socalTECH

JULY 9, 2020

San Luis Obispo-based Mindbody , which develops software for the wellness and spa industry, said that its co-founder and CEO, Rick Stollmeyer, is shifting to the position of Executive Chair. According to the company, it has appointed current President Josh McCarter to CEO. The appointment will be effective on August 1st.

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socalTECH

APRIL 9, 2019

Westlake Village-based inVia Robotics , which develops robots used to automate the process of picking and placing products in warehouses, has deployed its robots in an expanded deal with Rakuten Super Logistics. inVia Robotics had initially deployed its robots at Rakuten Super Logistics in 2018. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2019

Los Angeles-based ServiceTitan , which develops software used to manage residential home service businesses, announced this morning that it has named Guy Longworth as the company's first Chief Marketing Officer. The company has been on a big expansion push, raising more than $200M in two funding rounds in 2018. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Los Angeles-based accounting software developer FloQast is in a major expansion, saying this morning that it has relocated its headquarters to Sherman Oaks, and has tripled its office space. Floqast is a developer of close management software, used by accountants to close their books faster. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 22, 2019

For our interview this morning, we talked with David Wood , the Founder and CEO of Eventene (www.eventene.com), an early stage startup, bootstrapped startup developing event management software. David--a veteran of Microsoft, having been the lead developer of Microsoft Exchange--tells us why he started his company.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 28, 2019

Scott Beechuk, a partner at Norwest Venture Partners , is one of the tech industry observers invited by Xconomy to look back at the technology developments of 2018, and also forecast some trends he expects to see in 2019. Palo Alto, CA-based Norwest weathers the uncertainties of technology and the economy with an investing strategy.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 20, 2017

With so many APIs, SaaS ecosystems, and cloud platforms to rely on, a digital product that may have taken five years to get off the ground in 2000 can now be brought to life in a matter of months. Have a fantastic holiday and come back refreshed to build game-changing products in 2018. Read on for our top posts from 2017! ??

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 31, 2022

The third managing director, Brett Queener, joined in 2018 after a career at Salesforce and Siebel Systems. We bumped into each other all the time and collaborated a lot more because we had independently developed the same investment focus in the same geography, same sector, same stage. Andelman : The L.A.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2015

We talk a lot about his schooling, his early jobs as a developer and then as a VC and we talk about his decision to spend winters in Los Angeles. ” I applied this advice and started writing about SaaS and about Online Video and have found Fred’s advice spot on. This works brilliantly.”

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