socalTECH

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

The challenge a lot of those businesses have, is likely have built their sites and are using a lot of different software-as-a-service platforms. Maybe they might be using a platform like Shopify to sell their products and power their website, and they might use Facebook for advertising, and maybe they're using paid search with Google.

Startup 113

Startup Platform Commerce San Diego 113

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2020

If you are looking to start a new business in any domain, it’s definitely worth your time to check your fit for one of these models: Membership website model. Popular variations of cloud subscription services now include offerings billed as Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).

Startup 168

Startup Customer Custom Netflix 168

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2015

The law of large numbers, platforms that can make your company blow up unexpectedly and the trendy nature of tech markets can be deceiving. I have written about the deceiving nature of early successes before – in particular in the SaaS or B2B world leading to a phenomenon called “shelfware.”

Product 150

Product Startup Metrics Technical Review 150

socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2014

We also work with marketplaces and shopping cart software, and seller platforms, anyone who does not want to build out their own sales tax infrastructure, to calculate how much sales tax needs to be collected. It really didn''t take us long to figure out that we quite definitely had the right product for this market we''re going after.

Sales 149

Sales Software Startup Commerce 149

socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2013

Christopher Webb: ChowNow is a platform for restaurants, focused on online ordering. The platform can be divided into three products. If you look up ChowNow on the app store, you won't find a ChowNow branded app, you'll find hundreds of individual restaurant apps using our platform. One is the mobile app.

Mobile 197

Mobile Startup Platform GRP Partners 197

socalTECH

JULY 27, 2020

For us, relatively large and very large multi location brands use our platform to ensure they get discovered online. Interestingly, we've seen an explosion in usage of our platform. We feel we have the best platform in this space, but we recognize it's in a space where there is still a lot of innovation available.

Google 113

Google Santa Monica Networking Software 113

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2015

If you are looking to start a new business in any domain, it’s definitely worth your time to check your fit for one of these models: Membership website model. Popular variations of cloud subscription services now include offerings billed as Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).

Startup 106

Startup Customer Custom Netflix 106

InfoChachkie

JUNE 2, 2011

Central Desktop was founded in 2005 to provide an easy-to-use, SaaS collaboration solution to the SMB market. Value Prop Twitter Style : Central Desktop is: “a cloud-based social collaboration platform for businesses.&#. The definition will continue to change, which is why we see opportunity."

Newsletter 213

Newsletter Conference Marketing Advertising 213

socalTECH

MARCH 14, 2011

Scot Richardson: I'm definitely the business side of the co-founders. We're building a platform for music, repurposing our existing product, and already have three music client venues, and expect we can grow into a much larger market than comedy. So, I wrote the business plan and get investment behind it. We currently reach 1.3

Ticketmaster 140

Ticketmaster CTO Hire Tech Coast Angels Social Media 140

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2016

If you are looking to start a new business in any domain, it’s definitely worth your time to check your fit for one of these models: Membership website model. Popular variations of cloud subscription services now include offerings billed as Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).

Startup 56

Startup Customer Custom Netflix 56

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

If you haven’t read it you should definitely buy it – other people just like you did. Because I built two SaaS companies and sold my second one to Salesforce.com (where I then took on the role of VP Products) I am often asked to look at SaaS and/or sales-oriented deals for others.

Guide 293

Guide Funding Venture Capital Technical Review 293

From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 30, 2013

As a member of NextSpace I have witnessed Amplify in operation and it is a shop that definitely believes in good rewards stemming from hard work. Consequently, Jeff is a big believer in B to B opportunities or SaaS platforms, like Jeff’s own Leads 360. Unwinding at an Amplify party. Setting up for Eric Garcetti.

Web Design 103

Web Design Social Media Seed Funding Design 103

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2010

A typical definition (from Wikipedia) is that “cloud computing, is Internet-based computing, whereby shared resources, software and information are provided to computers and other devices on-demand, like a public utility.” Many say it’s just marketing hype applied to old principles that have been around for a long time.

Cloud Computing 48

Cloud Computing Demand IBM IBM 48

From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 30, 2013

As a member of NextSpace I have witnessed Amplify in operation and it is a shop that definitely believes in good rewards stemming from hard work. Consequently, Jeff is a big believer in B to B opportunities or SaaS platforms, like Jeff’s own Leads 360. Unwinding at an Amplify party. Setting up for Eric Garcetti.

Web Design 40

Web Design Social Media Seed Funding Design 40

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2011

A typical definition (from Wikipedia) is that “cloud computing, is Internet-based computing, whereby shared resources, software and information are provided to computers and other devices on-demand, like a public utility.” Many say it’s just marketing hype applied to old principles that have been around for a long time.

Cloud Computing 91

Cloud Computing Startup Demand SaaS 91

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

By definition, you read blogs. They are an open-source & SaaS provider of eCommerce solutions. First, you’ll need a platform. It’s much easier to build an audience in social blogging platforms the way you do in Twitter or Facebook. This post originally ran on TechCrunch. Absofuckinglutely.

Blogging 373

Blogging Startup Writing Venture Capital 373