socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2013

We actually have a very big Wordpress user base, because of the work we''ve done with Wordpress, contributing code and integrating them into our platform. However, the founder recognized back in early 2011 that they wanted to take the platform to another level, and get DreamHosting in front of a much bigger audience, worldwide.

Software Review 238

Software Review Cloud Computing Technical Review Platform 238

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 29, 2011

This concentration is partly due to natural causes – successful startups spawn other successful startups. As shown in the following chart, the overwhelming focus of investments during Q1 of 2011 was in later stage companies. However, a review of historical data confirms that this trend remains consistent, even in boom times.

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Venture Capital Capital Funding Technical Review 233

TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 29, 2020

“This could also be due to changes in the competitive landscape … and there may be changes with First Round Capital itself,” says one investor. “Everybody thinks valuations are too high since 2011 and people are thinking there’s going to be a recession. — Dan Primack (@danprimack) January 29, 2020.

IBM 164

IBM IBM Venture Capital Invest 164

Xconomy

MAY 2, 2017

While his expertise lies in computer networks and infrastructure, Smarr has emerged as a de facto leader in quantified health—largely due to his relentless curiosity about his own health. In 2011, Smarr diagnosed his own Crohn’s disease long before. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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San Diego Technical Review Software Review Networking 63

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

OpenX is profitable, and its ad serving software dominant among online publishers. positions on its site, ranging from software, sales, marketing, to finance. HauteLook was acquired for $270M in 2011 by Nordstrom. range of software products, and which has offices in Calabasas and Santa Barbara. LiveNation. RightScale.

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Technical Review Company Companies Southern California 279

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 12, 2014

For those who may not be familiar with the Skully AR-1, its a motorcycle helmet with heads up display, review camera and GPS navigation. Weller came up with the idea for the helmet following a motorcycle accident in 2011. Absolutely crushing their goal of $250,000. For TECH SPECS. Lightweight, aerodynamic polycarbonate shell.

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Technical Review Software Review Pricing Funding 103

socalTECH

OCTOBER 2, 2012

We are focused on the investment in and acquisition of software firms that are generating $2.5M They've grown their businesses through word of mouth more than through a large, established sales organization and they have done that by building a software product that is very well received, and unique in their particular niche market.

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Acquisition Software Review Technical Review Equity 168

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 19, 2012

In April 2011, the Association of Coupon Professionals held an Industry Conference in Atlanta to address the present and future state of couponing. The industry had seen unprecedented growth in the past decade due to a combination of factors, one of which was the United States’ economic recession. “The Getting Mobile-Ready.

Mobile 85

Mobile Software Review Statistics Technical Review 85

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.

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Technical Review Startup Software Review Entrepreneur 70

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

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Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

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. We restrict money transfer to South Africa while we conclude our due diligence on international money transfer partners. The name just stuck!

Software Review 92

Software Review Social Network Platform Technical Review 92

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

View the Slideshow A little more than a year ago, amid a resurgence in San Diego’s software sector, Xconomy identified a baker’s dozen of local tech companies to watch in 2016. I met with Seed San Diego partners Taner Halicioglu and Eric Gasser, who also reviewed the companies and provided their feedback.

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San Diego Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Startup 40

socalTECH

JANUARY 13, 2012

One of the areas that startups and healthcare investors have turned their attention to in recent years, is leveraging the many advances in technology--wireless, smart phones, software, and more--and applying those to the health area. We spoke with CEO Kian Saneii to learn more about the firm. What's the story behind the company?

Software Review 140

Software Review Cloud Computing Startup Technical Review 140

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

Those of us that are willing to admit that we fawked things up in the first dot-com explosion and learned from our mistakes have the battle wounds to make more pragmatic decisions in 2011. They had to spend time training our new resources, reviewing code, refactoring where mistakes were made, attending meetings, etc.

Development Team Review 374

Development Team Review Technical Review Startup Resource 374

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2012

.” Matt Ocko also revealed to Silicon Beat that they have been getting a lot more press inquiries due to the number of deals they were doing. Data Collective founders say they still read code and understand chip architecture and how to build racks. Big Data Shift. They say they have run Hadoop jobs and built VM farms.

Technical Review 74

Technical Review Entrepreneur Oracle Software Review 74

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 17, 2011

Conducted this fall, the 2011 Consumer Payment Poll revealed that consumers have dramatic and growing concerns about the safety and privacy of using credit or debit cards for online transactions. Pretty substantial findings, when more than half of consumers surveyed admitted to abandoning a check out process due to security fears.

Mobile 68

Mobile Study Software Review Research 68

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

Their all new all electric car is set to be released for sale in limited quantities at the end of 2011. When: Thursday, July 14th, 2011 – 6:00 p.m. Critique^It is peer-review without barriers—feedback without managing emails, commentary and document versions. We hear they might bring something special to this event….wonder

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CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2013

Maxwell Wessel, in a recent article in the Harvard Business Review on this subject, points out the exception successes of Zappos in Las Vegas, Sendgrid’s massive growth in Colorado, and RightNow’s $1.5 Today, Silicon Valley is the consumer and enterprise software capital of the world. Energy is still the domain of Houston and Dubai.

Startup 102

Startup Technical Review Oracle Entrepreneur 102

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Just as we are summed up by the advertising methodologies of the 1950’s as unpredictable and irrational (The Economist, Sex and Advertising, 2011), not only are we both these traits, but also with the power of click-a-mouse comparison shopping we are perhaps pickier, more demanding and less ‘experience’ oriented over product features.

Customer 74

Customer Custom Advertising Demand 74

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 26, 2011

Just as we are summed up by the advertising methodologies of the 1950’s as unpredictable and irrational (The Economist, Sex and Advertising, 2011), not only are we both these traits, but also with the power of click-a-mouse comparison shopping we are perhaps pickier, more demanding and less ‘experience’ oriented over product features.

Customer 72

Customer Custom Demand Advertising 72

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

billion for its endowment in 2011 alone. Backup Software. Blog Software. CRM Software. Help Desk Software. Monitoring Software. Project Management Software. More Software. Remote Desktop Software. Scheduling Software. SEO Software. Shopping Cart Software. Interviews.

Southern California 57

Southern California PHP Technical Review Orange County 57

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2012

We had the chance to speak with William Volk , Chief Creative Officer of Playscreen (www.playscreen.com), who talked how his company is looking to crack the code with Crickler 2: Daily Word Puzzle , which is among the most popular puzzle games on iTunes, and recently number one in free educational games. stars, mostly five star reviews.

Mobile 216

Mobile Startup Software Review Platform 216

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

I obviously don’t have a crystal ball so the economy could fare better than my gut, but here’s why I’m cautious for some time in 2010 or early 2011: Why is the future still so unpredictable? In the first post in this three part series I described why I believe the VC market froze between September 2008 – April 2009.

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Venture Capital Startup Funding Technical Review 269

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

While Google and Facebook will buy “acquihires” (at least as of Dec 2011), many acquirers hate the idea of buying companies that aren’t profitable. Fast early growth in a market is often eroded when competition gets fierce and prices are forced down due to competition. It allows you many more exit opportunities.

Startup 418

Startup Venture Capital Sales Technical Review 418

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 2, 2010

Some wait 5-7 years but usually this is because it’s proving more difficult to raise a new fund due to market conditions or the lack of returns in their current fund. A lot will depend on how exits go in 2010/2011. Most funds are 10 years in length and the initial investment period is normally 3-5 years.

Venture Capital 269

Venture Capital Funding Invest GRP Partners 269

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 26, 2012

We started thinking about new ways of interacting with social networks in November 2011. But because we like perfection, we reviewed and tested before moving to the next development stage. Of course we were thinking also on the expression “gift of the gab(i)” How long have you been working on Gabi? Of course not.

Social Network 89

Social Network Startup CTO Coach Social Media 89

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Adam Miller transformed his company into one of the world’s leading software-as-a-service companies, specifically in the HR world. Miller was even honored as an Ernst & Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” for 2011. In 2011, Business Insider ranked Legal Zoom No. magazine and the LA Business Journal. jebbdykstra99.

Technical Review 75

Technical Review Entrepreneur Riot Games Southern California 75

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

It’s like people arguing that there’s a beautiful beach house in 2006 that represents great long-term value due to scarcity of similar property. But when it’s all over and they define the era of this mini run up in stock prices I suspect they’ll include 2011 in the “over valued&# category. That may be.

Pricing 309

Pricing Marketing Startup Venture Capital 309

TechEmpower

APRIL 5, 2013

This change accounts for the very slight increase in rps seen in several frameworks, including those that saw no change to their benchmark or library code. Two Intel Sandy Bridge Core i7-2600K workstations with 8 GB memory each (early 2011 vintage) for the i7 tests. We didn''t switch tools to improve the rps numbers, though.

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Framework EC2 PHP Java 559

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2012

According to Forrester Research (2011 report) 77% users who abandoned an online purchase cite the inability to speak to some as their primary reason for leaving. Higher conversion rates (10-15x online conversion) and higher value at closure (up to 2x higher) due to up-sell & cross-sell potential. We have ridden the mobile wave.

Mobile 311

Mobile Technical Review Google Screening 311

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

The United States is now a debtor nation to China and that the bill is about to come due. Five Reasons You Haven’t Launched - Software By Rob , November 10, 2010 Photo by stevendepolo. These are probably the two sites where I've posted the most reviews. Clearly it'd be more accurate to say "sometime in Q1 2011."

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

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.

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Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Was it massively better software, better companies, better markets? Third-party software companies will start to offer features to websites to actually drive social features. People feared they were going to have a monopoly over the Internet due to “bunding&# Internet Explorer with their operating system. The Present Era.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318