socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

David Carter and Allen Hurff are two startup veterans, who believe they have a new formula to help create early stage, technology companies, through their new "startup studio", Zuma Ventures (www.zumavc.com). We sat down with David and Allen to learn more about how the company wants to change how startups are created.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 24, 2020

Divergent, the Los Angeles-based startup aiming to revolutionize vehicle manufacturing, has cut about one-third of its staff amid the COVID-19 pandemic that has upended startups and major corporations alike. Divergent 3D is essentially a Tier 1 supplier for the automotive and aerospace industry.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Wednesday, October 20, 2010 -- Innovate 2010. 100 list of 100 most promising startups. Join Guidewire Group in Los Angeles on October 20th for an exciting day of learning and networking as a group of talented entrepreneurs deliver their best pitch in front of a panel of guest judges in hopes of being named to the Innovate!100

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Today, we share the thoughts of Scott Painter the CEO and founder of TrueCar , as well as a number of other successful firms and startups in Southern California. In your opinion, what events, companies, or people made the biggest impact on the technology world in 2010? They want to start growing and showing margin growth over time.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

But very quickly, it is becoming obvious to startups that the value and satisfaction exceeds the costs. To legally facilitate startups who want to give top priority to socially conscious solutions, thirty-five states, starting with Maryland way back in 2010, have passed legislation allowing incorporation as a Benefit Corporation (B-Corp).

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 18, 2014

We live in interesting times where working at a startup is glamorized to the point that many founders even refer to their team members as “rock stars,” which to my ears is cringe worthy. Running a startup is a grind. Great programmers are artists, for sure, but rock stars is about the last definition I’d choose.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2022

If your startup is looking for an angel investor, it makes sense to present your plan to flocks of angels, and assume that at least one will swoop down and scoop you up. It won’t help your case or your workload to do an email blast and follow-up with 250,000 members around the world. Or does it? Keiretsu Forum.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2010

2010 was very good to us. A number of companies in the portfolio delivered very strong operating results in 2010, which is exciting. Also, we had an investment in a company that went public this year, BroadSoft, which is one of 2010's best-performing IPOs. 3) Cloud computing offerings as an enabler to lean startups.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

You might like to think that a bunch of savvy venture capitalists saw a market niche for raising smaller funds or perhaps there was a generational shift where disgruntled junior partners spun out of bigger firms to start their own gigs. Between 1999–2005 the costs went down by 90% and between 2005–2010 they went down a further 90%.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 4, 2012

Thursday, May 10, 2012 -- Startups Uncensored #26. Josh and Diego started Beachmint in 2010 and since then have raised over (wait for it.) $70 They're also both active angel investors in the LA startup scene having invested in some of the most popular LA tech companies. 70 Million Dollars. See [link] (more)

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SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 4, 2009

Thursday, December 10, 2009 -- Investor Outlook 2010: Startup Funding Forecast from Angels and VCs. 2009 put startup valuations on a diet, bootstrapping and revenue models were back in the spotlight; and Angel investors made a comeback. To many founders relief, startups were still getting funded. Dealmaker LA.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Los Angeles-based subscription box startup FabFitFun said on Thursday that it has just exceeded $200M in revenues, and now has more than one million subscribers to its service. According to the company, the growth is a huge increase from its start offering up its seasonal subscription box in 2013, when it shipped a mere 2,000 boxes.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Tuesday, September 28, 2010 -- Innovate!2010 2010 Pitch Slam in Los Angeles. 2010 Pitch Slam in Los Angeles for an exciting day as a group of talented entrepreneurs deliver their best pitch to a panel of guest judges in hopes of being named to the Innovate!100 100 list of 100 most promising startups. Come to Innovate!2010

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 7, 2009

Tuesday, January 13, 2009 -- UCLA Internship Fair for Small and Start-up Businesses. 2010@anderson.ucla.edu. The goal of the Fair is to match entrepreneurial companies in need of talent in a variety of corporate functions with Anderson MBA students searching for both academic and paid internships. Email david.franklin.2010@anderson.ucla.edu.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 6, 2010

Saturday, June 12, 2010 -- Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Software: Start-ups in the Cloud  Challenges and Opportunities. Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2010

Recently I’ve been debating with a number of young startup companies that are raising money in the next few months, “what is the right about of capital to raise at a startup?&#. Who started this meme? I say define a strategy, test it up front and pivot if you’re not getting the traction you had expected.

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socalTECH

JUNE 29, 2017

Los Angeles-based cloud-based financial tools developer InvestCloud says it is launching a new, fintech startup incubator in London, at its European headquarters. InvestCloud was founded and is led by CEO John Wise, a British entrepreneur who started Investcloud in his Los Angeles garage in 2010. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 30, 2021

The rebranding is the latest makeover for UberMedia, which got its start way back in 2010 as an alternative client software for Twitter. UberMedia previously started under the name TweetUp, changed its name to PostUp, then acquired Twitter client UberTwitter, changing the new company name to UberMedia.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2013

In what is a fairly unusual move, last week, Tradesparq (www.tradesparq.com), a Chinese startup in the area of B2B trade information, said it was planning on setting up its operations here in Southern California, as part of an expansion and scaling of the company. Michael Kleist: We started in 2010. What is Tradesparq?

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 13, 2011

We had an interesting presentation at the LA CTO Forum by the CTO of a startup who chose Groovy / Grails as the framework for their startup. t prompted a good discussion around how CTOs go about choosing the programming language and framework for their startup. They start with lots of other things.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 5, 2010

Thursday, March 11, 2010 -- Cal Poly Pomona Technology Incubator March 2010 Showcase and Networking. Through a guided process with academic and real work experience, students have gain intimate knowledge of a real start up atmosphere. Networking session is to follow incubator lab demonstrations. See [link] (more).

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 16, 2021

million Series A in 2010 that was co-led by Accel and Index Ventures. Declining ad rates may signal a reset for startup SEM strategies. The move comes less than two months after the company filed confidentiality to go public via a direct listing or initial public offering.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 8, 2010

If I Launched a Startup - The Startup Lawyer , March 17, 2010 Great advice on initial steps of setting up a Startup. 9 Reasons Why Many Smart People Go Nowhere - Life Beyond Code , March 29, 2010 You would have met many smart people who live a mediocre life. There are MANY of them. There are MANY of them.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. Was it a Startup Founder Developer Gap ? Did they really need a Startup CTO or Developer or both? Otherwise, you’ll end up spending time with people who are not going to be interested. Was it a case of needing Homework?

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SoCal CTO

MAY 18, 2010

Continuing my series of posts that I’ve been collecting that live at the intersection of Startups, Startup Development and being a Startup CTO. Here are a couple of the other collections: 16 Great Startup Posts from March , Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April. Thanks Steve! SaaS Conversion: Which metrics matter?

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socalTECH

JANUARY 15, 2014

To solve that, a San Diego startup, Zingle says it has been offering up a service to help connect businesses with their customers via texting -- starting with the hotel industry. According to Zingle, its text-messaging "concierge" product, which helps hotels communicate directly with their customers via texting. READ MORE>>.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 20, 2014

According to a recent Forbes article , UC Santa Barbara''s Technology Management Program offers students a superior startup education over the University of Pennsylvania (home of Wharton), as well Harvard, Northwestern and even its acclaimed southern neighbor, the University of Southern California. Techpreneurs. Share and Enjoy.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2010

Here are some recent great posts that I’ve come across that generally fall in the intersection of startups and CTOs. They have a related post: Designing startup metrics to drive successful behavior | For Entrepreneurs , but I think that looking at my Startup Metrics post provides a bit broader set of metrics to consider.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 28, 2018

Google raised the curtain with a splashy announcement that they’d be setting up their fifth cloud region in the U.S. Tech firms like IBM have been pitching the advantages of cloud computing for Hollywood since 2010, but it’s only recently that companies have begun courting the entertainment industry in earnest.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Wednesday, September 22, 2010 -- Startup Demo. Please join us for an evening of fun mingling with other startups, VCs, entrepreneurs, and technology enthusiasts, as we host our first Startup Demo event in Los Angeles. Social Media Week. See [link] (more).

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Sean Percival, best known for founding Los Angeles tech blog lalawag, in addition to his work as an executive at MySpace, has booted up a new effort--Santa Monica-based Wittlebee , a new, online subscription service for baby supplies. The new effort emerged this week, revealing that it is backed by Science, Inc. , READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 7, 2010

Tuesday, June 8, 2010 -- Startup Meetup. Panel discussion about startup valuations (panel includes Frank Peters from TCA), and group viewing of ThisWeekInStartups (TWiST) livecast. See [link] (more).

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socalTECH

APRIL 21, 2015

Sphero has actually been working on its rolling robots since 2010 , when it was known as GearBox, and also went through TechStars'' early startup accelerator classes. According to Fortune, Sphero''s robot was discovered by Bob Iger when he was mentoring Sphero as part of the first Disney Accelerator class. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 8, 2011

The information came out in the annual index, which showed that while 2010 had a very high startup rate--the highest in 15 years--those new businesses are not generating jobs. The report covers all business entrepreneurs, not just those in the high tech industry.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 16, 2019

When “Law and Order” ended its twenty-year run in 2010, it had already cemented its place as one of the longest-running television dramas in history. As Vertical Networks was winding down, Solve was spinning up with help from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Upfront Ventures, and Advancit Capital. ” . .

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 22, 2010

Wednesday, March 24, 2010 -- StartUp LA. tartup LA members are Web 2.0 entrepreneurs, digital media experts, internet evangelists, business angels, VCs and innovators of all kinds. See [link] (more).

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Because of this, I've always tried to stay up-to-speed on how early-stage investors look at valuation of companies. He just post: Establishing the Pre-money Valuation of Pre-revenue Startups. What are they really looking for? What do you really need to prove? is a requirement. is a requirement. It's required reading.

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