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DECEMBER 28, 2017

Sutton Capital Partners is a technology investment banking firm and we are, investors in local SaaS/subscription companies and is well known as the host of the annual Recurring Revenue Conference. Are there any technology innovations, gadgets, devices, software that particularly caught your eye in 2017?

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MAY 19, 2010

Carlsbad-based PEAK 15 Systems , a developer of integrated trip planning, marketing, booking/reservations, operations and accounting automation software-as-a-service for tour operators, said it has signed on Austin-Lehman Adventures as a customer. Tags: saas software vacation trip tourist tour peak15.

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JANUARY 2, 2020

While it was a good year for our merger and acquisition practice in the SaaS and fintech space, our most exciting news is in our merchant banking sector where we invest in and advise growth companies often for several years. One of our SaaS companies made great strides with a new product. Two lessons learnedand relearned!

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NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Woodland Hills-based FatTail , a developer of software for managing online advertising for web publishers, announced today that it has launched a new, self-serve display ad selling system called PageGage Direct. The firm's prior products were used by major online publishers and their sales teams to quote and book more traditional, direct ads.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Los Angeles-based CapLinked , the developer of software-as-a-service tools for managing investor communications and venture fundraising efforts, told its users today that it has added two new features to the service. CapLinked said the address book will make it easier to share deals with other users. CapLinked is run by Eric M.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Los Angeles-based CapLinked , the developer of software-as-a-service tools for managing investors communications and exchanges between startups and their investors, told its users today that it has added a number of new features to the site. Tags: caplinked saas software investor venture capital financial. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2022

So for those of you that love checklists, I saw some real value in the classic book by James M. There are already a variety of cloud computing solutions available for common business usage, including the following: Software as a Service (SaaS). Kerr, “ The Executive Checklist: A Guide for Setting Direction and Managing Change.”

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JULY 9, 2020

San Luis Obispo-based Mindbody , which develops software for the wellness and spa industry, said that its co-founder and CEO, Rick Stollmeyer, is shifting to the position of Executive Chair. Mindbody's software is used by wellness businesses to manage appointments, bookings, marketing, and other aspects of their business.

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APRIL 20, 2017

Amazon took a consumer value proposition (buying books, then all retail products) and made the consumer experience significantly better, faster & cheaper. They didn’t do this by selling better books or electronics, they did it by building a logistics & warehouse powerhouse. years of software development.

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JULY 22, 2020

Los Angeles-based Swoop , a new startup which develops software for limousine, party bus, and other transportation providers, has raised $3.2M The company says it is specifically targeting small mom-and-pop, small businesses, helping them to book, dispatch, track and manage all their rides through its tool. in a seed funding round.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Los Angeles-based FloQast , which develops software to help accountants manage closing their books, has connected its software to Oracle, SAP, and Microsoft with a new software product.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Los Angeles-based Boulevard , a startup offering up software to help salons and spas manage their business, have raised $11M in its Series A funding round, the company said today. The funding was led by Index Ventures and Bonfire Ventures. Boulevard was foudned by Matt Danna and Sean Stavropoulos.

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MAY 15, 2019

Los Angeles- and Dublin, Ireland-based Glofox , which develops a cloud-based software to help fitness studio owners manage their businesses, has raised $10M in a Series A funding. The funding was led by Octopus Ventures, and also included Partech Ventures, Notion Capital, and Tribal VC. Glofox is led by co-founder and CEO Conor O'Loughlin.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

In fact, subscription pricing has been around for a long time for magazines, cloud-based software, and gaming, but now I’m seeing it used for just about anything, including for more stylish clothes via Taelor Style , gourmet foods via TryTheWorld , and toys for your kids via KiwiCo.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Before Twitter he held similar roles at SuccessFactors (SaaS), Akamai (telecoms infrastructure), McAfee (Security Software) and was an investment banker. He also wrote this excellent book on the Venture Capital industry that I highly recommend ? So he covers a ton of ground for industry knowledge and M&A chops.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Forge Technologies , a developer of software used for managing hourly employees, said this morning that it has acquired Los Angeles-based ShiftMe , a developer of "shift-swapping" apps. As part of the acquisition, Forge Technologies said it is moving its headquarters to Los Angeles. Financial terms of the acquisition wer enot announced.

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DECEMBER 18, 2017

Los Angeles-based accounting software developer FloQast is in a major expansion, saying this morning that it has relocated its headquarters to Sherman Oaks, and has tripled its office space. Floqast is a developer of close management software, used by accountants to close their books faster. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 15, 2017

Glendale-based ServiceTitan , which develops business management software for the home services and contracting industry, has raised $80M in a Series B funding, the company announced this morning. ServiceTitan said the new funding was led by ICONIQ Capital. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 15, 2019

Corona, California-based Clubspeed , which develops software used to manage go karting tracks, race tracks, trampoline parks, and family entertainment centers, has been acquired by private equity investor Nadavon Capital Partners , the two said over the weekend. Financial terms of the deal were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 19, 2017

Walnut, California-based Guesty , which develops software for professional property managers, says it has raised $3M in a Series A funding. According to Guesty, the round was led by Buran Venture Capital, and also included Magma Venture Partners and AltaIR Capital.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2020

In fact, subscription pricing has been around for a long time for magazines, cloud-based software, and gaming, but now I’m seeing it used for just about anything, including for more stylish clothes via Mr.Conection , gourmet foods via TryTheWorld , and toys for your kids via KiwiCo.

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OCTOBER 17, 2016

Woodland Hills-based accounting software maker BlackLine Systems has moved one step closer to its IPO, saying this morning in a regulatory filing that it is expecting its IPO to price at betwen $13.00 Tucker is the former CTO at SunGard Treasury Systems, and got her start as a software programmer years ago working on financial applications.

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OCTOBER 16, 2015

Pasadena-based 17hats , a startup that develops business management software aimed specifically at solo entrepreneurs (solopreneurs), has raised $4M in a Series A funding. The startup's software handles everything from booking clients and managing projects, to finances and other administrative processes.

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JANUARY 16, 2018

Without taking a dime of outside capital, the company has achieved impressive success in a competitive, SaaS market segment, landing companies such as Nike, Intuit, NASA, AutoDesk and PBS. We build product roadmap software – it’s a SaaS company based here in Santa Barbara, California. Semick: They are. It’s chaotic.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2017

For today's interview, we sat down and talked with Mike Whitmire , the CEO and Co-founder of Los Angeles-based FloQast (www.floqast.com), a developer of financial close management software for enterprise accounting. Mike tells us about the company, who uses its software, as well as how he was initially turned away from the Amplify.LA

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Startup Cornerstone OnDemand Software Review Woodland Hills 124

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

So for those of you that love checklists, I saw some real value in the classic book by James M. There are already a variety of cloud computing solutions available for common business usage, including the following: Software as a Service (SaaS). Kerr, “ The Executive Checklist: A Guide for Setting Direction and Managing Change.”

Technology 86

Technology Cloud Computing Social Media Networking 86

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APRIL 26, 2016

profitable and companies like Amazon who chose to focus on growth > profitability were not losing money on each book sale (ie they were gross margin positive). Enterprise software companies also should measure CAC even though it, too, is an imprecise science. Gross margin positive != That bit is easy.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Eric is also author of the book The PayPal Wars: Battles With Ebay, the Media, the Mafia, And the Rest of Planet Earth , where he documented that experience. Let's talk about your experience at PayPal, as one of the first employees--for folks who haven't read your book? I wrote the book because I thought the story needed to be told.

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Southern California Entrepreneur Software Review Yammer 243

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JANUARY 22, 2014

Most VCs are book smart. In fact, book smart can be a negative. Traditional software vs. SaaS. I’ve been involved with SaaS companies with VCs who don’t understand demand generation, lead qualification, sales coverage ratios, sales forecasting or frankly when deals should be inside sales vs. outside sales.

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MAY 19, 2017

Those are the companies we are building our security software for in the first place, all major enterprises. Andrew Peterson: It's all software. We're entirely born in the cloud, so it's a piece of software installed within a customer's system. Why is it that your software is so important for DevOps?

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JUNE 25, 2015

We built a business with $36 million in bookings and real customers who relied upon our service. We grew 100% in SaaS revenue year-over-year and 650% over the past three years. Mark has led two public company software companies before – both to billion-dollar outcomes. In other words, Why now?

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JANUARY 24, 2011

Pasadena-based Central Desktop , the developer of cloud-based, business collaboration software, reported today that it had what it described as "record growth" in 2010. According to the firm, it had a 111 percent increase in Enterprise Edition gross bookings in 2010, and also increased its staff by 155 percent during the year.

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Pasadena Report Software Customer 157

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 28, 2015

So for those of you that love checklists, I saw some real value in a recent book by James M. There are already a variety of cloud computing solutions available for common business usage, including the following: Software as a Service (SaaS). Kerr, “ The Executive Checklist: A Guide for Setting Direction and Managing Change.”

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Startup Cloud Computing Social Media Entrepreneur 107

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APRIL 21, 2020

We discussed why in Q4 you will see large renegotiations of SaaS contracts and increased churn rates. Nobody will be immune because in a bull market executives are paid to “innovate” so they sign software contracts and run projects. In a bear market executives are paid to: consolidate the number of contracts and renegotiate prices.

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Venture Capital Marketing Startup Writing 263

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2017

So for those of you that love checklists, I saw some real value in the classic book by James M. There are already a variety of cloud computing solutions available for common business usage, including the following: Software as a Service (SaaS). Kerr, “ The Executive Checklist: A Guide for Setting Direction and Managing Change.”

Cloud Computing 61

Cloud Computing Startup Social Media Networking 61

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

So for those of you that love checklists, I saw some real value in a new book by James M. There are already a variety of cloud computing solutions available for common business usage, including the following: Software as a Service (SaaS). Kerr, “ The Executive Checklist: A Guide for Setting Direction and Managing Change.”

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Cloud Computing Social Media Entrepreneur Networking 99

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2015

Subscription pricing has been around for a long time for magazines, cloud-based software, and gaming, but now I’m seeing it used for just about anything, including for more stylish clothes via Mr.Conection , gourmet foods via TryTheWorld , and toys for your kids via SparkBoxToys.

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Startup Customer Custom Netflix 106