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SaaS Is Dead, Long Live Software

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 23, 2019

However, the adjective “electric” was eventually dropped when all the devices in a product category utilized the technology. Software terminology is stubbornly not following a similar evolution. It’s high time we kill the term Software As A Service (SaaS) and call it what it is – software. ASP To SaaS To Software.

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Nimble Finds $9M In Funding

socalTECH

MARCH 2, 2017

Santa Monica-based CRM software maker Nimble --let by contact database and software pioneer Jon Ferrara--has raised $9M in a Series A funding, the company announced on Thursday morning.

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TZ & GR Present REACH | The Wearable Future

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 30, 2014

Wearables are in fact much more than that, and the category is rapidly expanding thanks to the likes of big Fortune 500 companies, as well as small time startups and crowdfunded projects on Indiegogo. Custom ad deals and partnerships. What is a wearable? Checkout some of our past events: REACH Connected Future: Home Recap.

Santa Monica

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Interview with Nick Hedges, MomentFeed

socalTECH

JULY 27, 2020

Nick filled us in on the company's business, his move to head up the company in the last year, as well as some lessons learned running a company in the time of a pandemic. Car rental companies, retail, all of the big chains have a need to be discovered locally. What is MomentFeed doing p>now?

Google

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Venture capitalists ‘like and subscribe’ to influencers

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Creators and influencers like Bernstein are forging a path from content creator to full-fledged business, with multiple revenue streams via podcasts, licensing deals, branded merchandise and even software products. “A A company like Moe will help legitimize the industry,” Bernstein tells TechCrunch. “I

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7 Growth Choices That Can Make or Break Your Business

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2018

As the Global Customer Growth Evangelist at Salesforce, with implementation roles at many other companies, she makes a host of relevant observations for every business owner. These days, customers remember the total experience with a company longer than they remember the price they paid. Pursue strategic alliances and partnerships.

Examples

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Yelp Acquires SeatMe For About $12.7 Million

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 18, 2013

Yelp, the company that connects consumers with great local businesses, has acquired SeatMe, a web and iPad-app based restaurant and nightlife reservation service. businesses listed under its restaurant and nightlife categories. Yelp will pay approximately $2.2 million by July 24th. ” Yelp has has about one million U.S.

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Class Web Pricing Custom

Here’s Why We Fell in Love with Draft

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Greg knows consumer businesses and customers, which has added tremendously to our team where I admittedly have more of a background in enterprise software, data and online video. I mention this because Greg led our investment in a company that I have personally become addicted to called Draft.

Startup

Startup Outsource Development Mobile Southern California

Brian Garrett, Crosscut Ventures, On Mental Health And Investing In Founders

socalTECH

JANUARY 29, 2020

This week, Los Angeles-based Crosscut Ventures announced a brand new effort to provide health and wellness to the founders of companies it invests in, helping those founders with well being, mental health, stress management, coaching, and leadership development.

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Interview with Brandon Hance, GoodThreads

socalTECH

AUGUST 30, 2011

If you think about it, it's a new category of fundraising in the marketplace. Right now, we have a handful of key partnership with some of the software vendors in the space. Those software companies are the ones we will be announcing partnerships with in the coming weeks. Thanks, and good luck!

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Boston Startup School Launches | Education 2.0

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 25, 2012

They’ve announced hiring partnerships with nine Boston-area companies ( Brightcove , Dyn, Inc , Fiksu , Kyruus , Kinvey , Rue La La , Swipely , Trip Advisor , uTest ) across a variety of categories, including: e-commerce, mobile applications, health care informatics, and advertising technology. great jobs.

Education

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Richard Wolpert Talks About The Soul Of A Deal, And How To Get That Deal Done

socalTECH

DECEMBER 17, 2018

I have sold companies of my own, companies I have invested in, and helped companies I've run or invested in with corporate development partnerships to help their business. Steve was trying to show that the Mac was just as much or better software than Windows. It was a big deal. I'm now Executive Chairman.

Startup

Startup Technical Review Entrepreneur Software Review

What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

An alternate outcome that I also unfortunately observe in some cases are companies who had extreme early success with an initial product adoption but failed in key areas that limited the growth and therefore the ultimate financial outcomes. I see many companies that don’t make this transition well.

Startup

Startup Technical Review Custom Customer

REACH Connected Future | Cleantech Recap

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 4, 2014

As one of our most fully stacked events to date, we thought it wouldn’t quite each of our five categories justice by recapping the entire event and skimming only for highlights. Mike Swords – Executive Director of Strategic Research Initiatives and Global Partnerships, UCLA. Cleantech, a Misnomer.

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myfab5 Wanst to Reinvent The Way You Find Food | Interview With Co-Founder Calvin Schemanski

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

You can use myfab5 to share your foodie knowledge by ranking up to five of your favorite places for any food or drink related category (e.g. If you search for pizza on myfab5, not only will we show you the places that are recommended most for pizza, we will also show you what other categories each business is ranked highly in.

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Upfront Ventures Raises > $650 Million for Startups and Returns > $600 Million to LPs

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2022

We remain confident in the long-term trend that software enables and the value accrued to disruptive startups; we also recognized that in a strong market it is important to ring the cash register and this doesn’t come without a concentrated effort to do so. The answer is: not much.

Startup

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Spotlight: LA Tech Winter | Recap, Videos, and Thank You!

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

After some pre-game mingling, we began our evening with demos from companies that had been picked from months of company submissions. Crowd Seats came up first to give their two minute breakdown of the company. Our next company to present was Danger Room Gaming and their Rapid Fire Trivia games. Bill received his B.S.

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63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Features like this, as well as our daily interviews wouldn’t be possible without the amazing support of our sponsor eMinutes – a law firm here in Los Angeles that focuses on helping entrepreneurs structure their companies. Right now they’re setting up 500 free corporations for first time entrepreneurs. Thank you @eminutes. .

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How To Communicate with your Investors between Board Meetings

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 1, 2010

And most companies don’t do enough between board meetings. For the record, this is not a secret, coded messages to companies for which I am on the board! I found that too often it was an update meeting for investors rather than a meeting for my company to get value. But that isn’t what this post is about.

Startup

Startup Venture Capital Software Review Email

A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

Both Sides of the Table

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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Creating the Next Generation of US Employees. My Investment in Treehouse

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2011

I’ve just completed an investment in Ryan Carson’s new company, TreeHouse. TreeHouse is also a video company. He isn’t setting out to do it over night but with the ambition to make a difference in the world Ryan falls into the rare category of entrepreneur looking to tackle something truly monumental.

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SaaS Is Dead, Long Live Software

Nimble Finds $9M In Funding

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TZ & GR Present REACH | The Wearable Future

Interview with Nick Hedges, MomentFeed

Venture capitalists ‘like and subscribe’ to influencers

7 Growth Choices That Can Make or Break Your Business

Yelp Acquires SeatMe For About $12.7 Million

Here’s Why We Fell in Love with Draft

Brian Garrett, Crosscut Ventures, On Mental Health And Investing In Founders

Interview with Brandon Hance, GoodThreads

Boston Startup School Launches | Education 2.0

Richard Wolpert Talks About The Soul Of A Deal, And How To Get That Deal Done

What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

REACH Connected Future | Cleantech Recap

myfab5 Wanst to Reinvent The Way You Find Food | Interview With Co-Founder Calvin Schemanski

Upfront Ventures Raises > $650 Million for Startups and Returns > $600 Million to LPs

Spotlight: LA Tech Winter | Recap, Videos, and Thank You!

63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of

How To Communicate with your Investors between Board Meetings

A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

Creating the Next Generation of US Employees. My Investment in Treehouse

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