SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Tuesday, October 20, 2009 -- Strategy to Execution in These Trying Times Speaker: Barbara Nelson from Pragmatic Marketing Good strategy helps you filter out bad tactics so you can focus on whats most important to your long-term viability in the market. See [link] (more).

Develop 100

Develop Development Product Activity 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 18, 2020

They outline and give some positive recommendations to counter the key organizational impediments to fast transformation that I see all too often, even in businesses with top management committed to first-mover speed and agility: Passive resistance to change from within the organization.

Metrics 122

Metrics Training Satisfaction IBM 122

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

Stacey Horowitz, Founder of SFAC, started the non-profit business from a trip to Peru in 2009. Since its 2010 launch, SFAC tripled their sales and growth. The organization looks to do three things with their business model. The number of artisans rose from 11 to over 40, as it spans over 25 countries and help over 25,000 people.

Social Media 87

Social Media Sites Organization Help 87

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 12, 2009

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 -- Business Networking and Relationship Building. But mere connections are insufficient - true relationships are vital and crucial to the success of both individuals and organizations, across all functions: Sales, Marketing, Operations, etc. Techbizconnection. The concept of ?Networking? Networking?

Networking 100

Networking TechBiz Social Network Web 100

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Note: I use the term government herein as a matter of convenience to apply to all forms of municipal organizations; city, county, state and federal. This is nearly impossible to quickly determine when the sales process is rigidly defined by arbitrary rules.” Indecisive prospects diffuse your focus and slow down your sales velocity.

Startup 207

Startup Outsource Development Software Review Sales 207

socalTECH

JULY 15, 2015

It's software-as-a-service based, and we have organizations worldwide, from very small companies, to 100 employees and up, to Fortune 500 companies, across a wide variety of industries. We formed the company in 2007, came out with our first product in late 2008, and began selling in earnest in 2009.

Software 100

Software Report Startup IBM 100

Tech.Co

JANUARY 15, 2018

MVF was founded in the UK by five friends in 2009, and has driven incredibly fast growth over the past 9 years. Over the next few months we will work closely with the team at MVF to ensure a successful transition as the organization continues to build Tech.Co Today, I’m excited to announce that Tech.Co Most importantly, we like them.

Media 70

Media News Organization Content 70

SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Just a quick note that I'll be moderating a Technology Council Event : Social Networking as a Business Strategy May 19, 2009 - Culver City Social networking media are used on a daily basis to grow businesses and expand career opportunities. He has also been a Regional Sales Director and National Account Director for Facebook.

Social Network 150

Social Network Networking Yammer CTO Hire 150

InfoChachkie

MAY 11, 2015

Government prospects abundantly waste both, by negatively impacting a startup’s cash flows while causing it to spend unnecessary time participating in laborious approval processes and elongated sales cycles. It is downright criminal to lose a hard-fought sale because of crony capitalism.

Startup 100

Startup Sales Competition Customer 100

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

O’Neil said, “ScoreBig.com is the only business that offers consumers deep savings on tickets in a way that protects the brand of the property and the integrity of full-price sales.” He established a reputation as a decisive leader and change agent, growth driver and builder of world-class organizations.

Ticketmaster 65

Ticketmaster Entertainment Pricing Class 65

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 25, 2013

By 2009 had reduced to around $15 billion in capital from LPs. Hard to imagine that Dick joined “organically” or that his becoming CEO also was organic. Nothing was more heart warming than the photo of David Karp hugging Bijan Sabet after the sale to Yahoo! And reinventing itself. And some firms will go under.

Venture Capital 374

Venture Capital Entrepreneur Invest Funding 374

socalTECH

MARCH 8, 2011

Tell us the story of how you started the organization? How long has the organization been around? We really started operations towards the middle of 2009. Since November, we've been building that new store, and starting this month we'll be doing sell to zero sales. Jim Carol: I'm a serial entrepreneur.

Pricing 183

Pricing Help Sites Startup 183

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 2, 2012

With consumption of online video up “400% with the release of the Iphone 3G back in 2009” (MacRumors, Eric Slivka) and the numbers ever growing, it would be tough to testify that we aren’t as a globe, obsessed with online video. With producing at our finger tips, we can film our lives to post for the word to see.

Startup 65

Startup Content Design Organization 65

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 3, 2011

According to the 2009 Tribalization of Business Study by Deloitte Development, one third of all online communities now launched by businesses fail to engage even a hundred participants. Every organization today faces the expectations of an always-on world. A new book by David L.

Customer 91

Customer Custom Startup Networking 91

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

And 450 million licenses of Windows 7 were sold since its launch in 2009, making it the fastest-growing operating system ever, and showing us that Windows is going to keep controlling the OS market share. That makes it the first in console sales. It doesn’t matter what it’s called – we all love Windows, especially at work.

Writing 88

Writing Training Email .Net 88

Tech.Co

JANUARY 10, 2018

In the Harvard Business Review Female Economy 2009 report, women purchasing power was predicted to control about $28 trillion in annual global consumer spending, if not more. To have a successful sales strategy, it would behoove you to include women’s voices on your team, even if you’re selling [a men’s product].”.

Tips 71

Tips Custom Customer Dollar Shave Club 71

socalTECH

JUNE 27, 2011

In 2009, I teamed up with my partner, co-founder Eden Warner. You hear about that all the time, but being able to pull together people that have such disparate skill sets, to be able to have them wear all the different hats in an organization, that is so critically important. That's part of the premise.

Startup 197

Startup Ideas Southern California Social Network 197

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2012

CallFire powers voice and text messaging applications that enable businesses, government agencies and grassroots organizations to instantly and affordably communicate with key audiences. He joined WebVisible, a leading provider of local online marketing software and services, as chief operating officer in 2009 and was elevated to CEO in 2010.

Venture Capital 89

Venture Capital Cloud Computing Class Education 89

Tech.Co

MARCH 8, 2018

Amy was named one of the “Bay Area’s Most Influential Women” in 2008 & 2009 by the San Francisco Business Times, and inducted into the “Forever Influential” hall of fame in 2010. the region’s venture development organization. Marissa Lowman, Investor at Village Capital.

Technical Review 70

Technical Review Startup Software Review Entrepreneur 70

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

When tickets went on sale over a month ago, we expected the regular ticket sales cycle, however we were more than surprised when Startup Weekend LA sold out in 6 hours! If Avesta sees someone drinking Coloft coffee (organic of course), he quickly asks if they’ve sold anything. Nice work by everyone and congrats to our winners!!

Los Angeles 73

Los Angeles Startup Angel Tech Coast Angels 73

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2010

We have been able to raise thousands of dollars very quickly with this program, by paying wholesale prices and giving a large % of the profit back to the sponsoring organization. Whether you are trying to close a sale, open a business, or overcome an obstacle in your life, PCMA will get you through anything!

Entrepreneur 95

Entrepreneur Startup Ideas Sales 95

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

In a recent study by TowersWatson , an international HR consulting firm, fewer than 21% of employees surveyed described themselves as “highly engaged,” down from 31% in 2009. You want your sales team to punctually respond back to customer requests, so you should do the same. 8% admitted to being fully disengaged.

Study 93

Study Blogging Customer Custom 93

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Jake Wood serves as President of Team Rubicon , the organization he co-founded following the massive earthquake in Haiti. He was Director of Online Marketing for Mota Motors, a BusinessWeek Top 50 Most Promising Startup of 2009 and TechCrunch50 finalist. If you or someone you know should be on this list, feel free to comment below.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

Join local organizations like OCTANe , TechStars or Launchpad LA. There are more sales oriented tools like JigSaw that tech savvy people hate but sales savvy people love. Don’t worry if they can’t help in your daily business. There are other ways you can get help. It creeps people out.

Angel 291

Angel Funding Venture Capital Startup 291

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Powerful way for student organizations to promote and manage events on campus. A social learning solution for enterprises to help their employees discover, connect and learn from experts inside their own organization. Sales Huddle Group. Founders: Sharoon Thomas, Prakash Pandey, Rituparna Panda, Tarun Bhardwaj. From: Walnut, CA.

Startup 40

Startup Training SaaS Walnut 40

Frank Addante

JUNE 19, 2006

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. Take your last business plan, the marketing/messaging on your website or sales PowerPoint deck and see if you have clearly provided answers to these three questions.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Web 2.0 Outsource Development 40

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2016

Invoca had grown steadily and consistently since 2009 and by 2015 SaaS companies with scale had become hot – trading at a median of 7.3x forward sales with some as high as 12x sales. forward sales, we hinted at a range north of 5x but “we’d be flexible” and we meant it.

Funding 150

Funding Startup SaaS Venture Capital 150

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Bootstrapping enterprise, marketing, Sales. . How to create a technology start-up inside a large organization - based on how we are doing it right. In 2009 my art blog www.johntunger.com earned $188,138 in gross sales from 205,839 unique visitors. Entrepreneurism / Monetization music, Revenue, Sales. .

Guide 69

Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69

Frank Addante

OCTOBER 31, 2006

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. ► October (1) New Video! . It takes confidence and discipline, but it is very important to be best at something.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Advertising Email 40

Frank Addante

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. I always tell sales reps that were not there to talk about -our- business, were there to talk about -their- business. ► October (1) New Video! .

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Web 2.0 Outsource Development 40

Frank Addante

MARCH 26, 2007

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. It turned out to be a catapult for the company, and sales have been booming since then. ► October (1) New Video! .

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development CTO Hire Startup Venture Capital 40

Frank Addante

MARCH 12, 2007

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. ► October (1) New Video! . Focus on the best people, not the best location.

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development Startup .Net Venture Capital 40

Frank Addante

OCTOBER 19, 2006

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. Within weeks, we shortened our sales cycle. ► October (1) New Video! . It was a dramatic shift in philosophy internally.

Startup 40

Startup Ideas Venture Capital Competition 40

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Dec 26, 2009). Video From Business Of Software 2009: Building Great Software Businesses - OnStartups , August 23, 2010 Of the several conferences I attend or speak each at each year, my favorite is the Business of Software conference organized be Neil Davidson (of Red Gate ) and Joel Spolsky (of Fog Creek ). Retirement Plans.

Startup 191

Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Hire 191

Frank Addante

JUNE 13, 2006

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. Whether it be product development, marketing, sales, negotiating or raising capital, I find myself trying harder to not get bogged down with unnecessary details.

Startup 40

Startup Outsource Development Product Advertising 40

Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. of the product, file patents, hire a small sales team and launch a marketing program to take StrongMail to market. ► October (1) New Video! .

Startup 40

Startup Email Venture Capital CTO Hire 40