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OCTOBER 5, 2020

Companies that have leveraged technology to make the procurement and delivery of food more accessible to more people have been seeing a big surge of business this year, as millions of consumers are encouraged (or outright mandated, due to Covid-19) to socially distance or want to avoid the crowds of physical shopping and eating excursions.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 3, 2012

It's surprising how often we run into rapidly growing companies that not many people have heard of, here in Southern California, but that's the case with El Segundo-based. NEOGOV , which has quietly built an enterprise software company supplying human resources software to the government and public sector. What is Neogov?

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Software Review SaaS Startup Technical Review 243

socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2011

We spoke with CEO and co-founder Jimmy Hendricks about where Deal Current fits into the industry, and how the company grew out of a need of a client. It's the biggest portion of our revenues at our company, and our clients include the Buffalo News, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, JDate, Spark network, and many entrepreneurs.

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Platform Training Software Review Advertising 263

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 9, 2014

Bridging the Gap and Redefining “Work” Recently, we discovered an interesting NYC-based company who had a simple hypothesis: W hat if you could bring elite business consultant talent to the table without the traditional price and hurdles? Due Diligence. Marketing & Branding. Investor Decks. Training Materials.

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Outsource Development Software Review Technical Review Outsource 105

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

If you're an employee in a big company, sometimes it can feel like you're not sure when your career is going. com) � backed by local investors Rincon Venture Partners and Bonfire Ventures�is helping to solve that problem, with its career pathing software designed for helping employees at large enterprises figure out what's next.

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Help Southern California Startup Technical Review 100

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MARCH 30, 2011

I believe that over capitalizing companies too early often favors the VC. In the late 90′s I saw a dangerous trend creeping into the startup world, which was that companies were suddenly raising huge amounts of money too early in their existence. Over funding often produces bad behavior in early-stage companies.

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Development Team Review Technical Review Startup Resource 374

socalTECH

JULY 12, 2013

Many companies would love to be able to get the benefits of cloud--easy configurability, low cost, scaling, and more--but, due to various reasons, can''t take advantage of public cloud services like Amazon. The company announced a funding round from Canaan Partners, Storm Ventures, and AME Cloud a couple of weeks ago.

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CIO Southern California Technical Review Software Review 207

socalTECH

OCTOBER 29, 2015

We sat down with Brett Crosby (who founded Urchin Software, the company which became Google Analytics) and Brew Johnson , the co-founders of the company, to learn more about the company and what it's working on. Thanks for the time today, it's great to get a chance to talk with you about your company.

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Southern California Google Technical Review Manhattan Beach 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2012

It's an intensely competitive market in developing games for the iPhone and other mobile platforms, with thousands and thousands of titles competing for attention from users. In 2010, we sold the game assets and name PlayScreen, which we had acquired, and formed a new company with some solid financial and technology guys.

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Mobile Startup Software Review Platform 216

socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2018

We spoke with Dave Fink , CEO and co-founder of Posite, and Jonathan Neddenriep , co-founder and CTO of the company, to learn more. Dave Fink: Postie is a building a technology platform with a mission of making direct mail marketing behave as easily and dynamically as your favorite, programmatic channels. So, where's the company now?

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CTO Hire Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Marketing 100

socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2013

The company--which is in the business of operating a content delivery network (CDN) to accelerate the delivery of web graphics, multimedia, applications, and more to end users-- recently disclosed it more than doubled its revenues in 2012, and has grown to over 230 employees--all due to a huge amount of demand for CDN services by its customers.

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CTO Hire Content Networking Web 248

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

We spoke with Idris Manley , founder of NativeTung, last week, to hear more about the company. We've been two years in development, and are excited to provide a revolutionary platform for web sites, blogs, and social sites to create and grow their international business. What is NativeTung? Idris Manley: It's definitely both.

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Startup Technical Review Social Network Content 133

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

This is set to complement Groupon’s efforts in yield management due to its 40 percent discounts for each table. On the acquisition, Dan Roarty, VP of Groupon Now said, “Savored’s platform nicely complements Groupon’s efforts in yield management, an area we’ve pioneered with Groupon Now!,” Serves Over 1000 Top US Restaurants.

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Software Review Email Competition Acquisition 64

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MARCH 25, 2016

It turns out that to build a successful company you ultimately need this strange thing called “revenue” that people don’t just hand you: You need to earn it. Most of this advice boils down to an argument in favor of basic planning before starting a company or raising money. MakeSpace provides physical storage.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2008

We spoke with Sunil Rajaraman, CEO and co-founder of the firm, about the company. Sunil Rajaraman: We provide free, web-based screenwriting software to aspiring writers and professionals in the community. By offering that software for free, we've attracted over 10,000 writers to our site. What's Scripped?

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Content Writing Software Review Hollywood 138

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

We will be bringing you some of the hottest startups around to give you a quick rundown about their companies and get to know the entrepreneur behind those companies. Below are the companies you are going to hear about and get to know. Novimap is an online and mobile mapping platform. We have a special treat for you.

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Social Media Technical Review Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 71

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

TechZulu captured the entire VC/Angle panel and we also had a chance to interview every StartupDemo startup company that participated. Social Rewards helps leverage your existing loyalty program and turn it into a distribution platform via social media. Novimap is an online and mobile mapping platform. VC/Angel Panel.

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Social Media Technical Review Tech Coast Angels Venture Capital 60

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 1, 2012

Smart technology doesn’t work without clever software to make it useful. Do you need to take the time to learn coding or should you search out a firm to help bring your idea into reality? Niche apps can usually demand a higher price point because there isn’t much competition out there. How many reviews do they have?

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Marketing Startup Software Review Competition 97

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 26, 2016

The issue of cyber-espionage, targeting companies like Target, Home Depot and Anthem Insurance, continues to be a concern. As social media becomes a platform for online extremists, valid questions regarding freedom of speech, monitoring and censorship have arisen. In the context of online privacy, how will the connected world respond?

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Commerce Mobile Technical Review Google 40

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DECEMBER 5, 2010

encouraging an open platform where 3rd parties can make lots of money]. AOL was controlled by one company and the Internet was distributed. AOL controlled the services, taxed companies to access users and decided what was good or bad. Was it massively better software, better companies, better markets?

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Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

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MAY 5, 2011

I’ve always been a big believer that just a couple of key individuals make all of the difference in a company’s success. Your highest priority right now is hiring the 1 or 2 people that are going to join your company and make a difference. Patron Companies. The ingredients are all here.

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Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Press 317

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DECEMBER 9, 2010

You can think of even your PC as a stack in which the hardware manufacturers handled physical layers, Microsoft handled the OS layer and application companies built higher up in the stack. For every layer if I mention companies please don’t assume that I’m suggesting there aren’t other players in that category.

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Startup Technical Review S3 Services 343