SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Thursday, October 27, 2011 -- IEEE 2011 Energy Efficiency Symposium. Keynote speaker Dr. David Auston, Exec.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 26, 2011

As customers shift online, retailers have no choice, to not only follow suit, but to adapt to their changing demands. Similarly, Shoedazzle.com, one small move away from complete customization, makes a dashboard of choice based on particular preferences and requests. It has gone beyond as the online customer exerts their power.

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Customer Custom Demand Advertising 72

socalTECH

JULY 22, 2013

Once upon a time, when the desktop PC was king, there were two kingdoms in the world of customer relationship management: ACT! or your ran Goldmine, and the two companies competed head to head in managing every salesperson''s contact list. contatta goldmine customer relationship management nimble software saas' READ MORE>>.

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Funding SaaS Santa Monica Customer 222

Tech.Co

DECEMBER 4, 2020

has a history with Tony, as he became an investor in the company in 2013, and built a lasting friendship with us as the Tech.co Tony was also our neighbor for 8 years in downtown Las Vegas, where the company grew its homebase and hosted monthly events for locals and visitors from around the world, with Hsieh’s Downtown Project.

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Commerce Statistics Customer Custom 206

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2013

Neutral content, including your membership in business associations, and company affiliations, can at best balance false negative information, or at least make the negatives harder to find. This intangible asset can represent more than 60% of a company's market value. The Internet has been a powerful and disruptive technology.

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Customer Custom Blogging Content 89

Xconomy

MAY 14, 2019

CrowdStrike , the cybersecurity company that identified the two Russian government-linked hacker groups that invaded the Democratic National Committee (DNC)’s network during the 2016 presidential campaign, filed publicly for an initial public offering on Tuesday.

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Company Companies Networking Software 46

socalTECH

MAY 17, 2018

Culver City-based DataScience.com , a developer of data science software led by serial entrepreneur Ian Swanson, has been acquired by Oracle , the companies said on Wednesday. Oracle said it will add DataScience.com's platform to its Oracle Cloud, to allow its customers to "fully utilize" machine learning. READ MORE>>.

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Oracle Culver City Artificial Inteligence Platform 113

socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2014

San Diego-based RapidEngage , a developer of online survey software and tools used to collect customer feedback and to engage users, has been acquired by fellow online survey company QuestionPro. RapidEngage was one of the companies incubated at EvoNexus. RapidEngage was one of the companies incubated at EvoNexus.

SoCalTech 185

SoCalTech San Diego Incubator Acquisition 185

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

The privately held firm did not disclose its revenues, however, the firm has previously been reported to have had revenues of between $50-100M in revenues in 2011, and $15-20M in revenues in 2009. The firm provides edge network services to help deliver content from such customers as Twitter, Pinterest, Sony, and Hulu to end users.

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Steamboat Ventures Santa Monica Hulu Content 240

socalTECH

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Ackerman joins the company from ServiceSource, and also had served at WNS North America and Exult. Guidance said that Ackerman had been head of worldwide sales and customer success for ServiceSource, heading up those efforts as that company grew from $25M to $285M in revenues, and through that company''s IPO in 2011.

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Software Pasadena Software Development Sales 138

InfoChachkie

MAY 19, 2014

Quick - name a phone company. Yep, Facebook is a phone company. In order for them to take full advantage of Facebook the phone company, they will have to abandon traditional online marketing conventions. BIA/Kelsey reports that from 2011 to 2013 there was a 133% increase in the number of mobile phone calls to businesses.

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Company Companies Mobile Advertising 200

socalTECH

JULY 7, 2014

While Internet and startup companies have widely adopted the cloud for both their computing and storage needs, enterprise companies are only now starting to widely adopt cloud services. Speaking of the enterprise, where are those enterprise customers in trusting the cloud? Where are customers now in adoption of the cloud?

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Startup Customer Custom SaaS 193

socalTECH

APRIL 20, 2015

Bain''s Ben Nye will join the company''s board. InAuth says its customers include large global banks, payment processors, e-commerce merchants, and health insurance companies. The company was founded in 2011, and is led by. The funding came from Bain Capital Ventures. Lisa Stanton. READ MORE>>.

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Tool Venice Commerce Venture Capital 100

Eric Greenspan

JULY 3, 2012

Make It Work was an amazing company. With over 38,000 cult-like testimonials, one cannot dispute the company delivered a valuable service in a way like no other company has come close. In doing so, I will assume all of the personally guaranteed loans and lines granted to the company. We failed because we tried.

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Capital Pricing Press Customer 234

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 2, 2011

The 2011 ARE is bound to go above and beyond last year’s event. For Developers, programmers and technologists seeking the latest and greatest engines and tools for AR; learn from case studies and post mortems delivered by experienced developers from the leading companies in the space. Dates: May 17-18, 2011.

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Software Review Case Study Startup Technical Review 73

socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2016

The company--which had just over 1,000 employees in 2014, and started with a mere 5 employees in 2011--says it now has five outsourcing centers in the Philippines. Santa Monica-based TaskUs , the outsourcing firm founded by Jaspar Weir and Bryce Maddock, said today that it has just passed up 5,000 employees. READ MORE>>.

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Outsource Santa Monica Startup Equity 100

socalTECH

MARCH 5, 2012

Nasty Gal is led by Sophia Amoruso, who started the company selling vintage clothing on eBay in 2006; the company says its now had over $28M in revenues in 2011, with revenues increasing around 500 percent each year. The round came from Index Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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Sales Los Angeles Design Funding 145

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies said this morning that it has acquired VariSystems , a Canadian supplier of custom harsh environment interconnects, used in the oil and gas industry. in its fiscal year ended May 31, 2011. Teledyne said the acquired company becomes Teledyne VariSystems.

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Thousand Oaks Resource Sales Customer 133

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

In fact 61% of all mobile searches where a customer contacts a business it is via a phone call (source: Google). It’s why the first company I ever invested in as a VC – Invoca – just announced a $20 million funding by Accel Partners. People don’t want to speak to customer service reps. There are 2.9

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 12, 2011

Friday, March 18, 2011 -- Customer Loyalty: Creating "Raving Fans" San Diego Software Industry Council. If your customers are not already part of your sales force, this workshop will teach you how to turn your customers into a group of motivated, passionate ambassadors for you and your company.

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San Diego Advertising Customer Custom 113

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

The firm said the cores allow customers to integrate Gigabit switch functionality into Ethernet ICs. The company said it is aiming at consumer electronics, gaming, printers, smart grid, industrial and other applications with the new cores. READ MORE>>.

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IP Design Networking Customer 133

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2020

So mostly we just had to listen to customer feedback from founders, VCs and LPs. Kara said “no” because she wanted to start her own company, which she did and I backed. Just as Yves mentored me when I became his co-managing partner in 2011, he didn’t seek to ride off into the sunset either. So What Does All This Mean?

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Venture Capital Startup Invest CitySearch 361

socalTECH

MAY 3, 2012

The round was led by Khosla Ventures , and also included Valhalla Partners , Intel Capital , Mission Ventures and Windward Ventures, all existing investors in the company. Nirvanix operates an online, cloud-based storage service which it offers up to enterprise and other customers to archive, back up, and share files. READ MORE>>.

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Windward Mission Ventures San Diego Organization 133

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

The group says that so far, from 2009 to 2011, it accepted 23 companies, of which 19 received funding worth a total of $80M; the accelerator said that the nine companies acquired exceeds $60M in proceeds. READ MORE>>.

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Class Startup Web Design Mentor 168

InfoChachkie

JULY 18, 2012

Make It Work was an amazing company. With over 38,000 cult-like testimonials, one cannot dispute the company delivered a valuable service in a way like no other company has come close. In doing so, I will assume all of the personally guaranteed loans and lines granted to the company. We failed because we tried.

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RSS Technical Review Capital Email 170

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 24, 2011

Wednesday, March 30, 2011 -- "Profitability by Customer Experience: Lessons about Different and Better from the Best" Dr. Joely Gardner, Jeofrey Bean and Sean Van Tyne will make their OCPM debut this month at JT Schmid's in Tustin.

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Orange County Product Competition Customer 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 3, 2011

Friday, September 9, 2011 -- Presenting for Profit: Creating Presentations that Persuade, Generate Leads and Close Business! Did your last presentation make a real difference for your company? Your career? 33 million business presentations are delivered every business day but most get lost in the noise. See [link] (more)

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Design Customer Custom Company 113

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

It’s nearly impossible to get a services company financed by VCs. And stop effing around trying to create a product company.&#. If you really want to do a product business then hire a professional manager for your services company, quit that job and focus 100% on your product company. You’re a small fish.

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Services Venture Capital IP Startup 332

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Tuesday, September 20, 2011 -- Planning for Execution and Executing the Plan. Our panel will speak to the proven methods of execution and what it truly means to a company and its stakeholders, from investors, customers, partners, employees and vendors.

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Tech Coast Angels Organization Networking Customer 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 9, 2010

The company said it is testing the service now with its customers, with general availability in the first quarter of 2011. EdgeCast said it has invested in new infrastructure, including use of solid state disk drives, very large memory, and network throughput for the new service. READ MORE>>.

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Web Services Santa Monica Networking 140

socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2016

Phil Hui-Bon-Hoa , the CEO of El Segundo-based Kaleo (www.kaleo.com), is a serial entrepreneur who has previously built and sold four companies, including one acquired by IFILM, and another by Sun Microsystems. We're trying to save companies money, and increase the productivity of employees. How did the company start?

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El Segundo Southern California Startup CTO Hire 169

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 12, 2011

Thursday, April 14, 2011 -- What's in a Name? Choosing the name for your company and its products is a critical step in any business. Strong brands can do a lot of heavy lifting for your company. They are instantly recognizable by your customers. They are instantly recognizable by your customers.

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OCTANE Customer Custom Product 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Jon Ferrara was co-founder of Goldmine software, a huge customer relationship management (CRM) provider which he built into a $100M business in the PC age, and is now working on doing the same thing in the age of the cloud, with another CRM startup, Nimble (www.nimble.com). That allowed us to deliver a scalable solution for our customers.

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Startup Canoga Park Email Google 113

socalTECH

JANUARY 22, 2010

In an interview with Mason Wylie , SVP of Marketing, and Gary Cooperman , CFO of the firm, the two executives explained that the restructuring came because the firm decided to set its sight on bigger companies. How does the firm hope to attract more large brand advertisers? READ MORE>>.

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Beverly Hills Funding Advertising SoCalTech 165

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Tuesday, September 13, 2011 -- PR for Startups. LAVA.Successfully marketing your startup to customers and investors can be challenging. Get tips on mastering social media and earning coverage for your company in the press and on the web. What do you do if you build a website and all you hear are crickets?

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Startup LAVA Social Media Tips 124

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

The Spotlight is shining down these amazing LA companies! And now without further ado I present the Spotlight: LA Tech Summer Winners: Spotlight Companies. It gives music companies a direct pipeline to market their products and services to music fans. Spotlight: LA Tech Summer SuperDemo is all electric car company CODA.

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CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 31, 2012

in the company's efforts to start a commercial space tourism industry. Exits Down in 2011 - One of the most popular stories to be read on the site--perhaps. 2011, showing a reduced number of exits--but more IPOs--in venture backed companies. It looks like people either loved, or really hated, the companies we featured.

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Southern California Thousand Oaks Incubator SpaceX 211