socalTECH

JANUARY 21, 2015

San Diego-based Qualcomm has made an investment in virtualization software developer Ravello Systems , Ravello said this morning, as part of a $28M funding round. Ravello is developing software which allows VMware virtual machines to run under Amazon Web Services (AWS). Ravello is based in Palo Alto.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 18, 2011

I have been through many months with them but because of lack of funds, I spent lot of time doing non-technical work for first 4-5 months, spending time with them on putting pitches for investors, cash flows, budgets, writing business plans, product prototype setups etc. Do they recognize any Startup Founder Developer Gap ?

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

San Diego-based software developer Tealium , which develops software used to manage Internet "tags" for web developers, said today that it has named Jeff Lunsford as its new CEO. Lunsford, who was already on the company's board, was previously President, CEO, and Chairman of Limelight Networks.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 18, 2011

I have been through many months with them but because of lack of funds, I spent lot of time doing non-technical work for first 4-5 months, spending time with them on putting pitches for investors, cash flows, budgets, writing business plans, product prototype setups etc. Do they recognize any Startup Founder Developer Gap ?

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socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2014

a Boston-based software developer which develops self-service, publishing tools aimed at magazine publishers, catalog publishers, and others. The Gores Group said it acquired Zmags through its Small Capitalization Partners investment fund. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Rigney as CEO of Zmags. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JULY 24, 2012

The firm, headed by Josh Payne, develops a way for web publishers to integrate e-commerce into their websites. Hints of the funding came out earlier this month when the firm showed up on Siemer Ventures' list of portfolio companies. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Software Development Professional. Even big companies I know find it hard to keep their in-house programmers up to speed on the latest technologies, including mobile devices, the latest Web technologies, and multi-tenant applications in the Cloud.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 9, 2013

All of these startups are applying technology (software development and algorithms) to some aspect of music and the music business. Chromatik has developed web and iPad applications which let musicians upload, record, annotate, and share their sheet music; record a performance; give feedback to other musicians; and much more.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2020

Software Development Professional. Even big companies I know find it hard to keep their in-house programmers up to speed on the latest technologies, including mobile devices, the latest Web technologies, and multi-tenant applications in the Cloud.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2011

So I invested in Maker Studios , which is now the 3rd largest producer of Internet video on the web. But its objective is to teach the world web design or to program computers. He then of course launched the FOWA (future of web apps) conference , which was very successful. Full stop. TreeHouse is also a video company.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

I remember going to an Under the Radar conference in 2006 in the heat of the Web 2.0 There were tons of young entrepreneurs showing their latest Web 2.0 Unfortunately this was reinforced by the many conferences that rushed to espouse the benefits of Web 2.0 Cisco and others went out to fill out their Web 2.0 portfolios.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Brilliant web and iPhone app design. and international patent and trademark procurement - IP Litigation - IP Licenses and Agreements: distribution, development, joint venture - Intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Pixelgate.net (www.pixelgate.net) - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 2, 2019

Bob Ackerman is one of the venture capitalists whose funding has long fed the growth of the burgeoning cybersecurity industry. So, you might imagine that his outlook on data protection for 2019 would be more optimistic than in past years, because businesses now take advantage of a broad choice of security services to protect themselves.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 20, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, February 20, 2007 Innovation and Geography I ran across a post in Read/Write Web - Does Location Matter in Web Innovation? Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 8, 2019

First, entrepreneurs vying to invent self-driving vehicles, virtual assistants, and intelligent industrial machines created a hunger for more powerful semiconductors that could enable scattered devices to take over sophisticated calculations powered by artificial intelligence software.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

I've talked about that in lots of other posts, so you can visit some of these to help determine what you specifically need: Startup CTO or Developer Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Before You Develop Anything Key ingredients in the equation are: How complex is the system?

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

What I really liked in my conversations with The Hive is that they are willing to work with and fund ventures that would never get VC dollars. What can they do for funding, where can they go for help? User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 10, 2013

Personalize a simple web site. The next step in complexity is building a software product that you can offer as a service to your customers. Any credible software developer should be willing to tackle this kind of tool for a couple of thousand dollars. Then there are full-featured software sites like Facebook.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

How are you funding this? What level of funding do you currently have? Are there specific metrics needed for future funding rounds or for operations? Beyond simple web analytics, what is needed? Team – is there or will there be multiple segments in the development team? Tell me about the business. Administer users?

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

How are you funding this? What level of funding do you currently have? Are there specific metrics needed for future funding rounds or for operations? Beyond simple web analytics, what is needed? Team – is there or will there be multiple segments in the development team? Tell me about the business. Administer users?

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

A quick message on a very busy funding day, to thanks to all of our sponsors, who make our coverage of Southern California's technology industry possible: Sponsors. Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner. Pixelgate.net (www.pixelgate.net) - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services.

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socalTECH

JUNE 2, 2017

The world of mobile apps has added serious challenges for software developers, who don't just have to deal with crashes�they have to deal with slow performance, strange hangs, multiple carrier networks, and more. More importantly, the tools that already exist on the web, just don't exist on mobile. Talk a bit about your funding?

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

They sign up through a web portal, online, and they create a resource pool. I also spend a chunk of my career in software development, working on enterprise applications. I have been lucky to have been around both parts of corporate IT and application development teams, and on the infrastructure side.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 12, 2015

It's not all that often that you hear of a local startup being acquired after only raising less than $1M in funding, because the company was growing so fast, rather than because an idea didn't pan out. Kixer develops mobile advertising software which helps publishers and connects mobile web users with apps.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2015

Software Development Professional. Even big companies I know find it hard to keep their in-house programmers up to speed on the latest technologies, including mobile devices, the latest Web technologies, and multi-tenant applications in the Cloud.

Entrepreneur 99

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Personalize a simple web site. The next step in complexity is building a software product that you can offer as a service to your customers. Any credible software developer should be willing to tackle this kind of tool for a couple of thousand dollars. Then there are full-featured software sites like Facebook.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 20, 2013

Brandon is a co-founder and our lead developer. over the last 18 years, my company has been in the business of custom software development that develops anything from small web applications to custom enterprise software applications. Why do you need the funds? What inspired you to launch Pixicle TV?

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Software Labs: Petri Dishes for Tech Innovation. Over the past ten years, the rise of the consumer web and the availability of better measurement too. Bootstrapping process, product development, Prototyping. . The step by step story of an entrepreneur’s journey from idea to bootstrap web startup from her vi.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 5, 2010

In the era of Skype, web conferencing tools and collaboration software conventional wisdom says that distributed startup teams can be just as effective as those that are in person. He gossips with the office manager who tells 3 software developers. If they’re not I won’t fund.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2016

Software Development Professional. Even big companies I know find it hard to keep their in-house programmers up to speed on the latest technologies, including mobile devices, the latest Web technologies, and multi-tenant applications in the Cloud.

Entrepreneur 56

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2014

Personalize a simple web site. The next step in complexity is building a software product that you can offer as a service to your customers, or a mobile smartphone app. Any credible software developer should be willing to tackle this kind of tool for a couple of thousand dollars.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Personalize a simple web site. The next step in complexity is building a software product that you can offer as a service to your customers. Any credible software developer should be willing to tackle this kind of tool for a couple of thousand dollars. Then there are full-featured software sites like Facebook.

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socalTECH

JULY 20, 2009

We caught up with Webtide to learn more about the firm's open source web server software, Jetty. Where does Webtide fit into the software world? Adam Lieber: We make a web server called Jetty, which is our centerpiece, and after twelve or thirteen years of hard work is an overnight success. So far so good.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 26, 2010

Most often at the earliest point in the life of a startup, the dominant need is certainly to produce product to get something in the market, get funding, etc. What worries me a bit is how often I read that startups should hire a developer / hands-on lead developer. How can we address this risk? What technologies will we use?

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 16, 2013

Other service providers who accept equity as part of their service fee structure include web designers and developers, executive recruiters, business brokers and sometimes even caterers. This valuation can be difficult to set if there have been no or little funds raised from say a “friends and family” round.

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 16, 2013

Other service providers who accept equity as part of their service fee structure include web designers and developers, executive recruiters, business brokers and sometimes even caterers. This valuation can be difficult to set if there have been no or little funds raised from say a “friends and family” round.

Equity 40

Equity Services Startup Google 40

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 28, 2011

Investors assume it will only go up with more funding. Another one to avoid cash burn for software development is a contract for percent of future revenue. For example, a web-based startup should be able to operate for a year if they raise $500,000 from the founders or angels. Which would you bet on? Great strategy.

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