Tech Zulu Event

JULY 1, 2013

The platform allows investors to do their due diligence on their own time, network with other investors and execute deals with little overhead.” The platform carefully vets every company applicant and only presents less than 2% of opportunities to its investor base. ” Free online tools.

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 29, 2023

While the market isn't short of spritely, innovative entrepreneurs, harsh economic headwinds combined with a pullback in investor spending have made it harder than ever for budding businesses to break through. Source: runwayml.com In June, Runway raised $141 million in funding, nudging its market valuation to an envy-inducing $1.5

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 19, 2022

They’ve also had suppliers sell perishable goods as well — a vendor sold 80,000 dates on the platform a month ago. “We’re million in new funding for its predictive inventory recommendation platform, joining other similar companies, including Zippedi and Inventa. to develop some sweet inventory-planning software.

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Product Funding Technical Review Equity 191

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Companies that have leveraged technology to make the procurement and delivery of food more accessible to more people have been seeing a big surge of business this year, as millions of consumers are encouraged (or outright mandated, due to Covid-19) to socially distance or want to avoid the crowds of physical shopping and eating excursions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2021

As a business advisor, I have to recommend even to established companies that they review and revamp their competitive strategy now, even if it appears to be working today. Manual tracking and occasional surveys won’t keep you competitive in today’s high volume and rapidly changing market. You need to be part of a larger ecosystem.

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Competition Software Review Social Media Customer 142

socalTECH

JUNE 3, 2019

Citron previously founded and sold Mogreet, a developer of mobile marketing software, among other ventures. Pledgeling has built a technology platform that makes it super easy to integrate charity into their customer experience, and, as we say, grow through giving. What is Pledgeling? I'm thinking, this is crazy.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Fan Appz, a Santa Monica headquartered firm founded in 2010, and a Facebook Preferred Marketing Developer (PMD) today Tuesday launched its Personalized Marketing Platform, a next-generation social media marketing solution set to help firms convert fans into customers and increase repeat purchases by turning good customers into great ones.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 20, 2020

Her argument is that if Uber buys Grubhub (which itself once merged with Seamless) it would mean that Uber Eats / Grubhub would control half the market and that with DoorDash the two together would control 90% of the market. You lose the ability to up-sell and cross-sell products.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 3, 2020

Field Service Software. Fortunately, field service software is designed to keep track of all this and more, so you can focus on the big picture. Plus, with certain platforms, you'll even be able to utilize marketing features designed to help you attract new customers. Get started with field service software today.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 3, 2012

NEOGOV , which has quietly built an enterprise software company supplying human resources software to the government and public sector. How did you come across the market? The government and public sector is a fairly large market. It does take a long time to penetrate the market.

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Software Review SaaS Startup Technical Review 243

socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Simon Anderson: DreamHost offers a web hosting, and now, cloud computing platform and storage. Our target market is entrepreneurs, creatives, and developers. Our services range from basically any platform service to enable an entrepreneur or developer or creative, to get online with a website, or do things like set up a blog.

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Software Review Cloud Computing Technical Review Platform 238

socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2020

It's been a tough year for many due to the pandemic; how have you or your company adapted to the business environment? ,p> As brick-and-mortar businesses closed and re-opened at limited capacity, our team of digital marketing strategists updated hours on more than 1.3 million local listings, a record number.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

LA based CapLinked , a cloud-based business transaction platform yesterday raised $1.6 Jackson added, “FinTech has traditionally lagged behind the innovation that’s happening in other areas of enterprise software. CapLinked is changing this with our intuitive and easy-to-use platform.”. 25 Years of Writing Code.

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Technical Review Software Review Bertelsmann Technology 88

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2014

Santa Monica-based TigerText , the secure messaging service provider for the enterprise market, reports that it has seen a spike of 750 percent in its message volume in the first half of the year. The company said the growth comes due to record sales and customer growth at the company. READ MORE>>.

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Software Review Santa Monica Platform Report 138

socalTECH

MARCH 15, 2016

Designers go on to our platform, post a production projet, and contratosr and factories bid on those projects. Based on ratings, reviews, and price, designers are able to hire a factory or contractor from our platform. Our uusers can use ratings and reviews, to know if they are working with high quality manufacturers.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Sharpening its focus on the electronic discovery market, Pasadena-based X1 , the enterprise search tools provider backed by Idealab, has split out a new company called X1 Discovery , headed by John Patzakis, the former President of eDiscovery at X1. READ MORE>>.

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Social Media Media Idealab Software Review 182

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2022

They don’t realize that these are still rare, require a large risk, and may not be the best way to keep up with change in the market. As an alternative, I usually recommend more incremental innovation , derived from recognized market changes, done on a regular basis, without the big-bang expectation.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 6, 2018

The opportunities beyond these markets may be richer than many realize. In July 2018, my venture capital firm, Alumni Ventures Group (AVG), encountered an investment opportunity in RealSelf, a marketplace that features reviews of providers of medical aesthetics and cosmetic treatments. We liked the market opportunity.

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Technical Review Venture Capital Software Review Platform 97

socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2011

They are using DealCurrent as the deal platform for all of their clients. We actually built that about a year and a half ago, and are bringing that back due to overwhelming demand. We see those three products working together, as features of one platform which both can be used independently, as well as together.

Platform 263

Platform Training Software Review Advertising 263

socalTECH

AUGUST 1, 2014

However, Redondo Beach-based StaffRanker (www.staffranker.com) has rolled out a system to help those companies better manage what is a notoriously difficult segment of the labor market, which has a lot of turnover and which just doesn''t match existing, corporate performance management systems. They can use our platform to do the audit.

Help 223

Help Hermosa Beach Technical Review Redondo Beach 223

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 29, 2021

One customer assumed that poor usage rates at a particular station was due to a lack of EVs in the area, Terry recalled in a recent interview. The funds will be used to build out its platform, hire beyond its 27-person workforce and expand its service area. It was here that she spotted a gap in the EV charging market.

Incubator 287

Incubator Outsource Development Los Angeles Startup 287

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

The platform connects foodies to restaurants for a win-win situation for both parties. The platform uses an iPhone app and website to help users make decisions quickly and confidently while also helping them share their valuable restaurant experiences with others. myfab5 is a platform that reinvents the restaurant review.

Software Review 79

Software Review Technical Review Writing Startup 79

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

For today's interview, we sat down and talked with Mike Whitmire , the CEO and Co-founder of Los Angeles-based FloQast (www.floqast.com), a developer of financial close management software for enterprise accounting. Mike tells us about the company, who uses its software, as well as how he was initially turned away from the Amplify.LA

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Startup Cornerstone OnDemand Software Review Woodland Hills 124

socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2020

    The biggest news of the year for us was in unveiling our enhanced analytic process automation (APA) platform, which unifies analytics, data science and business process automation in one, end-to-end platform. Analytics and data in 2020 have become household words.

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Southern California Technical Review Platform Organization 140

socalTECH

JUNE 11, 2018

For our interview this morning, we caught up with Scot Lawrie , the President and technical Co-founder of Los Angeles-based Coverfly (www.coverfly.com), and John Rhodes , Coverfly's head of Marketing and Business Development, to learn a bit more about the early stage, bootstrapped startup focused on Hollywood script writers. What is Coverfly?

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Technical Review Hollywood Platform Competition 100

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 30, 2016

You will build out features or expend to platforms — often before you have enough market feedback to warrant it. It forces you to keep salaries reasonable in a market where wage inflation has been the norm for years. Just don’t take the whole tray.” It forces harder decisions about whom you’ll hire and whom you’ll delay.

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Startup Software Review Pricing Entrepreneur 292

StartUp Beat

JULY 26, 2017

Users can enter their zip code and let the algorithm t rawl through184 million rows of data with information about different providers, including prices, speeds and reviews from other users. Today, millions of Americans do not have access to broadband, and this is in great part due to a system that does not incentivize competition.

Software Review 40

Software Review Technical Review Competition Statistics 40

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 12, 2013

Full-service Pinterest marketing and technology startup – HelloSociety recently announced it had driven $30 million in additional sales revenue for its over 350 brand clientele through Pinterest. HelloSociety’s successful marketing and branding campaigns run on Pinterest for a reason.

Sales 101

Sales Technical Review Marketing Technology 101

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 20, 2014

He noted that, " Throughout the year I review my Twitter followers looking for bots, accounts that have been abandoned, or that are tweeting links with viruses and I remove them. The social media industrial complex is fraught with digital marketers and consultants who puff up their abilities and accomplishments.

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Social Media Media Technical Review Software Review 274

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 1, 2012

Smart technology doesn’t work without clever software to make it useful. Or do you toss your hat into the ring with an already existing concept, making a clone in hopes to snatch away market share? Do you need to take the time to learn coding or should you search out a firm to help bring your idea into reality?

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Marketing Startup Software Review Competition 97

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 18, 2019

An Insider’s Perspective “Bird Zero” that are custom designed by the company There is a story arc of the electric scooter market that took the world by storm in 2018, was second-guessed late in the year and has quietly re-emerged as a powerful force of growth where few really appreciate the speed and scale of what has happened.

Santa Monica 250

Santa Monica Venice Competition Software Review 250

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Our investment in PlayVS and the subsequent launch of their Season Zero high school e-sports platform was very exciting. Are there any technology innovations, gadgets, devices, software, that you found most interesting in 2018? Are there any technology innovations, gadgets, devices, software, that you found most interesting in 2018?

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Dollar Shave Club Userplane Tsavo Malibu 113

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

The firm is initially focusing on the Los Angeles market, and connecting people with fun, interesting classes, activities, and more in the local area. Enter the light bulb, which was that this was a real opportunity to create a new platform, which can facilitate connecting experts with users. Who are your other cofounders?

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Startup CTO Coach Activity Software Review 271

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 26, 2013

Digital publishing ecosystem Mag+ and Appboy, a mobile relationship management platform have partnered to enable digital publishers convert their readers into loyal users. By bringing sophisticated marketing tools to mobile, the platform empowers digital publishers to derive more value from their apps.”. Readers into customers.

Mobile 83

Mobile Technical Review Tool Software Review 83

socalTECH

JULY 8, 2013

Michael Lum: We were all semi-independently looking at mobile, due to the growth projection and potential there. There are lots of players in this market, why you are different? Michael Lum: Programmatic buying enables an advertiser, using our platform, to bid on impressions on an impression-on-impression basis.

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Advertising Mobile OpenX Software Review 253

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 5, 2010

This was in large part due to the marketing efforts of Jason that created a great top end of the funnel (100+ companies applied) and the herculean efforts of Tyler Crowley who spent days going through all of the submissions and serving up 5 very interesting companies. Tags: Tech Market Analysis VC Industry. Pretty cool.

Angel 254

Angel Technical Review Software Review Platform 254

Tech.Co

MAY 25, 2018

BlackTech Week was created by the leadership team from Code Fever to accelerate and support the innovation of black communities through training, networks and funding. “ Indiegogo is a platform for ground breaking technology and where you can find interesting products that haven’t hit the mainstream market.

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Startup Technical Review Competition Software Review 140