L.A. Business Journal

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Santa Monica-based automotive technology platform TrueCar Inc.’s s sales tumbled as supply chain issues rocked the company, according to its third quarter earnings report.

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socalTECH

APRIL 12, 2017

Fullerton-based Digsy has rolled out a new, sales software platform specifically aimed at helping commercial real estate brokers better manage their sales teams. The company said it has users at such companies as CBRE, JLL, Cushman & Wakefield, Colliers International, NAI Capital, Sandler Sales Training and others.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 9, 2021

Even as NFT sales dip below their most speculative highs, startups aiming to tap into their potential are still scoring big funding rounds from investors who believe there’s much more to crypto collectibles than the past few months of hype. The round was led by WestCap. NFT marketplace OpenSea raises $23 million from a16z.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Hyundai Motor Group said it will jointly develop an electric vehicle platform with Los Angeles-based startup Canoo, the latest startup tapped by the automaker as part of an $87 billion push to invest in electrification and other future technologies. Canoo said it will provide engineering services to develop the electric platform.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2012

The firm said its Personalized Marketing Platform is aimed at brand, to help them turn their fans into customers. Fan Appz said it differs from other, social media marketing products because it is focused on helping brands close a sale. Jon Siegal was previously a VP of Sales at Siebel Sytsems., READ MORE>>.

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Tech.Co

APRIL 20, 2020

Wix has announced a limited-time half price sale on its website builder plans, with a 50% off deal beginning today and ending on Wednesday. The half price sale is open to new users and anyone currently using Wix's free plan. Let's take a closer look at the new deal, and whether Wix is the right platform for you.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 31, 2022

Santa Monica-based Arrive, a developer of a technology and reverse logistics services, says it has added resales to its enterprise rental platform. Arrive says it refurbishes, cleans, and grades those returns to be re-sold directly on branded, re-sale e-commerce sites. Arrive is led by CEO and Co-Founder Rachelle Snyder.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 18, 2015

Santa Monica-based GumGum , which operates an online digital advertising platform aimed at visual content, said Tuesday that it has named John Weisgerber as its new Senior Vice President of Sales. The company's platform is used to place advertising within visual content, such as photos. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 2, 2021

. “ 2020 was a blowout year… People needed an interactive streaming platform that they could spin up quickly that they could launch on their website.” Since the launch of monetization tools in May of last year, Evans estimated that the platform has paid out at least $5 million to entertainers who used the service. “We

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socalTECH

JUNE 1, 2021

Santa Barbara-based software developer FastSpring--best known for its e-commerce software tools--says it is expanding its offerings, and will offer up support to B2B, software-as-a-service and downloadable software companies with sales team.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 20, 2013

In my first enterprise software company we developed a methodology for sales that we called PUCCKA , which I wrote about previously. Having a good sales methodology can help you ensure your company runs more disciplined campaigns and focuses scarce resources on your best opportunities. It the second rule of sales, “Why Buy Me?”

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

CapLinked develops an online, cloud-based platform used to manage due diligence and deal documents, and which competes against deal room management software. The company is targeting the software for companies working on asset sales, financing, and mergers. That funding was worth $3M.

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socalTECH

MAY 10, 2013

Four years ago, Los Angeles-based Adly (www.adly.com) launched to much fanfare as one of the first local startups to tie into the brand-new, Twitter micro messaging platform. We''re the leading social advertising platform that leverages celebrity relationships. Marketers have a hard time keeping up with all th emost recent platforms.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Santa Monica-based voice and text-platform provider CallFire is bolstering its executive ranks today with a new hire, saying that it has named Barbara Palmer as the company''s new Chief Revenue Officer. Palmer will head up business development, marketing, and sales for CallFire. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 2, 2017

We spoke with Andrew about how the company pivoted from its original model after finding a huge amount of traction for its sales software and data, and its ability to guide brokers on the best practices for them to close more deals, which it is now offering as software-as-a-service. What is Digsy? How's the startup funded?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Build platform services that provide more value to our startups than just money (putting our fees into our ecosystem and not just our pockets). Platform Services – And I haven’t announced it before but we’ve also beefed up our platform services quite a bit. You can follow Greg on Twitter here.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 27, 2020

The Los Angeles-based operations and security management software service, Replicated has raised $25 million to ramp up its staffing and scale its sales and marketing efforts. Last year, the company unveiled its tools for managing Kubernetes deployments and immediately saw sales increase.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 8, 2020

He did note that in the four markets where the company has gone live since launching its business in January 2019 — San Diego, Los Angeles, the Inland Empire , and Sacramento — has yielded an annualized revenue run rate of over $400 million in gross merchandise value (the total value of home sales transacted on its platform).

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 6, 2015

Many people are too cautious in sales processes and as a result when they present their solutions they end up sounding milquetoast and undifferentiated from anybody else in the market. I recently wrote about the three rules of sales. In sales we often call these USPs (I wrote about them here: Unique Selling Propositions ).

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socalTECH

APRIL 12, 2013

Online photo blogging platform Tumblr is the latest, hot Internet startup to set up shot in Los Angeles, saying that it has opened up its first, official West Coast office in the city. The firm said Thursday that the primary function of its office will be sales and outreach, and that it initially has seve, full time employees in Los Angeles.

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socalTECH

MAY 7, 2012

Fine Art America handles all of the details of fulfilling sales for images. You hit submit, and your images are instantly available for sale as prints on our website. I realized that I should build a platform to put content. platform, turned it into an art site, and it just took off from the get go. I figured there.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The company said the funding will go towards expanding its dealer network across North America, as well as for its technology platform and data analytics capabilities. The funding was led by Kayne Partners Fund, the growth private equity arm of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP. Steve Jillings is led by co-founder and CEO of the company.

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socalTECH

JULY 16, 2020

According to the company, its platform allows users to market their home on MLS and other channels, accept and review offers, complete paperwork and track milestones from an online dashboard. The company was founded by Joe Peterson, a real estate broker, and Louis Taylor, also a real estate veteran.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Los Angeles-based Vantage Media said Thursday that it is selling its Education Services Business--which sells leads to education advertisers--to Campus Explorer , as it looks to sharpen its focus on the technology behind its real time bidding (RTB) advertising platform. Financial terms of the sale were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 25, 2018

BlueCart has developed a hospitality industry marketplace and "sales enablement platform" which the company says uses machine learning and other predictive technology to help businesses ranging from small owner/operator restaurants to national groups and chains with ordering, inventory, and budgeting.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

You’ll get sales information from your VP of Sales, marketing information from your VP Marketing, tech information from your CTO and so on. An obvious example would be in sales. By going on sales calls you pick up directly the feedback of what customers want and also what they’re telling you about competition.

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MARCH 1, 2013

The beauty of platform is fans are signing into Facebook when fans engage with films on our site, and those film makers are collecting valuable data and page profiles on their audience. We're not necessarily the platform to help up-and-comers or amateurs to be successful. I'm a guy that gets things done as a sales person.

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MAY 13, 2013

is the brainchild of David Padula, Derek Padula, and Dave Delaney, who have created a platform to help developers monetize their games through merchandise sales. According to the two, current and future members of the IGDA will receive a discount on the initial store setup fee for Fans.lu. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2019

An all-too-common question I get from startups and small businesses is “Which is the right social media platform for my business?” Is it Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or one of the other 200 active platforms vying for attention these days? Almost 40% of small businesses that sell on Facebook say it is their sole sales channel.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

In the case of Invoca, customers pay a monthly subscription price for the company''s inbound call marketing platform. For most companies, existing customers are the most economical and lucrative source of incremental sales. 1% - 3% of the additional sales). PS folks are typically "farmers" rather than "hunters."

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Activision said that its digital sales results have broken records across all of its platforms, although Activision has not yet commented on overall sales of the title. READ MORE>>

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 5, 2020

GrubMarket , which provides a B2C platform for consumers to order produce and other food and home items for delivery, and a B2B service where it supplies grocery stores, meal-kit companies and other food tech startups with products that they resell, is today announcing that it has raised $60 million in a Series D round of funding.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

With each sale, 70% of money raised goes toward a cause of the athlete’s choice. Athletes wear these game-worn items, and our platform gives them a way to donate and make an impact without any extra time on them and their busy schedules,” Alston said. The remaining 30% goes to Mov employees and operations.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2010

I’m writing this post as part of my series with Advice on Raising Venture Capital but will file it under Sales Tips as well since it applies equally to both scenarios. Or on a sales campaign you’ve finally gotten your project sponsor to take you to the “executive committee&# where decisions are made and budgets are agreed.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 23, 2018

The research organization CIRP announced in August that sales of smart speakers had exceeded 50 million, with sales expected to grow 48% over the following twelve months. Neither Google nor Amazon offer ads on their platforms. However, sales of Google’s Home product appear to be outstripping those of Amazon.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 24, 2020

Since the company raised its last institutional round in 2018, it has added over 300,000 properties for sale or lease across the U.S. The company touts its service as the only technology offering that can take a property from marketing to the close of a sale or lease without having to leave the platform.

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socalTECH

MARCH 6, 2013

The company is now focused on providing a platform to help streamline deals like asset sales, financings, and mergers & acquisitions, according to the company. CapLinked is headed by Eric M.

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