TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 30, 2019

Greenlots was selected as the sole software provider for VolksWagen’s “Electrify America” charging program last January. highways and byways, the future of mobility needs to be electric if there’s any hope of slowing (and ideally halting and reversing) climate change globally. needs to spend $4.7

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MAY 9, 2019

For our interview this morning, we caught up with Alonso Vargas , the CTO and co-founder of Runtriz (www.runtriz.com), a Los Angeles company which has been powering the mobile apps and experiences for Radisson, Best Western, a lot of boutique brands. Why would someone use your software, rather than go build their own?

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Don’t draw your visionary resources into the incremental fight. Whichever of the three scenarios may apply to you, it is a red flag for your future if you condone the status quo and allow the company to devote all its resources to existing products and simple enhancements. Just think of the computer and software fields.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

Los Angeles-based wireless software publisher Mobile-XL reported Thursday that it is partnering with Venice-based mobile video messaging firm Mogreet. According to Mobile-XL, both companies have committed resources toward developing a mobile messaging platform.

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socalTECH

JULY 1, 2013

Financial software provider Intuit has sold its Intuit Financial Services business--which is based in Woodland Hills--to private equity firm Thoma Bravo. intuit financial services merger acquisition finance software mobile banking' Intuit had acquired Digital Insight back in 2006, for $1.35 READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Mobile devices like the iPhone and iPad have completely revolutionized how consumers interact with the online world in the past few years. One of the first companies to see the potential for a mobile application specifically targeted at the enterprise was Roambi (www.roambi.com), which is based in Solana Beach.

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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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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 does Chrome River's software do? Dave Terry: It's just part of our heritage.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2016

For a software startup, a patent can be the intellectual property providing the key competitive advantage, or it can be an expensive non-defensible bureaucratic nightmare -- or both. Some argue to simply eliminate software patents, while others put their hopes in U.S. Patent offices can’t keep up with software technology.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

GoToMyPC , the popular remote access software-as-a-service from Santa Barbara-based Citrix Online , has hit the Apple iPad, the company said today. Citrix Online said the launch of the product is part of a push to add new mobile services this year, and follows the launch of GoToMeeting, its webinar product, on the iPad last year.

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socalTECH

JULY 17, 2012

Aliso Viejo-based Telogis , the developer of location intelligence software, said this evening that it has acquired Navtrak , a provider of mobile resource and fleet management products. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Telogis said the buy will help it gain greater reach into small- and mid-sized markets.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Domuso is developing payment financing software for renters; Earny is a personal assistant which provides money back on purchases; and Papaya develops mobile bill payment apps.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Forge Technologies , a developer of software used for managing hourly employees, said this morning that it has acquired Los Angeles-based ShiftMe , a developer of "shift-swapping" apps. As part of the acquisition, Forge Technologies said it is moving its headquarters to Los Angeles. Financial terms of the acquisition wer enot announced.

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Technology Los Angeles Acquisition Software 113

socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2014

Disney offered up up to $120K in investment capital, access to entrepreneurs and executives at Disney, and other resources to its startups. The Disney Accelerator said that Smart Toy was acquired by Los Angeles-based children''s product firm Cartwheel Kids, and that SnowShoe raised $2.2M in its seed funding round. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Aliso Viejo-based Telogis announced last night that it has acquired cetain assets, and substantially all of the business of Integris , a provider of routing, mobile resource, and fleet management software. Telogis is a developer of location-based intelligence software and services.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Aliso Viejo-based Telogis , a provider of location-based intelligence software and services for fleet routing, has raised $2.8M, according to a regulatory filing by the firm. The funding round closed on the same day as Telogis acquired Integris, a provider of rounting, mobile resource, and fleet management software.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 21, 2015

Santa Monica-based MomentFeed , the developer of analytics software used to help retailers understand the link between their retail locations and mobile consumers, said this week that it has rolled out a new offering called LocalVoice Community Management. Pricing on the new service was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

JULY 31, 2017

It’s been a long time since tech’s biggest companies could be sorted into discrete buckets according to the products they pioneered—-Google, the search software giant; Apple, the computer and mobile device innovator; e-commerce leader Amazon; business software stalwart Microsoft; and social media engine Facebook.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 19, 2012

And in the case of defining mobile/web/software, there is even more variability in terms of form and format. In fact, let me provide an important warning: If you create these documents, don't have input from a technical resource, take it to a development shop and they provide you a price. Go find a new technical resource.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 2, 2013

Do you have a Technical Advisors: Every Web/Mobile Startup Must Have One ? Don't be fooled by a Common Misunderstanding in Agile Software Development. And when you have Poor Software Developers - Pull the Plug Early. Have you looked through Things You May Have Forgot in Your MVP and provided answers to these?

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 11, 2021

Healthvana , a health tech startup that began with a specific focus on providing patient information digitally for individuals living with HIV, is helping Los Angeles County roll out mobile vaccination records for COVID-19 using Apple’s Wallet technology. “We look and feel like Instagram.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 19, 2015

Or finally, you may want to start a project using the next generation of tools to produce an entirely new product – but your development resources are all tied up with projects to enhance existing products. Just think of the computer and software fields. It is a cost of doing business that you cannot ignore.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 17, 2012

What's different with Younity, is instead of creating another cloud and walled garden, we're actually incorporating the resources you already have, such as the storage on your devices, and over time, your other online services, photos, and documents. You can share those resources between both computers. What's your background?

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socalTECH

APRIL 25, 2013

Dev Bhatia: Search2 is next generation search software, built from the ground up. It''s pretty hard to imagine instant search in other context, and on other devices, particularly when it comes to mobile. There are unique problems with mobile, including memory issues, network latency, and typing issues. What is SRCH2?

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 19, 2011

The chart shows three scarce resources and their improvements over time. And while the App Internet is currently more powerful than the Mobile Internet it has fundamental flaws. In other words, our mobile devices are all powerful and the network that they connect into sucks. The money slide is the graphic below.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2013

When building a new application, the fundamental rule is that you should choose any services that allows you the greatest combination of flexibility and resources to meet your application’s needs. For example, IaaS providers will give you raw infrastructure like compute and storage resources.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2021

Apple pulled ahead of other mobile phones in its early days largely because it cultivated an ecosystem of software developers who created iPhone apps to meet every consumer niche and need. These have the vision and the resources to fund long-term digital success. You need to be part of a larger ecosystem.

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Competition Software Review Social Media Custom 142

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 7, 2014

Two Tap thought this would be a hassle, especially for the mobile user, and created a shopping cart that works on multiple platforms through multiple retailers. Conversion rates on mobile are much lower than they are on desktop. Mobile is still a rare device to purchase items from. Imagine what e-commerce looks like today.

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Google Mobile Commerce Software 85

Xconomy

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Those images translate into data that TerrAvion analyzes and also shares with its distribution partners, who have developed farm management software geared to particular products with their own growing quirks, such as grapes. In the meantime, TerrAvion is pushing ahead with coverage by aircraft.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 31, 2021

These are industries where structural impediments to technology adoption have only recently been broken down by the advent of incredibly powerful mobile devices. The focus will be on distributed energy resources, retrofits of residential, commercial and municipal buildings; and clean transportation.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2016

The introduction of KidGuard, new cell phone monitoring software that gives parents the ability to access their child's digital interactions, was a major accomplishment. It solidified our ability to launch new technology using resources both here and abroad. Lawrence Ng: Our biggest news was growing our global incubator, OnRamp.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Chris Tragos: Jetpack is an ad platform, which I would describe as the most beautiful, best engaging, and most performant ad product for desktop, mobile, and tablet. At Jetpack, we don't outsource production, and we manage all of the software development within Jetpack. What is Jetpack, and what do you do? READ MORE>>.

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Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

On a micro level, I also make a strong effort to get to know local entrepreneurs on an individual level and being a reliable resource for them. For example, Myriad Mobile raised $1.5 million for their agtech product, Bushel , which is an industry-first mobile grain app platform.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

Palm (acquired by HP ) – In our interview we talked about how transformational mobile computing is and why it’s different than web computing (e.g. There weren’t enough details to know whether Corduro was trying to build a mobile payments company like Zong or a retail merchant processing solution like Square.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2017

This is the year, according to all the data, where mobile messaging will surpass social. Even without knowing the exact number, we know social is big, but that this year, mobile messaging will pass it in terms of user engagement, sessions per day, and minutes per day. Figure out what is working, and put more resources on that.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 8, 2017

There are hundreds of consultants out there who will take your money for guidance in this area, but I recommend that you start with some free resources on the Internet, or one of the many recent books on this topic. Check your brand definition against the clarity of this one from Xerox for office software.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 27, 2015

One of the oldest and most-popular developer communities, IBM’s developerWorks has announced today a first-of-its-kind premium subscription model, developerWorks Premium , geared toward maximizing developer access to IBM’s software, tools, training and partners at a fraction of the cost. Access to MobileFirst developer Edition.

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