SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

There are a few cases where you somewhat need to see the system operating to have a sense of the value. someone asked specifically about this) Hiring a CTO for Your Startup Founder / Developer Gap I've spent a lot of time on the Startup Founder Developer Gap and knowing what you need in terms of a Startup CTO or Developer.

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TechEmpower

MARCH 4, 2024

Generative AI is revolutionizing how corporations operate by enhancing efficiency and innovation across various functions. At TechEmpower , we are using LLMs, RAG, fine tuning and other Generative AI techniques to revolutionize a key part of day-to-day operations in healthcare.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 17, 2023

With the rapid shift in the digital space, there has been a high demand for skilled software developers. Interestingly, the traditional hiring model is no longer the only option to get your team, as the emergence of remote work has ushered in a new era of talent acquisition, where geographical boundaries no longer limit your choices.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2019

Very few entrepreneurs have the range of skills and experience to be the solution creator as well as business creator, or operational as well as sales leader. Operate with a comparable level of integrity. Partner decisions are more important than team member hiring decisions. Brings complementary skills and experience.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

DataRails , the financial analysis and reporting software startup, has announced the hiring of David Rosenberg as the company’s new VP of customer success. Goori herself came on board in October 2021, when DataRails significantly bolstered its executive team with a string of high-profile hires. DataRails has already raised $53.5

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

If you hire 6 sales reps in January at $120,000 / year salary then you’ve taken on an extra $60,000 per month in costs yet these sales people might not close new business for 4-6 months. So your Q1 results will be $180,000 less profitable than if you hadn’t hired them. Hiring more people isn’t always the right answer.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2023

The advent of off-site operations raises the inescapable need for a system of managing, supervising, and coordinating activities in field service management. Field service management offers the much-needed opportunity to manage field operations remotely. FSM software is equipped with a platform for customers to access better services.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

APRIL 25, 2011

As a maven of the Macintosh API and still willing to admit it, I landed lots of small contracting jobs fixing up code that other developers wouldn’t touch. These are folks with big requirements — tens of millions of monthly page-views, traffic spikes, custom code, perfect up-time, and 24/7 support.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Cases of nursing home battery injuries—where residents suffer deliberate physical harm—are especially egregious, yet they often go underreported due to fear of retaliation or a lack of family awareness. Additionally, case management software tailored for elder care abuse lawyers is revolutionizing how legal professionals handle claims.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2020

To support your restaurant management in 2021 and beyond, take a look at these software options and tips. Restaurant management software. Using Lightspeed software, restaurant owners can manage their whole restaurant or cafe from their iPad. The software offers a simple to use interface and smoother operations.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 7, 2021

One major reason is that unless you don’t put effort into hiring the right talent, the operational functions suffer. However, it is important to plan your hiring campaigns with a specific purpose when the economy is down amid the pandemic. 10 Important Hiring Tips for Startups in Post COVID Era.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2022

They can also help with encryption software on your computers and devices if you have sensitive files. You will thus not be subject to fines or litigation due to non-compliance. IT security and support services are crucial to the operation of your business. Compliance with IT Security Requirements. Unlimited Technical Support.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Customer feedback, including blog comments, usability reviews, and early user testimonials, build relationships and provide credible marketing to the broader customer community. Minimize permanent hiring and customized operational facilities. Collaborate with customers to tune your solution.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Use Contracts to Your Advantage Whether you’re hiring employees, working with vendors, or entering into agreements with partners, contracts are essential. Having a lawyer draft or review your contracts is essential to ensure they are legally sound and protect your interests. Image Credit 4.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 13, 2022

It isn’t unusual to act as CEO while also tackling marketing tasks and coordinating operations. As you find your footing and begin to scale, you might feel ready to hire a formal executive team. With that said, here’s a closer look at when — and how — to hire an executive team. When is the right time to hire an executive team?

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 19, 2022

Nowadays school management systems have become an essential part of an academic institution’s operations. Management systems undoubtedly have so many important functions that help ensure the smooth operation of any institution that uses them. Record and Review Attendance Easily. Helps in Managing Exams Better. Conclusion.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 25, 2017

As more and more of these seemingly magical uses of artificial intelligence come to be realized, there is also an increasing awareness developing of just how much we can achieve with truly intelligent machines and pieces of software. This process was time consuming as well as potentially inaccurate due to human error. Social Media.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 7, 2014

So balance your investment in general IT operations (cost centre), with investments in IT that help to expand your market and operations. This gives you the chance to read reviews, forums and user experiences that tell the true story of a product or technology’s usefulness in a business. So be a follower rather than a leader.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 11, 2024

A growing number of companies are hiring remote employees. This could involve a laptop, phone, internet connection and various types of software. The prior option tends to be better, as you can select the most appropriate equipment and make sure that it has all the right software installed.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 29, 2019

Finally, review the apps they have built. Fortunately, there are now a wealth of customer review sites for services based businesses, many of which are verified. A B2B research, ratings and reviews platform located in Washington, DC, they provide in-depth client reviews, data-driven content and vetted market leaders.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

by Saqib Ayaz, co-founder of Hire an Assistant. A person who assists a professional/entrepreneur in carrying out his business’ operations without being present at the office is known as a virtual assistant. Virtual Assistants are being increasingly hired by a number of people and businesses some of which are: Entrepreneurs.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 7, 2024

Navigating the complexities of tax regulations can be daunting for small business owners, yet mastering this aspect is crucial for ensuring their operations’ financial health and sustainability. While simple to establish and operate, sole proprietorships meld business and personal taxes, potentially complicating tax filings.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 12, 2019

For example, I come from a software background, and back in the early PC days, it could easily cost half a million dollars for a team of professionals to produce a commercial product. Now, with powerful high-level tools and open source software, winning smartphone apps can be built by a good hacker for a few thousand dollars.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Although of course the business is physically separate from you, and its success is undeniably due to your faithful employees even more than it’s due to you, emotionally the business is not a separate entity. I didn’t want to relinquish Eclipse and my ability to check in code. The fact is, startups grow up.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 4, 2019

They want platforms and services that automate hiring and retention while ensuring freelancers feel as supported as their full-time colleagues. An FMS can handle the day-to-day record keeping, allowing your freelance operations to scale without compliance concerns. Business leaders have different needs, however.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 25, 2019

However, many use employment platforms like Fiverr or UpWork to make these hires – and the platforms themselves are anything but unshakable institutions. The work history, clients, portfolio and reviews are gone, just like that? Startup businesses all over the world use freelance hires. Too big to fail. The way forward.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 12, 2020

You must also routinely review your data security plan as you hire more employees and create more departments. A cyberattack could cause unforeseen hardware and software breakdowns or network disruptions which could grind your business to a halt or slow down productivity. Facial recognition. Fingerprints.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

He came to the United States in 2001 to study Software Engineering at Auburn University. While he was waiting for the paperwork to be reviewed he moved to Boulder, Colorado and took a job with a local tech company there. So I asked our COO, Stuart Lander (a Brit) to set up operations for us. Felipe grew up in Brazil.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Despite this, IT giants like Google and Samsung have slowly started outsourcing more and more of their operations. While a good portion of this is due to the low labor costs in countries such as India or China, there are benefits to outsourcing that go beyond time and price. Hiring people carries risk. It Provides Flexibility.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

You hire people too fast, you over build your products, you try to force market adoption and you do PR blitzes before your product is really ready for prime time. I had my operations team telling me it was too hard for them to run analytics unless we built in our new BI platform. You can’t get 5 years into one. What did he know?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2017

Very few entrepreneurs have the range of skills and experience to be the solution creator as well as business creator, or operational as well as sales leader. Operate with a comparable level of integrity. Partner decisions are more important than team member hiring decisions. Brings complementary skills and experience.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

A version of this article is in the Harvard Business Review. Hire a CEO to Go Public. The VCs would hire a CEO with a track record who looked and acted like the type of CEO Wall Street bankers expected to see in large companies. Replacing the founder when the company needed to scale was almost standard operating procedure.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 9, 2020

Recruiting and hiring employees is challenging, if only because the stakes for making the right choice are so high. Say you had to replace a worker who had been hired only recently, since they turned out to be a poor cultural fit. On top of the normal difficulties of the hiring process, HR also has to deal with its high seasonality.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

I spent nearly a decade building software for large companies and then advising companies on the same. I usually try to avoid getting stuck reviewing people’s PowerPoint decks (I get this request too often and frankly I’m already behind on my own work!) If you’re not then you’re not trying hard enough.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

As a rule, you need to review your burn rate every month, and manage it every day. Another one to avoid cash burn for software development is a contract for percent of future revenue. For example, a web-based startup should be able to operate for a year if they raise $500,000 from the founders or angels. Great strategy.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Employee training is usually associated with new hires. These concepts may include learning how to use new software or equipment or how to implement new selling techniques. Trainers can also use online collaboration tools to pair veteran employees with new hires to discuss topics and practice skills. Refresh Old Concepts.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2010

My original post was directed at hiring managers. It said that I didn’t believe it was a good idea to hire job hoppers. My view still stands – for many hiring managers a large factor in looking through resumes of somebody who is 30+ and has never worked somewhere for more than 18 months will be the job hopping element.

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