socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Amplify LA said it found that software-as-a-service (SaaS) was the most funded sector, with a decline in investments in such areas as e-commerce and mobile technology. The group also said it saw activity in consumer products and services, plus fintech. The group says its tracking found that the average seed round size was $2.2M

Report 133

Report SaaS Los Angeles Commerce 133

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2015

I have written about the deceiving nature of early successes before – in particular in the SaaS or B2B world leading to a phenomenon called “shelfware.” This is why I loved Brad Feld’s recent post about the “ illusion of product / market fit.” Are our users addicted to our product?

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

In a world that is becoming increasingly knowledge-based, products are becoming highly digitized. We’ve even created an acronym for these kinds of services: software as a service (SAAS). Overall, there are three main players in the SAAS network: the service provider, the software developer and end-customers using the software.

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socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2013

The new feature, the Today Screen, offers up a quick summary of things like birthdays and job changes, top tasks and activities to do today, upcoming deals, reminders, and more. Nimble said the feature is the first in a set of features aimed at helping its users be more organized and productive. READ MORE>>.

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Santa Monica SaaS Summary Screening 153

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

The company said the new funding will go towards product development, sales, and marketing activities. amplifyla amplify accelerator capital venture software saas cloud enterprise bitium' Dave Barrett of Polaris has joined the company''s board. Bitium''s software is used for managing software-as-a-service apps. READ MORE>>.

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Software Santa Monica SaaS Venture Capital 153

socalTECH

JULY 10, 2015

Pasadena-based customer relationship management (CRM) software developer Rexter is launching a new product, later today, at the Microsoft Accelerator Demo Day in Seattle. Rexter said the new tooks with existing, CRM systems. Rexter is led by Andy Wilson. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 5, 2020

GrubMarket , which provides a B2C platform for consumers to order produce and other food and home items for delivery, and a B2B service where it supplies grocery stores, meal-kit companies and other food tech startups with products that they resell, is today announcing that it has raised $60 million in a Series D round of funding.

Technical Review 343

Technical Review Startup Marketing San Diego 343

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

There are of course many Seed VCs who take board seats, don’t over-commit to too many deals and try to help with “company building” activities to help at a company’s vulnerable foundations. We can’t wait for customers to use the product for 12–18 months and do customer interviews or look at purchase cohorts. just to name a few!

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Venture Capital Writing Invest Pricing 471

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Riverside, California-based WurkNow, a developer of a digital staffing and workforce management software product, has raised $10M in a Series A funding, according to the company. WurkNow focuses on managing large, hourly workforces, and says it has clients using its tools to manage over 125,000 active employees.

Riverside 113

Riverside Tool Activity Software 113

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2022

There are already a variety of cloud computing solutions available for common business usage, including the following: Software as a Service (SaaS). Many businesses are already weaving gamification into their strategies to enhance loyalty programs, customer retention, productivity measurement, and training. Social Media.

Technology 133

Technology Cloud Computing Social Media Networking 133

socalTECH

JUNE 22, 2009

Central Desktop runs a software-as-a-service product which allows business teams to share documents, track schedules, and collaborate on other team activities. Tags: twitter microblogging desktop central saas software yammer. READ MORE>>.

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Yammer SaaS Pasadena Blogging 150

socalTECH

DECEMBER 22, 2020

We look forward to seeing how AI and ML will continue to disrupt finance, CPG, big data, and SaaS. ESG and sustainable technologies are also areas we are excited to see opportunities in as conscious companies are radically changing the world for the better.

Capital 124

Capital Technical Review Truecar Southern California 124

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2016

In product business it is often measured over multiple purchases and assumptions are made about the repeat rates and in the enterprise or services world LTV can be based on churn rates, which are notoriously hard to predict in an early-stage business. In SaaS (or any recurring revenue business) this is also a very difficult task.

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Metrics Startup SaaS Course 150

socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2019

The company said OTTO Health's product does not require a download or install of a separate app, and also includes appointment scheduling functions. According to NextGen Healthcare, OTTO Health's virtual visit software is used in rural areas where access to health care is often lacking.

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Acquisition Software Activity Marketing 100

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 20, 2014

As shown below, it was recently ranked as the fifth most active metropolitan area in the US, in terms of venture deals and dollars, on a per capita basis. This allowed the curriculum to efficiently find its product / market fit. The TMP began in the late 1990''s as a single class inside the Engineering College.

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Santa Barbara Technical Review Startup Venture Capital 258

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 30, 2011

Topics of discussion will be Saas, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2012, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building sensible businesses. Mike is actively involved with early-stage start-ups as an investor, advisor and board member. 24 7pm at Coloft in Santa Monica.

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Tech Coast Angels Startup Angel Southern California 105

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

If your last company was Apple, Blackberry, AdMob or JAMDAT and you have some experience in the sector then I know that your product will have your experiences baked into it. My first company launched in 1999 and we were offering a SaaS document management in the cloud (we were called ASPs back then). version of their product was.

Entrepreneur 267

Entrepreneur Startup SaaS San Diego 267

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Nimble , the developer of web-based, contact management software, said Thursday that it has enhanced its software to allow users to link any web page to contact records in the product.

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Web Social Network News Google 219

socalTECH

JANUARY 3, 2019

Whether it is not achieving company goals, hiring the wrong people or failing to execute on strategy or product roadmap, staying positive, intellectually honest and agile in the face of turmoil is critical. I think my ten active portfolio company CEOs and my colleagues at TVC will appreciate the evolving approach.

Capital 113

Capital Southern California El Segundo SaaS 113

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

There are already a variety of cloud computing solutions available for common business usage, including the following: Software as a Service (SaaS). Many businesses are already weaving gamification into their strategies to enhance loyalty programs, customer retention, productivity measurement, and training. Social Media.

Technology 86

Technology Cloud Computing Social Media Networking 86

socalTECH

OCTOBER 6, 2017

If you're an NCAA fan, and you've loaded the app for your favorite team, there's a high likelyhood that the app is actually the product of El Segundo-based Hopscotch (www.gohopscotch.com). Combining that with my previous experience, which was in the platform and SaaS market, and sports, was really a home run.

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Mobile Platform El Segundo UCLA 162

socalTECH

AUGUST 29, 2011

Torrance-based LiveOffice , the developer of cloud-based email archiving and compliance services, reported today that it has connected its product with Salesforce.com. LiveOffice said it has announced a new, LiveOffice Outlook Email Connector, which allows users to view email, attachments, and Chatter posts within Salesforce.com.

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Torrance Email Activity Report 140

socalTECH

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Central Desktop said that SK+G, Rhea + Kaiser and Upshot all have begun using the firm's SocialBridge product to communicate and collaborate. Central Desktop's tools are being used for project management, Gantt charts, web conferencing, and other activities for those firms. Financial details of the wins were not disclosed.

Marketing 133

Marketing Pasadena Report Web 133

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

I think that mindset is useful to remind entrepreneurs that it is a shared journey and capital (whether active or passive) is a part of your success and your ability to access it when you need to and for the amounts you need is a very critical differentiator between successful companies and unsuccessful one. As You Start to Mature.

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Startup Sales Technical Review Software Review 325

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2014

In many ways that might be one way to interpret even Facebook where Sheryl stepped in as COO but by all accounts ran much of Facebook for a few years (other than product). So Nick drove strategy & tech from the UK and remained an active board member and CTO of the company. I’m excited to see what Nick can product.

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CTO Hire Organization Google Course 309

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

I think people are often confused, because although there are very few, large scale Fortune 1000 companies, there is an enormous economy here fueled by entrepreneurial activity. It's a much more complex picture, with on-premise processing assets, the cloud, SaaS based processing, and more trading data from FTP, AS2, and other mechanisms.

Networking 214

Networking IBM IBM Pacific Palisades 214

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Topics of discussion will be Saas, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2013, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building sensible businesses. TechZulu is excited to invite you to the 2013 Startup and Entrepreneurial Forecast taking place on Thursday Jan. Venue Sponsor.

Startup 110

Startup Activision Santa Monica SaaS 110

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

We’re going to start aggressively spend money on marketing our product. This is why investors really like SaaS software companies where you have recurring revenue and your largest customer accounts for < 5% of your revenue and your renewals rates are > 90%. We want a strong balance sheet (um, ok.

Startup 383

Startup Company Companies .Net 383

socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2013

spent 2011 raising our seed round, which we used to build our team.and launched the product into beta about a year ago, at the end of 2011. We then spent the first half of 2012 beta testing the product, getting feedback and input to the point where we could start selling it. The platform can be divided into three products.

Mobile 197

Mobile Startup Platform GRP Partners 197

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 28, 2015

There are already a variety of cloud computing solutions available for common business usage, including the following: Software as a Service (SaaS). Many businesses are already weaving gamification into their strategies to enhance loyalty programs, customer retention, productivity measurement, and training. Social Media.

Startup 107

Startup Cloud Computing Social Media Entrepreneur 107

socalTECH

AUGUST 22, 2018

Cloudification was really important to us, as cloud guys, who had build SaaS in the past. So where is the product today? We're now ramping up the team and production and capabilities along that demand curve. James Segil: Our flagship launch was about nine weeks ago, Openpath Access. All that work has paid off.

Startup 100

Startup Customer Custom Mobile 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2015

Frost & Sullivan just named MediaPlatform the product leader in enterprise video platforms. Over the course of the year our active portfolio companies received awards or recognition on over 35 separate occasions. Our first investment in the new fund was a $12 million investment in Beverly Hills based MediaPlatform.

Capital 100

Capital Beverly Hills Artificial Inteligence Equity 100

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2017

There are already a variety of cloud computing solutions available for common business usage, including the following: Software as a Service (SaaS). Many businesses are already weaving gamification into their strategies to enhance loyalty programs, customer retention, productivity measurement, and training. Social Media.

Cloud Computing 61

Cloud Computing Startup Social Media Networking 61

socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2011

Its primary goal is to focus on identifying what is truly driving demand, analytically, so that our customers can optimize their activities. We have a very sophisticated, analytics and software platform that over half the Fortune 50 are now using, to help guide how they invest in marketing and sales activities and investments.

Social Media 235

Social Media Demand Activity Marketing 235

Tech.Co

MARCH 1, 2018

Their first product LexiconMD helped healthcare professionals dictate their notes into e-medical records hands- and eyes- free. Lexicon AI is their new product, an intelligent, voice-based platform for lawyers, healthcare providers, and other professionals. LexiconAI (San Francisco, CA). The Mentor Method (Washington, D.C.).

Startup 79

Startup Mentor Platform Help 79

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Topics of discussion will be Wearables Technology, Bitcoin, SaaS, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2014, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building a sensible businesses. There will be plenty of FREE food and drinks! Pierce also led the acquisition of Xfire from Viacom.

Startup 111

Startup Entertainment Media Santa Barbara 111

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

There are already a variety of cloud computing solutions available for common business usage, including the following: Software as a Service (SaaS). Many businesses are already weaving gamification into their strategies to enhance loyalty programs, customer retention, productivity measurement, and training. Social Media.

Cloud Computing 99

Cloud Computing Social Media Entrepreneur Networking 99