socalTECH

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Los Angeles-based Leads360 reported today that it has linked its sales lead management software with offerings from web-based mortgage software firm Optimal Blue. Leads360 is backed by Rustic Canyon Partners, and is headed by Dan Morefield, who was CIO of Overture Services before its acquisition by Yahoo.

Rustic Canyon 154

Rustic Canyon Software CIO SaaS 154

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

Los Angeles. You don’t have the founders of eBay, LinkedIn, Salesforce.com and Yahoo. You can hire a talented head of marketing, business development, technology and sales. You need to for conferences, business development and often for sales. People either love it our hate it. You don’t. Get over it.

Company 290

Company Companies Technology Startup 290

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Los Angeles. There are no $600 million funds in Los Angeles. Look beyond California and you have group purchasing (GroupOn in Chicago, LivingSocial in Washington DC), private sales (Gilt Groupe in NY, HauteLook in LA), artisan marketplaces (Etsy in NY), eCommerce (Amazon in Seattle) and on and on. eBay and others.

Venture Capital 313

Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313