TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Fast forward to almost exactly one year later, and a lot has changed for the payments and software startup. Since its 2017 inception, SpotOn has been focused on providing software and payments technology to SMBs with an emphasis on restaurants and retail businesses.

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Technical Review Software Review Invest Acquisition 296

socalTECH

MARCH 22, 2011

Pasadena-based Central Desktop , the online provider of project management and collaboration tools, announced today that it has launched a new product targeted at marketing agencies.

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Marketing Pasadena Software Review Startup 154

TechCrunch LA

JULY 19, 2022

to develop some sweet inventory-planning software. Murthy and Kaplan intend to use the debt offering as a factor relationship to act as an intermediary and purchase receivables for brands that don’t have access to those kinds of relationships due to it being a nonfrequent sale for some brands. Syrup Tech bags $6.3M

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Product Funding Technical Review Equity 191

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 20, 2020

Her argument is that if Uber buys Grubhub (which itself once merged with Seamless) it would mean that Uber Eats / Grubhub would control half the market and that with DoorDash the two together would control 90% of the market. You lose the ability to up-sell and cross-sell products.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 21, 2016

They can utilize seven tools to improve employee management. Among the tools are BoostSuite, Blue Coat, Boomerang, and QuickBooks. Other tools include Zenefits, Genbook, and HipChat. This application program helps small businesses to optimize their websites for marketing purposes. This tool is an all-in-one program.

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Tool Software Review SEO Email 40

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 12, 2018

The company is ServiceTitan, and its market… is air conditioners. Both programmers, the two reconnected after doing stints as custom developers during and after college, and then when they were developing tools for their families’ businesses as residential contractors in the Los Angeles suburb of Glendale.

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Glendale Los Angeles Startup Technical Review 271

socalTECH

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Sharpening its focus on the electronic discovery market, Pasadena-based X1 , the enterprise search tools provider backed by Idealab, has split out a new company called X1 Discovery , headed by John Patzakis, the former President of eDiscovery at X1. READ MORE>>.

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Social Media Media Idealab Software Review 182

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2021

As a business advisor, I have to recommend even to established companies that they review and revamp their competitive strategy now, even if it appears to be working today. Manual tracking and occasional surveys won’t keep you competitive in today’s high volume and rapidly changing market. You need to be part of a larger ecosystem.

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Competition Software Review Social Media Customer 142

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Don’t forget to market yourself before, during, and after your initial idea, through social media, websites, and events. Specialized services, such as accounting, require skilled people, training, and tools, and do not scale well. Take advantage of low-cost modern tools and automation. Prioritize mergers and acquisitions early.

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Outsource Development Social Media Software Review Customer 154

socalTECH

MARCH 13, 2014

Brighter.com , the online marketplace for dentists which is looking to bring upfront pricing to the dental market, said Thursday that it has expanded beyond Los Angeles and into Orange County. Brighter''s tools include dentist reviews; upfront cost estimates; and scheduling and appointment handling software for the dentists themselves.

Orange County 138

Orange County Software Review Los Angeles Pricing 138

Tech.Co

JANUARY 3, 2020

Field Service Software. Fortunately, field service software is designed to keep track of all this and more, so you can focus on the big picture. Plus, with certain platforms, you'll even be able to utilize marketing features designed to help you attract new customers. Get started with field service software today.

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Technical Review Software Review Social Media Platform 91

InfoChachkie

JULY 7, 2016

Note: I invest almost exclusively in b-to-b software companies. I also pitched an expert marketplace to some of the world’s largest ISPs as a support tool, nine-months before the product was optimized for that purpose. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! Don’t Demo Me Bro.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 1, 2013

The platform allows investors to do their due diligence on their own time, network with other investors and execute deals with little overhead.” ” Free online tools. It also has free virtual due diligence sessions, investment dashboards, an advanced data room and virtual boardroom features.

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Software Review Platform Equity Tool 69

socalTECH

JUNE 3, 2019

Citron previously founded and sold Mogreet, a developer of mobile marketing software, among other ventures. However, as it happened, we went into due diligence and got a term sheet to sell the company on my month off. We want to figure out how to get 100,000 companies to integrate our tool and do good.

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Technical Review Software Review Mogreet Platform 113

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 20, 2014

To put this into perspective, I have less than 8,000 Twitter followers, yet 3% are classified as "fake" by StatusPeople''s online forensic tool. He noted that, " Throughout the year I review my Twitter followers looking for bots, accounts that have been abandoned, or that are tweeting links with viruses and I remove them. The Downside.

Social Media 274

Social Media Media Technical Review Software Review 274

socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2011

We actually built that about a year and a half ago, and are bringing that back due to overwhelming demand. There was also the opportunity to use our contest engine as a tool, because the challenge in daily deals is to build members and drive traffic. That one client, plus a need in the market really drove the product.

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Platform Training Software Review Advertising 263

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 12, 2019

For example, I come from a software background, and back in the early PC days, it could easily cost half a million dollars for a team of professionals to produce a commercial product. Now, with powerful high-level tools and open source software, winning smartphone apps can be built by a good hacker for a few thousand dollars.

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Startup Software Review Technical Review Social Media 105

SoCal CTO

APRIL 8, 2010

9 Reasons Why Many Smart People Go Nowhere - Life Beyond Code , March 29, 2010 You would have met many smart people who live a mediocre life. It’s the old – 5% of massive market gives us a big number. Employed with a side of startup - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , March 8, 2010 Advice on how to balance the two.

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Startup Software Review Competition SoCal 150

socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2009

Pasadena-based X1 Technologies, a developer of desktop and enterprise search software, is setting its sights on the eDiscovery market, saying this morning that it has created a new offering specifically aimed at the eDiscovery market. Cost of the new software was not released. READ MORE>>.

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Idealab Software Review Technical Review Pasadena 113

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 19, 2012

It's the same as when I've created financial models and then have it reviewed by a hard-core CFO, sophisticated investor or similar kind of expert. And in the case of defining mobile/web/software, there is even more variability in terms of form and format. I'm never trying to embarrass someone. I know how it feels.

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Develop Development Technical Review CTO Coach 354

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

He came to work in our offices at Upfront Ventures as an EIR and immediately began building software to improve how storage was picked up, photographed, scanned and routed to a warehouse. What sized team can I afford in order to sell, market & provide service to these customers? How profitable is my product or service?

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Startup Technical Review Customer Custom 286

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2022

But that is just the beginning of the opportunity to provide or take advantage of the new power and tools on the Internet. Market your solution and user benefits, not the mysterious technology behind it. Make your company visible, reachable and responsive through social networks. Don’t take shortcuts on these.

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Custom Customer Technical Review Symantec 137

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

However, savvy startups can leverage LinkedIn to create a customer acquisition and a churn reduction tool. Just as SimpleLegal has success ousting competitors, its Customer Success team must be diligent to avoid being likewise a victim of employee churn. It’s not about helping them use our software. Bro Benefits.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 26, 2013

Tools to understand and communicate with their readers. By bringing sophisticated marketing tools to mobile, the platform empowers digital publishers to derive more value from their apps.”. Appboy helps companies by offering deep insights about their readers and targeted communications to segments of those readers.

Mobile 83

Mobile Technical Review Tool Software Review 83

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 12, 2013

Full-service Pinterest marketing and technology startup – HelloSociety recently announced it had driven $30 million in additional sales revenue for its over 350 brand clientele through Pinterest. HelloSociety’s successful marketing and branding campaigns run on Pinterest for a reason.

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Sales Technical Review Marketing Technology 101

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 9, 2013

It surprises me that anybody would buy a car without this data because as most people know MSRP on cars is mostly an irrelevant data point used for marketing purposes. “Invoice price” is an equally meaningless marketing tool. But I digress. Sell stuff. The feeling it engenders back at the office can be corrosive.

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Conference Technical Review Truecar Software Review 398

socalTECH

JULY 22, 2016

Rufus Labs is one of a number of hardware startups which have started to proliferate in the community, due to low cost hardware, 3D printing, and crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo. Right now, the tools there are old and outdated, and mostly handheld. Our tool does the same thing.

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Technical Review Startup Software Review CTO Hire 100

socalTECH

JULY 8, 2013

Michael Lum: We were all semi-independently looking at mobile, due to the growth projection and potential there. There are lots of players in this market, why you are different? Instead, our software looks at each impression, and our bidding technology decides which impression to buy. Why tackle mobile?

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Advertising Mobile OpenX Software Review 253

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

Your IT Reviewer. They’ve had years of business-unit managers buying software solutions they didn’t need and that eventually become shelfware. Or they have internal tools that they want you to use but you prefer the sexy tools offered on the market. And not that I blame them. ” That can be brutal.

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Development Team Review Software Review Pricing Startup 293

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Andrew spoke to us about TrackStreet's brand protection software and artificial intelligence efforts. We then allow them to understand the true potential velocity of markets online. I saw an incredible opportunity with technology, which we could apply to solve their problems and close the gap between them and their market.

Artificial Inteligence 140

Artificial Inteligence Startup Commerce Sales 140

socalTECH

JUNE 23, 2021

How do you reinvent your startup-focused on in-person, grass roots marketing-in the face of a global pandemic? We have the data where those universities are, we have the human resources and curated marketing labor. No different than Uber has drivers, Field Day has marketers. Marketing budgets are thawing out and opening up.

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Marketing Los Angeles Zag Startup 113

socalTECH

APRIL 26, 2011

We're not talking publicly about that yet, but the idea is to get away from the annual review, away from the quarterly review, and give everyone within and outside a company the ability to recognize people, up and down the chain, for doing great things in the workplace. Beyond that, it's really about real time recognition.

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Startup Technical Review Software Review Platform 216

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

TechZulu caught up with co-founder Calvin Schemanski chat about their upcoming launch, their product and why Long reviews suck. myfab5 is a platform that reinvents the restaurant review. Unlike typical review sites, our platform does not use star ratings or long reviews. What is myfab5?

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Software Review Technical Review Writing Startup 79

Tech.Co

AUGUST 27, 2017

The Harvard Business Review recommends two low-risk applications of blockchain technology that startups can try. If you are a software service provider, set your sights on this particular security trend. Marketing is one of the likeliest areas that will gain tremendously from the impact of this technology. Productivity Tools.

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Technical Review Startup Mobile Software Review 69

socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2009

Eric Sikola is CEO of ExpenseBay (www.expensebay.com), a Los Angeles-based, online, software-as-a-service startup which has created an online application which uses Web 2.0 finance software such as Wesabe and Mint, and applied it to the corporate expense area. technology to make submitting expense reports extremely easy.

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Web 2.0 Startup SaaS Report 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Over the last 10 years or so, businesses have used disconnected point tools to do different parts of the analytic process. It's been a tough year for many due to the pandemic; how have you or your company adapted to the business environment? 

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Southern California Technical Review Platform Organization 140

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 23, 2012

You should cull this list to the best of the best, those that have a large number of high ratings and gushing reviews. What tool are they giving to help users accomplish their goals? Choosing something completely outside the norm forces users and reviewers to make note of how distinct you actually are. What is their hook?

Marketing 84

Marketing Software Review Tips Competition 84