socalTECH

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. Pricing on the new service was not announced. Pricing on the new service was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 7, 2014

I had dinner this week with a top new customer at one of our enterprise software investments. I wish I did more enterprise software investing because when I attend meetings like this I realize that this is my core DNA – rolling out business software solutions to customers. You can’t. Many people advise against this.

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Custom Customer Venture Capital Software Review 341

TechCrunch LA

MAY 20, 2021

One startup that aims to help make the process simpler, cheaper and less stressful by helping people manage the home renovation process has raised $6 million to help it grow even faster. As more people spent time at home last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the startup saw its contract revenue spike by 5x, Wu says.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Companies all around the world use Trello to help manage projects and coordinate team tasks and responsibilities. However, 10 years after the software was first released, the kanban-based system is getting a major overhaul. See our full Trello Pricing guide for more. Here's everything you need to know about the new-look Trello.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

There were startups and a software industry but barely. In those years I learned to properly build product, price products, sell products and serve customers. They wanted to build new products, solve problems that were unfilled by the last generation of software companies and grow revenue year-over-year while holding costs in check.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 30, 2014

A receiver thin enough to be a sleeve on a phone and small enough in surface area requiring the right materials (they can transmit & receive with devices thinner than 5 millimeters), Precision tracking software so they can focus the sound beam to concentrate the sound wave exactly to your receiver and avoid inefficiencies of diffusion.

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 29, 2023

However, its unique-for-the-industry monthly subscription model has helped it maintain healthy profits from its loyal customer base in 2023. Source: gumroad.com Gumroad really started to take off in 2023, smashing revenue records for three months straight, a feat that was attributed to a price hike it carried out at the start of the year.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 5, 2011

X1 Discovery said today that it has launched a new, electronic discovery software called X1 Social Discovery, which is specifically aimed at helping computer forensics professionals address social media content. X1 Discovery said it will be releasing its software on October 18th, priced at $945 per seat annually.

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Social Media Media Idealab Software Review 182

TechCrunch LA

JULY 19, 2022

The process for retailers and brands to liquidate excess inventory hasn’t changed very much, if at all, and while some retailers were able to build operational infrastructure to service the off-price channels, it continues to be a constant pain point. to develop some sweet inventory-planning software. Syrup Tech bags $6.3M

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Dat Do: We produce valuation software that solves a lot of complex valuation issues for privately held companies, backed by venture capital and private equity. They told me they'd help me out in the market, which I was very thankful for, because I wasn't expecting it. Who would be purchasing the software? How to price it.

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Software Review Startup Venture Capital Software 193

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

The two said they are linking EdgeCast's CDN software, along with PeerApp's caching platform, to help operators cache all content on their networks. The two said the link will help operators improve quality of service and reduce costs. Pricing and other details of the combined offering were not detailed by the two companies.

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Santa Monica Software Review Content Networking 145

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 9, 2013

I researched the pricing of the car at TrueCar – not because we’re an investor – but because it gives you complete price transparency over what other people in your area paid for a car. “Invoice price” is an equally meaningless marketing tool. As many air bags as possible. But I digress.

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Conference Technical Review Truecar Software Review 398

socalTECH

JANUARY 28, 2010

Carlsbad-based Dot Hill Systems said today that it has completed its acquisition of Cloverleaf Communications , a developer of storage virtualization and management software. Dot Hill said it expects the buy to help it expand beyond the storage array market, into the higher margin storage software market. READ MORE>>.

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Acquisition Software Review .Net Pricing 133

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

He came to work in our offices at Upfront Ventures as an EIR and immediately began building software to improve how storage was picked up, photographed, scanned and routed to a warehouse. MakeSpace (as he named it) would help you get your excess goods into low-cost warehouses. were more distributed.

Startup 286

Startup Technical Review Custom Customer 286

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 12, 2019

Image via Flickr by Phil Gyford Starting a new venture still costs real money, even though the entry price has come down dramatically in last few decades. For example, I come from a software background, and back in the early PC days, it could easily cost half a million dollars for a team of professionals to produce a commercial product.

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socalTECH

JULY 13, 2009

According to the firm, its new PowerSeries Management Console (PSMC) product ties into its existing Symark PowerBroker products, and helps to automate policy creation and approval, aggregation and review of event lots, and other features of its software. Pricing on the new product was not released.

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Agoura Hills Product Agoura Software Review 100

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

For the rest of us, the following suggestions will help you survive the valley of death: Accumulate some resources before you start. If your offering is exciting enough, you may get millions in small amounts from other people on the Internet to help you fly high over the valley of death. Apply for contests and business grants.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2010

The company provides SAT, ACT, and other similar test preparation courses and related software. I had worked as a tutor for Princeton Review, and Jake for Kaplan. We thought, we could put out a better product than Kaplan or Princeton Review, which would be more compelling, and also would tie in a strong social mission.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2021

I recommend a trial run with an experiment or MVP (minimum viable product), at full price and cost, before the big bang launch, risking your investment money and a major time commitment. With my software background at IBM, I’m well aware that technical early adopters value more and more features, and are able to deal with complexity.

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Technical Review Case Study Mentor Software Review 131

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 31, 2021

The sweeping infrastructure package put forward today by President Joe Biden comes with a price tag of roughly $2 trillion (and hefty tax hikes) but gives startups and the broader tech industry about $1 trillion worth of reasons to support it. The vast majority of those are nowhere up to modern codes. ” Climate resiliency .

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socalTECH

JUNE 5, 2013

They''re currently having to purchase dental care without any price transparency or negotiating power. We''re leveraging group buying to get pricing which is comparable to those negotiated by the large insurers. You can price a procedure, check on a dentist''s reputation, and book online. We felt that was not disruptive enough.

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Pricing Startup Networking Software Review 227

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2022

For the rest of us, the following suggestions will help you survive the valley of death: Accumulate some resources before you start. If your offering is exciting enough, you may get millions in small amounts from other people on the Internet to help you fly high over the valley of death. Apply for contests and business grants.

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Tips Startup Technical Review Equity 104

SoCal CTO

APRIL 9, 2013

I just got an email asking about exactly this: I''m with a new company that needs some software built, but doesn''t need (or have the resources for) a large staff of software developers. Do not fall into the trap of Startups and a Common Misunderstanding in Agile Software Development. What are the review periods?

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Web Development Web Develop Development 204

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Andrew spoke to us about TrackStreet's brand protection software and artificial intelligence efforts. From there, we went into figuring out who was breaking rules around price points, and automating figure out who was selling products too cheap. What is TrackStreet? We provide analytics on the velocity of sales across their channels.

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Artificial Inteligence Startup Commerce Sales 140

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

The service, only available in Volvo cars will help drivers easily find a place to park, and save them time and money. With his experience in the mobile and automotive sectors, Neff is expected to help expand Parkopedia’s global presence. Another example of connected devices on the rise. Car of the Future.

Services 74

Services Technical Review Software Review Examples 74

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2019

For the rest of us, the following suggestions will help you survive the valley of death: Accumulate some resources before you start. If your offering is exciting enough, you may get millions in small amounts from other people on the Internet to help you fly high over the valley of death. Apply for contests and business grants.

Startup 128

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 128

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2016

In general I find that raising large amounts of money when you haven’t figured it out ends up papering over problems more then helping solve fundamental issues in the business. Enterprise software companies also should measure CAC even though it, too, is an imprecise science. It’s funny how scarcity of capital can focus one’s mind.

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Metrics Startup SaaS Course 150

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

When they look at buying your company they often think in terms of “how long will it take until I earn back the profits to pay for my acquisition price?” If you have a market lead then raising capital and making investments now will help you as others enter the market. If you don’t, somebody else WILL!”

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Startup Venture Capital Sales Technical Review 418

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 9, 2014

We all need help sometimes – and building a business is, by no means, immune to that. Bridging the Gap and Redefining “Work” Recently, we discovered an interesting NYC-based company who had a simple hypothesis: W hat if you could bring elite business consultant talent to the table without the traditional price and hurdles?

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Outsource Development Software Review Technical Review Outsource 105

Xconomy

AUGUST 3, 2016

Nearly every retail industry has a presence online, making prices and other information easily available to digital shoppers. On average, prices vary between pawn shops by nearly 260 percent. That distinction belongs to the Internet. Data shows that over 80 percent of shoppers consult their smartphones before making a purchase.

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Help Technical Review Custom Customer 40

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

They had a prominent NorCal investor already so I thought a SoCal lead would make sense – that I could help them in a more hands-on way. We helped the write out their requirements for a system. Two weeks after winning the deal and well into implementation planning we released a new version of our software.

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Outsource Development Software Review Technical Review News 333

InfoChachkie

APRIL 28, 2011

Odysseus could not help himself. However, in the long run, entrepreneurs always benefit from delivering Maximum Utility for a fair price. Perhaps in part due to its dominant market share, WebEx adopted telecom-style pricing, which effectively penalized their users. In the short-term, such opportunities are enticing.

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Entrepreneur SaaS Pricing Cloud Computing 225

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

They had a prominent NorCal investor already so I thought a SoCal lead would make sense – that I could help them in a more hands-on way. We helped the write out their requirements for a system. Two weeks after winning the deal and well into implementation planning we released a new version of our software.

Outsource Development 328

Outsource Development Software Review Technical Review News 328

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2010

My favorite new software tool is DailyBurn. Problem is – Weight Watchers software TOTALLY SUCKS. And the starting price for WW is $18 / month … DailyBurn is free. The other key is making your goals public – at least to someone else who can help keep you accountable. I prefer the private portal.

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Technical Review Software Review Startup SoCal 278

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 18, 2014

For example, you can go to the store now and buy a moderately priced slow cooker that’s run with an app on your iPad. Cisco has recently extended an invitation to the global security community, asking its members to help create new models of security in preparation for the rise of the IoT.

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Technical Review Software Review Technology Examples 96

socalTECH

APRIL 29, 2014

We were looking at it, and saw that if we could take all these off-the-shelf sensors, and put it all together, and write some code, and make a user interface, it''s basically done. Unfortunately, those providers decided the gold leads were expensive, and decided to use a Chinese vendor which would provide them at half price.

Startup 262

Startup Competition Software Review UCLA 262

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

Yet I can’t help thinking there are many predictable failures that come from a lack of basic planning. It says that selling an airplane ticket for $500 and getting paid a $5 fees by the airlines (1% gross margin) is not the same thing as selling $500 of software that you built (>90% gross margin).

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