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Every company or product can be built using one of these three team configurations:
Internal: best, but difficult to build External team: cheapest, basic tech needs Hybrid team: for mid-range tech needs
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Continue Reading →It’s simple! Seed, Feed, and Weed!
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Continue Reading →Not everybody needs a CTO. How do you know if you need one? Analyze your business along the following lines:
Determine the amount of commodity technology used Issue of time to market Capability to utilize external resources
This will help you determine if you need a full-time or part-time CTO.
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For a variety of reasons, many people assume that they need a CTO for their company. This is not always the case. Before moving forward with your quest for a CTO, review the following:
Determine the level of commitment needed Developers are paid; CTOs earn equity Budget is a key factor
Are you capable [...]
Continue Reading →Both business and technical people must interview candidates for skills, smarts, and culture. You just go about it a different way, depending on your background. Here are my tips for hiring technical people:
Hiring practices differ from business & tech standpoints Tech standpoint: culture, smarts, skill Business standpoint: skill, smarts, culture Seek help if [...]
Continue Reading →I have extensive experience growing and nurturing UX within organizations and building UX teams. The most successful companies that I have built have *always* had a strong UX role in them. I view this position as critical to launching a killer product.
UX is best done by applying a Behavior-Structure-Presentation triangle (see diagram above) to the [...]
Continue Reading →Check out this long list of groups and meetups in Los Angeles! We kick ass! There is sooooo much to do in this town now!
Here’s what I’ve found so far:
Cloud Camp LA CoLoft DevOps Digerati LA Dorkbot Founders Space High Scalability LA Cloud Computing LA CTO Forum LA Flash Users Group LA Hadoop [...]
Continue Reading →Fast Company has a great article on why you should start a company in Los Angeles.
Since 1994, I have spent about half of my time in the Bay Area and the other half in Los Angeles. LA beats the Bay for a lot of reasons, but the biggest reason is that [...]
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