SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

A day might include a discussion with a finance partner, an investor, a customer or a fusion partner. It seems like a lot of what you are doing is about providing valuable information that accompanies the work that you do. Our new customer acquisition has grown and our costs have plummeted. Great posts.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Recargo's PlugShare provides information on charging stations, including reviews, photos, and other information, all for EV drivers. According to innogy, the acquisition will help it expand it solution portfolio, and also its position in the American market.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Los Angeles-based J2 GLobal , which owns a diverse range of Internet information and services companies, announced this morning that it has acquired three more companies, and--unusually--also has divested one. Financial details of the acquisitions and sale were not announced by the company. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2021

Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Quest said that Erwin has more than 3,500 customers across North America, EMEA, and Asia Pacific. Erwin joins Quest's Information Systems and Management (ISM) business unit. a developer of data modeling, data governance, and business process modeling software.

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socalTECH

MAY 29, 2018

Newbury Park-based ISSQUARED , an information technology provider, said this morning that it has acquired Westlake Village-based Starnet Data Design. BOth companies provide information technology consulting, including consulting in the areas of networking, security, hardware, and other related areas for enterprise to SMB customers.

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Westlake Village Design Acquisition Networking 113

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 5, 2020

The Scoot Moped — an electric moped born out of Bird’s acquisition of Scoot — will launch in Austin five months after unveiling the shared micromobility vehicle. The new moped is the latest effort by Bird to diversify its product offerings to capture more customers.

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Technical Review Framework Los Angeles Mobile 237

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2014

Today’s customers are much more in control of their buying decision, as they have more choices and more information than ever before. Bloom’s recent book, “ The New Experts: Win Today''s Newly Empowered Customers.” This is a key moment where your customer acquisition costs go way down, and your profits go way up.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

However, savvy startups can leverage LinkedIn to create a customer acquisition and a churn reduction tool. However, in some cases, especially with its larger customers, the company displaces a competitor. A key component of SimpleLegal’s strategy is the strong relationships it establishes with its customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2023

If your customers would benefit by having products from both companies, you might negotiate the opportunity to include the other’s product as an add-on. Where your competitor isn't really competing with your direct market, you can refer business to each other without anyone losing customers. Willing to learn from each other.

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socalTECH

JULY 9, 2019

Santa Monica-based MomentFeed , which develops software that helps national brands keep information on their stores up to date across mapping and mobile services, has named Nick Hedges as CEO of the company, MomentFeed said this morning. Hedges served in that position until its recent acquisition by Ellie Mae.

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Draper Southern California Santa Monica Social Media 124

socalTECH

AUGUST 10, 2017

Irvine-based real estate and property information provider CoreLogic said this morning that it has acquired 100 percent of Mercury Network , a provider of software for valuation and appraisal management. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Mercury Network was owned by private equity investor Serent Capital.

Networking 113

Networking Equity Acquisition Software 113

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 30, 2015

Today’s customers are much more in control of their buying decision, as they have more choices and more information than ever before. Bloom’s classic book, “ The New Experts: Win Today's Newly Empowered Customers.” This is a key moment where your customer acquisition costs go way down, and your profits go way up.

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Customer Custom Startup Course 101

socalTECH

JULY 12, 2018

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Pomeroy provided information technology services, including managed services, to the middle market and enterprise customers. Clearlake has owned Pomeroy Group Holdings for the last five years. Pomeroy was based in Hebron, Kentucky.

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socalTECH

JULY 15, 2019

Los Angeles-based Internet information and services company j2 Global --one of Southern California's largest yet most unknown technology companies--said this morning that it has acquired two more companies. Financial details of those acquisition were not announced.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

“Our first few customers really grew using [the software] and facilitating that at home factory workflow,” said First Resonance co-founder Karan Talati. . Talati pointed to Millennium Space System’s acquisition by Boeing and the contract that Hermeus received to design a hypersonic Air Force 1 jet.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 16, 2020

A new, Los Angeles-based company, Emburse , launched today, out of the acquisition of six different expense and accounts payable (AP) automation companies, including LA-based Chrome River. The unified company says it now has 750 employees, and has more than 14,000 customers across 120 countries. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Today’s customers are much more in control of their buying decision, as they have more choices and more information than ever before. Bloom’s classic book, “ The New Experts: Win Today's Newly Empowered Customers.” This is a key moment where your customer acquisition costs go way down, and your profits go way up.

Customer 52

Customer Custom Startup Course 52

socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2014

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Power said the move will help its customers by allowing marketers to measure online activity and link that to actual vehicle sales. power jdpower korrelate automotive information consumer sales advertising merger acquisition auto analytics software' READ MORE>>.

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Westlake Village Advertising Sales Acquisition 138

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The key elements of leadership in a company, both individual and organizational, are less tangible, but very critical in setting a market value for investment, acquisition, or going public. Research has confirmed that culture is a primary driver for financial performance, customer experience, and team productivity.

Technical Review 129

Technical Review Funding Organization Coach 129

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The best sale or acquisition is a gradual one, where the acquirer gets to know you through formal and informal relationships. Mature your business processes and customer base. Mature your business processes and customer base. Anticipate customer and valued-supplier reaction to any change.

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Startup Entrepreneur Metrics Acquisition 99

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2012

Most then add customer service at the rollout, but very few really understand what it means to be truly customer centric, and even fewer really achieve it. Customer centricity is far more than providing excellent customer service, although that’s a step in the right direction. Focus on individual customer value.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Others schedule exhaustive training sessions for everyone on the team, including showcase customers, to make sure that everyone paints a consistent picture. Due diligence always involves on-site visits, informal discussions with any or all members of the team, vendors, and good customers as well as bad.

Technical Review 118

Technical Review Startup Satisfaction Invest 118

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Your people on the customer front lines have the input you need on institutional changes required. Synthesize empathy with customers with new trends. Build a deep understanding of customer needs and ecosystem megatrends through interviews, focus groups, data analytics, and your own transformation team research.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2020

If your customers would benefit by having products from both companies, you might negotiate the opportunity to include the other’s product as an add-on. Where your competitor isn't really competing with your direct market, you can refer business to each other without anyone losing customers. Willing to learn from each other.

Startup 126

Startup Outsource Competition Acquisition 126

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 9, 2021

The best sale or acquisition is a gradual one, where the acquirer gets to know you through formal and informal relationships. Mature your business processes and customer base. Mature your business processes and customer base. Anticipate customer and valued-supplier reaction to any change.

Startup 173

Startup Entrepreneur Metrics Acquisition 173

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2022

You may focus only on Facebook, and missing customers who expect to see you on Instagram and YouTube. Get interactive with online users and customer feedback. Publishing your content is positive, but responding to customers online multiplies your impact. Sponsor customer events for visibility and giveaways.

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Marketing Social Media Mentor Conference 119

socalTECH

JULY 7, 2015

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Drawloop was founded by Todd Mezrah and Jim Roberson in 2001, using Salesforce data to merge customer information into sales and service documents in Word, Excel, PowerPoint or PDF.

Technology 100

Technology Sales Acquisition Software 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Bitvore has created an intelligence gathering and analysis system--originally developed for secretive intelligence agencies--but is now being used by finance and Wall Street customers to mine data for tracking investments.

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Artificial Inteligence Tech Coast Angels Funding IBM 170

InfoChachkie

MARCH 3, 2011

In the spirit of the “land grab” mentality of the day, we emphasized usage of our screen sharing technology with no thought applied to how we would convert such users into paying customers. In fact, the lessons we learned allowed us to effectively convert the majority of our 50,000 free GoToMyPC Beta users into paying customers.

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Customer Custom Technical Support Startup 162

socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2019

Irvine-based Digital Map Products , a developer of mapping and location tools used by enterprise and government customers, has been acquired by LightBox , a provider of real estate information products. Financial terms of the deal were not announced by the companies. The deal had been announced in May.

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Product Equity Tool Google 124

socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2020

We try to make it very easy for the average consumer to get more financial information, content, and ultimately, product, in the financial industry. We wanted to make the topics, information, and content relevant to people as they came into the ecosystem. Stackin recentlyraised $12.6M What is Stackin'? How did the company start?

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Content Social Media Startup Artificial Inteligence 124

socalTECH

JANUARY 6, 2015

Glendale-based Everbridge , the provider of unified and emergency communications services, said Tuesday that it has acquired Nixle , a developer of a software platform used by public safety, government agencies, and others to communicate emergency and other information. Financial terms of the asset deal were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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Glendale Acquisition Platform Services 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2020

The key elements of leadership in a company, both individual and organizational, are less tangible, but very critical in setting a market value for investment, acquisition, or going public. Research has confirmed that culture is a primary driver for financial performance, customer experience, and team productivity.

Technical Review 124

Technical Review Organization Coach Invest 124

socalTECH

MAY 5, 2010

Irvine-based Quantitative Micro Software , a developer of software used for economic forecasting, has been acquired by information provider IHS Inc. According to IHS, it will use the acquisition of Quantitative Micro Software (QMS) to give its customers access to a more comprehensive set of solutions. in a deal worth $40M.

Software 153

Software Statistics Acquisition Research 153

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2021

If we build it, they will come” doesn’t work in today’s worldwide information overload. Look for validation from your mainstream customers. Mergers and acquisitions also require new skills. It takes the right team to build a great business. Even non-profits need income to run a business. Needed help can be your biggest burden.

Technical Review 131

Technical Review Case Study Mentor Software Review 131

socalTECH

APRIL 23, 2018

Xavient Digital said the hiring comes as a result of its acquisition by customer service provider TELUS International. According to Xavient, it expects to complete its recruiting and hiring process by the end of this summer. TELUS International acquired Xavient in February.

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San Diego Acquisition Los Angeles Services 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2021

Others schedule exhaustive training sessions for everyone on the team, including showcase customers, to make sure that everyone paints a consistent picture. Due diligence always involves on-site visits, informal discussions with any or all members of the team, vendors, and good customers as well as bad.

Technical Review 151

Technical Review Startup Satisfaction Invest 151