Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2014

If you have a software development background like mine, Im sure you often get questions about when to outsource, versus building the solution in-house. Outsourcing is defined as contracting the work to another company, usually located in a developing country, like India, China, or Eastern Europe.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 11, 2012

Since my background includes software development, I often get the question about when to build a solution in-house, versus outsourcing it to a local company, near-shore service, or off-shore organization in China, India, or Eastern Europe. Don’t outsource your core competency. It’s like giving up control of your company.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 15, 2016

Los Angeles-based Oblong Industries , which develops gesture-aware, 3D spatial user interfaces, reported this morning that it has scored a contract with NASA Aeronautics. The contract came from NASA's Transformative Aeronautics Concepts Program (TACP). Financial impact of the win was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 4, 2022

Los Angeles-based Brainbase, which develops software to help licensing teams manage partnerships and contracts, said it has inked a deal with Nissan Motor Corporation. Financial details of the win were not announced. According to Brianbase, Nissan will unify its global licensing operations on Brainbase's platform.

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Inverted Software

JUNE 15, 2018

At Inverted Software we often help our clients manage offshore and onshore development teams. Our proprietary processes and unique experience helps us evaluate and correct software development practices that have proven inefficient and instill practices that insure productivity and success.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2010

Since my background includes software development, I often get the question about when to build a solution in-house, versus outsourcing it to a local company, near-shore service, or off-shore organization in China, India, or Eastern Europe. Don’t outsource your core competency. It’s like giving up control of your company.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2011

Since my background includes software development, I often get the question about when to build a solution in-house, versus outsourcing it to a local company, near-shore service, or off-shore organization in China, India, or Eastern Europe. Don’t outsource your core competency. It’s like giving up control of your company.

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socalTECH

JULY 8, 2009

Pasadena-based Evolution Robotics , an Idealab-backed firm developing robotics software, said today that it has won a federal contract from the U.S. According to Evolution Robotics, the contract covers research on scaling visual recognition for maritime domain awareness. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2020

Los Angeles-based Slingshot Aerospace , a developer of software which combines satellite, aerial, drone and other data, has raised $3.0M in a combination of venture capital and a Small Business Innnovation Research contract, the company said on Thursday. Air Force via the SBIR contract. from the U.S. from the U.S.

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AUGUST 17, 2020

Tustin, California-based THREAD , a developer of software used for managing decentralized clinical research, has raised $50 more in funding from private equity investors Water Street Healthare Partners and JLL Partners. The company was acquired by Water Street and JLL Partners last year, in 2019.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Structure development contracts appropriately or directing the in-house team appropriately. Look at the business and determine what's going to make sense from a development perspective in the short-term, longer-term. Would you create contracts without an attorney? Do you really have control of the development?

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Carlsbad-based MaintenanceNet , which develops software used to manage maintenance and service contracts, announced Wednesday that it has raised a round of growth equity from private equity company Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors. maintenancenet private equtiy funding software growth service contract' READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based Catalog (www.catalog.cc), a startup developing artificial intelligence software to help independent visual artists scale their content production efforts, announced it raised $1.5M That system allows us to arrange shoots and coordinate with contracted talent to produce that content.

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socalTECH

JULY 14, 2015

Pasadena-based Green Dot , the provider of prepaid Mastercard and mobile banking services, said today that it has opened up a new office in Shanghai, China, which will provide engineering and software development resources to the company. According to Green Dot, it officially opened up Green Dot Shanghai Software Technology Co.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 21, 2013

help you integrate your product with other systems making it harder for your product to be replaced by competitors. deliver profitable revenue that while on gross margins of 50% vs. software at 85-95% it is still profits to help you cover fixed costs. That is the software business. rollout support. configuration.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 22, 2013

Carlsbad-based MaintenanceNet , the developer of software-as-a-service used for managing service contracts and service quotes for manufacturers and others, reported today that it has had a record year. billion in service contracts for its customers. billion in service contracts for its customers. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 7, 2019

Santa Barbara-based HG Data , which has been developing software that helps companies understand the technology stack their operations depend on, has rebranded itself as HG Insights , and launched a new platform it calls the HG Insights Platform. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2020

To help you focus, I have prioritized the following list of success principles, too often overlooked by otherwise smart people, blinded by dollar signs, who jump in before they consider the consequences and alternatives: Find a unique niche you love which adds real value. Facilitate rapid growth through contracted resources.

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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. Gap closed, right? Probably not. Accounting?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2022

Software products and apps can be quickly wire-framed with free tools such as MockFlow , or even Microsoft Powerpoint to lay out the key screens. For both software and hardware technology, multiple iterations are usually required to achieve production quality and performance. Reduce the time to production and rollout.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Enterprise software might be considered on the boring side for some of those in the technology world, but it looks like the industry is being good to Carlsbad-based MaintenanceNet. billion in service contracts for its customers last year. The firm hasn't given any actual financials, but did say it generated more than $2.3

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socalTECH

APRIL 23, 2019

Los Angeles- and Austin-based Slingshot Aerospace , the venture-backed developer of artificial intelligence software for processing satellite, aerial, and drone imaging, said this morning that it has won a $6M contract award, from the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC).

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

On-demand ridesharing service Uber hopes to bring flying taxis to Los Angeles by 2020, the company said this morning, and has just signed a contract with the U.S. National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA) on software that would help support those flying taxi efforts.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

After operating in stealth mode for about two years, First Resonance , a company founded by former SpaceX engineers, is finally showing the world their software toolkit designed to let manufacturers make things using the processes employed by their former boss.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2008

Los Angeles-based Alelo, the USC spinout which is developing "serious" games to teach languages and cultures, has scored a contract with the Voice of America. Alelo said the contract calls for using automated speech recognition and artifical intelligence to help people learning English to practice their conversational skills.

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JULY 8, 2015

MaintenanceNet develops cloud-based software used by companies to manage the renewal of service contracts and maintenance contracts, automatically handling quoting, notifications, and also online renewals. Carlsbad-based MaintenanceNet has been acquired by Cisco , in a deal worth $139M, Cisco said late Tuesday.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Los Angeles-based FilmTrack , a developer of contracts and rights management software for the media and entertainment industry, has raised $10M in a Series B funding, and also acquired Dashbox, a developer of cloud-based music asset and metadata management software. FilmTrack is led by Jason Kassin. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 13, 2012

Carlsbad-based MaintenanceNet , the developer of sales channel management and service agreement renewal software, reported that it's expanding Down Under today. The firm said it has signed a new, value added distributor in Australia, Westcon Group Australia, who will offer its product to its resellers for free. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

It wasn’t so many years ago that starting a new e-commerce business on the Internet was a complex custom development project, usually costing a million dollars or more. You can now skip the mandatory office space rental, with secretary and bookkeeping staff, or outsourcing. Use the cloud and subscriptions for computing technology.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Software products and apps can be quickly wire-framed with free tools such as MockFlow , or even Microsoft Powerpoint to lay out the key screens. For both software and hardware technology, multiple iterations are usually required to achieve production quality and performance. Reduce the time to production and rollout.

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socalTECH

MAY 8, 2012

Los Angeles-based expense management software and services developer ExpenseCloud , which was founded by Eric Sikola and Dan Fritcher, has been acquired by human resources provider Trinet , according to reports today. TriNet is a provider of outsource human resources services. Disclaimer: TriNet is a sponsor of socalTECH).

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Los Angeles-based financial close automation software developer BlackLine has scored a big customer win, with Shell , the company said this week, saying it has signed a new, multi-year contract with the big multinational.

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OCTOBER 8, 2020

El Segundo, California- and Austin, Texas-based Slingshot Aerospace said this morning that it has received $2M in funding to go towards developing of a new, space training simulation tool for the U.S. Space Force.

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JANUARY 16, 2013

PICS Auditing , a software-as-a-service developer which provides contractor screening and credentialing software, has raised $35M in a funding round, the firm sai dtoday. PICS is headed by John Moreland, and helps large organization mange their contracts, suppliers, and vendors. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 14, 2019

How do you create a tool to help address unconscious bias in the workplaceand why would you create a new startup in that area? We have developed a tool that takes scientific, validated methodologies from academia, and use that to assess unconscious bias around race, gender, age, and other personality attributes, in the workplace.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2015

Between the mid nineties until 2007 wireless carriers around the world religiously protected the software that went on to phones and they guarded the end consumer relationship by controlling this software. Why Exclusivity Matters to Your Customers or Business Development Partners. Excite, MSN and eventually Google.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2019

PG&E , California's largest utility, has turned to Redlands-based Esri , the help the utility cope with what has been a massive website failure on its part after it decided to shut down power in 34 Northern California counties after high winds and low humidity were forecast on Wednesday.

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