SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 2, 2011

Web hosts, ISVs, SaaS and Cloud Providers Amass at HostingCon to Shape the Future of Hosted Services. HostingCon is the premier conference and trade show for the hosted services industry. See [link] (more)

SaaS 113

SaaS Web Conference Education 113

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

But my specific point is that while everybody is busy telling you that “kids don’t use email” or “email is dead” I have actual data from portfolio company CEO’s showing the efficacy of email as a communication and marketing channel. Higher education. The key is understanding the nuance. Home alarms.

Email 339

Email SaaS Venture Capital Google 339

InfoChachkie

MARCH 16, 2016

In the early 2000’s, SaaS was a nascent concept and most companies were reticent to rent software. Users, on the other hand, immediately saw the benefits of SaaS. If they will accelerate the velocity of your market penetration, judiciously add them to your roadmap – your salespeople (and investors) will thank you.

SaaS 100

SaaS Startup Software Review Development Team Review 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 10, 2017

Burbank-based testing software and services provider PSI Services announced this morning that it has acquired Software Secure , a provider of cloud-based, online testing services for the higher education, K-12, and certification markets. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Services 100

Services Software Burbank Education 100

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 20, 2014

According to a recent Forbes article , UC Santa Barbara''s Technology Management Program offers students a superior startup education over the University of Pennsylvania (home of Wharton), as well Harvard, Northwestern and even its acclaimed southern neighbor, the University of Southern California. All-Star Alumni. Am I biased?

Santa Barbara 258

Santa Barbara Technical Review Startup Venture Capital 258

InfoChachkie

APRIL 28, 2011

Perhaps in part due to its dominant market share, WebEx adopted telecom-style pricing, which effectively penalized their users. In each case, they successfully migrated their go-to-market strategies to one based on long-term sustainability. WebEx was the early leader in web meetings. Arbitrage Is Fleeting. Scaling Right.

Entrepreneur 225

Entrepreneur SaaS Pricing Cloud Computing 225

socalTECH

APRIL 25, 2016

Nimble Software said the funding goes towards technology development, marketing, and global expansion. Nimble's employee scheduling tools are aimed that retail, hospitality, healthcare, education, government and services areas. The funding came from SEEK LTD. The company is led by Sasha Poljak. READ MORE>>.

Education 100

Education Tool Software Funding 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Our interview today is with Andrew Schydlowsky , the CEO and founder of Santa Barbara-based TrackStreet (www.trackstreet.com), a startup which is backed by Okapi Capital, The Cove Fund, Early Light Ventures, SaaS Venture Capital, and Stage Venture Partners. We then allow them to understand the true potential velocity of markets online.

Artificial Inteligence 140

Artificial Inteligence Startup Commerce Sales 140

socalTECH

JANUARY 15, 2013

Santa Monica-based Nimble , the developer of social relationship management software, reported yesterday that it has tapped a Salesforce.com veteran to head up its content and product marketing strategy. Nimble said that Stone also served at Assistly, in addition to having over 20 years of experience at startups and large companies.

Santa Monica 178

Santa Monica Education Content Software 178

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

15desks.com), a new startup focused on the education market. Zareh Baghdasarian: 15desks is all about managing your educational lifestyle, all the way from early education to your graduate work. If you can imagine, you can have your entire educational life online. What's the market opportunity here?

Education 124

Education Startup Course Tool 124

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 25, 2015

I asked him about his thought process because Jason has already built a very successful business that has become the clear market leader in Marketing Automation for Phone Calls. We grew 100% in SaaS revenue year-over-year and 650% over the past three years. – the market moved massively our way.

Demand 150

Demand SaaS Startup Sales 150

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 30, 2011

Topics of discussion will be Saas, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2012, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building sensible businesses. He sits on several boards and is involved in the virtual worlds, gaming, mobile, media, and healthcare markets.

Tech Coast Angels 105

Tech Coast Angels Startup Angel Southern California 105

Steve Reich

MAY 12, 2013

Even though I’ve been involved with SaaS products since 1998, the last few months have been quite the education. 2) There is huge demand to be first to market with new functionality. Banks are jettisoning their generation 1.0 apps, which are often rewarmed internet banking functionality, in favor of generation 2.0

Mobile 63

Mobile SaaS Platform Education 63

socalTECH

MAY 18, 2009

And, haven't some folks been trying to educate people about the market for awhile? We have some very good competitors--EchoSign and DocuSign are the two bigs ones, and are both venture funded--who have spent a lot of money educating the market. Daryl Bernstein: We think we've kind of hit a sweet spot. and the E.U.,

Outsource Development 100

Outsource Development Santa Barbara Education SaaS 100

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 10, 2013

They are genuinely creating these podcasts to educate and inspire people who love building products as much as they do. They focus on a specific market and over deliver quality education. It’s this awesome SAAS that allows me to include links and email forms inside YouTube videos. appeared first on TechZulu.

Customer 97

Customer Custom Training Services 97

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

In a short, densley packed timeline, our panel of industry experts discussed the fine line topics of wearables technology, bitcoin, SaaS, cloud, mobile gaming, and social markets. Of course, when you’re talking about enabling/emerging technologies, as Brock Pierce puts it, “Market timing is critical to success.”

Startup 95

Startup Google Education Venture Capital 95

Tech.Co

MARCH 8, 2018

Lisha works tirelessly to build a platform of advocacy around issues such as tech inclusion, diversity, and education. He has over a decade of portfolio management in capital markets. Prior to Venture Atlas Labs, she served as Director of International Marketing at Becom Italia in Brescia, Italy. As the President of Start Co.,

Technical Review 70

Technical Review Startup Software Review Entrepreneur 70

socalTECH

JULY 15, 2015

A few weeks ago, Los Angeles-based enterprise expense reporting software maker Chrome River (www.chromeriver.com) took a significant venture funding round--worth $100M--to help expand the company's growth in the enterprise software market. What that's done, is it's create a large hit in this space, at the top right end of the market.

Software 100

Software Report Startup IBM 100

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

But truthfully both Dana and I are more aligned with the lean startup principles and believe you only go FAT when you’ve really proved out your product / market fit. The “private sale” market phenomenon was started in France by Vente-Privee (literally means “private sale”) and was replicated in Germany by BrandsforFriends.

Venture Capital 240

Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

Tech.Co

MARCH 1, 2018

The company also educates people about their rights on capture data when interacting with law enforcement. Spinbackup is a Google Cloud Partner and provide Cloud-to-Cloud backup and cyber security solutions for SaaS data. Once uploaded, the company safeguards the data in their secure cloud. DatavizVR (Austin, TX).

Startup 79

Startup Mentor Platform Help 79

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Branding / Marketing / Publicity marketing, PR, publicity. . Why cater to a market that makes you eat ramen when you can slap on a suit and get budget for sushi? Bootstrapping enterprise, marketing, Sales. . Bootstrapping marketing, Start-up, Technology. . Post-Launch: Marketing Web Apps on a Budget.

Guide 69

Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2018

This might get slightly longer the more you’re in market but really you should never really have more than 15–20 potential investors you’re actively working on none will get the time / attention / focus they need. If you’re a SaaS company and the firm is a “consumer” firm (or vice versa) then don’t waste your time.

Funding 215

Funding Startup Venture Capital News 215

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 22, 2010

File this under both Startup Adivce and Sales & Marketing Advice. Guy Kawasaki said it best (paraphrasing), “you can’t do great marketing with a bad product.&# Given a choice of your marketing person or talking to you (the founder) there’s no competition. Oh, and Demo charges the startups $18,000.

Tips 307

Tips Startup Press Blogging 307

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

5 Lessons from 150 startup pitches - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , July 11, 2010 I just reviewed several hundred startup pitches for Capital Factory. So, I’ve had about 4 years on the “inside” of a fast-growing, venture-backed B2B SaaS startup. Most were on paper and video; 20 were invited to pitch in person.

Startup 217

Startup Venture Capital Blogging Software Review 217