socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2013

Los Angeles-based mobile messaging and marketing firm Mogreet is targeting the small business market with a new, self-serve offering it is calling Mogreet Express, the company announced this morning. The company said the new product includes reporting tools and metrics to track marketing programs. The new product starts at $39.99

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The latest investment is being used to finance the acquisition of another company in the space — Appetize, a digital and mobile commerce payments platform for enterprises such as sports and entertainment venues, theme parks and zoos. 4 key areas SaaS startups must address to scale infrastructure for the enterprise.

Technical Review 296

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2015

I have written about the deceiving nature of early successes before – in particular in the SaaS or B2B world leading to a phenomenon called “shelfware.” This is why I loved Brad Feld’s recent post about the “ illusion of product / market fit.” Are our users addicted to our product?

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 21, 2011

My background was 8 years of telecoms & mobile and 8 years of cloud computing & SaaS – so these two themes were a given. Two big themes have emerged in my head in the past 3 years: offline / online integration and mobile computing. They recommend up-sells and cross-sells of products. Or can they?

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socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2013

It's a huge development task to develop your own mobile application, connect into Facebook, and create an online ordering system--unless you use the software from ChowNow (www.chownow.com), one of the newest startups to get funding here in Los Angeles. The platform can be divided into three products. One is the mobile app.

Mobile 197

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Amplify LA said it found that software-as-a-service (SaaS) was the most funded sector, with a decline in investments in such areas as e-commerce and mobile technology. The group also said it saw activity in consumer products and services, plus fintech. The group says its tracking found that the average seed round size was $2.2M

Report 133

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socalTECH

MAY 12, 2015

Santa Monica-based talent management software developer Cornerstone OnDemand has launched two new products this morning, including a new predictive analytics dashboard and a cloud platform aimed at developers. Cornerstone OnDemand is led by Adam Miller. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

A little history, we launched our product years ago, Search IQ. That product right now is on 2,000 publisher websites, it's sold under the SaaS model, and a lot of people on the free, ad-supported version. There have been changes in how people search, such as mobile devices. What does that mean specifically?

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socalTECH

AUGUST 17, 2016

Los Angeles-based mobile security and identity services provider TeleSign said Wednesday morning that it has named Aled Miles as the company's new CEO. Miles also served at GM and ForgeRock. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal has launched a new suite of products this morning, saying that it is looking to help small and medium sized businesses attract, capture, and convert more customers. reachlocal marketing software leads management launch advertising saas' Pricing on the new tool was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 20, 2020

Photo by Viktor Forgacs on Unsplash I was listening to Dan Primack’s podcast on Pro Rata and he was interviewing Senator Klobucher who is now publicly and vocally speaking out against Uber purchasing Grubhub and has tried to mobilize against this. You lose the ability to up-sell and cross-sell products. so, too, are restaurants.

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socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2015

Along with the new funding, the startup said it has named Nick Kellermeyer as Vp of Sales, and Arpan Jhaveri as VP of Product & Marketing. saas software marketing upfront capital venture restaurant ordering mobile chownow' Kellermeyer was most recently at GrubHub; Jhaveri was at Yodle. READ MORE>>.

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Steve Reich

MAY 12, 2013

I’ve recently joined Malauzai Software, a developer of Mobile Banking Apps for Community Banks and Credit Unions, as their Chief Sales Officer. Even though I’ve been involved with SaaS products since 1998, the last few months have been quite the education. Entrepreneurs mobile apps'

Mobile 63

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socalTECH

JULY 15, 2010

Aliso Viejo-based Smith Micro Software , a developer of utility and mobile management software, announced today that it has launched a new file delivery product called SendStuffNow. Tags: smith micro file delivery senditnow software saas. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

All the data actually suggests with the growth of mobile, inbound sales calls will double from 30 billion to 60 billion in 3 years (source: Kelsey). In fact 61% of all mobile searches where a customer contacts a business it is via a phone call (source: Google). Calls are changing but not dying. Much more data in the full post.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2022

Mobile Computing. From tablets to smart phones to the Apple watch, people are increasingly relying on their mobile devices to assist them in managing their lives. There are already a variety of cloud computing solutions available for common business usage, including the following: Software as a Service (SaaS).

Technology 133

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socalTECH

APRIL 8, 2019

Los Angeles-based CitySourced , which develops mobile apps to help cities communicate with their constituents, has merged with Rock Solid Technologies , a provider of software to the government. Kiesel becomes Chief Product Officer at Rock Solid as a result of the merger. Financial terms of the merger were not announced.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

According to FatTail, the new software allows advertisers to book ads, including banners, rich media, video, and mobile ads, on publisher web sites. The firm's prior products were used by major online publishers and their sales teams to quote and book more traditional, direct ads. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 22, 2009

Central Desktop runs a software-as-a-service product which allows business teams to share documents, track schedules, and collaborate on other team activities. The new microblogging tool, like Twitter, also supports updates via mobile phones, using SMS. Tags: twitter microblogging desktop central saas software yammer.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 1, 2014

We spoke with George Collado , CEO and founder of the company, to hear about how his own battles trying to manage a number of restaurants was the genesis of the company''s product. We use a SaaS model, and we work with hospitality companies, such as hotels, restaurants, food service, and we help track employee performance in real time.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2013

I’m largely talking about whether to use an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) or a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), and to some extent, how much to rely on Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) providers or write your own application components. Most SaaS providers deliver end-user applications on-demand, as a service. appeared first on TechZulu.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2012

I think that the biggest news for StartEngine this year is our productivity. Definitely Software as a Service (SAAS). SAAS is here to stay. Following that, I think mobile advertisement technologies. Howard Marks is co-founder of Activision , and head of Los Angeles-based startup accelerator StartEngine.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 30, 2011

Topics of discussion will be Saas, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2012, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building sensible businesses. He sits on several boards and is involved in the virtual worlds, gaming, mobile, media, and healthcare markets. Venue Sponsor.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2016

Now that just about everyone has a smartphone, how can you use that nearly ubiquitous, mobile access to help improve healthcare? For one�according to Los Angeles startup mPulse Mobile (www.mpulsemobile.com), you can help remind people about their appointments, and make sure they take their prescriptions�along with many other use cases.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

Are you launching a mobile application? If your last company was Apple, Blackberry, AdMob or JAMDAT and you have some experience in the sector then I know that your product will have your experiences baked into it. version of their product was. I absolutely love their product, team and vision. Another example.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Citrix Online said the launch of the product is part of a push to add new mobile services this year, and follows the launch of GoToMeeting, its webinar product, on the iPad last year. The company said it plays a new series of "GoTo" mobile services similar to the two iPad titles launched so far.

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Santa Barbara Mobile Resource Software 176

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

Mobile Computing. From tablets to smart phones to the Apple watch, people are increasingly relying on their mobile devices to assist them in managing their lives. There are already a variety of cloud computing solutions available for common business usage, including the following: Software as a Service (SaaS).

Technology 86

Technology Cloud Computing Social Media Networking 86

socalTECH

MAY 5, 2015

Los Angeles-based Vroozi , a developer of cloud-based procurement software, said this morning that it has named Michael Jud as the company's Senior Director of Product Evangelist. Vroozi said Jud will help strengthen its mobile procurement platform and help evangelize it businesses. Vroozi is led by Steve Olds. READ MORE>>.

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Los Angeles Mobile Platform Help 100

socalTECH

MARCH 30, 2012

Aliso Viejo-based Telogis , the provider of telematics products, said late THursday that it has acquired the assets of Maptuit , a provider of connected navigation products for the commercial fleet market. Financial terms of the buy were not announced. Maptuit's technology will go to bolster the Telogis platform. READ MORE>>.

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Acquisition Platform Mobile Product 159

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

Think of web vs. mobile. Traditional software vs. SaaS. I’ve sat on ad tech boards with board members who clearly knew little about impressions, fill rates, CTRs, RTB, eCPMs or the difficulties & opportunities of embedded mobile SDKs vs. HTML5. SEO marketing vs. social marketing. EQ and Team Leadership?

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socalTECH

JULY 27, 2009

William--who, among prior experience developed Stamps.com's security architecture--sat down with us to explain the firm's products and plans. What does Mobophiles do, and what the idea behind the product is? What we wanted to do is allow people to be productive when they wanted to be productive.

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socalTECH

JULY 17, 2012

Aliso Viejo-based Telogis , the developer of location intelligence software, said this evening that it has acquired Navtrak , a provider of mobile resource and fleet management products. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Telogis said the buy will help it gain greater reach into small- and mid-sized markets.

Resource 140

Resource Acquisition Mobile Software 140

socalTECH

AUGUST 22, 2018

Access control, as a whole, hasn't evolved over forty years, and we're bringing technology like the mobile cloud and software in the cloud, to create really disruptive innovation to how businesses respond to customers. Cloudification was really important to us, as cloud guys, who had build SaaS in the past. All that work has paid off.

Startup 100

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 26, 2018

.” It finances (or part financies) the deployment of its sensors on the vehicles of fleet partners — with Aclima’s business model focused on monetizing the interpretation of the data provided by its SaaS platform. So a chunk of the Series A will be going to help pay for more sensor rollouts.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 25, 2015

We grew 100% in SaaS revenue year-over-year and 650% over the past three years. If that’s your end goal I couldn’t think of a better leader to take us to that conclusion and I think it could be in the next few years because SaaS companies capable of doing 9 figures of recurring revenue are few and far between.

Demand 150

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 28, 2015

Mobile Computing. From tablets to smart phones to the Apple watch, people are increasingly relying on their mobile devices to assist them in managing their lives. There are already a variety of cloud computing solutions available for common business usage, including the following: Software as a Service (SaaS).

Startup 107

Startup Cloud Computing Social Media Entrepreneur 107

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Topics of discussion will be Saas, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2013, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building sensible businesses. TechZulu is excited to invite you to the 2013 Startup and Entrepreneurial Forecast taking place on Thursday Jan. Venue Sponsor.

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