Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

CallFire today extended its position as a leading provider of text message and voice apps that help organizations grow, with the launch of a definitive next-generation platform capable of scaling to meet the exploding global demand for advanced cloud telephony features, services and capacity.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

4 key areas SaaS startups must address to scale infrastructure for the enterprise. SpotOn’s goal is to be a “one-stop shop” by incorporating tools that include things such as custom website development, scheduling software, marketing, appointment scheduling, review management, analytics and digital loyalty.

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Technical Review Software Review Invest Acquisition 296

TechEmpower

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Enhancing Front-End Product Search We also developed a front-end search tool that revolutionized the way users search for products. In layman's terms, while conventional search mechanisms demand exact phrases or keywords to return relevant results, LLMs can understand and interpret the intent and context behind a query.

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Generative AI Artificial Inteligence Tool Knowledge Base 346

socalTECH

JANUARY 12, 2010

Pasadena-based software-as-a-service developer Central Desktop reported today that the firm had 44 percent, year-over-year growth, and boosted its staff by 50 percent in 2009, as a result of demand for the firm's online project collaboration tools. Tags: central desktop expansion hiring employment jobs software saas.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 3, 2012

When we first started, back in the day, government were very shy about implementing SaaS. We were very stubborn from day one, that this was SaaS, and we did not want to offer an on-premise product, and that it's not even an option. Event now, we're one of the only SaaS solutions that these government agencies have.

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Software Review SaaS Startup Technical Review 243

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2022

The next phase of evolution will demand device independence, enabling an uninterrupted computing experience as we move from device to device throughout our daily lives. There are already a variety of cloud computing solutions available for common business usage, including the following: Software as a Service (SaaS). Cloud Computing.

Technology 133

Technology Cloud Computing Social Media Networking 133

socalTECH

MAY 14, 2020

Irvine-based Prodoscore , which develops software for monitoring employee productivity, has raised a Series A funding round, led by Troy Carter. According to Prodoscore, the funding goes towards sales and product development. Size of the investment was not announced. Sam Naficy is CEO of Prodoscore.

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Santa Monica Demand Product Software 113

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2013

I’m largely talking about whether to use an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) or a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), and to some extent, how much to rely on Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) providers or write your own application components. PaaS, on the other hand, will provide a development platform (as a service) to create new applications.

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SaaS Framework Resource Google 90

socalTECH

APRIL 7, 2009

Irvine-based HireRight , which provides employment background and drug screening services via an "on-demand" offering, said today that it has inked an agreement with HRsmart. HRsmart is a developer of talent management software used for managing job applicants and employees. Financial impact of the alliance was not disclosed.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Unlike most university programs that are over architected and underfunded, the TMP evolved organically, based on the demands of its students and input from the local community. The company quickly pivoted to create a SaaS solution and in less than two years later, it was acquired by Intuit for $30 million. Organic Academia.

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Santa Barbara Technical Review Startup Venture Capital 258

socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2012

Newport Beach-based JustEnough Software , a developer of a cloud-based app for managing customer demand and inventory planning, said this morning that it has been selected by a retailer. According to the company, Journelle is using its products for forecasting customer demand, planning inventory, and optimizing purchasing.

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socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2012

Newport Beach-based JustEnough Software , which develops software used by brands to manage demand planning, reported a win today, with online retailer Advanced MP3 Players. Financial details of the customer win were not disclosed.

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Demand Software Report Customer 133

socalTECH

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Ashton Kutcher and his Los Angeles-based venture firm, Sound Ventures , are one of the backers of a new startup which says it can offer up on-demand, software development and design services.

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socalTECH

MAY 17, 2017

Irvine-based cybersecuriy sofware developer CrowdStrike has raised $100M in aa Series D funding, the company said this morning, which values the company a more than $1 billion. The company said the funding will go towards growth efforts and to help meet demand for its CrowdStrike Falcon endpoint protection software. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 20, 2017

Carpinteria-based Procore , the developer of construction software which is one of Southern California's unicorns, has expanded in Australia, the company announced today. According to Procore, it has opened up an office in Sydney, in response to strong demand from local clients and other businesses across the construction industry.

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Southern California Demand Software Startup 113

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2017

Our defensible infrastructure comes from the fact that we now have huge volumes of customer storage earning the equivalent of SaaS revenue and any new entrant would have to invest in the fleet of cars, bins, drivers and warehouses that we now have not to mention 4.5 years of software development.

Technical Review 268

Technical Review Funding Software Review Artificial Inteligence 268

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

The next phase of evolution will demand device independence, enabling an uninterrupted computing experience as we move from device to device throughout our daily lives. There are already a variety of cloud computing solutions available for common business usage, including the following: Software as a Service (SaaS). Cloud Computing.

Technology 86

Technology Cloud Computing Social Media Networking 86

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

It soaked up all of our development resources and didn’t allow us to focus on what we felt our company strategy was. On some level we felt we did because being a SaaS company in 1999 was trailblazing. Deer are not so big that they can make huge demands on you for your development resources or customer support.

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Startup Customer Custom Resource 389

InfoChachkie

MARCH 4, 2013

In contrast, Pink Floyd followed their passion and created long-form, unified musical pieces they wanted to hear, rather than the pithy, three minute singles demanded by their label's executives. Some musicians would have felt pressure to record hit singles to ensure the continuation of their recording contract.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

Traditional software vs. SaaS. Of course it is super helpful if a VC can drop you in to important people for business development, recruiting, PR, sales and eventually M&A. The problem with this is that past successes aren’t always relevant to future ones as the methods and environment of the past may no longer apply.

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socalTECH

MARCH 17, 2011

The firm, headed by Adam Miller, develops software-as-a-service for human resources and talent management. The firm is just the latest in a string of well received IPOs in Southern California, including Demand Media, RealD, Inphi Corp., after its IPO debut a $13.00 Cornerstone is trading on the NASDAQ Global Market as CSOD.

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Cornerstone OnDemand ReachLocal Southern California Santa Monica 164

Steve Reich

MAY 12, 2013

I’ve recently joined Malauzai Software, a developer of Mobile Banking Apps for Community Banks and Credit Unions, as their Chief Sales Officer. Even though I’ve been involved with SaaS products since 1998, the last few months have been quite the education. Banks are jettisoning their generation 1.0

Mobile 63

Mobile SaaS Platform Education 63

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

It required content sites to develop totally new content. Everybody and their mothers are coming into my offices proclaiming that their developing the latest iPhone App. In the same year Salesforce.com launched a SaaS CRM platform to compete with Siebel. Enter Flash, which gave us a multimedia development environment.

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Brentwood Mobile Google Web 326

InfoChachkie

APRIL 13, 2015

This point is nicely illustrated by Albert Oaten, VP Market Development at SecureDocs. For instance, offer phone support to a demanding customer, rather than lower-touch and less-timely email or chat. In many cases, you can stand firm on price by demonstrating that your overall cost is lower than the competition.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

What was important about the Web is that it made it significantly easier for people to develop content that could be consumed by other people given the HTML mark-up language and it was open so anybody was free to create websites that others could discover and consume. My first company was a SaaS software company started in 1999.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 28, 2015

The next phase of evolution will demand device independence, enabling an uninterrupted computing experience as we move from device to device throughout our daily lives. There are already a variety of cloud computing solutions available for common business usage, including the following: Software as a Service (SaaS). Cloud Computing.

Startup 107

Startup Cloud Computing Social Media Entrepreneur 107

socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2009

There's a bunch of SaaS products, like NetSuite, with nowhere with the breadth that our tool has, but companies are using that. The next thing is there's a new crop of SaaS companies for time management and professional service automation (PSA), thinks like OpenAir/bought by NetSuite, and a handful of others. How big is the firm now?

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Web 2.0 Startup SaaS Report 100

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 5, 2015

According to Albert Oaten, VP Market Development at SecureDocs , "The number of people that negotiate by saying, ''This doesn''t look like it costs you very much so I don''t know why you don''t charge to cover your costs plus a little extra or have a freemium option,'' is surprisingly large.

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Pricing Product Startup Customer 100

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Storygami is a SaaS tool that allows content creators and brands add overlays such as relevant context, social streams and call to action buttons to videos. Green Way Labs develops high-performance cleaning products that are 100% non-toxic. Categories: mobile consumer, on-demand, chat. Health & Wellness: Green Way Labs.

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Fractional VPE Entertainment SaaS Social Media 40

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2017

The next phase of evolution will demand device independence, enabling an uninterrupted computing experience as we move from device to device throughout our daily lives. There are already a variety of cloud computing solutions available for common business usage, including the following: Software as a Service (SaaS). Cloud Computing.

Cloud Computing 61

Cloud Computing Startup Social Media Networking 61

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

The next phase of evolution will demand device independence, enabling an uninterrupted computing experience as we move from device to device throughout our daily lives. There are already a variety of cloud computing solutions available for common business usage, including the following: Software as a Service (SaaS). Cloud Computing.

Cloud Computing 99

Cloud Computing Social Media Entrepreneur Networking 99

socalTECH

OCTOBER 28, 2016

We have companies here from enterprise SaaS to Internet of Things, to the on-demand economy, to virtual and augmented reality, and health care. We saw that companies have become broadly diversified, and are not type focused, and it's not a monoculture or triculture.

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Startup Entrepreneur Funding Incubator 100

socalTECH

JULY 8, 2009

Steve Goldman: Ace Metrix is actually the first, on-demand measurement service of TV advertising effectiveness. All the calculations are done automatically, and everything is delivered online, and on-demand for our Ace Analyzer. Tags: software saas analytics content television advertising metrix startup interview.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 22, 2018

Cloudification was really important to us, as cloud guys, who had build SaaS in the past. There are those doing a new build, think of a developer of someone moving into an office who has no access control, and they want to future proof their build. We're now ramping up the team and production and capabilities along that demand curve.

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Startup Customer Custom Mobile 100

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Topics of discussion will be Wearables Technology, Bitcoin, SaaS, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2014, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building a sensible businesses. On Demand). There will be plenty of FREE food and drinks!

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Startup Entertainment Media Santa Barbara 111

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

On-Demand Lawn Care and Snow Plowing. B2B Demand Generation on Auto-Pilot – Metadata analyzes your inbound signups and automates b2b user acquisition by targeting new look-alike prospects. SaaS for Cloud application lifecycle management. Attorney On Demand – Via Video Chat – New App. AngelList: [link]. From: Wixom, MI.

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Startup Training SaaS Walnut 40

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Bootstrapping process, product development, Prototyping. . Bootstrapping development, team management. . Your Web Developer Thinks You're an Idiot. Bootstrapping development, Startup, Website content. . Bootstrapping development, minimum viable product, startups. . Jon Loyens, Bazaarvoice. The constrai.

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