SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 27, 2011

The 2011 International Games Innovation Conference continues the tradition of focusing on the latest developments in game technology and developments that began in London in 2009 and continued in Hong Kong in 2010. Participants are from industry, academia and government.

Conference 100

Conference Software Review Technical Review Research 100

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Most of the great software startups that I’ve been involved in have at least one technical co-founder (and many have more than one.) So before you ask someone to even spend an hour of their time writing code or reviewing specs make sure you can pay them in some form (coffee, dinner, laptop, etc.),

CTO Hire 241

CTO Hire CTO Coach Equity Develop 241

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 6, 2013

When a user is ready to pay, a unique identifier is dynamically generated and encoded in a QR code for scanning by the merchant.The additional layer of security and comfort requires the user to review and approve all charges on their own personal device. Only after the user approves the charges will they be billed. Easy to use.

Mobile 74

Mobile Software Review Patents Clearstone 74

socalTECH

JANUARY 16, 2013

Weinman started the site and associated business because--as she told us in a 2010--that there's wasn't much industry around Ojai where she could continue her work teaching computer skills. The business saw a dramatic growth when--due to the downturn of the dot com crash--the company started to post its video online. READ MORE>>.

Funding 178

Funding Santa Barbara ReachLocal Southern California 178

socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2011

We actually built that about a year and a half ago, and are bringing that back due to overwhelming demand. In April of 2010, we put up Dealcurent.com, and we started indexing number one on Google for daily deals software. We had our contest software, ArtisticHub, driving some revenue. How do clients license your software?

Platform 263

Platform Training Software Review Advertising 263

socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Our 2019 investment in Backtracks, a developer of podcast analytics software, has shown fantastic traction and continues to provide value to podcast creators helping them to better understand their listeners and monetize their content. Since 2010, $6.3B Think Google Ad Words for podcasting.

Capital 100

Capital Technical Review Truecar Venture Capital 100

socalTECH

MARCH 17, 2016

Just two years later, in 2010, the company had a successful IPO. GoToMyPC was then acquired by Citrix for $225M in 2003.

Southern California 100

Southern California Cornerstone OnDemand Technical Review SoCal 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

The magazine, which announced its 2010 Breakthrough Rewards today, recognized Armand Tanguay of the University of Southern California, Yu-Chong Tai of the California Insitute of Technology, and Robert J. The last university team recognized by Popular Mechanics comes out of UCLA. READ MORE>>.

Southern California 145

Southern California SoCal CalTech UCLA 145

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2012

Higher conversion rates (10-15x online conversion) and higher value at closure (up to 2x higher) due to up-sell & cross-sell potential. RingRevenue grew it’s revenue 3x 2010 over 2011 and is on track to grow more than 3x again in 2012 with no signs of slowing. Most high-value or complex product vendor actually PREFER calls.

Mobile 311

Mobile Technical Review Google Screening 311

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Old School Software Distribution Is Doomed. On December 10th, 1993, a small group of software developers in Shreveport, Louisiana changed the software world. id Software’s first-person shooter game, entitled simply DOOM, could be downloaded free, allowing gamers to play the first nine levels.

Entrepreneur 230

Entrepreneur Software Review Allegis Metrics 230

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 25, 2012

One Giant 420,000-Square-Foot Room for Code. He posted, “Many development projects like this waste 30% or more of the materials due to poor planning, but Gehry uses a software-based design process to plan more precisely and efficiently. It will be the largest open floor plan in the world.”. 30 % Costs Off. Eisenhower Memorial.

Software Review 74

Software Review Design Santa Monica Social Network 74

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 20, 2018

This is true of any buying process where a customer has to make a large investment decision on your software or when an investor must decide whether to give you $5 million. I spend a lot of time coaching entrepreneurs through their fund-raising processes by doing “pipeline reviews” of all of the firms with whom they are speaking.

Funding 189

Funding Software Review Entrepreneur Venture Capital 189

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. When It’s Darkest Men See the Stars - Steve Blank , November 24, 2010 When It’s Darkest Men See the Stars. but: Something is Still Missing.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2010

Yet 2010 is already showing me how connected our lives and our health are starting to become. My favorite new software tool is DailyBurn. So as I contemplated the kick off to 2010 I thought again about Weight Watchers. Problem is – Weight Watchers software TOTALLY SUCKS. Seemed such a fantasy back in 1992.

Technical Review 278

Technical Review Software Review Startup SoCal 278

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 20, 2010

On CBS MoneyWatch: Why Debit Cards Are Dangerous BNET Business Network: BNET TechRepublic ZDNet ZDNet Members login Newsletters Site Assistance RSS Feeds Home News & Blogs Videos White Papers Downloads Reviews Popular Enterprise Web 2.0 The Social Web Challenges of 2010: A List What are the challenges with the social Web today?

Web 29

Web Technical Review Web 2.0 Social Media 29

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

The nearly 300 members of TCA collaborate with each other on due diligence and then make individual decisions regarding potential investments. Event Details: When: Wednesday, Sept 22nd, 2010 - 5:00 p.m. TCA is a not-for-profit organization. to 11:00 p.m. Where: Wokcano, 1413 5th Street, Santa Monica, CA. Price: FREE.

Technical Review 58

Technical Review Software Review Santa Monica Tech Coast Angels 58

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

I decided to put both of those issues to bed in 2010. Two weeks after winning the deal and well into implementation planning we released a new version of our software. How could a company like ours be so callous as not to support their software (even one more than 4 years out of date)? we would support 6.0 which was in beta).

Outsource Development 333

Outsource Development Software Review Technical Review News 333

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

I decided to put both of those issues to bed in 2010. Two weeks after winning the deal and well into implementation planning we released a new version of our software. How could a company like ours be so callous as not to support their software (even one more than 4 years out of date)? we would support 6.0 which was in beta).

Outsource Development 328

Outsource Development Software Review Technical Review News 328

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 15, 2012

In 2010, the US government reported 3092 deaths due to distracted driving and 416,000 injuries caused by the same. Thereafter one can opt for preferred paid annual software subscription. The voice technology is expected to minimize distractions caused by mobile phones during driving. Nuance now will handle solving this.

Email 61

Email Technical Review Software Review Mobile 61

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

This continues my series of posts: Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March There was some really great content in June. " 8 Questions to Ask When Interviewing at a Startup - Instigator Blog , June 18, 2010 Job interviews are meant to be conversations. Now I have.

Startup 175

Startup Venture Capital Slides Blogging 175

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2012

Fred Wilson wrote two posts in 2010 that were very influential with the startup community. But on the other hand if you have a product with a very high gross margin (software, virtual goods, etc.) Try reading a bunch of reviews, checking 5 different restaurants to try and compare the differences. They do both well.

Web 334

Web Mobile Startup Software Review 334

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. The second event was in Boulder.

Angel 254

Angel Technical Review Software Review Platform 254

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2013

In my first enterprise software company we developed a methodology for sales that we called PUCCKA. Take for example the years 2010-2012 where every brand out there seemed to be buying Facebook “Likes.” This article initially appeared on Inc. Click here. This post is about the “P” or pain.

Sales 367

Sales Slides Startup Customer 367

Tech.Co

MARCH 8, 2018

Felicia is the cofounder of Black Tech Week, Code Fever, Tribe Cowork and Urban Innovation. Siggi is a principal at Samsung NEXT in San Francisco, where she focuses on early-stage investment in frontier tech software companies. He has over a decade of portfolio management in capital markets. Siggi Hindrichs, Principal at Samsung NEXT.

Technical Review 70

Technical Review Startup Software Review Entrepreneur 70

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

He came to the United States in 2001 to study Software Engineering at Auburn University. While he was waiting for the paperwork to be reviewed he moved to Boulder, Colorado and took a job with a local tech company there. We then moved our Chief Software Architect over. I hope that didn’t have a stature of limitation!

Technical Review 282

Technical Review Startup High Tech Software Review 282

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

For those just tuning into the events, we’ll provide you the long short of it in play by play fashion: AOL owned company, TechCrunch ( acquired in 2010 ), who operates CrunchBase lists their database as “the free database of technology companies, people, and investors that anyone can edit.”

Technical Review 74

Technical Review Startup Software Review Google 74

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2012

As we know, developers always give their product a code name. We built a Proof of Concept in 2010, went into closed beta in 2011 and opened up to the public in Dec 2012. Using the most current information in this space, Rob & Lance deployed a team in 2010 to build a Proof of Concept for ZunguZ. Why the name?

Software Review 92

Software Review Social Network Platform Technical Review 92

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

In the UC System alone in 2010, Southern California UC schools formed 49 startups, trumping the 22 started up north. Backup Software. Blog Software. CRM Software. Help Desk Software. Monitoring Software. Project Management Software. More Software. Remote Desktop Software. SEO Software.

Southern California 57

Southern California PHP Technical Review Orange County 57

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 10, 2010

It has long been believed that people from lower-income neighborhoods can’t learn as well as middle & upper class ones due to environment issues such as problems at home and trouble in the neighborhood. So what is the problem and proposed solutions from the film maker? This hugely resonated with me. How is that American?

Class 340

Class Education Technical Review Writing 340

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 24, 2011

We are now harnessing the ‘social’ aspect of the system where businesses and consumers begin to contribute to the data by adding or updating products listings as well as rate and review products.”. You can build software a lot quicker and cheaper as well. I try hard to find that balance.”. 1) The economy sucks, but you guys are hiring.

Blogging 219

Blogging Entrepreneur Software Review Course 219

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.

Platform 82

Platform Help Customer Custom 82

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1. If you want to understand the details of why this is, I covered it in detail in this post, Understanding Changes in the Software Industry.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

We have been using LinkedIn for both sourcing recruits and reviewing backgrounds for recruits. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. Its been great to zero in on very specific skillsets.

Blogging 150

Blogging CTO Coach CTO Hire Southern California 150

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 6, 2011

We are now harnessing the ‘social’ aspect of the system where businesses and consumers begin to contribute to the data by adding or updating products listings as well as rate and review products.”. You can build software a lot quicker and cheaper as well. You can build software a lot quicker and cheaper as well.

Entrepreneur 232

Entrepreneur Competition Software Review Course 232

socalTECH

JULY 21, 2011

I was there from when the company launched until March of 2010, when I left to start MomentFeed. That might be check-ins, that might be photos, reviews, likes, all of those things are in one place. That's all we care about--tracking what a consumer is doing on their smartphone, as they engage with various brands.

Social Media 248

Social Media Zumbox Media Startup 248

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Yes, social networks of 2010 have much better usability, have better developed 3rd-party platforms and many more people are connected. Was it massively better software, better companies, better markets? I know in 2010 this doesn’t seem obvious to everybody but it’s my judgment. then bought GeoCities for $3.6

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2013

Flywheel offers up software and hardware which enables those same, Internet- and smartphone-friendly features--not for ridesharing services--but for the traditional taxicab services. Steve Humphreys: We''ve been active in the market for a long time, since early 2010. This was before the iPhone was multitasking.

Startup 210

Startup Los Angeles Services Training 210