SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 17, 2010

Saturday, January 23, 2010 -- Southern California Monte Jade (SCMJ) Fast-Pitch Competition. Formatted as a pitch competition, this is an educational opportunity to learn how to profile an enterprise and deliver a concise, effective pitch. This will be a good business networking opportunity for all. See [link] (more).

Southern California 100

Southern California Technology Conference Competition 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

The firm--which has previously focused on licensing its technology to researchers, toy companies, and others--said it has inked deals to sell its robot through Amazon.com, Frontgate, Hammacher Schlemmer, Home Shopping Network, RobotShop.com and SkyMall. The robot puts the firm in direct competition with Roomba.

Marketing 185

Marketing Idealab Startup Pasadena 185

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 -- The Tech Coast Angels 5th Annual Fast Pitch Competition will take place on February 24th at UCLA Anderson School of Management. Dinner and refreshments will be served after the program at a networking event attended by hundreds of investors, entrepreneurs and other industry experts.

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Angel UCLA Tips 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Due to this, seed rounds have become more competitive, with more expensive valuations and more oversubscribed rounds. Since 2010, $6.3B Seed activity last quarter continued to trend upward, with 28 companies raising $68M of funding. At the same time, more capital continues to be raised in LA.

Capital 100

Capital Technical Review Truecar Venture Capital 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Thursday, September 30, 2010 -- Electric Vehicle Roundtable and Drive-a-thon. The Sustainable Business Council of Los Angeles (SBCLA),a non-profit organization which provides a professional networking and education forum for SouthernCalifornia businesses and individuals working with sustainable products, services, and processes.

Southern California 100

Southern California Guide Los Angeles Education 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 5, 2010

Sunday, April 11, 2010 -- ACG OC Investment Banking Cup. See [link] (more).

ACG 100

ACG Orange County Invest Competition 100

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

I made the point (not widely publicized) that OS4 is currently “breaking&# many applications that use ad networks that are not Apples (most notably AdMob, owned by Google). Online social game network; make their own games (FarmVille, Mafia Wars, FrontierVille) in addition to allowing third-party developers to access network.

Venture Capital 225

Venture Capital Google Web Sites 225

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Large Capital Requirements – MBA’s, especially those from top schools, have access to significant amounts of capital, primarily through their alumni and peer networks. billion from 2010-2015. Despite their attitude and personality shortcomings, an MBA degree can provide certain types of startups with a distinct competitive advantage.

Entrepreneur 113

Entrepreneur Allegis Startup Competition 113

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

This continues my series of posts: Top 30 Startup Posts for July 2010 Top 30 Startup Posts in June 2010 Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March Here they are: How to Minimize Politics in Your Company - Ben's Blog , August 24, 2010 “Who the f@#k you think you f$&kin’ with.

Startup 191

Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Hire 191

socalTECH

OCTOBER 7, 2010

In 2009/2010, I joined the team which had been building out the Titan platform, with the idea that the competitive gaming model was very attractive. The competitive/skilled gaming model is where players compete in games for points, items, and sometimes for cash. Is that something new to the market?

Competition 154

Competition Acquisition Sites Los Angeles 154

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. When It’s Darkest Men See the Stars - Steve Blank , November 24, 2010 When It’s Darkest Men See the Stars. but: Something is Still Missing.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

The VC market has right-sized (returned back to mid 90′s levels & less competition). When you think about the trends of faster-growing startups due to social networking, credit card enable and mobile first consumers – the reality is that many startups are becoming very large financially before needing to go public.

Venture Capital 398

Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Seed Funding 398

socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2012

The clean technology sector is infamous for taking a big toll on startups--requiring large investments, risky technology propositions, steep international competition, and fickle government policies. Neal Roche: I spent twenty years in the Internet networking business, working on internal hardware for test and measurement.

Help 178

Help Startup San Fernando Southern California 178

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Apeel Sciences - Founded in 2012, after winning $10,000 at UCSB’s New Venture Competition, the company closed $1.25M in funding during 2013. iCracked - Founded in 2010 by UCSB and Cal Poly-SLO graduates, iCracked is now the largest on-demand network for smartphone repair and trade-in.

Santa Barbara 258

Santa Barbara Technical Review Startup Venture Capital 258

socalTECH

APRIL 12, 2012

We were acquired in June of 2010, and it's been 21 months now, almost two years. Is Amazon's marketplace the largest competition for what you're doing? Neel Grover: Amazon is definitely the largest competition we have here. There's been a tremendous benefit for being part of the Rakuten network.

Sites 210

Sites Commerce Pricing Product 210

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 6, 2011

Pull Quote: “If you are smart, competitive, hard working and passionate about what you do you will have the best experience of your life. This might sound a bit off, but I actually thought the movie “The Social Network” did a phenomenal job at depicting the essence a startup. You can build software a lot quicker and cheaper as well.

Entrepreneur 232

Entrepreneur Competition Software Review Course 232

socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2013

The crux of it is we help buyers user their network to verify suppliers, primarily in Asia and China, where we started. It''s a social network for world trade, kind of a combo between Alibaba and LinkedIn. Michael Kleist: We started in 2010. It''s also a dog-eat-dog world over there with the competition.

Southern California 170

Southern California Startup SoCal CTO Hire 170

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Founded in November 2007 in New York City by Alexis Maybank and Kevin Ryan (co-founder of DoubleClick); CEO is Susan Lyne (ex-CEO Marta Stewart Living Omnimedia) Revenue estimates: $50mm in 2008; $170mm in 2009 (versus budget of $150mm); $450mm forecasted for 2010. Competition: McAfee , Symantec. 60k unique visitors in March 2010.

Venture Capital 240

Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2013

A large portion of your competitive advantage and your potential value to investors is the size of your intellectual property portfolio. Internet domain names can be acquired from most hosting providers or Network Solutions , for as little as $10/year each. You need all these before you start looking for funding. This name (www.

Startup 103

Startup Patents IP Social Media 103

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2012

It's an intensely competitive market in developing games for the iPhone and other mobile platforms, with thousands and thousands of titles competing for attention from users. In 2010, we sold the game assets and name PlayScreen, which we had acquired, and formed a new company with some solid financial and technology guys.

Mobile 216

Mobile Startup Software Review Platform 216

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2011

billion jump in funding over the same quarter of 2010 with a similar number of deals, so it clearly shows a trend to larger deal sizes for fewer startups. Greentech deals had a breakout quarter with deals and dollars up 45% and 145% respectively vs. Q4 2010. Overall, investors put $7.5 That represents a $1.5

Venture Capital 93

Venture Capital Startup Capital Seed Funding 93

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2010

I’d like to offer you two “life hacks&# that I implemented in 2009 and one that I’m test driving in 2010. I personally believe that in the interconnected, “always on&# world that is 2010 people emphasize communicating too frequently versus respecting the productivity of others. That’s my 2010 hack.

Product 280

Product Startup Email Technical Review 280

Tech.Co

MARCH 8, 2018

Also at Startup Night will be 25 diverse and innovative startups showcasing their latest products, competing for prizes including: $1K from LaunchKC , Business Extra Points from American Airlines , and a fast tracked spot to the Startup of the Year semifinals competition at Innovate Celebrate 2018. Marissa Lowman, Investor at Village Capital.

Technical Review 70

Technical Review Startup Software Review Entrepreneur 70

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Personal networking is key. Here are the “big four” that must be in the summary - what you do and what space you are in, how you make money, your competitive advantage and your funding plans. Luckily, some VCs feel that the best time to invest is during a struggling market, when both valuations and competition are at an all time low.

Venture Capital 90

Venture Capital Capital Startup Summary 90

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2012

According to a recent study done by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, there were 565,000 new businesses created per month in 2010 in the US alone, which is a 15-year high. Nurture those links into other sites, and network to the max in relevant business organizations and trade shows. Make your customers your platform.

Startup 104

Startup Social Media Platform Blogging 104

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 24, 2011

This might sound a bit off, but I actually thought the movie “The Social Network,” did a phenomenal job at depicting the essence a startup. If you are smart, competitive, hard working and passionate about what you do, you will have the best experience of your life. I also read them “my speech,” which goes something like this: . ‘If

Blogging 219

Blogging Entrepreneur Software Review Course 219

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 3, 2011

A large portion of your competitive advantage and your potential value to investors is the size of your intellectual property portfolio. Internet domain names can be acquired from most hosting providers or Network Solutions , for as little as $10/year each. You need all these before you start looking for funding. This name (www.

Social Media 94

Social Media Media Patents IP 94

socalTECH

MARCH 22, 2012

Dollar Shave Club came to me about two years ago, in December of 2010, when I met my co-founder, who was my friend's fianc's father. Those guys have all build and sold businesses, and not only do they bring an enormous amount of experience to the table, they bring a blue chip network to the table, in a highly competitive space.

Dollar Shave Club 210

Dollar Shave Club Startup Pricing Sample 210

Xconomy

OCTOBER 30, 2016

With over 15,000 square-feet of space, the facility has room for dozens of startup teams, and already houses Industry, a Web-based professional networking and job market for the hospitality industry, and the San Diego office of OurCrowd, the Israeli crowdfunding platform. The other partners are Edward Adato and Daniel Schwarzblat.). “I

San Diego 40

San Diego Incubator Avalon Mentor 40

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

We invested all through 2009, and are currently seeking investments to do in 2010. I do expect that 2010 will be a year of back-to-basics, with a focus on building businesses. So, are angel investors making investments, and if so, is the bar higher to get an investment? Scott Sangster: The Tech Coast Angels is still actively investing.

Tech Coast Angels 182

Tech Coast Angels Technical Review Angel Southern California 182

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

It is the world´s leading ridesharing network, transporting over 1 million people each month. The service can be accessed by computer, mobile phone ( iPhone , Android ) or social network ( Facebook ). Any competition back home? TechZulu talked to Carpooling to find out what they are all about. What is Carpooling.com?

Training 82

Training Marketing Competition Platform 82

socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2010

Last week, Los Angeles-based Stroome (www.stroome.com), a new startup originally spawned out of a project at the USC Annenberg School of Communications, won $200,000 in the 2010 Knight News Challenge. A few months later, we won the USC New Venture Competition.

Journal 187

Journal USC News Startup 187

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Bring your products to your Customers, their social network and their influencers with DoTogether Hosted Facebook Applications. Ruder Finn PR is paving the way for virtual and real-world technologies, products and services that serve to connect individuals, businesses and societies across networks, communities and borders.

Social Media 71

Social Media Technical Review Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 71

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2010

I just read the Q1 2010 report from CB Insights , which shows some interesting trends. Get introduced via one of the social networks, or a professional organization, before you approach a VC with a business proposal. First of all, investors put $5.9 But disappointingly, dollars invested in early-stage deals fell nearly 21%.

Venture Capital 49

Venture Capital Capital Startup Invest 49

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

The difference in what we're doing, is we're an active sensor network. In 2004, we switched over to Zigbee sensor networks, 802.15.4, We were over 2x up on this round, and we also had a bunch of individual investors who wanted to put in--people who had invested in our competition a few years ago. for a number of reasons.

Startup 113

Startup CTO Hire Resource Venture Capital 113

SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

Los Angeles By: Laura Rich February 26, 2010 It used to be, if you were serious about starting a tech company, you went to Silicon Valley. Because its just not that hyper-competitive, Im-hiring-all-your-staff, because-Im-Google environment. Recent Comments | 3 Total February 26, 2010 at 6:37pm by bill right L.A.

Los Angeles 50

Los Angeles Company Companies Angel 50

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 7, 2013

Someone needs to manufacture all of this hardware and network infrastructure to connect everything. Data centers are a strategic layer of the value chain: data center efficiencies and deployments are some of Google’s key competitive advantages and trade secrets. The hardware teams at Google are growing quickly.

Google 92

Google Web .Net Yahoo 92