Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

I started with a Top 10 list for Nivi (at VentureHacks), but I couldn’t cram it into 10 so it became a Top 11 list. My first company launched in 1999 and we were offering a SaaS document management in the cloud (we were called ASPs back then). OK, it’s not really my final part. I learned the domain lesson myself.

Entrepreneur 267

Entrepreneur Startup SaaS San Diego 267

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

We’ve even created an acronym for these kinds of services: software as a service (SAAS). The software itself is hosted by a third party, SAAS service provider, which is responsible for maintaining software or hardware associated with the application. Client Segregation. Client Empowerment.

SaaS 40

SaaS Networking Company Companies 40

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

I think I’ve read Paul Graham’s post on “ Startup = Growth ” three or four times now. “The growth of a successful startup usually has three phases: There’s an initial period of slow or no growth while the startup tries to figure out what it’s doing. I talked about some of that here.

Startup 390

Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur Technical Review 390

socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2011

Manhattan Beach-based CapLinked , the developer of a software-as-a-service tool for managing venture capital and angel fundraising efforts for companies, said today that it has launched a free library of document templates covering the startup process. CapLinked, which is headed by PayPal alum Eric M. READ MORE>>.

Doc 178

Doc Software Review Manhattan Beach Template 178

socalTECH

MAY 4, 2010

Pasadena-based Central Desktop , the software-as-a-service project management startup headed by Isaac Garcia, announced a new tool aimed at Microsoft Office users today. The company said the new co-authoring tools are aimed at letting people collaborate on documents such as project plans, budget forecasts, and sales presentations.

SaaS 157

SaaS Pasadena Tool Software 157

socalTECH

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Santa Barbara-based RightSignature , a startup providing an online, software-as-a-service offering for tracking signatures on documents, is launching a complete redesign of the firm's site today. Tags: rightsignature saas document tracking signature. The firm said its new, RightSignature 2.0 READ MORE>>.

Sites 124

Sites Santa Barbara Template SaaS 124

socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2018

For this morning's interview, we caught up with Elizabeth Cholawsky , the new CEO of Santa Barbara-based HG Data (www.hgdata.com), which develops software which helps marketers and salespeople understand the "technology stack" of their potential customers and prospects. How'd you end up at HG Data?

Santa Barbara 113

Santa Barbara High Tech Outsource Development Startup 113

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

To address that disaster, Ken Button and Randy Bishop�two veterans of the startup industry�created ContractSafe (www.contractsafe.com), a new online service aimed at helping companies to tame that mess and manage and store their contracts in the cloud. Typically, these documents are a mess. What is ContractSafe?

Doc 100

Doc Software Review Help Startup 100

socalTECH

JUNE 7, 2012

Los Angeles-based CapLinked , the online service which helps startups manage their fundraising process, announced this morning that it has linked with half a dozen startup accelerators to help those firms' companies help raise their funding rounds. CapLinked is headed by Eric Jackson and Christopher Grey.

Technical Review 224

Technical Review Software Review Los Angeles Startup 224

socalTECH

JUNE 22, 2009

Central Desktop runs a software-as-a-service product which allows business teams to share documents, track schedules, and collaborate on other team activities. The new microblogging feature puts Central Desktop in competition with another local startup, Yammer, which has created its own enterprise and business focused take on Twitter.

Yammer 150

Yammer SaaS Pasadena Blogging 150

socalTECH

MARCH 27, 2013

the developer of enterprise software for managing M&A transactions, venture deals, and other business deals, said yesterday that it has launched a new, activity tracker, which helps its customers figure out who has viewed files and information in the service, filterable by date range and more. READ MORE>>.

Activity 178

Activity Software Review Software Examples 178

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Jackson and Christopher Grey, said today they have launched a new PRO account level for the service. According to CapLinked, the PRO accounts start at $39 per month. According to CapLinked, the PRO accounts start at $39 per month.

Software Review 140

Software Review Startup Venture Capital Los Angeles 140

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Eric is also author of the book The PayPal Wars: Battles With Ebay, the Media, the Mafia, And the Rest of Planet Earth , where he documented that experience. He also gave us some of his thoughts on why the "Paypal Mafia"--former PayPal employees--have gotten so much success from their startups. Eric, what's the story behind CapLinked?

Southern California 243

Southern California Entrepreneur Software Review Yammer 243

socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2012

CapLinked , the online, cloud-based service which helps startups and others manage their fundraising, has added a new sharing feature which makes it easier for users to share their information via email, Skype, and AngelList.

Software Review 153

Software Review Email Organization Startup 153

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Rarer still is the startup CEO who can make the transition effectively on their own. Unwillingness to devolve power is the bane of many management teams at startup companies. I see the problem directly at many startups I know. The problem is that we started with an SLA that was too favorable to us. This seldom works.

Sales 296

Sales Pricing Startup Customer 296

socalTECH

JUNE 1, 2012

Los Angeles-based Gobbler , the online, cloud-based backup and collaboration startup headed by Chris Kantrowitz, said this week that it has tied together its platform with online storage provider Box. Gobbler's software is aimed at media creators, letting them store, collaborate, and share their projects via cloud-based storage.

Media 145

Media Venture Capital Los Angeles Tool 145

socalTECH

JULY 27, 2009

We started the company based on my own personal experience, as everyone these days has a laptop, and everyone has their application out on the cloud. It's like an intranet, but has collaborative features like document management. William Chow: I started the company a couple of years ago.

SaaS 127

SaaS Web Google Sites 127

socalTECH

MAY 18, 2009

This morning's interview with Daryl Bernstein , CEO and co-founder of Santa Barbara-based RightSignature (www.rightsignature.com), a firm which has created an online, software-as-a-service offering to collect legally binding signatures on documents. Explain to me how your service works? It's a big step forward over the FAX.

Outsource Development 100

Outsource Development Santa Barbara Education SaaS 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

15desks.com), a new startup focused on the education market. We talked with him on why he decided to head up this startup, and what 15desks is all about. We've basically taken advantage of all the new technology out there--especially, the web-based service model. Zareh Baghdasarian is the CEO of 15desks (www.15desks.com),

Education 124

Education Startup Course Tool 124

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Is this a mobile application, web service, or how does it work? How is this different than other online file storage and backup services? Dale Quayle: If you could compare us to Box.net or Dropbox, services which also allow you to share and synchronize your files ot the could, we can do that.

EC2 150

EC2 Los Angeles Web Anthem 150

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2010

They are starting to expect their name to appear at the top of Web sites, personalized e-mails, and even advanced checkout options that suit their habits. U sers can now interact in real time on documents, collaboration, including making changes. Many software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications now allow on-demand collaboration.

Web 88

Web Web 2.0 Doc Examples 88

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2011

They are starting to expect their name to appear at the top of Web sites, personalized e-mails, and even advanced checkout options that suit their habits. U sers can now interact in real time on documents, collaboration, including making changes. Many software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications now allow on-demand collaboration.

Web 95

Web Entrepreneur Doc Examples 95

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2010

Either way, don’t assume that the entire room is up to speed on your company. My plan would be to start the presentation at the 50,000 foot view and then dive down to a more granular level once we’re all base-lined. Vice versa is it’s a SaaS platform company where I spent nearly 10 years running companies.

Venture Capital 318

Venture Capital Startup Sales Writing 318

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 10, 2015

I write about sales often both because it’s the lifeblood of any organization and because in my experience it is the area in which more startups are least experienced or inclined. The starting point is to ask yourself whether the person you’re dealing with has a problem that is solved by the solution you offer.

Sales 150

Sales Startup Venture Capital Funding 150