socalTECH

MAY 3, 2016

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The acquisition is the company's fifth acquisition in the past three years, including the recent acquisition of LA's FreeConference.com. iotum is led by Jason Martin.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

I remember going to an Under the Radar conference in 2006 in the heat of the Web 2.0 Unfortunately this was reinforced by the many conferences that rushed to espouse the benefits of Web 2.0 and the subsequent acquisition sprees of companies like Google, Yahoo! That died with waterfall software development. portfolios.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 1, 2013

How did a small, open source software company from Finland capture billions in market share from Oracle? The second major challenged faced by MySQL was the surprise acquisition of one of its key partners, InnoDB, by Oracle. and we managed over time to turn it (the acquisition) into a strength.". Keep Your Enemies Close.

Oracle 229

Oracle Startup News Press 229

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

The Montgomery Conference : one of the top technology events of the annual calendar in the United States and held every March. How to investment banks help with the M&A (mergers & acquisitions) process? Developer of database software for business intelligence and data warehousing applications. ITA Software.

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Venture Capital Mission Ventures Capital Help 242

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner. The 7th International System-on-Chip (SoC) Conference, Exhibit & Workshops (www.SoCconference.com) - November 4 & 5, 2009 - Radisson Hotel Newport Beach. The Most Informative Chip Technology Conference of the Year! Startups Made Simple.

Advertising 113

Advertising Southern California IP VentureNet 113

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 13, 2012

And though the terms of the deal are not yet public Microsoft has big plans with the acquisition. Kurt DelBene, president, Office Division for Microsoft in a statement said ; “The acquisition of PPI allows us to draw on our complementary strengths, and we’re excited to accelerate this market evolution”.

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Screening Conference Acquisition Blogging 66

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2015

“the ecommerce company gained fauxmentum by raising artificially high amounts of venture capital and spent lavishly on customer acquisition despite long payback periods and questionable LTV” __. In the ecommerce arena I see some great companies spending heavily on customer acquisition. __. faux·men·tum.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

You probably follow some high-profile entrepreneurs on Instagram and Twitter and see conference pictures of them in Davos, Mexico, Monaco or wherever. There is a difference between a Conference Ho and a successful entrepreneur. And it’s why you probably will quit on day 366 after the acquisition. You’re not.

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Xconomy

JULY 19, 2016

This has been evident with recent acquisitions beyond Symantec and Blue Coat – Avast and AVG, Cisco and CloudLock , IBM and Resilient Systems , and most recently Carbon Black and Confer. Symantec Forces the Industry to Stay Competitive. A Startup’s Opportunity to Thrive.

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Symantec IBM IBM Acquisition 40

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

There have been a series of tie-ups, as security-tech companies try to boost their businesses and amplify their products via acquisitions. IBM bought Resilient Systems , Cisco Systems snapped up CloudLock , Symantec acquired Blue Coat , and Carbon Black purchased Confer , to name a few.

Press 40

Press Symantec Organization IBM 40

Xconomy

JUNE 3, 2016

This weekend, much of academia and industry involved in cancer will gather in Chicago for the annual American Society of Clinical Oncology conference. But billions of dollars in acquisitions will be left by the side of the road. Bad FDA news for Teva Pharmaceutical and AstraZeneca also threw outsized acquisitions into question.

San Diego 62

San Diego Patents Acquisition News 62

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Jackson added, “FinTech has traditionally lagged behind the innovation that’s happening in other areas of enterprise software. He helped develop an airline tracking system for Homeland Security and is an organizer of the Agile Open SoCal conference. 25 Years of Writing Code. Make it Simple to Manage Business Or Close Deals.

Technical Review 88

Technical Review Software Review Bertelsmann Technology 88

Xconomy

OCTOBER 16, 2016

Salesforce added another digital commerce giant earlier this year with the acquisition of Burlington, MA-based Demandware in a deal valued at roughly $2.8 The Internet Retailer Conference & Expo set for Chicago next June lists over 600 exhibitors, including Adobe Systems, Certona, Episerver, and Kibo Software.

Artificial Inteligence 40

Artificial Inteligence Commerce San Diego Web 40

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2020

Bevy is Emerging as a Leader in Software for Building Virtual Communities?—?with Competitors can leapfrog you on features or outspend you on customer acquisitions but communities are very hard to disrupt. If SaaStr were a mere annual conference it wouldn’t be as valuable as it’s become. this is classic community management.

Software 234

Software Startup Tool Platform 234

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Value Prop Twitter Style : Lynda.com is: “The best, new, online way to learn how to use your software. I would probably enjoy teaching, running a conference, making documentaries, curating a series of lectures, writing a book or a regular blog. Search for a specific answer or learn something new from start to finish. ”. Hello Kitty!”.

Entrepreneur 245

Entrepreneur Training Startup Web 245

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Value Prop Twitter Style : Lynda.com is: “The best, new, online way to learn how to use your software. I would probably enjoy teaching, running a conference, making documentaries, curating a series of lectures, writing a book or a regular blog. Search for a specific answer or learn something new from start to finish. ”. Hello Kitty!”.

Entrepreneur 245

Entrepreneur Training Startup Web 245

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 21, 2014

Introducing Bitcoinference | A Decentralized Conference , hosted by illustrious startup accelerator, 500 Startups. The transaction is considered the largest public acquisition in Bitcoin history with both companies exhibiting impressive growth numbers since their respective beginnings. Be sure to visit them for more info.

Startup 104

Startup Venture Capital Draper Invest 104

Steve Reich

JUNE 11, 2012

MindBodyOnline is a terrifically succesful SaaS company, based in San Luis Obispo, that provides scheduling and transactional software for Yoga studios, hair salons, and spas. They have periodic conference calls with groups of users. What a breath of fresh air. They read product reviews obsessively.

Customer 97

Customer Custom Software Review SaaS 97

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

What is perhaps different from other regions is that we have large indigenous aerospace industry and a big high-tech import/export trade as opposed to a lot of software companies. But our best Internet software engineers have historically been exported on a net basis to the Bay Area. They estimate that high-tech work contributes $108.3

Entrepreneur 376

Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Google 376

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

Two weeks after Brad’s post I was at the 140 Conference in LA and I held open office hours for any entrepreneur who wanted to spend 15 minutes talking with a VC about their business. He came to the United States in 2001 to study Software Engineering at Auburn University. We then moved our Chief Software Architect over.

Technical Review 282

Technical Review Startup High Tech Software Review 282

socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2009

Santa Barbara-based Cogi (www.cogi.com) recently launched a phone-based service which allows users to transcribe conference calls and meetings. What are the barriers to entry here--it seems like there have been a number of web startups who are doing some aspects of this--if not conference calls, at least transcribing voicemails?

Santa Barbara 100

Santa Barbara Startup Software Review Technical Review 100

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Without further adieu, I present to you the winners of the 1st annual REACH NeXT conference: Entertainment: Storygami. Founded a series of successful startups resulting in IPOs and acquisitions. Billions of video views on YouTube. Mark Douglas, CEO of SteelHouse. Started at Oracle as one of its first employees.

Fractional VPE 40

Fractional VPE Entertainment SaaS Social Media 40

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

We are a minimally invasive install, we don't interfere with any existing products, are interoperable with a whole bunch of systems, and because we're web based you can tie into anyone else's system out there, wither it's an electronic medical records, order entry, preventative maintenance, or other software. We have an almost no-risk model.

Startup 113

Startup CTO Hire Resource Venture Capital 113

socalTECH

MAY 27, 2009

In terms of sectors, it's going to be Internet, Consumer Internet, Software-as-a-Service--though in that area, not enterprise as a Salesforce, but along the lines of business productivity tools and customer acquisition--and also digital media. Typically, our investments would be in the $500,000 range or maybe $750,000.

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Southern California Venture Capital Startup SoCal 113

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Hence the emergence of Source13, a new mobile conference produced by Flurry. In her interview, Eisnor discusses the nature of user acquisition, and the growing connection between cars and mobile apps. Simon Khalaf, Flurry – learn why the leader in mobile analytics decided to produce a thought leadership conference.

Mobile 71

Mobile Technical Review Platform Startup 71

Frank Addante

AUGUST 2, 2006

StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. . ©

Entrepreneur 40

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Web 2.0 40

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

He presented the idea at the TED conference in the mid 90′s and was literally boo’d while he was on stage. Bill had previously created a packaged software company called Knowledge Adventure the produced children’s educational software. He turned his accounting software into a product he could see.

Competition 350

Competition Idealab Product CitySearch 350

Frank Addante

JUNE 10, 2007

StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big.

Startup 40

Startup Technical Review Software Review Advertising 40

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Five Reasons You Haven’t Launched - Software By Rob , November 10, 2010 Photo by stevendepolo. The 11 Harsh Realities Of Being An Entrepreneur - OnStartups , November 1, 2010 There's always talk about the end game in the form of an acquisition, funding announcement, or eventual flame out. This post is an accusation. call to arms.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 9, 2019

I fund startups for a living and before that I ran two software startups that I founded. We see companies that do large acquisitions and have to figure out how to consolidate companies and staff. I’ve spent countless hours looking at historical finances, budgets, forecasts and future projections.

Product 214

Product Software Review Technical Review Startup 214