video floodlights, outdoor stickup cams and now in-home security features that innovate in-home security alongside outside protection. Here are my views … 1. we were sold on the concept immediately.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 24, 2014

Slowly but surely, however, we have a quietly emerging ‘ecosystem’ (as it is often called in tech lingo). So is the Dutch tech startup story sold short? But hedonistic pleasures aside, The Netherlands actually has a great foundation for tech entrepreneurship. Not in my view. A top-notch infrastructure.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 9, 2018

by Collins Brown, CEO & co-founder of MARKET Protocol. Each comes with its own level of security and convenience of access. These wallets are quite secure, stable and also able to make backups (which is, we reiterate, extremely important). a feature that heightens the security risk. just like a shared bank account.

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Version One Ventures

JANUARY 4, 2021

Coinbase submitted their draft registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Pienza , a Seattle based B2B startup studio led by Bizible founder Aaron Bird, raised $5.1M. . Pienza , a Seattle based B2B startup studio led by Bizible founder Aaron Bird, raised $5.1M. . Jam raised a $3.5M

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Gust

AUGUST 22, 2012

How spoiled we are, taking for granted a system of government with relatively stable, transparent laws and regulations, consistently applied (at least in theory), and subject to judicial oversight with appellate review. For example, in an area known for a high crime rate, security guards can be hired and other measures taken.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 16, 2017

If you’ve been to a dentist recently, you’re probably already aware that the dental industry is experiencing some rapid changes in technology – instant xray imaging and intraoral cameras are but two of the most noticeable high-tech innovations you’re likely to notice. Jason Post is CEO and Founder of MBS Secure.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 29, 2020

While Silicon Valley remains a hub of technological innovation, it is not the only hi-tech enclave where big ideas are brought to the fore in the commercial arena. This start-up is headed by industry-leading professionals including its CEO and co-founder, Ido Susan, and Hillel Kobrinsky the CSO and co-founder.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 12, 2019

There are plenty of entrepreneurs diligently working toward a better future. But in high-tech businesses, it’s crucial that the AI you build, promote, or invest in — is authentic. You’re leveraging technology to solve a real problem, which is what makes a business viable. This data also has to be stored securely.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

airports, less-intrusive airport security); functional legal system (tort reform); logical immigration reform; comprehensible regulation ; and a functional tax system (tax simplification). New York has an extremely active Meetup culture; almost every night there are 3-10 tech-focused events.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 21, 2017

by Julian Lee, founder and CEO of Ambi Labs. With great mobile connectivity, comes great security responsibilities. Along with due diligence for glowing reviews, users should be aware of the security concerns that arise with turning your home into a smart home , giving hackers different avenues to breach.

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