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MARCH 21, 2013

deliver profitable revenue that while on gross margins of 50% vs. software at 85-95% it is still profits to help you cover fixed costs. You don’t want to run the risk that having a PS business that takes your eye of off the ball of growing a large software business. That is the software business. rollout support.

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MAY 12, 2009

Aliso Viejo-based Quest Software disclosed this morning that the firm is planning its own, e-discovery software, which it said it will launch in the third quarter of the year. E-discovery software is used by companies to store and manage documents and records in relation to legal actions. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

Los Angeles-based deal room software-as-a-service provider CapLinked recently rolled out a new feature which captures version information between documents uploaded to the service, adding even more functionality into the company''s service. caplinked version history deal room software' READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 8, 2016

Los Angeles-based CapLinked , the provider of secure document sharing and virtual data room software, has linked up with document sharing service Box , according to the company. Both companies provide secure cloud storage, however, CapLinked said its customers use the two products in very different and complementary ways.

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JULY 11, 2018

Los Angeles-based CapLinked , which develops a range of software used for corporate finance deals and information sharing, has raised a $2.5M The new funding comes as CapLinked has started focusing on developing a software platform for managing "token" securities, called TransitNet. in seed funding. CapLinked's founders are CEO Eric M.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2011

Manhattan Beach-based CapLinked , the developer of a software-as-a-service tool for managing venture capital and angel fundraising efforts for companies, said today that it has launched a free library of document templates covering the startup process. CapLinked, which is headed by PayPal alum Eric M. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

El Segundo-based iRise said Tuesday that it has rolled out a new service, which will help companies turn their ideas into software prototypes in less than 48 hours. iRise says its consultants will review documentation, contact the client, and then create an interactive prototype for review in the cloud. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 22, 2013

The Santa Monica site, which is led by Jason Nazar, said it has launched ExpertCircle , an online platform which lets businesses find recommended products and vendors, based on endorsements, critiques, and reviews around everything from business insurance to productivity software. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 7, 2012

CapLinked's service allows startups to share due diligence documents with investors, provide updates, and handle other communications with potential and current investors. CapLinked is headed by Eric Jackson and Christopher Grey. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Los Angeles-based CapLinked , the developer of software for helping companies to raise capital which is headed by Eric M. The site offers up deal rooms to share documents and due diligence information, as well as ways to provide updates to investors, connect with other investors, and more.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2016

West Hills-based Peloton Document Solutions , a company developing software which helps investment bankers, private equity investors, and companies to communicate financial information via interactive documents, has scored a strategic investment from R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company. According to R.R. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 20, 2012

CapLinked operates an online service which helps entrepreneurs and startups organize due diligence documents, find investors, share and communicate with their investors, and more. CapLinked was founded by Eric Jackson and Christopher Grey, and is backed by a long list of Silicon Valley angel investors.

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OCTOBER 11, 2018

Broadcom said the memo--which it says has confirmed with Department of Defense officials is a forged document--had claimed that there is a need of review of Broadcom's acquisition of CA Technologies by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Every company has tons of contracts and legal documents, probably more than they want to acknowledge, ranging from customer agreements, to vendor agreements, employee documents, investor documents, corporate governance documents, leases, insurance, and on and on. Typically, these documents are a mess.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 1, 2012

CapLinked's site allows companies to manage due diligence documents, shareholder communications, finding investors, and more; the firm said it now has over 135,000 users using its site. Startup America is the effort launched last year to spur the creation of startups nationwide. CapLinked is headed by Eric M.

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socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2012

Jackson, and allows companies to share due diligence documents, updates, and other information to investors. The new round included Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Andrej Henkler (formerly of Bertelsman), and early stage technology investor Joe Kalfa. The firm said the funding brings its total raised to $1.8M.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 9, 2020

Update Antivirus Software . This is where tools like project management software can really help. Even better, many of these software provide other helpful features that can make tracking productivity even easier. Project Management Software. See Reviews. Source: Harvard Business Review. VPN Reviews.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 8, 2010

9 Reasons Why Many Smart People Go Nowhere - Life Beyond Code , March 29, 2010 You would have met many smart people who live a mediocre life. How do the sample Series Seed financing documents differ from typical Series A financing documents? The study is featured in the March issue of the Harvard Business Review.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2015

The solution is to do the right job up front on requirements, document and approve specifications, and have the toughest person you know do the project management. Here are five basic rules to live by: Document the requirements. In all documents, clearly define who must sign off on content and provide business-side feedback.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2009

Pasadena-based X1 Technologies, a developer of desktop and enterprise search software, is setting its sights on the eDiscovery market, saying this morning that it has created a new offering specifically aimed at the eDiscovery market. The new tool is focused on helping companies who need to produce electronic documents, due to lawsuits.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2013

The solution is to do the right job up front on requirements, document and approve specifications, and have the toughest person you know do the project management. Here are five basic rules to live by: Document the requirements. In all documents, clearly define who must sign off on content and provide business-side feedback.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 21, 2021

I was with IBM in the early PC days when Bill worked with us to provide PC DOS and other software. Serious investors expect founders to have their homework done before the first interaction – documented executive summary, business plan, and financial model. Great entrepreneurs, like Bill Gates, are great at both. Investor negotiations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2011

The solution is to do the right job up front on requirements, document and approve specifications, and have the toughest person you know do the project management. Here are five basic rules to live by: Document the requirements. In all documents, clearly define who must sign off on content and provide business-side feedback.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Eric is also author of the book The PayPal Wars: Battles With Ebay, the Media, the Mafia, And the Rest of Planet Earth , where he documented that experience. It's like a Schwab for private companies, your whole portfolio is in one place, all of the documents, and records of what is going on with your portfolio of companies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

The solution is to do the right job up front on requirements, document and approve specifications, and have the toughest person you know do the project management. Here are five basic rules to live by: Document the requirements. In all documents, clearly define who must sign off on content and provide business-side feedback.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

We wanted to be the YouTube of document sharing so rather than requiring users to download documents we converted them into Flash so you could scroll through them online (I know this is common today, it wasn’t when we launched). What changed for us was Tim Barker arrived. cared about the feature set.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

So, definition: when I talk about a business plan I’m not talking about a 40-page Word document outlining your market approach. That died with waterfall software development. Ditto for enterprise software companies. Usually in a tech / software startup 70-80% of your costs will be people. Do so at your peril.

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socalTECH

JULY 23, 2009

It's somewhat unusual in this economy to find companies who are seeing strong growth, so we were intrigued recently in running into BlackLine Systems (www.blackline.com), a firm which develops software for helping in the financial reporting process. First, for our readers who aren't familiar with your software, can you explain what it does?

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socalTECH

MAY 7, 2010

One is software, which is very much like software-as-a-service, where we deliver that software to publications and conferences, to enable rich media on their sites. What we offer to scientists which is proprietary in the videos, is we have a technique to link the videos to published documents and text.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 20, 2018

This is true of any buying process where a customer has to make a large investment decision on your software or when an investor must decide whether to give you $5 million. I spend a lot of time coaching entrepreneurs through their fund-raising processes by doing “pipeline reviews” of all of the firms with whom they are speaking.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

My first company launched in 1999 and we were offering a SaaS document management in the cloud (we were called ASPs back then). I didn’t have first-hand experience in document management systems other than as a user and nobody had SaaS experience – the market was too new. I’ll always point out when I am.).

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 14, 2015

The free app gives drivers the opportunity to document the scene and contest the ticket. Between the apps, Cited and Fixed ticket dismissal rates have been reported at anywhere between 20-80%, but it is still early in the game and LA parking enforcement policies have come under review for illegal practices.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2019

For example, as a software executive, I once had a talented engineer working for me who was always helping others, to the extent that he consistently missed his own project deadlines, and was ruining his health through lack of sleep. It’s time to stop jeopardizing your own future. Positively point out a better alternative source for answers.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

It's been awhile since we last caught up with Los Angeles-based Language Weaver (www.languageweaver.com), a venture-backed firm which develops language translation software, so we sat down the other day with Mark Tapling , the President and CEO of the firm, to hear more about where the company is nowadays--plus its strategy for growth and an exit.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 10, 2013

Chances are you’ll come face-to-face with a dusty web design with information buried behind confusing menus, documents with inscrutable titles, and slideshows that move at the speed of continental drift. Android Apps & Software Blackberry Government iPad iPhone Politics Windows Alan Silberberg Appallicious Gov 2.0 Ten years ago?

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

As noted in RIP RFPs , these voluminous documents should generally be avoided by startups, as most young companies do not have the internal resources or the luxury of time required to succeed in a multi-vendor bakeoff. The software was purchased with federal money from a “green initiative” which attempted to reduce the number of commuters.

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Startup Outsource Development Software Review Sales 207

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 1, 2010

The solution is to do the right job up front on requirements, document and approve specifications, and have the toughest person you know do the project management. Here are some basic rules to live by: Document the requirements. In all documents, clearly define who must sign off on content and provide business-side feedback.

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