socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Every year, at the end of the year, we share some reflections on the past year from our readers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, sponsors, and others in the local technology community. What new technology area, startup, service, or app did you find most interesting or useful this year, and why? Since 2010, $6.3B READ MORE>>.

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Southern California Edison Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Train Your Staff and Offer Skill Improvement Opportunities. One of the most consistent ways to increase office productivity is periodically training staff on new technology, techniques, and processes to continue building their skills. Not all types of training have to be live, however.

Product 94

Product Training Software Review Technical Review 94

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 9, 2013

It got me thinking about the tech industry. Work on budgets, submit RFPs, answer customers support calls, work the bug-tracking software, and trying to meet the next sprint release schedule. Because often these Conference Hos bring back their latest idea from the hot tub cocktail session with their favorite tech superstar.

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Conference Technical Review Truecar Software Review 398

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 31, 2021

The sweeping infrastructure package put forward today by President Joe Biden comes with a price tag of roughly $2 trillion (and hefty tax hikes) but gives startups and the broader tech industry about $1 trillion worth of reasons to support it. Fables of the reconstruction.

Startup 229

Startup Technical Review Invest Research 229

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

There was no money train. There were startups and a software industry but barely. SEEING THINGS FROM THE VC SIDE OF THE TABLE While I was a VC in 2007 & 2008 those were dead years because the market again evaporated due the the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). It was 1991. We still loved every moment.

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Tech.Co

MAY 25, 2018

If you’re an early-stage entrepreneur, technology has served you well. In 2006, a passion to help startups grew into Tech Cocktail , a company whose mission was to showcased burgeoning companies in bars around the country. The Foundation was created in 1997 by tech pioneers, Jean and Steve Case.

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Startup Technical Review Competition Software Review 140

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Just as SimpleLegal has success ousting competitors, its Customer Success team must be diligent to avoid being likewise a victim of employee churn. Thus, when the company is alerted that a key user has departed a current customer, the Customer Success folks provide hands-on training and attention to the account. Bro Benefits.

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Customer Custom Software Review Technical Review 100

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 22, 2014

Whether it’s a killer software or physical inventory, don’t leave yourself open to a major loss or legal claim with no protection. You will need this granularity not only for successfully managing your business, but also when preparing for funding pitches and during investor due diligence.

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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. The same applies to manufacturing and almost any process these days.

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Outsource Development Outsource Offshore Software Review 95

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. We only want software revenue.” We prefer to sell software, not get involved with client systems.”

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Startup Sales Software Review Technical Review 403

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. The same applies to manufacturing and almost any process these days.

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Outsource Development Outsource Software Review Technical Review 53

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

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

com) � backed by local investors Rincon Venture Partners and Bonfire Ventures�is helping to solve that problem, with its career pathing software designed for helping employees at large enterprises figure out what's next. Anne Fulton: Fuel50 is a career pathing startup, part of the HR technology landscape. What is Fuel50?

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Help Southern California Startup Technical Review 100

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

It is often the fortuitous mixture of new technologies, customer awareness and then acceptance of the technology and then the slow adoption into our daily lives that leads to markets exploding. We technology leaders also make this mistake. He was tech. It was Ryan Lissack , now senior director in tech at Salesforce.com.

Development Team Review 374

Development Team Review Technical Review Startup Resource 374

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. Sam began drawing out plans for a new way to provide storage after he had horrific experiences with traditional storage after the storm.

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Startup Technical Review Customer Custom 286

socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2011

We actually built that about a year and a half ago, and are bringing that back due to overwhelming demand. In April of 2010, we put up Dealcurent.com, and we started indexing number one on Google for daily deals software. We had our contest software, ArtisticHub, driving some revenue. How do clients license your software?

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Platform Training Software Review Advertising 263

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.

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Software Review Technical Review Education Startup 178

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 5, 2010

This was in large part due to the marketing efforts of Jason that created a great top end of the funnel (100+ companies applied) and the herculean efforts of Tyler Crowley who spent days going through all of the submissions and serving up 5 very interesting companies. Tags: Tech Market Analysis VC Industry.

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Angel Technical Review Software Review Platform 254

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Andrew spoke to us about TrackStreet's brand protection software and artificial intelligence efforts. We're also giving them the technology to grow their sales, both through online and offline channels. What is TrackStreet? We provide analytics on the velocity of sales across their channels. How are you able to do all this?

Artificial Inteligence 140

Artificial Inteligence Startup Commerce Sales 140

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 9, 2014

Due Diligence. Training Materials. Raj was the business guy, but my background was in tech and startups. Apps & Software Business Entrepreneurship Startups MBA Millenials Skillbridge Work Workforce' Marketing & Branding. Investor Decks. Financial Models. Lightbox, Seamless, and Quirky to name a few.”

Outsource Development 105

Outsource Development Software Review Technical Review Outsource 105

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2010

Bill Gates once famously said that people tend to overestimate the impact of technology in the 1-year timeframe and underestimate its impact in the 10-year timeframe. I tend not to go into heat when I hear the latest buzz on the tech blogs about the latest gadgets. My favorite new software tool is DailyBurn.

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Technical Review Software Review Startup SoCal 278

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

That seed funding was really to let us prove the concept and build the technology to enable returns in person at retailers, and let us figure out whether or not customers wanted to return this way, and get an idea of how to scale. They were interested in the foot traffic that represented, and we provided the technology and training.

Training 100

Training Customer Custom Software Review 100

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 21, 2016

The software does keyword research, and it has an SEO checklist. The user of the software does not have to have previous marketing experience. One of the drawbacks of using BoostSuite is that once you install the code to your site, it may not add the BoostSuite tracker to all of your web pages. BoostSuite. QuickBooks.

Tool 40

Tool Software Review SEO Email 40

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

China is indelibly an important part of the future of the global technology system. They had a team trained up in Documentum and we certainly had enemies from the inside. Two weeks after winning the deal and well into implementation planning we released a new version of our software. We met everybody in the organization.

Outsource Development 333

Outsource Development Software Review Technical Review News 333

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

China is indelibly an important part of the future of the global technology system. They had a team trained up in Documentum and we certainly had enemies from the inside. Two weeks after winning the deal and well into implementation planning we released a new version of our software. We met everybody in the organization.

Outsource Development 328

Outsource Development Software Review Technical Review News 328

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2013

I worked in both before leaving to work in a software company at 17. When he was 7-8 my wife used to sit down with him to do homework and train him the importance of getting it done early and well. I had a business class seat due to status of flying a lot and my family was in economy. If you just asked. Fast forward.

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Sales Class Training Technical Review 416

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 15, 2015

Employee Training. Empower your people from the very first day they begin training. If you invest in more training at the beginning of their careers, you’ll need to invest less down the road. Quality employees work hard and learn everything they need to know after your initial training. Workflow Software.

SEO 40

SEO Search Engine Optimization Tips Software Review 40

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Despite widespread military use, drone aircraft are still an emerging technology. But the rapid advancement of drone technology is turning the public airspace into the new Panama Canal. The potential advantage would be rapid shipping and lower costs as the technology improves. A Future of Flying Robots. DHL Goes a Step Further.

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Technical Review Software Review Ideas Technology 40

LATechDigest

MAY 12, 2016

Santa Monica-based talent management software firm Cornerstone OnDemand announced the launch of its suite of people analytics products at its annual Convergence Conference. We’re bringing the powerful data science models to the world of HR that mega industries such as retail, finance and energy rely on to make the smartest decisions possible.

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Cornerstone OnDemand Product Artificial Inteligence Organization 40

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 15, 2009

They had a team trained up in Documentum and we certainly had enemies from the inside. Two weeks after winning the deal and well into implementation planning we released a new version of our software. How could a company like ours be so callous as not to support their software (even one more than 4 years out of date)?

Startup 151

Startup Outsource Development Software Review Technical Review 151

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

In order to prepare for TechCrunch Disrupt 2012 I reviewed company bios via the official site and read taglines that said “cool” rather than what the company does. To start, let’s take a peek inside my train of thinking while I was preparing what I would report on for Tech Crunch Disrupt 2012. 1 Pre Planning.

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Press Startup Technical Review Email 97

socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2013

Flywheel offers up software and hardware which enables those same, Internet- and smartphone-friendly features--not for ridesharing services--but for the traditional taxicab services. Today, there are now over 150 taxis on the streets of Los Angeles, all qualified drivers, all well trained. That''s just wrong.

Startup 210

Startup Los Angeles Services Training 210

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Just like the sky scraping investment banks of Wall Street, the technology industry tends to be a sausage party. pitch and technology competition at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA, I couldn’t help but feel like it might be a hall of crickets with a few passionate women warming the front row. likely relate to.

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Conference Startup Technical Review Software Review 77

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 20, 2010

On CBS MoneyWatch: Why Debit Cards Are Dangerous BNET Business Network: BNET TechRepublic ZDNet ZDNet Members login Newsletters Site Assistance RSS Feeds Home News & Blogs Videos White Papers Downloads Reviews Popular Enterprise Web 2.0 Dion Hinchcliffe Get Enterprise Web 2.0 Dion Hinchcliffe Get Enterprise Web 2.0

Web 29

Web Technical Review Web 2.0 Social Media 29

InfoChachkie

JUNE 25, 2009

Yet, despite his exceptional courtroom theatrics, you would be foolhardy to hire good old Johnnie to review your software cross-licensing agreement. Once you draft the straightforward text, sans the legal mumbo-jumbo, ask your lawyer to review the text to ensure your layman descriptions do not result in an unintended interpretation.

Technical Advisors 124

Technical Advisors Technical Review IP Patents 124

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

We've basically taken advantage of all the new technology out there--especially, the web-based service model. For parents, if you're interested in how your kids are doing, you can find out what their schedule is like, what homework is due when, what their grades are, and how they are progressing, plus you can communicate with their teachers.

Education 124

Education Startup Course Tool 124

Frank Addante

MAY 12, 2007

the Rubicon Project (Internet Advertising Technology) Status: Pre-Launch Visit the Rubicon Project Website Startup 5.0: StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. Visit StrongMail Website Startup 4.0: Zondigo, Inc. Startup 3.0:

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development Outsource Software Review Startup 40