Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

We spent time out in the marketplace talking with customers, looking at their solutions, comparing ourselves with our competition and then squirreling ourselves away in our offices designing our next set of features. I know that their are independent software companies now focused on this like UserVoice and Get Satisfaction.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2012

Tech Reporters: These individuals will write and edit informative and practical articles on a range of topics including Startups/Entrepreneurs, Gadgets, Mobile Tech, Tech in Entertainment, Gaming, Apps & Software, productivity, and cover breaking tech news. Will also report on local tech events in their respected area.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

According to the Bureau of National Affairs (BNA), competitive markets and talent acquisition is driving big data analytics. These technology solutions allow large companies to utilize software products to source, screen and select hiring candidates. Therefore, the HR managers spend less time reviewing and comparing applications.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 14, 2015

Fixed is not without competition, LA-based Cited launched last year and charges 20% of the cost of the ticket. Between the apps, Cited and Fixed ticket dismissal rates have been reported at anywhere between 20-80%, but it is still early in the game and LA parking enforcement policies have come under review for illegal practices.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 31, 2021

Companies like Cornea , Emergency Reporting , Zonehaven are trying to solve different facets of the fire problem; while flood prediction and weather monitoring startups are floating up their services too. The vast majority of those are nowhere up to modern codes. And there’s $260 trillion worth of buildings,” Smithies said last year.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Corporate entities operate under strict competitive and accounting rules. For example, IBM was always under scrutiny for potentially impacting small competitors, equitable contracts, and meeting the reporting and disclosure standards for public companies. Internal legal reviews and required new processes were slow to finalize.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

She offers seven ways that business owners can identify and evolve with future trends, which I agree with and amplify here: Take advantage of industry research and trend reports. Regularly follow reviews and influencers in your industry.

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socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

The consumer piece is a big part of our business, and the next big piece is the advertiser platform, plus everything we wrap around the advertiser experience, helping them to manage their content, and provide great reporting, and helping them to understand the ROI of doing business with us. We have great data accuracy and comprehensiveness.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2012

BUT … I’ve talked to a number of eCommerce sites that also report much higher conversion rates than standard web. But on the other hand if you have a product with a very high gross margin (software, virtual goods, etc.) Try reading a bunch of reviews, checking 5 different restaurants to try and compare the differences.

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socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

A consumer piece is a big part of our business, and the next big piece is the advertiser platform, plus everything we wrap around the advertisers experience, helping them to manage their content, and provide great reporting, and helping them to understand the ROI of doing business with us. We have great data accuracy and comprehensiveness.

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Technical Review Glendale Advertising Google 211

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2018

How could Bird really be worth the reported $2 billion valuation that I read about in this press? You can expect some strong competition, but it’s unlikely that there will be 5 great scooter companies. One huge advantage the early-movers have is “density.” I get why it works in Santa Monica, but will it really work in ….

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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. Groupon said it launched the system due to customer demands. “In percent per swipe to beat the competition. Serves Over 1000 Top US Restaurants. Simplest and Lowest Cost Option. Follow Transaction History.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2012

.” Matt Ocko also revealed to Silicon Beat that they have been getting a lot more press inquiries due to the number of deals they were doing. Data Collective founders say they still read code and understand chip architecture and how to build racks. Big Data Shift. They say they have run Hadoop jobs and built VM farms.

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Technical Review Entrepreneur Oracle Software Review 74

socalTECH

JULY 23, 2009

It's somewhat unusual in this economy to find companies who are seeing strong growth, so we were intrigued recently in running into BlackLine Systems (www.blackline.com), a firm which develops software for helping in the financial reporting process. Initially, our software focused on wealth management.

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Startup Software Review CTO Hire Oracle 124

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 28, 2009

We went through the euphoria of massive exposure at the time of our launch due to an article that ran in the Financial Times. Our software wasn’t fully baked. We had one of the largest US software companies talk about buying us. Reporters were no longer interested in talking about B2B eCommerce. We were hot.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

This is why investors really like SaaS software companies where you have recurring revenue and your largest customer accounts for < 5% of your revenue and your renewals rates are > 90%. Many software companies have > 80% gross margins which is why they are more valuable than say traditional retailers or consumer product companies.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 11, 2011

His idea and subsequent business plan won the Wharton Venture Award in 2009 and was a finalist for the Wharton Business Plan Competition. Bill pay aggregation software has been around for a few years now and is nothing revolutionary, but PayDivvy is not just an aggregation service. by %, by $ amount).

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

It's been awhile since we last caught up with Los Angeles-based Language Weaver (www.languageweaver.com), a venture-backed firm which develops language translation software, so we sat down the other day with Mark Tapling , the President and CEO of the firm, to hear more about where the company is nowadays--plus its strategy for growth and an exit.

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Software Review USC Content Tech Coast Angels 145

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

PE Hub reported that there were mass defections. You don’t need to buy expensive software – there are free open source solutions for nearly everything. I think this segment has expanded due to structural changes discussed earlier but it still has a natural limit. I know for a fact this isn’t true.

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Venture Capital Startup Seed Funding Rustic Canyon 311

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Well … I have had many late nights and I really didn’t contemplate writing many blog postings this month because I spent November in this interesting venture capital / fund raising dance involving lots of late night sessions reviewing legal documents, rewriting business plans and preparing for pitches. Page 3: Competition. Folksonomy.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

It is no wonder that the average apps user spends 139 minutes per day browsing them, according to a report by Flurry, a company catering to app developers. The competition has gone mobile and by the looks of it, it will probably stay there for a long time. Encourage users to rate and review the app. We need an APP!

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Mobile Social Media Google Software Review 40

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2016

What’s more, strategic locations can benefit from varying global legislation: influencing competitor clauses, user privacy data collection, and tax laws amongst other factors that can give a company a powerful competitive edge. It actually used to be very difficult to launch a business in France due to the administration and tax procedures.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Startup Incubator Media 40

Frank Addante

MAY 12, 2007

► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Zondigo, Inc.

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development Outsource Software Review Startup 40

AeA Los Angeles Council

JULY 7, 2008

Washington is run by a CEO reporting to a 535-member Board of Directors. As I earlier suggested, part of the problem is due to the organization of Washington, DC, right down to fiscal years and annual budgets. social software tools involves the NASA Phoenix Mars Lander – which is Twittering live from Mars, so to speak.

Education 45

Education Technical Review Research Web 2.0 45

SoCal CTO

JULY 23, 2012

How do we need to structure the systems to get ahead and stay ahead of the competition? What existing systems will we leverage, what programming languages, software development methodologies, web application frameworks, revision control systems, etc.? What are the biggest areas of technical risk? How can we address this risk?

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CTO Coach CTO Hire Outsource Development Develop 231

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

The most recent report to weigh in on the troubles of the industry was produced by the esteemed Kauffman Foundation. Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin!

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Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

I know that’s obvious but I find that many management teams aren’t disciplined about how they measure success (other than standard financial reporting?—?and This can include: Fund raising, product development choices, sales, marketing effectiveness, competition, business development, M&A … whatever.

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Startup Slides Metrics News 226

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

The United States is now a debtor nation to China and that the bill is about to come due. Five Reasons You Haven’t Launched - Software By Rob , November 10, 2010 Photo by stevendepolo. These are probably the two sites where I've posted the most reviews. This Thanksgiving it might seem that there’s a lot less to be thankful for.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

Frank Addante

JULY 30, 2007

► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Zondigo, Inc.

Startup 40

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

He listed all of the product releases that were up coming, the customers that were in the pipeline and where he saw his competition moving. When you account for competition for talent, the difficulty of retention, the cost of living and the difficulty of rising above the noise – there are many advantages of staying put.

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Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Press 317

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 22, 2010

lament the coverage they get from journalists who reported the details unfairly. Imagine if you had to release your software daily in order to keep your job or to have the traffic numbers you need to earn your paycheck. Given a choice of your marketing person or talking to you (the founder) there’s no competition.

Tips 307

Tips Startup Press Blogging 307

Frank Addante

MAY 15, 2006

► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Zondigo, Inc.

Advertising 40

Advertising Startup Chief Technology Officer Technical Review 40

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 10, 2010

It’s an important film and the most important topic of our generation if we as a country want to remain competitive in a world that has globalized. I poured myself into planning and I won the class-wide competition. and then in Lotus 1-2-3 to help him automat the reporting of grades and attendance.

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