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9 Articles match "Metrics","Southern California"
The Latest from the Southern California Tech Central Community
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
When I got to college, I did not see myself as a full-time coder, so I majored in biology, which was my favorite subject at the time. (Graduated This is not so much because others are going to try to steal the idea, however, there is simply no upside in broadcasting your strategy to any would-be competitors. So I obsess about ways to iterate and make it better. Visible networking is turning into a really great opportunity to get to know people better, get to meet new people, and have some interesting conversations. This time I'm getting to know Mark Geller ( LinkedIn ,
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Thursday, November 5, 2009
So, we both turned down job offers to create a new kind of practice – we are true “advocates.” Any thoughts on my recent post Startup Metrics ? And how it relates to what you are talking about in [link] ? The Startup Metrics post is a good example of what I call “holocognics.” In my case, I am I recently got together with Aaron Shechet and an early stage startup to discuss the direction the company might want to take. It was a great conversation and I thought it would be a good idea to do some visible networking with Aaron to get to know him better.
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Thursday, October 22, 2009
I'm trying to get the concept of visible networking going, so his feedback is really valuable. I'm going to be working with people like Cliff and Steve Gilison (see Product Management for Startups in Los Angeles ) and Tom Humbarger (see Social Media to Build Reputation and Reach Prospects ) to create this online business networking group for Los Angeles. Cliff also sparked an idea that along with using in a separate conversations sparked the idea that we should be using Southern California Tech Central as a means of helping to aggregate the conversation. Great by Cliff Allen Business Networking Online who I had blogged about previously in Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles .
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The Best from the Southern California Tech Central Community
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Wednesday, April 1, 2009
I am excited to be participating in and announcing the of: Southern California Tech Central This is a community of people in Southern California who have come together to help find and organize the best content from blogs, news sources and other web sites all around technology in So Cal. This site is being sponsored by the Technology Council of Southern California and my company TechEmpower . The goal is to create a place where it's easy to find current and highly relevant content. And perhaps to stimulate new connections.
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Thursday, September 3, 2009
and by now you’d think that most of the observers of the technology world would know that Internet metrics, like all statistics, can be manipulated to suit any viewpoint and company, as needed. Now, what does this have to do with Southern California’s high tech community? My observation: perhaps because we’re outside the Silicon Valley “echo chamber”, There was an interesting post from 37Signals yesterday, complaining how the business press perpetuates the idea of “success” in terms of things like impressions, users, followers, etc.
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Thursday, October 22, 2009
I'm trying to get the concept of visible networking going, so his feedback is really valuable. I'm going to be working with people like Cliff and Steve Gilison (see Product Management for Startups in Los Angeles ) and Tom Humbarger (see Social Media to Build Reputation and Reach Prospects ) to create this online business networking group for Los Angeles. Cliff also sparked an idea that along with using in a separate conversations sparked the idea that we should be using Southern California Tech Central as a means of helping to aggregate the conversation. Great by Cliff Allen Business Networking Online who I had blogged about previously in Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles .
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
When I got to college, I did not see myself as a full-time coder, so I majored in biology, which was my favorite subject at the time. (Graduated This is not so much because others are going to try to steal the idea, however, there is simply no upside in broadcasting your strategy to any would-be competitors. So I obsess about ways to iterate and make it better. Visible networking is turning into a really great opportunity to get to know people better, get to meet new people, and have some interesting conversations. This time I'm getting to know Mark Geller ( LinkedIn ,
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Thursday, November 5, 2009
So, we both turned down job offers to create a new kind of practice – we are true “advocates.” Any thoughts on my recent post Startup Metrics ? And how it relates to what you are talking about in [link] ? The Startup Metrics post is a good example of what I call “holocognics.” In my case, I am I recently got together with Aaron Shechet and an early stage startup to discuss the direction the company might want to take. It was a great conversation and I thought it would be a good idea to do some visible networking with Aaron to get to know him better.
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Saturday, January 17, 2009
Last year, Dealmaker Media put together Startonomics , a great conference focusing on what really matters: how to define the metrics for your business, and where those numbers should fall to ensure you are on the right path. generations of the web, many bright folks have been able to recognize the best practices for such metrics. Now Dealmaker Build it and they will come, right? Everybody is going to love this, won’t they?
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Thursday, July 16, 2009
Jim is very active helping Southern California's aspiring entrepreneurs, and has been instrumental in helping to promote the technology industry here. Try to reach out to all board members prior to the meeting (or ask them to always reach out to you) so their concerns, if any, are addressed. On key metrics, send (continued).
This morning's Insights & Opinions piece comes from Jim Armstrong , Managing Director at Clearstone Venture Partners . Jim has been giving helpful advice to CEOs recently on his blog , and we're sharing his recent top ten list of
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Monday, August 31, 2009
Hamet is now helping True Ventures look at investments in Southern California, and we thought it would be worthwhile to talk to him about the firm's new interest here, his role, plus his insights into where the advertising industry is now.
Tell Hamet Watt: I'm looking at opportunities that might be emerging from the Southern California area, and also playing around with some themes of my own, which might make sense to explore entrepreneurially. For today's interview, we thought we'd catch up with Hamet Watt , who was most recently founder of NextMedium , and is now an EIR at True Ventures (www.trueventures.com).
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009
The fund--started by Brian Garrett and Rick Smith --has been focused on digital media investments, and so far has made investments in six companies. The fund is just celebrated its first year in business, so we thought we'd catch up with Brian to hear more about what the firm is investing in, the challenges of raising a venture fund in this market, plus his view on the Los Angeles venture market.
Let's We're describing Los Angeles-based Crosscut Ventures (www.crosscutventures.com) is one of the newest venture capital funds in the area, and has quietly been working on funding local companies over the last year.
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