Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Should SaaS companies trade at a 24x Enterprise Value (EV) to Next Twelve Month (NTM) Revenue multiple as they did in November 2021? We could talk with customers, meet the entire management team, review financial plans, review customer purchasing cohorts, evaluate the competition, etc. By 2021 we had to write a $3.5m

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 30, 2011

Topics of discussion will be Saas, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2012, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building sensible businesses. The panel is comprised of Southern California’s Top VC’s, Angels, and Startup Accelerator founders. Our Panelist Include.

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Steve Reich

JUNE 11, 2012

This is not an article about the high moral purpose and the nobility of listening to your customers. It is an article about how to make your company worth a fortune by listening to your customers. It gives the best customer experience of any phone. Listen to your customers and grow rich. Why does Google dominate search?

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Customer Custom Software Review SaaS 97

socalTECH

AUGUST 10, 2020

from Signia Venture Partners, South Park Commons, and angels. What Swoop does, is we build technology for them, SaaS tools, which allow them to run their businesses more effectively. That's appealing to them, and that distribution and acquisition model has worked very well for us. The company recently announced $3.2M

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 16, 2018

Without taking a dime of outside capital, the company has achieved impressive success in a competitive, SaaS market segment, landing companies such as Nike, Intuit, NASA, AutoDesk and PBS. We build product roadmap software – it’s a SaaS company based here in Santa Barbara, California. Semick: They are. It was a viable option for us.

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Venture Capital Entrepreneur Santa Barbara SaaS 115

socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2012

Howard Marks is co-founder of Activision , and head of Los Angeles-based startup accelerator StartEngine. 12 major acquisitions this year putting it over 100 since 05. You have to listen to your consumers and customers. Definitely Software as a Service (SAAS). SAAS is here to stay. 7 years, 100 companies.

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Southern California High Tech SaaS Social Media 168

socalTECH

MARCH 6, 2013

CapLinked , the Los Angeles-based developer of enterprise software for managing M&A transactions, venture deals, and other business deals, is aiming squarely at legacy, virtual data room services with its latest updates. CapLinked is headed by Eric M.

Services 218

Services Venture Capital Equity Los Angeles 218

socalTECH

JANUARY 28, 2022

Los Angeles-based accounting automation software developer BlackLine said on Thursday that it has acquired FourQ Systems, a developer of financial management software. According to BlackLine, it paid $165M at close, plus earnout of over $75M over the next three years subject to certain financial performance milestones.

Software Development 113

Software Development Los Angeles Software Help 113

socalTECH

JANUARY 22, 2019

Los Angeles-based Lifeyo , a developer of website development software aimed at small and medium-sized merchants, has been acquired by San Francisco-based SpotOn , SpotOn announced this morning. Financial details of the buy were not announced. Lifeyo will be rebranded as SpotOnWebsite. LifeYo was founded by Mike Kai. READ MORE>>.

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Web Development Los Angeles Tool Platform 133

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Los Angeles-based CapLinked , the developer of software for helping companies to raise capital which is headed by Eric M. Companies use CapLinked to help manage the fundraising process in angel, venture capital, and other fundraising efforts. According to CapLinked, the PRO accounts start at $39 per month. READ MORE>>.

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Software Review Startup Venture Capital Los Angeles 140

socalTECH

JANUARY 22, 2019

Los Angeles-based Lifeyo , a developer of website development software aimed at small and medium-sized merchants, has been acquired by San Francisco-based SpotOn , SpotOn announced this morning. Financial details of the buy were not announced. Lifeyo will be rebranded as SpotOnWebsite. LifeYo was founded by Mike Kai. READ MORE>>.

Web Development 113

Web Development Los Angeles Tool Platform 113

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Meet the Graduates: · Connectifier, which connects recruiters to potential job candidates, consists of 4 ex-Google employees and local angel investor, Terrence Yang, has dubbed Connectifier one of the best startups of 2012. Less Neglect helps companies reduce churn, upsell users, and increase customer acquisition rates.

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GRP Partners Startup Tech Coast Angels Bertelsmann 96

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

“Yes&# was given to me by one of my favorite angel investor / seed VC’s to work with – John Greathouse of Rincon Venture Partners and author of the blog InfoChachkie that you should check out because it is filled with great info from a guy who has been a very successful operator. It is how angel rounds come together.&#.

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Guide Funding Venture Capital Technical Review 293

socalTECH

MARCH 11, 2019

Los Angeles-based private equity investor K1 Investment Management has acquired Digital Pharmacist , a software development firm which helps pharmacists manage refill reminders and other marketing. The deal was worth $125M. READ MORE>>.

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Invest Newsletter Social Media Equity 113

socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2011

For our Friday interview, we thought we'd catch up with Los Angeles-based MarketShare , the Elevation Partners-backed software provider, to hear where the firm is nowadays. Its primary goal is to focus on identifying what is truly driving demand, analytically, so that our customers can optimize their activities. READ MORE>>.

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Social Media Demand Activity Marketing 235

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 27, 2016

Our line-up of panelists include top VCs, Angels and Startup Accelerators. Prior to joining CrossCut, Joe spent several years with Intuit where he held a variety of operating roles focused on accelerating the growth of Intuit’s global SaaS offerings through strategic partnerships, investments and acquisitions.

Startup 40

Startup Santa Monica Venture Capital SaaS 40

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. However, our customers, even with Concur, find those solutions didn't meet all of their needs.

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Software Report Startup IBM 100

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

We want money to make some acquisitions (investors would prefer to fund M&A if they know specific deals – not to encourage bad behavior. You are particularly vulnerable if: You have revenue concentration (few customers each providing a large total of percentage of your revenue). We want a strong balance sheet (um, ok.

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Startup Companies Company .Net 383

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Topics of discussion will be Wearables Technology, Bitcoin, SaaS, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2014, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building a sensible businesses. The panel is comprised of Southern California’s Top VC’s, Angels, and Startup Accelerator founders.

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Startup Entertainment Media Santa Barbara 111

Berkonomics

JUNE 4, 2015

This week, our guest post is by David Steakley, a past President of the Houston Angel Network, and a reformed management consultant. David is an active angel investor, and manages several angel funds in Texas. . Typical examples are software as a service (SaaS) models, or any kind of content-driven subscription model.

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Acquisition Customer Custom SaaS 120

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 27, 2021

Clio has more than 150,000 customers across 100 countries. Newton said his vertical SaaS company helps legal professionals be more productive, grow their firms and “make legal services more accessible.” In 2018, Clio made its first acquisition with its buy of Lexicata, a Los Angeles-based legal tech startup.

Platform 244

Platform Equity SaaS Los Angeles 244

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

We manage user login so businesses can focus on core product and engage customers faster. From: Los Angeles, CA. Fun Fact: LafaLafa is a play on the word ‘Laugh’ from the business tagline ‘Laugh your way to maximum savings’ and is meant to evoke a happy feeling for customers when they find the best deal. From: Los Angeles, CA.

Startup 40

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InfoChachkie

JULY 20, 2015

Combine this significant pool of sophisticated Angel capital and expertise with UC Santa Barbara’s world-class entrepreneurial program and throw in a critical mass of entrepreneurs bold enough to build businesses around their passions, it’s understandable how a modest-sized community has produced so many successful tech startups.

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Santa Barbara Startup Sales Entrepreneur 100

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Stop Listening to Your Customers. A common assumption among startup entrepreneurs is that listening to potential customers is the best. Entrepreneurism / Monetization Customers, research, startups. . Entrepreneurism / Monetization Cloud Computing, Entrepreneurism, SaaS. . Entrepreneurism / Monetization.

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Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69