socalTECH

DECEMBER 3, 2012

NEOGOV , which has quietly built an enterprise software company supplying human resources software to the government and public sector. A lot of software startups have shied away from serving public institutions, despite a big market, due to concerns about how slow they adopt things. What's the next thing for you?

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socalTECH

JULY 30, 2020

Santa Monica-based MomentFeed , which develops software used by retail brands for optimizing mobile and proximity searches, has raised $10M more in funding, the company said on Thursday. The funding was led by Level Equity, and also included Signia Venture Partners, Draper Nexus, and DFJ Frontier, all prior investors. READ MORE>>.

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Software Review Draper Santa Monica Google 157

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 25, 2013

When emails get a bit longer due to background info I often break it up into sections (as I am doing in this post). I am soon going to start piloting a software application to help me do this. Example: when I send a “save the date” email I often put the date, location & reply by date near the top in red.

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Email Writing Software Review Startup 415

socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2011

We actually built that about a year and a half ago, and are bringing that back due to overwhelming demand. In April of 2010, we put up Dealcurent.com, and we started indexing number one on Google for daily deals software. We had our contest software, ArtisticHub, driving some revenue. How do clients license your software?

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Platform Training Software Review Advertising 263

socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2019

With Startup Boost, we had dozens of investors, service providers, successful entrepreneurs, and major industry leaders (including Microsoft, Google, Softbank, REME, and TechStars) coalesce around our initiative to help early stage companies get to the next level. For many founders, this type of mature leadership doesnt come naturally.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 11, 2021

” Bastani points out that they began the company by focusing this approach to patient education and communication on HIV, and demonstrated that using their software led to patients being 7.4 Apple and Google release sample code, UI and detailed policies for COVID-19 exposure-notification apps.

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Technical Review Software Review Startup Los Angeles 201

socalTECH

JULY 26, 2012

Were you hoping to get your hands on one of those new VIZIO Co-Star devices--which turns any HDTV into a smart television, thanks to Google? Apparently, the company just sold out of its pre-orders of the device, in less than 12 hours, due to a huge rush on the device. Well, you're going to have to wait a little longer. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 28, 2009

We went through the euphoria of massive exposure at the time of our launch due to an article that ran in the Financial Times. Our software wasn’t fully baked. We had one of the largest US software companies talk about buying us. Google announced Google Wave and people are worried about the impact on your business?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

There are those amongst us the are willing to abandon the comforts of a job with a salary and perhaps the prestige of being able to tell family members, loved ones and friends that “I work for Google, Goldman Sachs, Apple, FedEx, Verizon or Coca Cola” and instead put out selves out there to potentially look stupid one day.

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Technical Review Startup Software Review Course 418

socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2014

The company--which says it hasn''t provided a public API due to the time and resources to "build an open and trustworthy third-party application ecosystem"--said that giving login credentials to third party applications allows developers--and "possibly a criminal" access to account information. READ MORE>>.

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Snapchat Software Review Venice Google 147

socalTECH

DECEMBER 15, 2009

Judges on the contest include Mike Jones, COO of MySpace; angel investor Ron Conway; Google's David Glazer; and blogger Robert Scoble. MySpace said that entries will be accepted starting January 4th, with contest entries due February 24th. Tags: myspace developer challenge contest prize social networking application software.

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Develop Development Social Network Software Review 133

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 27, 2012

David encourages entrepreneurs to stay away from the big tech firms (such as Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Apple) because they are hard to compete with. And Dropbox & Box.net in a Google, Microsoft, Apple world. We once thought Microsoft was a monopoly on the Internet due to IE. Where David is Totally Right. Laughable now.

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socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

Where does YP fit in a world dominated by Google and Yelp? With Google, they are obviously the big dog, no matter who you are talking about. Outside of Facebook, Google is the internet. Google has to go through channels like us just to get to an advertiser. Yelp and Agie''s List has been fantastic in the reviews path.

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Technical Review Glendale Advertising Google 223

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 1, 2010

It makes no sense to meet in August or December due to travel schedules of most investors. For the record, this is not a secret, coded messages to companies for which I am on the board! Feel free to have color coding for each member with companies for which you think they might be able to help with intros.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 26, 2010

I provided a whole set of questions that I go through with founders before Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Before You Develop Anything. What existing systems will we leverage, what programming languages, software development methodologies, web application frameworks, revision control systems, etc.? Accounting?

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Fractional CTO CTO CTO Hire CTO Coach 225

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

Where does YP fit in a world dominated by Google and Yelp? With Google, they are obviously the big dog, no matter who you are talking about. Outside of Facebook, Google is the internet. Google has to go through channels like us just to get to an advertiser. Yelp and Agie''s List has been fantastic in the reviews path.

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Technical Review Glendale Advertising Google 211

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2022

A good overall example is the synergy between Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, as well as long-time Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt. If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. Carry minimal historical baggage.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

There are other great VC’s in SoCal and there is always the allure of the NorCal guys flying down and talking about how they invested in Google, Facebook, Yahoo! Two weeks after winning the deal and well into implementation planning we released a new version of our software. They hired a consultant to help them with the review.

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Outsource Development Software Review Technical Review News 333

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

There are other great VC’s in SoCal and there is always the allure of the NorCal guys flying down and talking about how they invested in Google, Facebook, Yahoo! Two weeks after winning the deal and well into implementation planning we released a new version of our software. They hired a consultant to help them with the review.

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Outsource Development Software Review Technical Review News 329

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Wordpress), video (YouTube), pictures (Flickr), review sites (Yelp) and collaborative content (Wikipedia). Google’s AdSense) or some other form of ad. As John Battelle chronicles in his brilliant (and must read) book, The Search , Google thought this idea stunk. Image courtesy of Bernhardt Haussner. So did the media.

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Ideas Advertising Google Technical Review 286

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 7, 2013

Stained Glass Labs (SGL), the first Glass and wearable technologies accelerator has launched the world’s first comprehensive app directory and a self-service app publishing portal for Google Glass pre-launched applications. The post Stained Glass Labs Patners With Exitround, Unveils App Directory for Google Glass appeared first on TechZulu.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

He came to the United States in 2001 to study Software Engineering at Auburn University. While he was waiting for the paperwork to be reviewed he moved to Boulder, Colorado and took a job with a local tech company there. We then moved our Chief Software Architect over. I hope that didn’t have a stature of limitation!

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Technical Review Startup High Tech Software Review 282

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 5, 2013

In a second, with Google, I can find a phone number that was assigned to you ten years ago, but it takes me an hour to find your phone number on that business card you gave me last week. This smart phone app places all your contact information into a single QR code image. Commercial software. That’s just wrong. Shareware.

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Software Review Social Network Email Google 99

SoCal CTO

APRIL 27, 2011

There are a bunch of questions in Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Before You Develop Anything , Startup Founder Developer Gap , and in Startup CTO or Developer. Interviewing and Hiring Process Get a resume and LinkedIn profile and review both closely: Do they know the world of startup technology?

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CTO Hire CTO Coach Technical Review Startup 282

socalTECH

MARCH 14, 2011

In addition, Norton said that "419" scammers--those emails, often associated with Nigeria, claiming email receivers are due "millions of dollars" as "next of kin"--have already started circulating. Norton is the Internet security brand of Symantec Corp.

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Symantec Email Startup Software Review 174

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

While Google and Facebook will buy “acquihires” (at least as of Dec 2011), many acquirers hate the idea of buying companies that aren’t profitable. Fast early growth in a market is often eroded when competition gets fierce and prices are forced down due to competition. It allows you many more exit opportunities.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

Reviewing financial & operational performance. In the first two years we were really focused on getting our product adopted through major channel partners like Commission Junction, LinkShare, Google, eBay, ShareASale and others. Defections of large swaths of talented employees due to low morale. Mentorship. And so on.

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Tech.Co

MAY 31, 2023

Business tools — from customer relationship management ( CRM ) platforms to accounting software — help to save startups time and money by automating key processes and maximizing efficiency. Lenido Startup tool: Accounting software Price: Free Accounting software doesn't need to come at a premium. While Hide.me From its 4.3-inch

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Tool Startup Software Review Technical Review 115

socalTECH

OCTOBER 18, 2018

According to the startup, those cutomers are some of the developers who are using its tools to enable Google Play Instant apps via its "App Store Demos" product, which it launched in August. AppOnboard's technology lets developers create playable apps and games which can accessed, without download, as a preview within the Google Play store.

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Technical Review Mobile Technology Customer 133

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2021

If you are the first to deliver this, your startup might be the next Google! If you add the next generation of natural language processing (NLP), you will be able to ask Google Voice Search or Apple Siri the questions right through your smart phone. Of course, many are still fighting it as well, due to privacy concerns.

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Web Entrepreneur Software Review Google 152

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 14, 2014

In a second, with Google, I can find a phone number that was assigned to you ten years ago, but it takes me an hour to find your phone number on that business card you gave me last week. This smartphone app places all your contact information into a single QR code image. Commercial software. That’s just wrong. Shareware.

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Tool Software Review Social Network Email 92

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

He also spearheaded a number of fundamental software breakthroughs, including creating the basic hardware / software architecture which resulted in the creation of the third-party personal computer (PC) software industry. Designed CD-ROM filing system and created Universal Software Bus.

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IBM IBM Software Review Customer 124

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

ask microsoft, aol/time warner & google]. Was it massively better software, better companies, better markets? Fox bought MySpace for $580 million and then did a deal with Google worth more than the purchase price to serve up ads. Google acquired YouTube for $1.65 The Past (1985-2002). It was mostly timing.

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Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 319

socalTECH

OCTOBER 29, 2015

We sat down with Brett Crosby (who founded Urchin Software, the company which became Google Analytics) and Brew Johnson , the co-founders of the company, to learn more about the company and what it's working on. I came up with this idea due to a deep obsession with the mortgage industry. in a funding round.

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Southern California Google Technical Review Manhattan Beach 145

SoCal CTO

APRIL 27, 2011

There are a bunch of questions in Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Before You Develop Anything , Startup Founder Developer Gap , and in Startup CTO or Developer. Interviewing and Hiring Process Get a resume and LinkedIn profile and review both closely: Do they know the world of startup technology?

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CTO Hire CTO Coach Technical Review Startup 225

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2014

A good overall example is the synergy between Google co-Founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, as well as with Chairman Eric Schmidt. If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. Complementary skills. Passion for what they do.

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Software Review Entrepreneur CTO Hire Outsource Development 107

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

ask microsoft, aol/time warner & google]. Google acquired YouTube for $1.65 MySpace vowed not to create anymore big successes off of their backs that Google could then acquire. Third-party software companies will start to offer features to websites to actually drive social features. The Past (1985-2002).

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Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Web 297