SoCal Delicious

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

marketing, and not enough of the traditional, software-and-algorithm intensive startups you'd expect to see in Silicon Valley. We've identified ten of the more technically interesting companies working on software in Southern California, using our unscientific, unproven, and undoubtedly biased informal polling.

Southern California 66

Southern California Software Artificial Inteligence Company 66

socalTECH

APRIL 23, 2019

Santa Barbara-based Impact , which develops software used by brands to manage partnership and affiliate programs, has launched a new product to help those companies with managing mobile linking. The company said the move will help marketers drive more revenue and higher mobile conversion rates. READ MORE>>.

Mobile 113

Mobile Ticketmaster Santa Barbara Equity 113

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 9, 2020

The Los Angeles-based app development shop, V/One , is giving away 50,000 free mobile app builds through the rest of April as the company officially launches its platform for would-be, LA-based mobile app moguls. Since its soft launch, December 20th of last year, the app development company has built over 100 new applications.

Mobile 250

Mobile Develop Development Artificial Inteligence 250

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

Thursday night was the unveiling of the newest batch of Launchpad LA companies. We had software executives from Google, Yahoo!, We’ll be conducting a series of educational programes covering: fund raising, team building, product development, sales, marketing, business development and how to prioritize your time as a CEO.

Company 276

Company Companies Startup Southern California 276

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 22, 2012

Founded over a year ago, Stacksocial’s CEO Josh Payne , found the task of sifting through page after page in the hunt for software daunting and decided something had to be done. Not much unlike STEAM, the bundles assist people with discovering new software they’d likely not have found otherwise.

Software 84

Software Web Design Pricing Course 84

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

The idea actually came to him from the Yellow Pages business. He was a life-long entrepreneur and the first business he created out of college (actually, he founded it while he was at Caltech) was a company that manufactured high quality audio speakers. So the Yellow Page business was always “pay for placement.&#.

Competition 350

Competition Idealab Product CitySearch 350

socalTECH

JULY 26, 2011

San Diego-based Tealium , a firm started by Websidestory/Visual Sciences/Omniture vets, said today that it has launched a product to help web marketers manage their digital marketing products. Telium's co-founders are Mike Anderson and Ali Benham, both of whom worked on the HBX web analytics software. READ MORE>>.

Web 247

Web San Diego Marketing Software 247

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2011

Yesterday I wrote Part 1 of the series on the changes to the software industry over the past decade that has led to changes in the venture capital industry itself. It’s one thing to invest in a later-stage (say a C round) to help with growth, it’s another to fund companies who are already valued in the billions.

Venture Capital 296

Venture Capital Capital Software Startup 296

socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2014

Agoura Hills-based TouchCommerce , the provider of online chat services and products aimed at e-commerce retailers, reported today that it has partnered with German travel operator FTI, to provide a chat feature to FTI''s 5vorFlug brand page. touchcommerce online chat ecommerce retailer international germany software'

Agoura Hills 147

Agoura Hills Custom Customer Agoura 147

socalTECH

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Los Angeles-based Divshot , which had offered up hosting of static web pages for web developers, has been acquired by Google , and will join Gogole's Firebase software development team. Divshot says it will shut down all of its products and services as of Monday, December 14th, 2015. READ MORE>>.

Google 100

Google Web Development Software Development Web 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Irvine-based document capture and automation systems developer Kofax announced this morning that it hs products are now being used to process more than 1.1 million mortgages--or approximately 375 million pages--in the U.S.

Outsource Development 138

Outsource Development Outsource Mobile Software 138

Berkonomics

APRIL 20, 2017

Leaders and companies that innovate new products, services and methods of delivery are the ones that stand out in a crowded business world, especially when attempting to gain recognition among the throngs of competitors visible on the web. And millions of innovators are at work extending these capabilities.

Artificial Inteligence 256

Artificial Inteligence UCLA Web Patents 256

Berkonomics

APRIL 5, 2018

Business package policies are inexpensive and comprehensive tools that should be contracted by all companies with any assets to measure and protect. I believe my former software firm was responsible for one such exclusion that used to be a standard part of such policies. The Insurance company reacts. Sorry about that.)

Sites 266

Sites Outsource Development Customer Custom 266

TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

FabFitFun is creating a new slate of live programming which will air every day on its Facebook page from 11 a.m. Pacific and is set to feature interactive product showcases, beauty demonstrations, DIY projects, and a game show. FabFitFun expands its empire with a new app for Apple TV and Amazon Fire. 24 to Oct.

Los Angeles 114

Los Angeles Sales Commerce Networking 114

socalTECH

MARCH 7, 2011

Recently, we ran into Edo Cohen , CEO of Los Angeles-based Seevolution (www.seevolution.com), a firm developing web site heat map tracking software. Edo Cohen: Seevolution is a real time analytics and heat map company for web sites and web applications. How long has the product been available? What is Seevolution all about?

Web 255

Web Sites Startup Software 255

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

What you don’t realize is these famous investors only deal with entrepreneurs who sold their last company for a $100M dollars or more. For the rest of us, we need a business plan, as well as a product plan. Let me assure you that a business plan and product plan are two different things (I have personally written several of both).

Product 169

Product Summary Startup Examples 169

socalTECH

MARCH 2, 2012

It's not an uncommon experience, and one which drove Holden Steinberg and Jason Crilly to start PageWoo (www.pagewoo.com), a service which is aimed at helping businesses create mobile-friendly landing pages for their advertisements. Jason Crilly: We're doing mobile landing pages. So your software takes care of that?

Mobile 249

Mobile Startup Advertising Sites 249

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Pasadena-based FastSoft , the Caltech spinout which develops web acceleration software, said today that it has launched a testing network for its clients. FastSoft sells an appliance and software which optimizes the TCP/IP protocol, drastically improving the speed of Internet transfers. READ MORE>>.

Networking 133

Networking CalTech IP Social Network 133

socalTECH

JANUARY 4, 2011

San Diego-based ShowUhow , which develops video-based sales and product information for online retailers and manufacturers, said today that it has added a suite of social media integration features for the firm's offering. ShowUhow is venture backed by Syncom Ventures, and raised a round of capital back in August. READ MORE>>.

Social Media 162

Social Media Media Sites San Diego 162

socalTECH

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

Startup 124

Startup Cornerstone OnDemand Software Review Woodland Hills 124

socalTECH

MAY 25, 2010

Pasadena-based FastSoft , a developer of web acceleration technology, said today that it has rolled out a new product targeted at Internet retailers, web companies, and CDNs. Pricing on the new product was not announced. READ MORE>>.

Pasadena 145

Pasadena Web Content Pricing 145

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

According to Verve, the new funding will go towards further development and expansion of products. Verve's software, which runs on iPhone, Android, and other platforms, is used by local newspapers, the AP, and others for their mobile media publishing. The company says its mobile news app served up 150 million mobile news pages in July.

News 154

News Mobile Press San Diego 154

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Can software algorithms help drive more user engagement and video views for publishers? We caught up with Rachel recently to hear more about the company. What''s the story behind the company? I was running the largest deals in the media and entertainment video area across many different Google products. What is FEM?

Google 233

Google Content Startup Venice 233

socalTECH

AUGUST 10, 2012

If you head up marketing for an Internet company, you're undoubtedly used to having to work--or fight--with your IT department to help maintain your web site and manage all of the changes you need done. We had many clients trying to migrate from one kind of analytics software to another. Why were investors interested in your company?

Startup 171

Startup Marketing Customer Custom 171

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Chris Tragos: Jetpack is an ad platform, which I would describe as the most beautiful, best engaging, and most performant ad product for desktop, mobile, and tablet. Our business is helping those guys make more money, through our better ad product. Why don't those companies serve publishers that well?

Buzznet 100

Buzznet Outsource Development Design HTML 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 28, 2011

San Diego-based Covario , the search engine optimization and search engine marketing software firm headed by Russ Mann, revealed this week that it has secured its first patent from the U.S. Covario is venture backed by Dubilier & Company, FTV Capital, and Voyager Capital. Patent and Trademark Office. The patent number is 7,877,392.

SEO 189

SEO Patents Search Engine Optimization San Diego 189

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Most board meetings are administrative updates that accomplish very little other than inform board members about the performance of the company since the last board meeting. There are too many pages. Nobody knows how many outstanding shares are in the company so nobody knows what percentage Mary’s 22,475 shares is equal to.

Startup 226

Startup Slides Metrics News 226

socalTECH

JULY 16, 2012

Gocke told us more about the company and what it's doing. Jeremy Gocke: With Fliptu, we're aiming to fix the disjointed media and product discovery process for consumers and brands. Does this look like a Facebook page, or is this a separate site? At the time, I was concurrently running two companies. What is Fliptu?

Social Media 268

Social Media Media Social Network Seed Funding 268

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

in a Series A funding round, the company said this morning. The company's technology allows search marketers to automatically create more relevant search ads, which result in a better response rate than a standard generic ad. DataPop was founded Jason Lehmbeck and John Zimmerman, both of whom have been at Overture and Yahoo!

Yahoo 145

Yahoo Paid Search GRP Partners SoCalTech 145

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Last week a company we enthusiastically backed, uBeam , led by a very special entrepreneur, 25-year-old Meredith Perry , announced a $10 million round of financing. Working at a big company is honorable and I don’t believe the narrative that all of this tech disruption is to kill off big companies.

Technical Review 417

Technical Review Startup Software Review Course 417

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Although the exact sequence of events is a bit unclear, it appears that Hacker News user "lukethomas"(who is unaffiliated with Divshot) was prompted to create the Hacker News post after reading a tweet about the initiation of the company's private beta. Be Yourself - Represent yourself, not the company in your comments. Engagement.

News 198

News Sites Startup RSS 198

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2011

Mike Yavonditte is the founder of the “super hot&# Hashable , a startup out of NYC that has been described as a “ Mint.com for Social Capital ” Mike sold his previous company, Quigo , to Aol for $340 Million. He is also an active angel investor in companies like Klout and Meetup. were doing. How Quigo Went Head-to-Head With Google.

Google 302

Google Startup Advertising Acquisition 302

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Ajax was the new buzzword and many companies went overboard. People mistook extra doses of Ajax for a successful product. and the subsequent acquisition sprees of companies like Google, Yahoo!, In all of these new product and cost-focused new trends, a big problem has emerged that all of these movements have not addressed.

Web 2.0 334

Web 2.0 Venture Capital Web Technical Review 334

socalTECH

APRIL 10, 2019

One Los Angeles company, ZestFinance (www.zestfinance.com), has been working in this area for a few years. We caught up with Jay Budzik , the CTO of ZestFinance, to better understand how the company is applying machine learning techniques to the world of lending, and what the advantage of machine learning is to that industry.

Artificial Inteligence 113

Artificial Inteligence Tool CIO Customer 113

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2013

However, there's a new generation of technology driven startups who are looking to apply software and technology in a way that will change how movies are made, and marketed. We spoke with CEO Darren Marble to learn more about why analytics are important to the modern film-maker, and how the company is helping. What is FilmBreak?

Hollywood 256

Hollywood CTO Hire Social Media Platform 256

Southern California Edison Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Productive offices get more done—their workers complete projects faster and bring in more revenue for their organizations. Below you will find several techniques managers can use to encourage office productivity: . Below you will find several techniques managers can use to encourage office productivity: .

Product 94

Product Training Software Review Technical Review 94

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.

Venture Capital 115

Venture Capital Entrepreneur Santa Barbara SaaS 115