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SpotOn raises $300M at a $3.15B valuation and acquires Appetize

TechCrunch LA

Fast forward to almost exactly one year later, and a lot has changed for the payments and software startup. Since its 2017 inception, SpotOn has been focused on providing software and payments technology to SMBs with an emphasis on restaurants and retail businesses. This is a rocketship that we are excited to be on.” .

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5 Tech Trends Startups Are Adopting In 2017

Tech.Co

Here are five trends startups are considering for their operations in 2017. The Harvard Business Review recommends two low-risk applications of blockchain technology that startups can try. If you are a software service provider, set your sights on this particular security trend. Blockchain Technology. Application Security.

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How MakeSpace Recently Closed $30 million in New Funding

Both Sides of the Table

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. So how did a company that provides storage grow so fast (we’ll exit 2017 with 10’s of millions in recurring revenue), why is it so defensible and is it really a tech startup?

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ServiceTitan is LA’s least likely contender to be the next billion-dollar startup

TechCrunch LA

The company is ServiceTitan, and its market… is air conditioners. Battery isn’t the only marquee investor to find value in ServiceTitan’s business developing software managing day labor. These kinds of technologies, unlike AI, don’t automate away workers.

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Customer Trust Is An Opportunity With A Huge Payback

Startup Professionals Musings

There are others, like Norton LifeLock , acquired in 2017 by Symantec for $2.3 Market your solution and user benefits, not the mysterious technology behind it. I know companies who collect sensitive data from consumers all the time, and still seem to keep a trusted image (Amazon.com, Ebay). Don’t take shortcuts on these.

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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

Both Sides of the Table

He came to work in our offices at Upfront Ventures as an EIR and immediately began building software to improve how storage was picked up, photographed, scanned and routed to a warehouse. What sized team can I afford in order to sell, market & provide service to these customers? How profitable is my product or service?

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Security And Privacy Are Both A Risk and Opportunity

Startup Professionals Musings

There are others, like LifeLock , acquired in 2017 by Symantec for $2.3 Market your solution and user benefits, not the mysterious technology behind it. I see lots of new software put together on a shoestring as a “proof of concept” – but then gets rolled out to customers “asis” due to lack of time or money to “harden” the product.