SoCal CTO

JANUARY 26, 2010

What worries me a bit is how often I read that startups should hire a developer / hands-on lead developer. But often the result of a Founder hiring a developer or lead developer or even a VP engineering is a gap created between the founders and the developers. How will we find and interview developers?

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socalTECH

MAY 22, 2019

Santa Monica-based customer relationship management (CRM) software developer Nimble said on Wednesday that it has migrated its customer relationship software to Microsoft Azure.

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socalTECH

MARCH 11, 2019

Los Angeles-based private equity investor K1 Investment Management has acquired Digital Pharmacist , a software development firm which helps pharmacists manage refill reminders and other marketing. The deal was worth $125M. Digital Pharmacist, which is based in Austin, Texas, had been backed by LiveOak Venture Partners.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Carpinteria-based cloud software developer Procore , which develops software used in managing construction projects, has acquired BIManywhere , a developer of software used for construction and facilities management. Financial details of the buy were not announced.

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Xconomy

MAY 9, 2017

The new cash, which brings Edico’s total funding to $32 million, will be used to fuel expansion and further development of Edico’s Dragen technology. There’s a lot of additional engineering and software development that needs to be done, and Edico also plans to expand its sales and marketing team, CEO Pieter.

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socalTECH

MARCH 28, 2013

Exceptional was based in San Francisco, and develops tools used for tracking and fixing errors from web applications. Siegel also headed by software development firm ELC Technologies. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced by the companies. Siegel joins Rackspace as part of the deal. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 12, 2015

Santa Monica-based talent management software developer Cornerstone OnDemand has launched two new products this morning, including a new predictive analytics dashboard and a cloud platform aimed at developers. Cornerstone OnDemand is led by Adam Miller. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 22, 2013

If you're an investor who's concerned about the security of your deal data being store on the web, CapLinked , which develops an online platform to help companies manage and close their business transactions, has an answer for you: military-grade security.

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socalTECH

APRIL 19, 2011

Santa Barbara-based RightScale , the cloud management software developer backed by Tenaya Capital , DAG Ventures, Benchmark Capital , Index Ventures , and Presidio Ventures, and PHP developer Zend Technologies , said today that they have launched a jointly developed solution for deploying and managing PHP applications.

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SoCal CTO

JULY 23, 2012

I've previously addressed the role of a CTO in early-stages in my post Startup CTO or Developer. for a Lead Developer: How much will it cost to build what we need to build? for a Lead Developer: How much will it cost to build what we need to build? How can I control costs but effectively get stuff developed? Accounting?

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

We've basically taken advantage of all the new technology out there--especially, the web-based service model. I worked as a software and hardware engineer, and did lots of software development for networking and telecom firms, mainly networking. They have developed this from a need. Talk about your background?

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Software Labs: Petri Dishes for Tech Innovation. Over the past ten years, the rise of the consumer web and the availability of better measurement too. Bootstrapping process, product development, Prototyping. . The step by step story of an entrepreneur’s journey from idea to bootstrap web startup from her vi.

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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. He gossips with the office manager who tells 3 software developers. I’m fine with key developers being in a remote location.

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