socalTECH

DECEMBER 3, 2012

NEOGOV , which has quietly built an enterprise software company supplying human resources software to the government and public sector. Damir Davidovic: NEOGOV is a cloud-based, human resources suite. No one was really focusing their products and services for those customers in a good way. What is Neogov?

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Software Review SaaS Startup Technical Review 243

socalTECH

JUNE 11, 2013

Cornerstone OnDemand , the developer of software-as-a-service for talent management and human resources, is raising $220M in a debt funding, the firm said today. The company said it is offering up $220M in an offering of convertible senior notes, due in 2018. READ MORE>>.

Cornerstone OnDemand 100

Cornerstone OnDemand Software Review Resource Software 100

socalTECH

APRIL 7, 2011

Santa Barbara-based QAD , the developer of manufacturing resource planning software, said today that SMR Automotive Services , a unit of Samvardhana Motherson Group, is using the firm's applications at all of its sites. SMR Automotive Services is a manufacturer of external review mirrors for passenger cars.

Santa Barbara 162

Santa Barbara Software Review Resource Software 162

socalTECH

APRIL 1, 2009

Santa Monica-based Zag.com , the online car buying software firm headed by Scott Painter, announced this morning that it has inked a deal with the AAA, to power a new service called AAA Automaker. Tags: automobile research purchasing service. Financial details of the win was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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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. These have the vision and the resources to fund long-term digital success. Create a team culture for personalized service.

Competition 142

Competition Software Review Social Media Customer 142

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 25, 2015

So it brings not only TechZulu, but also Gadget Review great pleasure to announce a partnership with Microsoft. Qualified startups can receive up to $60K in Azure cloud credits, technical support, access to Microsoft software, and more. We can also connect with the right local resources depending on your startups’ needs.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2014

Venice, California-based instant messaging app developer Snapchat --in light of the massive breach of compromising photos leaked from the service via an unauthorized, third party service reiterated Tuesday that third party apps are a threat to the community. snapchat third party apps snappening leak software' READ MORE>>.

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Snapchat Software Review Venice Google 147

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. These resources often include a cash investment, as well as office space, and consulting.

Startup 136

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand , the developer of software-as-a-service for talent management, learning, and human resources management, said today that it has promoted three of its executives. The company said the promotions come due to recent growth and expansion at the company. READ MORE>>.

Cornerstone OnDemand 157

Cornerstone OnDemand Software Review Santa Monica Resource 157

Berkonomics

JULY 9, 2020

A good dashboard of relevant real time information is now available for most any business, often created by computer software from data derived from monitoring real time tasks within the business. You should consider creating such a dashboard or reviewing the one you use if already driving with one at hand.

Metrics 156

Metrics Software Review Statistics Technical Review 156

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Specialized services, such as accounting, require skilled people, training, and tools, and do not scale well. Customer feedback, including blog comments, usability reviews, and early user testimonials, build relationships and provide credible marketing to the broader customer community. Collaborate with customers to tune your solution.

Outsource Development 154

Outsource Development Social Media Software Review Customer 154

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

That's the fascinating story behind Los Angeles-based Earbits (www.earbits.com), which offers up a mobile music streaming service focused on discovering both new and talent. understand you actually had shutdown the service, and that the company was essentially at the brink of death? Joey, thanks for the time today.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 3, 2020

Companies of all shapes and sizes are now taking advantage of digital resources to help run everything from daily tasks to tedious data analysis. Similarly, despite the rise of services such as UberEats and Deliveroo, the experience of eating at a restaurant can't be replaced. Field Service Software.

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Technical Review Software Review Social Media Platform 91

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2022

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. These resources often include a cash investment, as well as office space, and consulting.

Tips 104

Tips Startup Technical Review Equity 104

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 19, 2013

The era of VCs investing in successful consumer Internet startups such as eBay led to a belief system that seemed to permeate many enterprise software startups that hiring sales or implementation people was a bad thing. Many young startups are being advised not to have a professional services business and in my opinion this is a big mistake.

Startup 403

Startup Sales Software Review Technical Review 403

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 9, 2013

I was sitting with the financing guy who was trying to upsell me everything from pre-paying service to prepaying dent repair coverage, etc. It’s taking company resources – usually funded by angels or VCs – for personal gain. . “Invoice price” is an equally meaningless marketing tool. But I digress.

Conference 398

Conference Technical Review Truecar Software Review 398

Tech.Co

MARCH 9, 2020

Update Antivirus Software . This is where tools like project management software can really help. Even better, many of these software provide other helpful features that can make tracking productivity even easier. Project Management Software. See Reviews. Source: Harvard Business Review. VPN Reviews.

Tips 160

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2019

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. These resources often include a cash investment, as well as office space, and consulting.

Startup 128

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 128

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. If your software or your manufacturing process is your secret sauce, you need to keep the work in-house. Look at internal services versus external services.

Outsource Development 95

Outsource Development Outsource Offshore Software Review 95

Tech.Co

MAY 25, 2018

Fortunately, the Startup of the Year program aims to make it easier for founders to connect with resources. Meet some of the amazing organizations that partner with the Startup of the Year program, and could be a valuable resource for you to help build your business. BlackTech Week (Miami, FL). Memphis, TN).

Startup 141

Startup Technical Review Competition Software Review 141

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 31, 2021

” Much of this will look and feel like a Green New Deal, but sold under a package of infrastructure modernization and service upgrades that the country desperately needs. . The vast majority of those are nowhere up to modern codes. What excites me about this space is that there’s so much low-hanging fruit.

Startup 229

Startup Technical Review Invest Research 229

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2021

With my software background at IBM, I’m well aware that technical early adopters value more and more features, and are able to deal with complexity. Gather your resources before scaling the business. Growing too fast kills many new ventures, due to staffing costs, inventory, and funding delays.

Technical Review 131

Technical Review Case Study Mentor Software Review 131

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2016

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. If your software or your manufacturing process is your “secret sauce,” you need to keep the work in-house. Look at internal services versus external services.

Outsource Development 53

Outsource Development Outsource Software Review Technical Review 53

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2012

They are location aware, which is important in personalizing the service offering. But on the other hand if you have a product with a very high gross margin (software, virtual goods, etc.) Try reading a bunch of reviews, checking 5 different restaurants to try and compare the differences. That’s why Yelp is effective.

Web 334

Web Mobile Startup Software Review 334

socalTECH

JULY 12, 2013

Many companies would love to be able to get the benefits of cloud--easy configurability, low cost, scaling, and more--but, due to various reasons, can''t take advantage of public cloud services like Amazon. The Pasadena firm''s co-founders, Sean Lynch and Steve Curry , sat down with us to talk about the service.

CIO 207

CIO Southern California Technical Review Software Review 207

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. How profitable is my product or service? What sized team can I afford in order to sell, market & provide service to these customers?

Startup 286

Startup Technical Review Customer Custom 286

Berkonomics

AUGUST 15, 2013

A good dashboard of relevant real time information is now available for most any business, often created by computer software from data derived from monitoring real time tasks within the business. You should consider creating such a dashboard, or reviewing the one you use if already driving with one at hand.

Metrics 184

Metrics Software Review Statistics Technical Review 184

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2019

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. These resources often include a cash investment, as well as office space, and consulting.

Startup 87

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 87

socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2010

The company provides SAT, ACT, and other similar test preparation courses and related software. I had worked as a tutor for Princeton Review, and Jake for Kaplan. We thought, we could put out a better product than Kaplan or Princeton Review, which would be more compelling, and also would tie in a strong social mission.

Software Review 178

Software Review Technical Review Education Startup 178

SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

Many of the founders of these companies are surprised to learn that I'm willing to review what they are doing (maybe an hour) and get on the phone for an hour with them and provide free advice. And I try my best to point them to resources that can help them longer term. Of course, I provide part-time CTO services. What Is This?

CTO Hire 264

CTO Hire Startup Technical Review Development Team Review 264

SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

Many of the founders of these companies are surprised to learn that I'm willing to review what they are doing (maybe an hour) and get on the phone for an hour with them and provide free advice. And I try my best to point them to resources that can help them longer term. Of course, I provide part-time CTO services. What Is This?

CTO Hire 259

CTO Hire Startup Technical Review Development Team Review 259

socalTECH

JUNE 4, 2018

The industry, after 40 years of being fee-for-service, is moving into a value-based payments model. There are now a number of products, technology, and services which are being brought to market, which a few years ago had no way for an entrepreneur to generate money. We even are looking at service companies.

Startup 113

Startup Technical Review Software Review Artificial Inteligence 113

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

In the case of the US Federal Government, the steps a company must traverse to become approved by the Government Services Administration can take years and cost a small fortune of precious startup capital – time and money most startups simply cannot afford. Slooooooow Payer – The government is a notoriously slow payer.

Startup 207

Startup Outsource Development Software Review Sales 207

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2015

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. These resources often include a cash investment, as well as office space, and consulting.

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Startup Technical Review Equity 105

Tech.Co

MARCH 8, 2018

Lisha served a lengthy tenure fulfilling multiple roles at Wells Fargo, most recently as VP of Consumer Financial Services, where she led the mobile payments strategy and implementation for the credit card business. She is particularly interested in applications that leverage AI to automate existing workflows or create new services.

Technical Review 70

Technical Review Startup Software Review Entrepreneur 70

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2014

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. These resources often include a cash investment, as well as office space, and consulting.

Entrepreneur 113

Entrepreneur Funding Startup Technical Review 113

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2017

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. These resources often include a cash investment, as well as office space, and consulting.

Develop 70

Develop Development Product Startup 70