socalTECH

MARCH 30, 2018

This year, we're sponsoring the Recurring Revenue Conference (www.recurringrevenueconference.com), presented by Sutton Capital Partners. Therese is one of the keynote speakers at the Recurring Revenue Conference. We have an incredibly passionate and dedicated team, and they are great advocates for the customer. That's key.

SaaS 100

SaaS Conference Customer Custom 100

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 21, 2014

Consumers buying through smart phones, travelers using the new, shared economy and businesses replacing old software with modern cloud-based solutions. It’s when the noise stops and you can actually get customer attention, press articles and VC meetings. And importantly we’ve had revenue. It has been a good run.

Marketing 354

Marketing Case Study Metrics Sales 354

Steve Reich

JUNE 11, 2012

This is not an article about the high moral purpose and the nobility of listening to your customers. It is an article about how to make your company worth a fortune by listening to your customers. It gives the best customer experience of any phone. Listen to your customers and grow rich. Why does Google dominate search?

Customer 97

Customer Custom Software Review SaaS 97

socalTECH

JULY 7, 2014

We caught up with Nelson Nahum , a longtime storage industry veteran and CEO of the company, to learn where Zadara fits and how it''s helping to move enterprise customers to the cloud. Basically, what that means is we create software that runs on servers, which forms a cloud storage service. Explain what Zadara''s products are about?

Startup 193

Startup Customer Custom SaaS 193

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

San Diego-based BUMP Network , a developer of online software used by membership programs to manage registrations and partnership programs, has raised $2.3M BUMP Network said its customers include large shopping malls and retailers, conference companies, medical services providers, sports companies, and others.

Networking 180

Networking San Diego Conference Software 180

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 25, 2015

As we went from a small band of missionaries hell bent on making our idea a reality, raising capital, getting press, and selling to customers – we were all having fun. We built a business with $36 million in bookings and real customers who relied upon our service. In other words, Why now?

Demand 150

Demand SaaS Startup Sales 150

InfoChachkie

JUNE 2, 2011

Central Desktop was founded in 2005 to provide an easy-to-use, SaaS collaboration solution to the SMB market. However, over the past several years, Central Desktop’s collaboration software has increased in functionality such that it is now a credible competitor to Microsoft’s SharePoint. "Two things stand out.

Newsletter 213

Newsletter Conference Marketing Advertising 213

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2015

“the ecommerce company gained fauxmentum by raising artificially high amounts of venture capital and spent lavishly on customer acquisition despite long payback periods and questionable LTV” __. In the ecommerce arena I see some great companies spending heavily on customer acquisition. __. faux·men·tum.

Startup 150

Startup Marketing Customer Custom 150

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2014

We kept meeting at conferences over the next 18 months and he kept showing me what he was working on. Under Rob’s leadership we built out an amazing organization of seasoned enterprise software veterans in the US market. He called this initiative VEDO and launched it quietly to some of our bigger customers.

CTO Hire 309

CTO Hire Organization Google Course 309

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Huntington Beach-based Anymeeting , the free web conferencing and webinar service headed by Costin Tuculescu, and backed by the Tech Coast Angels, Pasadena Angels and Maverick Angels, reports today that it has added a new, ad-free version of the software aimed at small business users. The firm said the new, paid feature will cost $17.99

Tech Coast Angels 162

Tech Coast Angels Pasadena Angels Pasadena Web 162

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 17, 2012

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. Custom ad deals and partnerships. 24 7pm at The ROC in Santa Monica. There will be plenty of FREE food and drinks! Venue Sponsor.

Startup 110

Startup Activision Santa Monica SaaS 110

Xconomy

AUGUST 1, 2016

Founded in Del Mar, CA in 2012, PacketSled has developed cloud-based technology that continuously monitors its customers’ computer networks, and provides automated intrusion detection, response, and forensics capabilities. Two other small funds, Blu Ventures and JHS Ventures joined in the round. The company also has an office in Seattle.

San Diego 40

San Diego Conference Funding Networking 40

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

I was attending a major industry conference in Barcelona at the height of the WAP excitement. I was on stage in front of several hundreds of conference attendees. So I attended a Red Herring conference in Laguna Niguel hanging out with Dharmesh Shah , James Citron , Rob Theis and others. Kleiner Perkins launches an iFund.

Brentwood 326

Brentwood Mobile Google Web 326

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2016

Invoca had grown steadily and consistently since 2009 and by 2015 SaaS companies with scale had become hot – trading at a median of 7.3x Invoca was raising at the tail end of this market phenomenon at this time doing tens of millions in SaaS recurring revenue and growing at a nice clip. Total customers grew 20% year/year.

Funding 150

Funding Startup SaaS Venture Capital 150

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 22, 2010

. - So I’ve always advised people that if they do launch at a big show, the most important public relations work they do is after the conference. Use the fact that you were on an anointed list to build credibility when you eventually approach journalists (and VC’s, customers, employees). First, understand their deadlines.

Tips 307

Tips Startup Press Blogging 307

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 5, 2010

In the era of Skype, web conferencing tools and collaboration software conventional wisdom says that distributed startup teams can be just as effective as those that are in person. You attend five customer meetings together over a two-week period and after each meeting you replay the results in the office about what it meant.

Technical Advisors 335

Technical Advisors Outsource Development Offshore Startup 335