InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Even entrepreneurs that already sold on SaaS should stake note of new research from the SalientGroup : SaaS gets funded - Nearly 50% of SaaS-based startups are getting successfully funded—a rate of funding success no other sector can match. Overall, according to Gartner, the SaaS market will top $22 billion by 2015.

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TechEmpower

MARCH 4, 2024

Focusing on generative AI applications in a select few corporate functions can contribute to a significant portion of the technology's overall impact. At TechEmpower , we’ve used LLMs as part of marketing strategies where you can find and classify companies, personalize outreach campaigns and have personalized drip campaigns.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2022

Although I’m not an aficionado of checklists in general, I really appreciate one he has included for keeping up with some of the latest technological trends that are reshaping business strategies, which should be the driver for startups to fill in the gaps. Are you driving the technology, or is it driving you? Gamification.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2020

Harry was gracious enough to invite me back so this past week we recorded an episode discussing the current market environment. We discussed why in Q4 you will see large renegotiations of SaaS contracts and increased churn rates. In a bear market executives are paid to: consolidate the number of contracts and renegotiate prices.

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TechEmpower

AUGUST 7, 2023

Exploring new technologies? Getting something to market and getting funding override any other concerns. Instead, given a startup project, they’ll default to building everything in-house, using technologies that they’re already familiar with. cto , infotech , innovation , product , project , saas It might be.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 11, 2010

Thursday, June 17, 2010 -- SaaS/Software Revenue Workshop. If you are a Software, Cloud-Computing or technology company and want to grow your revenue predictably and profitably, you should attend our 5 hour Revenue Acceleration Workshop. People who can benefit from this workshop are Chief Executives, Marketing and Sales professionals.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The world around us is being disrupted by the acceleration of technology into more industries and more consumer applications. Technology solutions are now used by authoritarians to monitor and control populations, to stymie an individual company’s economic prospects or to foment chaos through demagoguery. Hot, Flat & Crowded.”

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socalTECH

AUGUST 17, 2010

San Luis Obispo-based MINDBODY , a developer of software-as-a-service for the yoga, pilates, wellness, and spa market, said today that wellness businesses are signing up for its MINDBODY Finder product, technology which allows consumers to book and pay for fitness classes and wellness appointments online. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 5, 2018

The former President of ExactTarget and later chief executive of Salesforce Marketing Cloud has made billions of dollars building products to help support customer service and now he’s back at it again with his latest venture MetaCX.

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socalTECH

JULY 22, 2020

According to the company, the round--a Seed-2 funding--was led by Okapi Capital, and also included The Cove Fund, Early Light Ventures, SaaS Venture Capital, and Stage Venture Partners and Brad Perry (co-founder of Dealer Socket), along with others. The founder and CEO of TrackStreet is Andrew Schydlowsky. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

4 key areas SaaS startups must address to scale infrastructure for the enterprise. Since its 2017 inception, SpotOn has been focused on providing software and payments technology to SMBs with an emphasis on restaurants and retail businesses. SpotOn is paying $415 million in cash and stock for the Los Angeles-based company.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 28, 2013

Join us for a special evening with InfoWorld’s Dave Linthicum as he delves into global enterprise software trends with some of LA’s most successful SaaS and cloud computing companies. The opportunities cloud computing and SaaS afford management. Paths to SaaS and cloud computing that will work for your enterprise.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 21, 2014

Since 2009 we’ve been in an unequivocal bull market. I do believe that we are in structural change where technology will increasingly play a bigger role in all facets of life so the long run up for tech is promising through all of these cycles. Growth markets have a way of fooling us all.

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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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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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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2013

It is simply the most important way to proactively control your career development and how the market perceives you. For 1991 I was very technical and also had a lot of practical business implementation experience in technology. That was fine with me – the market is the market. That was the market.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 18, 2022

Things have already plunged so quickly at the signal of a recession that insiders fear a lengthy bear market could hit crypto far more brutally than expected — tearing tokens to lows far below the highs of the 2017 bull run. Crypto markets were down pretty bad last week (though admittedly, it’s only been downhill since then).

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2017

During the holiday season, our tradition over the last few years has been to post reflections on the past year and some predictions from Southern California's "movers and shakers" in the technology industry. Techand the markets overall--has enjoyed a surprisingly long stretch of prosperity. Overall I am optimistic for 2018.

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TechEmpower

AUGUST 21, 2023

It provides findings and recommendations intended to foster a mutual understanding between business and software leaders, shedding light on the current state of your technology and your team. Keeping up with the competition: You’re a market leader in a fast-growing field. It also provides concrete recommendations for improvements.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

Although I’m not an aficionado of checklists in general, I really appreciate one he has included for keeping up with the latest technological trends that are reshaping business strategies, which should be the driver for startups to fill in the gaps. Are you driving the technology, or is it driving you? Gamification. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

For example, the software-as-a-service (SAAS) subscription model was created many years ago to offset the high one-time purchase cost obstacle that killed many early software products. My answer is that innovative marketing is always required, to stand out above the crowd. Product is “disruptive technology” or a “paradigm shift.”

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

The seed funding was led by Okapi Capital, and also included Stage Venture Partners, SaaS Capital, and angels. According to the company, the new funds go towards further development of its artificial intelligence technology, and to extend its platform and for market efforts.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

How might our next phase of the journey seem brighter, even with more uncertain days for startups and capital markets? And then in the late 90’s money crept in, swept in to town by public markets, instant wealth and an absurd sky-rocketing of valuations based on no reasonable metrics. What happened? People were building.

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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. ChowNow is simply a SaaS enablement product. You lose the ability to up-sell and cross-sell products.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 2, 2019

During the holiday season, our tradition over the last few years has been to post reflections on the past year and some predictions from Southern California's technology industry. We continue to focus on companies with Recurring Revenue (SaaS, Subcription) and in FinTech. What was the biggest news for your company in 2018?

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2018

The company said its core customers are in the media and entertainment, mobile gaming, digital media, education, consumer goods, marketing, ecommerce, and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) verticals. READ MORE>>.

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TechEmpower

JULY 24, 2023

How will you be taking this to market? Do you have a custom algorithm or other technology? Often this ties to marketing support. How do we prioritize internationalization versus getting something to market? How can we leverage AI to get our product to market faster? Who are the other stakeholders involved?

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

Jason Rowley is a venture capital and technology reporter for Crunchbase News. The SaaS VC gap: China & other markets trail the US. Early-stage SaaS VC slip snaps recovery as public software stocks soar. Jason Rowley. Contributor. More posts by this contributor. Crunchbase News recently profiled a selection of U.S.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 8, 2013

According to Los Angeles-based CapLinked, Curran was involved in the technology when the technology was invented in the late 90''s. CapLinked is venture backed by FF Angel, Hercules Growth Fund, Siemer Ventures, 500 Startups, and Peter Thiel, and has recently focused the company on the virtual deal room market. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 28, 2019

Venture capital firms invest in potentially disruptive technologies with the hope of profit, then keep watch for further advances that could overtake their existing portfolio companies. All this is done while they guide startups through other external challenges such as fundraising droughts and overall market downturns.

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socalTECH

JUNE 28, 2012

The firm's IPO performance is being closely watched, as it is the first, technology IPO to hit the markets since the Facebook IPO debacle. The firm is set to trade as NOW on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday. ServiceNow is venture backed by JMI Equity, Sequoia Capital, and Greylock Partners. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Built from the ground up using technologies leveraged by Internet giants like Facebook, and the feedback of hundreds of customers over a five-year period, the new CallFire is a cross-datacenter SaaS platform with no single point of failure. Among the new and improved features of the new CallFire platform: Textable phone numbers.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 3, 2012

How did you come across the market? The government and public sector is a fairly large market. A lot of software startups have shied away from serving public institutions, despite a big market, due to concerns about how slow they adopt things. It does take a long time to penetrate the market.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2014

Over the holidays, we''re featuring a few reflections on 2014 from some of the movers and shakers in Southern California''s technology industry. What technologies or things are you looking forward to most in 2015? More vertical market SaaS solutions show just how big that opportunity is currently and will be in the future.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 3, 2019

During the holiday season, our tradition over the last few years has been to post reflections on the past year and some predictions from Southern California's technology industry. Technology investing is the best job in the world, but it can be fraught with failure. Things seem to be moving faster in technology than ever before.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

We casught up with CEO Jay Ackerman to learn more about the company, its market, and how the company is looking to help its customershealth plans and managed care organizations--with risk management and quality improvement using technology. What is Reveleer? What's your background? What's your background?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2017

I pointed out that the storage market in the US alone is ~$30 billion / year and there is no dominant provider — the largest player has < 10% market share. But finding a market which is large, out-dated, has zero tech and is ripe for disruption can lead to very large outcomes. years of software development.

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