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. In December 2007, I described how I commonly take on an Acting CTO Role in a Start-up. That’s why Roger Smith puts the focus of the CTO on programming for the earliest stage.

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CIO

DECEMBER 19, 2023

IT service delivery enables an organization to give end users access to essential IT services by designing, developing, and deploying key technology resources, including applications and data. Develop a structured service catalog and adapt Achieving service delivery excellence is not a one-size-fits-all process.

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TechCrunch

JULY 8, 2022

They often outsource this critical work to a consultant for more of a high-level overview, because technical diligence is often a blind spot for investors. This should not be the case, as the robustness of a product or its lack thereof can make or break a company. Over time, technology should become less of a black box for investors.

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CIO

JUNE 26, 2023

Ross Meyercord never set out to make the leap from technology leader to CEO, but a set of intentional and opportunistic career choices delivered the breadth of business experience and leadership skills required to land the job. Neal Sample A transferable skill set Meyercord would certainly make that case. Paul, Minn.,

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CIO

APRIL 30, 2024

How you manage your time, emotions, and priorities during the transition impacts the opportunities, odds of getting offers, and your psyche. What are key activities to focus on and skills to develop that can help you land a new, exciting role faster? What does networking mean, and what activities lead to opportunities?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Appetiser ‘s site lists three factors for app success: Technology, marketing and design. And while the Australian agency was recommended to TechCrunch via our our survey to identify software development partners for startups , it could just have well have come through our survey to recommend growth marketers, which you can answer here.

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CIO

JULY 18, 2023

CIO.com’s 2023 State of the CIO survey recently zeroed in on the technology roles that IT leaders find the most difficult to fill, with cybersecurity, data science and analytics, and AI topping the list. CIOs must up their talent game across the board, including talent management, engagement, training, and retention, in addition to hiring.

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CTOvision

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Engaging the Hadoop Developer — Deep-dive with industry experts into the key projects, technology, and emerging trends driving the enterprise adoption of Hadoop. Chief Strategy Officer, Cloudera. Engaging the Hadoop Developer. Chief Security Architect, Office of the CTO, Cloudera. Eddie Garcia.

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Palo Alto Networks

MAY 1, 2024

{{interview_audio_title}} 00:00 00:00 Volume Slider 10s 10s 10s 10s Seek Slider “AI’s Impact in Cybersecurity” is a blog series based on interviews with a variety of experts at Palo Alto Networks and Unit 42, with roles in AI research, product management, consulting, engineering and more.

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Apiumhub

JULY 16, 2019

In the software development field, we always hear famous names like Martin Fowler, Kent Beck, George H. That is why today I decided to write about amazing successful, talented and influential women in software development. 20 influential women in software development. . 20 influential women in software development. .

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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. Common sense says you'd do your best to hire or otherwise permanently engage that lead developer.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 21, 2013

I''m spending more of my time recently working with non-technical startup founders who are having challenges with their software/web/mobile development teams. Common Signals I''ve written previously about Symptoms of a Weak Development Team. Delivery of code/product that clearly has not been tested. Is there a lot of rework?

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CTOvision

JANUARY 18, 2015

Engaging the Hadoop Developer — Deep-dive with industry experts into the key projects, technology, and emerging trends driving the enterprise adoption of Hadoop. Chief Strategy Officer, Cloudera. Engaging the Hadoop Developer. Chief Security Architect, Office of the CTO, Cloudera. Eddie Garcia.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

He has a really interesting background as a product manager and now an entrepreneur. Like many product managers, my background is fairly eclectic. That's where I learned I enjoyed interacting with customers and working with development teams to build and launch products. Tell me a bit about your background.

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GreenBar

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

On the other hand, I’ve been building software for over 30 years and managing software developers for 25. Compared to a permanent hire, advantages of contracting out your software development include on-demand resources; minimal overhead costs (benefits, equity, etc.); Development.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Steve Gilison worked as a market researcher and product manager at a startup where my company, TechEmpower , did the software / web development. I have about 11 years in the technology sector including roles doing market research, sales and product development. Most people think they can do product design.

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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. Many of these founders have talked with several developers or development firms about their plans. Team – is there or will there be multiple segments in the development team?

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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. Many of these founders have talked with several developers or development firms about their plans. Team – is there or will there be multiple segments in the development team?

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CTOvision

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Here are details from the invite: Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to join 1500 IT leaders and innovators on March 11 to collaborate and discuss the top issues in IT security and management. Moderator: Fran Rosch , SVP, User Protection & Productivity Product Management and Mobility Solutions, Symantec.

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Praxent

APRIL 22, 2020

Adding IT resources might help — but finding developers who work with the code your system is built with is getting harder and harder. Likely built over a period of 10 to 25 years, replacing it would be a huge development project. If you were unhappy with your house, you might consult a builder to figure out how to fix it.

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GreenBar

APRIL 23, 2018

​As a consulting CTO I work with companies at all stages of software product development. It’s hard enough for an experienced product management professional to anticipate and define all of the nuances of user interaction that go into a software product.

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Infinidat

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

BY: ERAN BROWN, CTO EMEA. With so many IT challenges to address, has your organization developed a robust strategy for ransomware attacks? About Eran Brown Eran Brown is the EMEA CTO at INFINIDAT. Evolving Your Storage Strategy for GDPR Compliance and Ransomware Attacks. Wed, 12/18/2019 - 2:36am. healthcare).

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SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Formerly, he was Managing Director of both Product Management and of Business Development at Los Angeles Times Interactive. A 12 - year veteran of the online world, he has worked in sales, business development and content partnership functions for Yahoo!, LAUNCH.com, and The Improv Comedy Clubs.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

There are quite a few other Software Development Companies in Southern California working on open source and/or freemium business models. Common revenue streams are consulting, training, support, customization, upgraded versions for corporate applications, etc. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 18, 2010

Vince: I’m an author, speaker and management consultant with a special expertise in online media sales. My management book, Ignited, was released in 2007 and serves a guide and champion for middle managers. I also serve as CEO of a small media companies that profile “Tomorrow’s Most Exciting People Today”.

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Codegiant

AUGUST 14, 2020

This helps the PM along with the dev team develop a product that suits the needs of the market to a tee. Development ?—?the Agile is best to use in the following situations: You don’t have a clear picture of what the end product should look like. You plan on adjusting the product requirements as you’re progressing.

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Infinidat

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

That’s why we’ve invested so many engineering years into developing our learning algorithm – the one that has been proven across our worldwide install base of over 3.7 Eran Brown is the EMEA CTO at INFINIDAT. This contradicts the goal they set out to achieve! I have two questions for Ben: Have You Looked at the Numbers? Eran Brown.

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UruIT

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Find out 8 insightful conferences for CTOs that you should attend in 2019. As a CTO of UruIT, a nearshore development agency , I’ve seen first-hand how being a lifelong learner can lead to exciting opportunities for me and for my company. If you’re a CTO, I highly recommend attending a conference for all of the above reasons.

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Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

APRIL 2, 2020

Drawing on 20 years of Agile experience, Ron narrows down the three root causes of low-performing teams as well as solutions that managers can implement to improve them. Learning what makes software development teams hum (1:40). Ron: Most people on software development teams have a sense of whether their team is humming or not.

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Codegiant

APRIL 21, 2020

Software Development Life Cycle?—?The The Ultimate Guide [2020] [link] The software development life cycle is about producing high-quality software promptly. And your team needs to follow the software development life cycle steps to achieve that. It’ll brief you on the different software development life cycle methodologies.

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Daniel Bryant

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Katie Gamanji framed it perfectly in her opening keynote:  —  @danielbryantuk Developer experience is now a top priority for vendors, open-source projects, and platform teams Although several of the Ambassador Labs team kicked off the week by presenting and attending at EnvoyCon (which looked great!),

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Netlify

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Ample’s understanding of this need to consider the legacy technology, and their awareness of the challenges that changing large scale infrastructure can hold, were a key to their success. This also supported their goals of managing content in a central location for use across many channels and media. Contentful was selected as the CMS.

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LaunchDarkly

MAY 20, 2020

And I am a developer advocate for LaunchDarkly. Another way to look at this as accidental complexity is going to always grow as a process of doing work in software and essential complexity, that’s complexity put in there on purpose, that’s feature development and stuff like that, that is also going to grow.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers - SoCal CTO , November 1, 2010 I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. Was it a Startup Founder Developer Gap ? How to Take Down Facebook -- Hint: It Ain't Twitter. It may be that all the doomsayers are right.

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The Programmer's Paradox

JUNE 11, 2011

For this post I thought I would just list out the various roles that I’ve encountered while developing software. I’ve worked on in-house, consulting and commercial projects for 11 different companies, in five different domains. Software Developer Building the software is still a significant problem, but it sits within a larger one.

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LaunchDarkly

JANUARY 14, 2020

At the November Test in Production Meetup in San Francisco, LaunchDarkly’s Yoz Grahame (a Developer Advocate) moderated a panel discussion featuring Larry Lancaster, Founder and CTO at Zebrium, and Ramin Khatibi, a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) and infrastructure consultant. It’s distributed.

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Codegiant

JUNE 18, 2020

If you are new to it, Jira is basically used for project management, specifically for bug tracking. It’s an agile project management tool (from 2002) built for software developers and owned by Atlassian. Another con that ties closely to the setup is that Jira is mainly built for development teams.

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