socalTECH

AUGUST 24, 2009

I'd used every CRM tool out there--Oracle, Siebel, PeopleSoft--you name it, I've used it. They don't use it because it can help them close opportunities and to win business. My business partner and I kept thinking, what is missing to help solve this problem? It's always in your face, and always on screen.

Oracle 145

Oracle Sales Startup Screening 145

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

I’m not saying that lawyers were my screening process – simply that they knew about deals early on and they had voted with their time and pocketbooks so I knew I had a degree of filtering. I tapped my friends at big tech companies (Salesforce, Google, Oracle). Of course I went through normal other channels of deal flow.

Startup 361

Startup Venture Capital Pricing Technical Review 361

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

We realized that what Apple had done, was introduce a completely new way of interacting with computing devices, using touch, a rich, animated UI, and the size of the screen. We had been talking about data visualization as we saw the iPHone come out, and got excited and couldn't help seeing the possibilities of what you could do there.

Mobile 170

Mobile Oracle Startup Content 170

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 14, 2016

We work with them on an annual basis, around the world, and help to power their events and experiential marketing. I actually tried to put on an event to raise money for a charity in Washington DC, and at the time I was super young and super na�ve, and helping that charity ended up turning into a ten year long project.

Sales 100

Sales Santa Monica Startup Orange County 100

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

I’m not saying that lawyers were my screening process – simply that they knew about deals early on and they had voted with their time and pocketbooks so I knew I had a degree of filtering. I tapped my friends at big tech companies (Salesforce, Google, Oracle). Of course I went through normal other channels of deal flow.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Startup Pricing Invest 347

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 12, 2016

He spent nearly five years at each of Salesforce.com and Oracle and was an Area VP at Salesforce leading sales efforts at some of the largest clients that Salesforce.com has. They make it seamless to check into a venue but also help you figure out when you have friends nearby.

Software 105

Software Mobile Artificial Inteligence Oracle 105

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2009

As an entrepreneur people who aren’t going to respond to you and it’s your responsibility to politely and assertively stay on people’s radar screen. You no longer work for Google, Oracle, Salesforce.com or McKinsey where everybody calls you back. I can’t help it. Others cross the line.

Entrepreneur 338

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Google 338