socalTECH

MAY 5, 2017

Los Angeles-based Osurv , a developer of mobile survey software, announced on Friday that it has been acquired by Singapore private equity investor Tan Capital Partners. Osurv was founded in 2012, and was led by Jad Meouchy. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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Equity Entertainment Acquisition Mobile 124

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Fan Appz, a Santa Monica headquartered firm founded in 2010, and a Facebook Preferred Marketing Developer (PMD) today Tuesday launched its Personalized Marketing Platform, a next-generation social media marketing solution set to help firms convert fans into customers and increase repeat purchases by turning good customers into great ones.

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Platform Help Customer Custom 82

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2013

In my first enterprise software company we developed a methodology for sales that we called PUCCKA. Customers sometimes buy things spontaneously without thinking through what their actual need is. Take for example the years 2010-2012 where every brand out there seemed to be buying Facebook “Likes.”

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Sales Slides Startup Customer 367

socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2013

Santa Monica-based cloud telephony provider Callfire , which develops cloud-based telephony services used to automate phone calls and voice applications, reported today that it had record growth in 2012. The company said it saw revenue growth of 58 percent for the company. Actual financials were not disclosed by the company.

Santa Monica 173

Santa Monica Statistics Startup Report 173

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

DriveCam , the San Diego startup developing technology which analyzes and tracks the performance of commercial fleet drivers, reported this morning that it has just reached over $100M in 2012 sales. DriveCam said the revenue growth came due to global expansion, strategic partnerships, and continued growth within its customer fleets.

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Tech Coast Angels Carson Technical Review San Diego 157

socalTECH

APRIL 26, 2012

Santa Ana-based SRS Labs , the developer of surround sound and other audio processing technology, said today that Samsung will use its technology in its 2012 6000 series of flat-panel TVs. SRS Labs will provide its SRS TheaterSound HD technology to Samsung's flat panel TV customers. Samsung is an existing customer of SRS.

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Customer Custom Technology Develop 138

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

The firm, which develops software-as-a-service used by companies to automate warranty and maintenance contract management, reported another win this morning, with Panasonic. billion in service contracts for its customers last year. The firm hasn't given any actual financials, but did say it generated more than $2.3

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Outsource Development Software Report Sales 164

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

The Most Important Panel You’ll Ever Attend event will be starring an all-star panel of top entrepreneurs from all sorts of industry offering their success to bring on their first 100 paying customers and 1,000 core fans. The hardest part about being a business owner is how to attract those initial paying customers.

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Mixergy Outsource Development Outsource Conference 70

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 15, 2012

Friday, September 21, 2012 -- Lean Startup Machine. Lean Startup Machine is a three-day workshop where attendees use Customer Development and Lean Startup principles to validate an idea for a new product or service. See [link] (more)

Startup 124

Startup Custom Development Ideas Customer 124

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

At Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood 2012 Kevin Winston organized a panel called “How to Find and Hire a Developer”. Always have a developer do a test project before hiring them to make sure they deliver quality work. This means selling at least 5-10 customers in advance, before it is even built. Ask for is code samples.

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CTO Hire Outsource Development Develop Development 81

socalTECH

APRIL 29, 2014

San Diego-based tag management software developer Tealium announced this morning that it has raised an additional $20M in funding, from private equity investor Silver Lake Waterman. The company says it saw 120 percent revenue growth in Q1, and has signed up such customers as Kimberly-Clark, Carhartt, Wet Seal, and many others.

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Silver Lake San Diego Commerce Equity 138

socalTECH

MARCH 9, 2012

in cash for Loopt, which will become its Silicon Valley hub for its mobile technology and product development team. The deal is expected to close by the end of the first quarter of 2012. Green Dot said it will pay $43.4M READ MORE>>.

Monrovia 150

Monrovia Social Network Mobile Acquisition 150

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

The race to get your SXSWi panel to as many votes as possible so that you will be selected to present at the coming 2012 SXSW. Design: Developing for a Consumerized Enterprise World (BetterWorks). Strategy to Get Your First 100 Paying Customers (bigMETHOD, Mixergy, Appsumo, Zaarly). Its that time again!

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Southern California SoCal Guide Mixergy 89

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 4, 2012

Sunday, June 10, 2012 -- Lean Startup Machine is a three-day workshop where attendees use Customer Development and Lean Startup principles to validate an idea for a new product or service. See [link] (more)

Startup 113

Startup Custom Development Ideas Customer 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 3, 2012

Saturday, June 9, 2012 -- Lean Startup Machine is a three-day workshop where attendees use Customer Development and Lean Startup principles to validate an idea for a new product or service. See [link] (more)

Startup 113

Startup Custom Development Ideas Customer 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 2, 2012

Friday, June 8, 2012 -- Lean Startup Machine is a three-day workshop where attendees use Customer Development and Lean Startup principles to validate an idea for a new product or service. See [link] (more)

Startup 113

Startup Custom Development Ideas Customer 113

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 12, 2018

Located at the southeastern tip of the San Fernando Valley, the Los Angeles suburb counts its biggest employers as the adhesive manufacturer Avery Dennison; the Los Angeles industrial team for the real estate developer CBRE; the International House of Pancakes; Disney Consumer Products; DreamWorks Studios; Walt Disney Animation and Univision.

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Glendale Los Angeles Startup Technical Review 271

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 30, 2011

TechZulu is excited to invite you to the 2012 Startup and Entrepreneurial Forecast taking place on Tuesday Jan. We have a line up of amazing speakers who will share their insights and forecast for startup trends in 2012. Custom ad deals and partnerships. 24 7pm at Coloft in Santa Monica. Contact us at sponsor@techzulu.com.

Tech Coast Angels 105

Tech Coast Angels Startup Angel Southern California 105

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 12, 2012

Wednesday, January 18, 2012 -- Connecting the WHAT to the WHY in Web Analytics. Crucial data is used to improve customer experience, increase conversion/sales, develop customer loyalty and spread positive word-of-mouth. WHY are customers completing sales or leaving the site? See [link] (more)

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Web Sales Customer Custom 100

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

There is nothing more pure than building a product, putting it out in the world and seeing paying customers using your product and in some cases loving it. As companies get this initial customer feedback on their product they start to have to ask harder questions about unit economics: How much does it cost us to acquire a new customer?

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Startup Technical Review Customer Custom 286

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Because of your support, TechZulu is able to make this all happen and bring all this amazing content to those who may not be able to make it to CES 2012 this year. They are dedicated to providing high-availability systems, beautiful user interfaces, furious developer support and unparalleled customer care.

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Social Media Newsletter Mobile Startup 84

socalTECH

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Redland-based Esri , the developer of geographical information systems (GIS) software, said Friday that it has linked in with IBM's Netezza analytics appliances. According to the firm, its technology will be integrated into IBM's Netezza analytics appliances in a release scheduled for early 2012. READ MORE>>.

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IBM IBM Software Customer 133

socalTECH

APRIL 16, 2013

Booker , the developer of a cloud-based system for autmating operations and marketing for small and medium sized businesses and others, has raised $27.5M The firm grew from 65 to 200 employees in 2012 overall. in a funding round, the firm announced this morning.

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Capital Marketing Funding Software 153

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 24, 2012

Saturday, March 24, 2012 -- Incorporating Integrated Marketing Communications Into Your Business Plan. Geoff Mordock and Mike Rose of Fleishman-Hillard will elaborate on the various things to be considered as youre putting together your plans, providing insight on developing messaging, targets, partners and vehicles for your communications.

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Marketing OCTANE Media Customer 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 4, 2012

Thursday, May 10, 2012 -- Accounting and Taxation for Startups. At the inception of a company the entrepreneur typically focuses on product development, RandD, customer relationships and sales and marketing.Often, accounting and taxation are overlooked.

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OCTANE Startup Equity Sales 100

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 5, 2012

Those with their ideas selected were out on the prowl, looking to recruit the top designer or developer in the room. While everyone developed their products throughout the day, SWLA teams briefly said hi to Marc Nager (StartupWeekend CEO) during a quick Skype call who was down in New Zealand facilitating Startup Weekend. What a SWLA.

Startup 66

Startup Mahalo Technical Review Idealab 66

SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 9, 2012

Wednesday, August 15, 2012 -- OCAMA Signature Speaker Series - Peter Kraus, UCLA Anderson School of Business. Topic: "Word of Mouth in the Modern World - Selling in a Tempest" Times of adversity create the greatest opportunities.

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UCLA Training Resource Customer 113

Tech.Co

DECEMBER 29, 2023

However, its unique-for-the-industry monthly subscription model has helped it maintain healthy profits from its loyal customer base in 2023. What started as a weekend project in 2012 is now a global marketplace that attracted 55.2 Organic milk formula product Bobbie. million site visits in October alone. Gumroad homepage.

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Startup Generative AI Newsletter Tool 212

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 11, 2012

Tuesday, January 17, 2012 -- Managing Your Product/Service Lifecycle. But how do you ensure that your product or service is what the customer really wants, needs and will pay for? Your product is just about to go out the door. Youre reviewing your launch plan and task assignments.

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Product Services TechEmpower Competition 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

The deal is worth $6M in upfront payments, plus payments linked to revenue in 2010/2011, and 2011/2012. employs approximately 600, who provide wireless product development, software engineering, and product testing for Kyocera Wireless, and also develops custom handsets for Indian service providers.

Software Engineering 133

Software Engineering San Diego Competition Acquisition 133

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 20, 2014

Employees and customers alike are looking for meaning, not simply employment and commodity prices. He outlines a three-phase process to develop the necessary business culture of energy, resilience, and openness: Nurture your current leadership strengths. Doing good opens the door to a broader customer base.

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Startup Organization Pricing Customer 91

socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2013

It's a huge development task to develop your own mobile application, connect into Facebook, and create an online ordering system--unless you use the software from ChowNow (www.chownow.com), one of the newest startups to get funding here in Los Angeles. I started it with my cofounder Eric Jaffe about 2 years ago.We

Mobile 197

Mobile Startup Platform GRP Partners 197

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 20, 2012

The company launched its social media management system in 2008, growing to over 4 million users by the start of 2012. The Resumator has well over 1,000 customers, including: Pinterest, Tumblr, Hootsuite, Klout, Posterous, Bitly, Atari and Mashable. Job Syndication And Customized Job Boards.

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SaaS Tool Startup Screening 209

Xconomy

AUGUST 1, 2016

Founded in Del Mar, CA in 2012, PacketSled has developed cloud-based technology that continuously monitors its customers’ computer networks, and provides automated intrusion detection, response, and forensics capabilities. Two other small funds, Blu Ventures and JHS Ventures joined in the round.

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San Diego Conference Funding Networking 40

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

According to Ken McNeely, President – AT&T California the AT&T network kept 99 percent of all Los Angeles-area wireless calls connected in the fourth quarter of 2012. He said, “Broadband access is a priority everywhere in our nation, no matter the location, because it is such a powerful driver for economic development.”.

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Invest IP Los Angeles Mobile 68

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 8, 2012

2012 TechZulu Tech Crawl – Technically Awesome. When: August 30, 2012 6-11pm. Each venue will host a group of developers, designers, entrepreneurs and other startups in their office for 45 minutes or so then feel free to move on to the next stop. Custom ad deals and partnerships. Where: Venice, CA (Silicon Beach!).

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Venice Mogreet Santa Monica Incubator 111

socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2014

We caught up with Debra Baker , Senior Vice President, Global Business Development at Warner Bros., to hear about how the program is both helping the studio tap into the energy and ideas of the startup community, as well as helping those startups find new customers in the media and entertainment business. Warner Bros.

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Startup Technology Hollywood Media 159