socalTECH

APRIL 15, 2019

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital is hoping to sell one of its portfolio companies, Perforce Software , for around $2 billion, according to a report from Bloomberg over the weekend. Perforce has been owned by Clearlake Capital since January of 2018. Bloomberg did not name possible buyers for Perforce.

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Capital Report Santa Monica Software Engineering 113

Tech.Co

JULY 24, 2017

Pitching one or two of your smartest friends and getting them to join your startup (or at least champion it) is crucial in those early days when nobody talented wants to join a no-name fledgling company with little to no funding. Would they buy into your vision for the company or are they interested in progressing their career.

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Networking Startup Software Review Conference 83

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

In her case, it’s a small, efficient team with 4 engineers, with the occasional shareholder meeting. Everyone reports updates and obstacles. The term a gile development is defined, and the panel agreed unanimously that maintaining this mindset is necessary. You always want perfect data on what customers are doing.

Product 87

Product Fandango Design Startup 87

SoCal CTO

JULY 23, 2012

This leads to a set of questions: What is the role of a CTO in the early stages of a company, and does that role change later on as both the company and that individual matures? I've previously addressed the role of a CTO in early-stages in my post Startup CTO or Developer. How will I know when the need has arisen? Accounting?

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CTO Coach CTO Hire Outsource Development Develop 231