socalTECH

JULY 24, 2014

Southern California has a growing number of companies in the customer relationship management area, including a fairly new company in the area, Pipeliner CRM (www.pipelinersales.com). The people we spoke with told us that CRM sucks, and sales people have to use this software, but don''t like to use it.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Who do you think are the top 50 up-and-coming individuals in Southern California's technology industry this year? If you'd like to nominate an individual (not company) for this award, we've just started collecting your nominations online. Contact us for more details at sales@socaltech.com READ MORE>>.

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Southern California SoCalTech SoCal Startup 100

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 23, 2020

As the nation’s second-largest metropolitan area, boasting an over $1 trillion economy, decisions made in the city can have broad economic and social implications that ripple far beyond the Southern California region. “Startups and small businesses are the engine of every local and regional economy,” writes Peterson.

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Southern California Los Angeles Rosemead Incubator 261

socalTECH

JUNE 23, 2017

The insurance industry today is one of the last industries to fully jump into adopting technology for offering up their products, says Wayne Slavin , CEO and founder of SURE (www.sureapp.com), and just needs some help in getting there. We started in travel insurance, which was our first entry into the market, and have expanded from there.

Southern California 244

Southern California Technical Review Startup Commerce 244

socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2012

Los Angeles-based SocialAnnex , a startup helping online retailers to use social media to spur sales, has scored a round of funding from a who's who of Southern California technology angels, the firm said Tuesday. According to SocialAnnex, Kamran Pourzanjani of PriceGrabber.com, Brian S.

Southern California 170

Southern California Oversee.net Angel SoCal 170

socalTECH

MAY 13, 2010

Dear readers: Like keeping up to date on Southern California's latest venture funding, high tech deals, and more? For sales reps, stop wasting your time with information about companies outside your territory--get the inside scoop on companies and deals here. Join socalTECH.com as a premium member! Interested in joining?

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Southern California High Tech SoCalTech News 113

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 17, 2021

Now, with the announcement of a deal between the venture-backed startup and New York City’s utility, ConEd, industry watchers can get a glimpse of what those projects may look like. Early Stage is the premier “how-to” event for startup entrepreneurs and investors.

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Southern California Company Companies Glendale 237

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. For the startup CEO, it can be their most important job. You'll be able to browse all of those contributions here.

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Southern California SoCal Culver City Venture Capital 133

socalTECH

APRIL 5, 2010

On March 10, socaltech.com profiled a study of the financial outcomes of 700+ southern California IT startups from 1995-2009 completed by Jon Funk of OceanRoad Partners and others. Tags: oceanroad study acquisition merger california southern. Thus, knowing how (More.). Read the rest of Jon's analysis.

Southern California 140

Southern California Study Venture Capital Capital 140

socalTECH

JULY 7, 2010

One complaint we sometimes hear from venture capitalists visiting Southern California for the first time, is the difficulty of finding experienced entrepreneurs and executives. Demand Media / Richard Rosenblatt / Los Angeles - Rosenblatt's last big win: MySpace, where he was Chairman, brokering its sale to News Corp.

Southern California 228

Southern California Entrepreneur SoCal Mahalo 228

socalTECH

JULY 8, 2010

Here are three, Southern California startup firms--and their competitors--who are engaged in head to head battles to dominate their industry. HauteLook, one of the first firms to capitalize on the sample/private sales market, is already profitable and is growing rapidly. DocStoc vs. Scribd. DocStoc - Profile.

Southern California 124

Southern California Rustic Canyon SoCal Startup 124

socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2020

Carey tells us a bit about what OC4 is doing, how it invests and works with companies, and also gives startups some advice about how to approach moving forward in light of the pandemic. I've had every role in a company, from CEO, COO, CFO, CMO, chief product officer, head of business development, corporate development, and sales.

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Invest Startup Ideas Examples 124

socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2021

Do you have an article that would be useful to the SoCal startup and technology community? So, you want to leverage your software or tech offerings to expand in an adjacent market. Which flagship sales will you reference? How do you create an effective B2B sales channel? Let us know! Will it work?

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Software Marketing SoCal Southern California 113

socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2019

What's the hardest part of being a startup entrepreneur? Minnie Ingersoll: I grew up here in Southern California, in Pasadena, and have been in the Bay Area for a number of years, and just became a new partner at TenOneTen Ventures. TenOneTen Ventures is an early stage, seed investor here in Southern California.

Southern California 133

Southern California Startup Layoffs Venture Capital 133

socalTECH

APRIL 25, 2018

Lynwood, California-based NEXT Trucking , which operates an online marketplace which connects carriers to shippers, says it is planning a big hiring push in Southern California, after a big $21M funding round from Sequoia Capital.

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Lynwood Southern California Capital Sales 100

socalTECH

JULY 7, 2015

Helio , one of Southern California's biggest telecom startup disasters, is back from the dead, and is looking to offer up its prepaid wireless services again, according to the company's website. It's unclear where the new Helio has based its U.S. operations. READ MORE>>.

Southern California 100

Southern California Startup Los Angeles Mobile 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

In one of the biggest acquisitions out of Southern California's technology startup industry in recent years, Los Angeles-based Honey Science Corporation , which develops a savings discovery and price tracking tool, has been acquired by PayPal , in a deal worth approximately $4 billion.

Southern California 133

Southern California Commerce Acquisition .Net 133

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Los Angeles-based MySpace has been among the most visible of Southern California's Internet era success stories, although the site--now owned by News Corporation--has had its own share of ups-and-downs, as well as questions about its future. Here are four startups of them, and what they're doing: Demand Media.

Startup 178

Startup Tech Coast Angels Demand News 178

socalTECH

MARCH 21, 2019

San Diego-based Bitmo , a startup developing a mobile gifting and payment app, has raised $3M in a seed funding round, the company said on Thursday afternoon. Michael Smallwood is the founder and CEO of Bitmo. READ MORE>>.

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Mobile Southern California Seed Funding San Diego 113

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

If you’re a startup and you don’t have a close relationship with a few law firms you’re really missing one of the most important relationships that any entrepreneur can have. Many people start companies arse backwards. I write about some of the lessons in my post on Startup Mistakes.

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Startup IP Southern California Entrepreneur 318

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 12, 2018

seems like an unlikely place to grow one of the next billion-dollar startups in the booming Los Angeles tech ecosystem. But it’s here in the (other) Valley’s southernmost edge that investors have found a startup they consider to be the next potential billion-dollar “unicorn” that will come out of Los Angeles.

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Glendale Los Angeles Startup Technical Review 271

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Los Angeles-based venture investor Bonfire Ventures , the venture capital fund led by SoCal VC veterans Jim Andelman and Mark Mullen, has launched a fundraising effort for a new fund, Bonfire Ventures Select I , according to a regulatory filing from the firm this week. Details on the new fund have not been announced by the investment fund.

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Venture Capital Funding SoCal Southern California 140

TechCrunch LA

MAY 14, 2020

Co-founded by Matt Lafferty and Brian Gonzalez, Curri aims to solve one of the major hurdles for local construction suppliers who miss out on sales because of an inability to deliver to contractors when they need it. “ We provide a solution for them to flex up or down and save money.”

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Services Southern California Seed Funding Demand 217

socalTECH

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Who do you think are the top 50 up-and-coming individuals in Southern California's technology industry this year? If you'd like to nominate an individual (not company) for this award, we've just started collecting your nominations online. Contact us for more details at sales@socaltech.com READ MORE>>.

SoCalTech 100

SoCalTech Southern California Startup Sales 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 21, 2017

For today's interview, we spoke with Richard Sussman , who is leading up investments for a new venture capital firm in town, NordicEye (www.nordiceye.com), which just saw a big exit in one of its very first investments, Los Angeles-based Weblife. What's wonderful about this new fund, is we literally started in April of 2017.

Southern California 133

Southern California Startup Venture Capital Invest 133

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 6, 2012

Thursday, April 12, 2012 -- From Start-up to SuccessMaximizing Opportunities and Managing Risk Throughout Your Company's Lifecycle. Hear from a panel including leaders from companies representing the spectrum of corporate growth, from launch through sales and beyond, and experts in financing and intellectual property.

Startup 100

Startup Company Companies Sales 100

SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

I've recently received several emails from people looking for a technical cofounder for their startup. Make sure you go through the 32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder. You should definitely hit up the Startup Weekend events as well. Here's an example of that kind of email.

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CTO Hire CTO Coach Startup Equity 211

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Our interview today is with Andrew Schydlowsky , the CEO and founder of Santa Barbara-based TrackStreet (www.trackstreet.com), a startup which is backed by Okapi Capital, The Cove Fund, Early Light Ventures, SaaS Venture Capital, and Stage Venture Partners. We provide analytics on the velocity of sales across their channels.

Artificial Inteligence 140

Artificial Inteligence Startup Commerce Sales 140

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 1, 2013

Monday, January 7, 2013 -- Sales/Marketing Study Group. Study group for tech startup founders who want to get better at sales and marketing. See [link] (more)

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Study Sales Marketing Startup 113

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Urban Airship , a startup which develops mobile analytics and engagement software, said today that it has named two executives--both of whom have had prominent roles at Santa Barbara area technology companies. The company--based in Portland--said it named Scott Allen as its CFO, and Eric Holmen as its SVP of Worldwide Sales.

Santa Barbara 100

Santa Barbara SoCal Southern California Sales 100

socalTECH

JULY 10, 2013

Siemer Ventures said that it added the nine companies as part of its Siemer Ventures II portfolio, with the majority of those investments in Southern California. Siemer also said it saw exits in the sale of AppAddictive, and the sale of Ecomom''s assets to GreenCupboards.com.

Santa Monica 170

Santa Monica Company Companies Southern California 170

socalTECH

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Our interview this morning is with Vahid Manian , the Chief Operating Officer of Morse Micro (www.morsemicro.com), a semiconductor startup which is developing chips for the Wi-Fi HaLow market. Vahid Manian: Morse Micro is an Australian startup company, headquartered in Sydney. What is the company doing here in Southern California?

Startup 113

Startup Resource Southern California Marketing 113

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

popped up consistently in an informal (and highly non-scientific poll) of a number of readers, executive recruiters, and others in the Los Angeles area, who cited growth, brand, profitability, and other factors in their suggestions to us of the top companies. positions on its site, ranging from software, sales, marketing, to finance.

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Technical Review Company Companies Southern California 279

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

We want to give our brightest new startups the connections and interactions they need to help streamline success. We’ll be conducting a series of educational programes covering: fund raising, team building, product development, sales, marketing, business development and how to prioritize your time as a CEO. Watch this space.

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Company Companies Startup Southern California 276

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 7, 2010

Thursday, May 13, 2010 -- Traction in Sales. Traction in Sales is the Game Today! And you wont be until you generate a sales and marketing machine to demonstrate real traction and the ability to sell your products and services. Funded yet?

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Sales TCVN Startup Funding 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Our interview this morning is with Laurence Sotsky , the CEO of The OIX , a startup providing tax credit and tax incentive management. WE spoke with Laurence about the startup. The way we got started was in the entertainment industry. For those who aren't familiar with your background, talk about how you ended up at OIX?

Startup 100

Startup Venture Capital Southern California Entertainment 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2012

It looks like Southern California's emerging electric automobile industry has definitively hit the skids, as Santa Monica-based electric auto developer Coda Automotive laid off 50 employees Tuesday. The layoffs--first reported by PlugInCars--apprently included a "substantial part" of its sales and marketing staff.

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Layoffs Southern California Santa Monica News 157