socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2014

The tie allows Glip customers to share their content in both of those online storage services. Glip, which is led by Peter Pezaris, offers up a social conversation platform tied into project and task management, shared calendar, document sharing, and other team features. The company charges $5 per user per month for the service.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 21, 2015

in a funding round, to go towards its employee knowledge sharing software. Kaleo Software helps connect employees with a company's other, internal resources and experts. The company is led by Phil Hui-Bon-Hoa. El Segundo-based Kaleo Software has raised $7.0M READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

But what IS the right amount of burn for a company? Burn rate in case you don’t know is the amount of money a company is either spending (gross) or losing (net) per month. (it Conversely if you’re burning $600,000 per month (yes, some companies do) then you only have 5 months of cash left. Gross Burn vs. Net Burn.

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Xconomy

MARCH 28, 2019

Kyriba has been making cloud-based software since well before software-as-a-service (SaaS) became a tech buzzword. Nearly 20 years ago, the company, a spin-off of a French firm, began developing software to provide chief financial officers and other finance leaders with a comprehensive view of company cash and liquidity.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 28, 2013

Join us for a special evening with InfoWorld’s Dave Linthicum as he delves into global enterprise software trends with some of LA’s most successful SaaS and cloud computing companies. The opportunities cloud computing and SaaS afford management. Paths to SaaS and cloud computing that will work for your enterprise.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Los Angeles-based CapLinked , the developer of business transaction and deal management software-as-a-service, said today that it has raised $1M in an expansion round for the company. The company is targeting the software for companies working on asset sales, financing, and mergers. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 19, 2014

Incentive is led by Rickard Hansson; the company''s software offers up activity streams, wikis, blogs, and other social apps for companies, which operates behind a company''s firewall or in a private cloud. The company said it plans to double its sales force in the U.S. The funding came from un-named angel investors.

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Xconomy

APRIL 23, 2019

ServiceNow, one of the most valuable software companies ever founded in San Diego, launched in 2003, before enterprise software-as-a-service became a topic of mainstream discussion. Read more » Reprints | Share:

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socalTECH

JANUARY 2, 2020

Every year, at the end of the year, we share some reflections on the past year from our readers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, sponsors, and others in the local technology community. Today, we share the thoughts of Peter Cowen , Managing Director of Sutton Capital Partners (www.suttoncapitalpartners.com).

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Xconomy

MAY 2, 2019

Blueprint Equity managing partners Sheldon Lewis and Bobby Ocampo, 30-somethings who are part of a new generation of investors in San Diego, said Thursday that the firm had invested $6 million in Sunwave, a Florida-based company that makes software for substance abuse treatment centers. Lewis was mostly recently with San.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

According to the two companies, CloudSigma will offer up Zadara''s Virtual Private Storage Array service via its IaaS offering. Zadara says its service offers up 100+ TB volume sizes, volume sharing, SSD caching, and other features. zadara cloudsigma iaas infrastructure storage data cloud saas' READ MORE>>.

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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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InfoChachkie

JULY 28, 2015

However, in many cases, acquiring companies behave less rationally than Mr. Jackson. Citrix politely approached us, told us they had an interest in acquiring our company and then asked us, “How much?”. Our response was that there was no “price” as our company was not for sale. VC Funding Alternative.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 16, 2016

Car companies spend a significant amount of money on superficial design features, including the timbre of the sound emitted when a car door is shut. When Expercity (creator of GoToMeeting, acquired by Citrix) was competing with Webex in the early days of screen sharing, Webex did something brilliant. Share and Enjoy.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

<== Our conclusion was that this isn’t a temporary blip that will swiftly trend-back up in a V-shaped recovery of valuations but rather represented a new normal on how the market will price these companies somewhat permanently. First in late-stage tech companies and then it will filter back to Growth and then A and ultimately Seed Rounds.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Every year, at the end of the year, we share some reflections on the past year from our readers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, sponsors, and others in the local technology community. What was the biggest news for you/your company this year? We'll be featuring contributions all through the holiday season.

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Xconomy

MARCH 28, 2018

Reachify, founded in 2015 and based in San Diego, targets medical groups with software-as-a-service (SaaS) that consolidates phone, e-mail, social media, and other electronic communications into a centralized hub and collaborative workplace. Read more » Reprints | Share: In a statement, Reachify says its technology.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 18, 2013

We have a line up of amazing speakers who will share their insights and forecast for startup trends in 2013. 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.

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TechEmpower

AUGUST 21, 2023

At TechEmpower, we’ve conducted more than 50 technical reviews for companies of all sizes, industries, and technical stacks. Other common scenarios that we’ve seen: Scaling and new markets: Your company and product are established, and now you’re scaling or going after new markets. After all, they want you to succeed too!

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Tracy DiNunzio, Founder and CEO of Tradesy , recently shared her insights regarding the best approach for entrepreneurs to address competition. This allowed us to create a suite of SaaS solutions under their radar (GoToMyPC, GoToMeeting, GoToAssist, etc.). I''ve seen well-funded companies fall apart. Share and Enjoy.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

CapLinked said the new address feature makes sharing deals on the service easier, and also allows users to import contacts from Gmail, Yahoo Mail, and Hotmail. CapLinked is looking to make it easier for companies raising money to provide information to both current and prospective investors. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 22, 2020

What was the biggest news for you/your company this year? This year ushered in the successful launch our second fund at Moonshots Capital, further validating our thesis that investing in extraordinary leadership produces exceptional companies. Are you a founder, CEO, or investor who would like to participate?

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Xconomy

MAY 16, 2018

CEO Gerry Widmer said Wednesday the San Diego-based company is expanding its workforce and extending its Web content management system (WCMS) to international customers. Read more » Reprints | Share: After establishing a partnership with the Google Cloud Platform, Zesty.io founder Randy Apuzzo at the end of 2017.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 20, 2012

Although this is a core competency that must be honed over time, there is a cadre of SaaS hiring tools that the world’s leading tech companies deploy to their advantage. The company launched its social media management system in 2008, growing to over 4 million users by the start of 2012.

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Xconomy

MAY 24, 2017

CEO Randy Apuzzo said Zesty changed from a Web development firm to to SaaS in 2015, with the guidance of successful entrepreneurs like GoFundMe co-founder Andy Ballester, Rocket League video game creator Dave Hagewood, and Facebook early operations engineer Taner Halicioglu. The company, which now has nine full-time.

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socalTECH

JUNE 22, 2009

Pasadena-based Central Desktop has jumped into the enterprise micro-blogging area, saying Monday that it has launched a new tool which allows companies to use Twitter-style updates within the firm's project management software. Tags: twitter microblogging desktop central saas software yammer. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

According to the San Diego company, the launch of the two offices is part of an effort to expand globally. The new office will be headed by Brian Keating, who VMIX said has worked for companies such as Apple, Newbridge Networks, and Alcatel. The company also said Keating founded Thirdspace, which he sold to Alcatel in 2003.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Los Angeles-based venture investor Wavemaker Partners is one of the lead investors in San Francisco-based Balloon , a developer of tools used by companies for collaboration and sharing. Balloon says that its tools help companies share, collaborate, and vote on input anonymously. The company was formerly known as Balloonr.

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InfoChachkie

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. What makes their story more remarkable, in the age of 20-something billionaires, is that both of the company’s founders are in their 50’s.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 22, 2016

I had the honor of moderating a panel of three SaaS CEOs who have collectively raised nearly $40 million of venture capital and are on their way to breakout success: Reed Shaffner of Workpop , Jerry Jao of Retention Science and Ara Mahdessian from ServiceTitan. Many companies create customer success teams to onboard and upsell customers.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 10, 2013

Clay will share his experience on how to build a profitable and bootstrapped SAAS startup that’s doubled in revenue almost every month since its inception. Clay will be interviewed by our very own Espree Devora , known as “the Girl who Gets it Done” and creator of SaveBusinessTime. The Deets: When: February 7, 2013 7pm.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Companies typically rebrand themselves for two distinct reasons. Such attempts are seldom successful, as rebranding typically does not address the systemic issues causing the company to fail. RIM''s management made the brilliant decision to change the company''s name to BlackBerry, Ltd. Jimmy To James.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 28, 2011

Thus, entrepreneurs must decide when to stop listening to the Sirens’ song of a quick buck and position their company to take advantage of long-term, sustainable business models. Perhaps in part due to its dominant market share, WebEx adopted telecom-style pricing, which effectively penalized their users. Bad Profits.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2012

We asked the same four questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next week. In your opinion, what events, companies, or people made the biggest impact on the technology world this year? 7 years, 100 companies. That's huge.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2020

Please download the episode here , if for no other reason than to make Harry happy :) but I’ve also included some quick notes below including a few notes I didn’t share in the podcast (and vice versa by the way?—?if Topics we covered: B2B Companies You haven’t seen the full extent to how the correction is going to affect you.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 13, 2018

The short answer is that you should have multiple versions of your “pitch deck” (a short, visual presentation in Keynote, PPT or similar and shared as a PDF) and each occasion has a specific goal. You want to develop a “narrative” that holds the readers attention and helps shape the company into context. Compelling.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 7, 2013

The good news for entrepreneurs is that there have never been more office space options for early stage companies. We are actually giving the companies money, rather than taking money from them. In other programs, the goal is to help the companies develop their products and validate their value propositions.

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