socalTECH

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Hopscotch, led by Laurence Sotsky , has built software which enables sports teams, venues, and others to rapidly create mobile apps for their fans. We caught up with Lauren to hear about Hopscotch, and why teams and schools are turning to the company to power their mobile apps. What is Hopscotch? What do your apps do?

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Los Angeles-based Appetize , a startup which is backed by Guggenheim, the Jacksonville Jaguars and San Francisco 49ers family offices, Marc Geiger of William Morris, and Roar Entertainment, has signed up Live Nation Entertainment as a customer, the company said this week. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Vonjour (www.vonjour.com), a Los Angeles startup, has developed a cloud-based customer support and phone system which, in addition to handling all of a company''s usual enterprise phone needs--also lets employers harness employee smartphones to deal with customer support issues, make calls, and interact with customers directly from a mobile app.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

It’s the lifeblood of any organization and yet most startups don’t have any sales DNA on their teams. It’s important enough that I dedicate a tab on my blog to startup sales & marketing. But the ground we covered was awesome for anybody wanting to know more about sales. How do you get access to customers?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2019

Too many business owners still think of “ customer support ” as an after-sale process to rectify customer problems with completed transactions. With the advent of instant communication and social media, customer service starts at the first hint of interest by you, and never ends for repeat customers.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The concept is similar to Toyota’s e-Palette vehicle, which can theoretically be customized to serve as a retail shop, restaurant or shuttle for people. The company says its goal is for “eco-friendly vehicles” to comprise 25% of its total sales by 2025. ”

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 21, 2011

My background was 8 years of telecoms & mobile and 8 years of cloud computing & SaaS – so these two themes were a given. Two big themes have emerged in my head in the past 3 years: offline / online integration and mobile computing. They know what you bought the last time you were shopping. Or can they?

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2015

With the advent of social media and the pervasive move to smartphones, even customers who still prefer to purchase in brick-and-mortar stores have dramatically changed their shopping habits. If you refuse to play by their rules, they have the power to easily find alternatives, and actively pull other potential customers away.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Aliso Viejo-based Smith Micro Software , which develops software for the wireless industry, said late Tuesday evening that it is suspending its 2011 annual revenue guidance, and will withdraw from a investment conference this week, after it says orders from a "key customer" will fall below expected levels.

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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. One is the mobile app. The platform can be divided into three products.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Santa Monica-based customer relationship management (CRM) software developer Nimble has launched a newly upgraded Android version of its app, saying on Wednesday that its new Mobile CRM 3.0 for Android includes new enhancements and integration with Office 365 and G Suite. Nimble is led by longtime CRM veteran Jon Ferrara.

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socalTECH

MAY 16, 2016

ChowNow said the support will be a standard feature, and will not cost additional for its current restaurant customers. According to ChowNow, its ordering apps will be updated to include Android Pay as one of the checkout options for its app. ChowNow is led by Christopher Webb. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 18, 2014

So, we were surprised to learn about the backing that Los Angeles-based mobile app provider TRUCKAST (www.truckast.com) has from investor Gary Winnick (who co-founded Global Crossing). We caught up with CEO Todd Davis to learn why the company and its investors think mobile apps for construction are the next big thing. What is Truckast?

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Tech.Co

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Climbing the ranks for our Los Angeles, CA region, Mobile Therapy was one of two semifinal winners. If they come out on top, Mobile Therapy can expect prizes and support from Tech Wildcatters, 500Startups, Consumer Electronics Association, Crowdfunder, Techstars, American Airlines, and more! Habra: Practice, practice, practice.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

As organizations we have become more open and I believe this is great for businesses and their customers. We spent time out in the marketplace talking with customers, looking at their solutions, comparing ourselves with our competition and then squirreling ourselves away in our offices designing our next set of features.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 10, 2018

“Focusing on emotion is key when communicating with female customers. Maxeme Tuchman, CEO and cofounder of Caribu.co , an app that allows you to video call and have story time with your children together from anywhere in the world, targeted her company’s efforts on gaining referrals from women customers.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 8, 2015

Agoura Hills-based TouchCommerce , the provider of customer engagement services and software, reported today that Total Gym Fitness has been using the company''s solution on smartphones. TouchCommerce says that Total Gym has been a customer for five years. TouchCommerce is led by Bernard Louvat. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 8, 2015

Agoura Hills-based TouchCommerce , the provider of customer engagement services and software, reported today that Total Gym Fitness is using the company''s solution on smartphones. touchcommerce total totalgym customer support sales conversion chat guide mobile' Financial impact of the win was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 29, 2019

“We created Ordermark to help my family’s restaurant adapt and thrive in the mobile delivery era, and then realized that as a company, we could help other restaurants experiencing the same challenges. We’ve been gratified to see positive results come in from our restaurant customers nationwide,” said Alex Canter, in a statement.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The latest investment is being used to finance the acquisition of another company in the space — Appetize, a digital and mobile commerce payments platform for enterprises such as sports and entertainment venues, theme parks and zoos. With the new capital, SpotOn has raised $628 million since its inception. Image Credits: SpotOn.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 4, 2023

Winning entrepreneurs have long since supplemented conventional print and video “push” marketing with digital online interactive “pull” marketing, and a while back added social-local-mobile ( SoLoMo ) to the mix. Mobile and global are driving all of these in innovative new ways to grow your business.

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socalTECH

JULY 9, 2019

Santa Monica-based MomentFeed , which develops software that helps national brands keep information on their stores up to date across mapping and mobile services, has named Nick Hedges as CEO of the company, MomentFeed said this morning. MomentFeed is venture backed by Level Equity, Signia Venture Partners, Draper Nexus and DFJ Frontier.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2015

In the last few years, Southern California has been a key market in launching mobile applications and services, due to a huge, mobile-savvy consumer population. com), which offers up local, peer-to-peer sales. Bart Molenda: Close5 is a mobile based app that makes it very simple to buy and sell, in particular in your area.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2017

With the advent of the Internet, social media, and instant communication via texting, customer expectations for service, as part of their entire customer experience, have changed. They expect you to be there, to know their history as a customer, and to treat them with priority and respect.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 23, 2018

Los Angeles-based Appetize , which develops modern, tablet-based and other point of sale (POS) systems, said this morning that it has linked with SIDEARM Sports , a provider of mobile apps for the collegiate athletic market. The two companies said that Sidearm's customer base includes more than 1,100 college campuses nationwide.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2010

Burstly, a Santa Monica based company, provides an open and free ad management platform that helps mobile application developers better monetize their inventory. He’s a natural leader, appropriately competitive, very customer focused and a pleasure to work with. The world is going mobile.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 13, 2012

The team behind the mobile drink ordering app , recognized this growing impatience and have found a solution for both businesses and their customers. Flowtab helps customers place menu or drink orders from anywhere in the bar, pick them up without waiting in line, and enjoying. Including our drinks and food. No receipts.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

Thursday, February 16, 2012 -- Optimizing Websites, Social Media and Mobile Devices: Risk and Reward in the Wild West of Technology. ebsites are becoming more interactive and mobile applications are impacting brand awareness and sales. Do you wonder how to best utilize your mobile applications to improve your business and brand?

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socalTECH

AUGUST 3, 2012

Los Angeles-based mobile software developer Skurun has inked a partnership deal with paddle board manufacturer SUP ATX , the companies said earlier this week. According to the two, SUP ATX will work with SkuRun to create a custom, B2B, mbile product for its sales representatives. Financial details of the win wer enot announced.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 15, 2022

Per a recent study by networking giant Cisco , the world’s yearly mobile data traffic has grown 17-fold over the past 5 years, reaching 11.5 According to what I see, as outlined by Surdak, this data surge is being driven by the following six technological and social trends: Mobility: smartphones, tablets, and the “Internet of things.”

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 30, 2022

“Creators will be selling their own avatar fashion, and the ones that they’ve customized over the past couple of months. Genies has made forays into fashion before — the startup partnered with Gucci back in 2020 to give the retailer’s customers access to try on new virtual designs and to buy curated digital goods.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Mobile devices like the iPhone and iPad have completely revolutionized how consumers interact with the online world in the past few years. One of the first companies to see the potential for a mobile application specifically targeted at the enterprise was Roambi (www.roambi.com), which is based in Solana Beach.

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Steve Reich

MAY 12, 2013

I’ve recently joined Malauzai Software, a developer of Mobile Banking Apps for Community Banks and Credit Unions, as their Chief Sales Officer. The look and feel of the apps are customized to each FI (financial institution), and the UIs range from stately to playful. Entrepreneurs mobile apps'

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 16, 2020

For the greater Los Angeles-based Openpath, the new funding offers a chance to boost its sales and marketing efforts and develop new security-focused products for companies and property managers trying to woo tenants back to the shared office space during a global pandemic. ”

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 2, 2016

Hebert was most recently VP of Industry Vertical Sales at Box.com, and previously served at VP of Western U.S. Sales at Salesforce.com for nine years; he also has served at IBM. Accurate Background provides an API-driven product which allows customers to automate background checks and integrate them into mobile and web applications.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2019

According to Inside Secure, the two companies have a complementary, large global customer base across the entertainment, mobile, and IoT industries. Steve Oetegenn, who was President and Chief Sales and Marketing Officer at Verimatrix, becomes Chief Operating Officer for the newly combined company. Inside Secure paid $138.1M

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2023

Contrary to popular opinion, viral marketing has not eliminated the need for old-fashioned lead generation to bring customers to a startup. Display ads on mobile devices, including video and audio, also offer a new opportunity to reach target customers. Display advertising. Email marketing.

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