TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

With the step into groceries, Impossible Foods moves into direct competition with its bigger, publicly traded rival Beyond Meat, which is already selling its patties and sausages in major stores nationwide. Its next stop is going to be another store chain on the East Coast later this month, the company said.

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Southern California SoCal Los Angeles Sample 195

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 20, 2011

From attending the 2nd official Augmented Reality Event (2011) , the AR industry really seems to be getting some traction and moving itself beyond the buzz realm; into something a bit more substantial, seeing an ever-more increasing presence into consumer, commercial, and artistic realms. The winners of this one? Simply mind-blowing stuff!

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Conference Startup Google Competition 69

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 26, 2011

Tuesday, February 1, 2011 -- FDA Decisions and Changes. One of the single biggest factors affecting medical device companies in 2011 will be the proposed changes to the FDAs clearance and approval processes. See [link] (more)

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Thursday, October 6, 2011 -- San Diego TCA Quick Pitch. Company finalists will compete at the 4th Annual Quick Pitch Competition, where entrepreneurs present two minute pitches to a blue ribbon panel of judges (who assess substance and presentation quality), and an audience of over 400 leaders within the entrepreneurial community.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 24, 2011

Wednesday, March 30, 2011 -- ACG 101 Executive Book Evening. What is the secret sauce that enables best-in-class companies to create and sustain their competitive advantage? How can small and middle-market companies utilize strategic thinking to penetrate and dominate new markets?

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ACG Class Competition Marketing 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 24, 2011

Wednesday, March 30, 2011 -- "Profitability by Customer Experience: Lessons about Different and Better from the Best" Dr. Joely Gardner, Jeofrey Bean and Sean Van Tyne will make their OCPM debut this month at JT Schmid's in Tustin. See [link].

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Orange County Product Competition Custom 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 20, 2011

Tuesday, April 26, 2011 -- LA Games Conference. What will be the hot games and gaming platforms in 2011 and beyond? How can you stay ahead in an increasingly competitive marketplace? What trends will be shaping the games industry?

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Conference Press Hollywood Competition 124

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 19, 2011

Monday, April 25, 2011 -- Gamification Workshop. This unique workshop co-hosted by two leading companies in Gamification, Bunchball and Badgeville, will show you the latest in how some of the world❝s leading media companies and brands - such as NBC, Warner Bros., See [link] (more)

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Entertainment Media Competition Marketing 124

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

When do you sell your company? Companies sometime run out of cash in the midst of success, and often find that sources of loans or investment are not freely flowing at the moment of need. Not so long ago, Basil Peters wrote his book, “Early Exits,” after analyzing 150 young companies and their exits. And there is the problem.

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Pricing Invest Email Competition 120

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 13, 2011

Tuesday, April 19, 2011 -- Five Hidden Mistakes CEOS Make: How to Thrive in the New Economy. They want to grow profits and revenues, beat the competition, and be proactive rather than reactive in their marketplace. This discussion will focus on how to build an outstanding company and reach your vision. See [link].

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 13, 2011

Tuesday, July 19, 2011 -- Intellectual Property Risk: What You Dont Know Can Damage Your Company AccessEn. Regardless of what industry you are in, you need to understand the complex laws and processes to carefully protect your competitive edge. See [link] (more)

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based web hosting and cloud computing provider DreamHost (www.dreamhost.com) raised a big, $30M funding round for the company--the first in the company''s long history. The company- now has around $50M in recurring annual revenues. Our target market is entrepreneurs, creatives, and developers.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 13, 2011

Thursday, May 19, 2011 -- Using Business Intelligence to Drive Performance. How can this deluge of data be transformed into information for decision making and forecasting, ultimately differentiating your company? Jerry Savin of CTCG will share how to find gems in your data. See [link].

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AITP Social Media Web Competition 100

TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 29, 2020

Josh Kopelman of First Round Capital: we can look at every company we’ve ever funded, and learned that the time from first email/contact to term sheet has shrunk from 90 days in 2004 to just 9 today. Companies are raising some angel money or Y Combinator money.” KP used to be a small team doing hands-on company building.

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IBM IBM Venture Capital Invest 164

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2011

2 preamble issues having read the comments on TC today: 1: I know that the prices of startup companies is much great in Silicon Valley than in smaller towns / less tech focused areas in the US and the US prices higher than many foreign markets. There is an inherent value that any company has. I acknowledged this in the article.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 2, 2011

SANTA CLARA, CA (April 26, 2011) – The Augmented Reality industry is getting ready to show off a new round of innovation to the technology, media, and marketing communities. For the Auggie competition, augmented reality teams get 5 minutes each on stage and compete for the coolest live AR demo. said Bruce Sterling.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

This conversation seems to come up very frequently these days both with portfolio companies and with entrepreneurs just looking for mentorship. These are great times for raising money the moods in funding companies is cyclical and if you miss the window it may make the future more difficult. How long is the window open?

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socalTECH

JUNE 19, 2014

We caught up with Jeff Overall , the founder of PolarPro, to better understand the company--plus the popularity of accessories specifically for GoPro cameras. What''s the story behind the company? Jeff Overall: It all started back in 2011, when I was going to the University of Santa Barbara. Why do you think that''s the case?

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Startup Van Nuys Patents Santa Barbara 196

Tech.Co

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Since 2013, when Elon Musk released his white paper for an emerging mode of transportation using low air pressure within a tube, companies around the world have answered the call to build the next generation of futuristic transportation. This has caused much confusion both in the public and the media. Hyperloop Transportation Technologies.

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SpaceX Design Technology Competition 102

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

The buy puts ReachLocal squarely into the fast growing area of daily deals, but also potentially into competition with such companies as Groupon and LivingSocial. To get some perspective into ReachLocal's entry into the daily deals space and where it sees the acquisition fitting, we spoke with Zorik Gordon , CEO of the company.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 11, 2011

The inaugural Splash LA event will be held on the evening of May 26, 2011, at The Highlands Hollywood. If have a company and are interested in being part of this event there is still time for you to enter the competition. Go here to enter your company. You still have 2 days left! The TZ Hookups.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Exec Summary: Most companies (98+%) in the world (even tech startups) should be very profit focused. While Google and Facebook will buy “acquihires” (at least as of Dec 2011), many acquirers hate the idea of buying companies that aren’t profitable. It allows you many more exit opportunities.

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Startup Venture Capital Sales Technical Review 418

InfoChachkie

JULY 23, 2012

companies should… focus on building amazing products. I recently spoke with Brad about his approach to guerilla marketing and how he instills eclectic marketing tactics in Foundry Group’s portfolio companies. Chris is the CEO of Gnip , a Foundry Group portfolio company. If you have $hitty products, the marketing is impossible.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 15, 2012

I define a "VC" as, "a professional investor who deploys third-party funds into relatively early-stage companies." In contrast, the operational experiences required to take a company from its founding through a successful exit are additive to early-stage startups. In contrast, an Angel Investor is someone who invests their own capital.

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Venture Capital Technical Review Invest RSS 242

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2016

In a world that is hyper competitive – even amongst VCs – I can honestly say that not only is the media recognition accurate but it is amongst the proudest days I’ve had in developing Upfront Ventures and our future. Move our offices to Santa Monica so we could be closer to the early-stage companies being created in LA.

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Venture Capital Journal Invest Santa Monica 150

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. How long has company been around? What is Tradesparq?

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Southern California Startup SoCal CTO Hire 170

socalTECH

AUGUST 18, 2009

We're doing our development in El Monte, and we think we'll be operational by the beginning of next year, and full scale by the end of 2010, with product launch in 2011. How did this go from technology in a lab at UCLA, to a company? Our company was privately funded by our partners. What are uses in smart fabric applications?

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UCLA Technical Review El Monte Startup 159

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

The company’s CEO, Brendon McQueen, graduated from Columbia with 12 loans that totaled over $120,000. Divshot, a tool for web designers and developers, won a national pitch competition and one of it’s founders Michael Bleigh created a popular open source library now included in Ruby on Rails.

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GRP Partners Startup Tech Coast Angels Bertelsmann 96

Xconomy

AUGUST 16, 2016

The authors made the point that, given the size of companies today, a single garden-variety blockbuster hardly moves the needle. A recent Silicon Valley Bank report noted that large corporations have dramatically increased pre-clinical acquisitions in the last three years under the pressure of limited supply and competition from IPOs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2015

The new era of highly connected and interactive technology is changing not only how business employees interact with customers, but also how they interact with each other, and with their company. I am happy to see reports that young companies are in the forefront of these trends, on both the customer trends and the employee trends.

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Entrepreneur Yammer Case Study Study 102

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

I believe that over capitalizing companies too early often favors the VC. In the late 90′s I saw a dangerous trend creeping into the startup world, which was that companies were suddenly raising huge amounts of money too early in their existence. Over funding often produces bad behavior in early-stage companies.

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Development Team Review Technical Review Startup Resource 374

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2014

The new era of highly connected and interactive technology is changing not only how business employees interact with customers, but also how they interact with each other, and with their company. I am happy to see reports that young companies are in the forefront of these trends, on both the customer trends and the employee trends.

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Entrepreneur Startup Social Media Yammer 104

socalTECH

JANUARY 28, 2013

No fly by night startup -- the company is backed by the founders of Skype -- we talked with COO Stephen Sesar about how FreedomPop can provide free wireless Internet, the firm's expansion plans, and how the company hopes to turn the telecom industry on its head. They're fantastic backers.

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Startup IP Networking Encino 245

Xconomy

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Five years ago, in November 2011, a company from Princeton, NJ, called Pharmasset shared news that would have an impact on millions of people around the world with hepatitis C. But the drugs aren’t cures, and competition looms. We’re a very, very different company than we were four years ago,” says Leiden.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

In 2012 the company rolled out Inktank, an innovative open source storage solution based on Ceph’s distributed file system, which was subsequently sold to Red Hat for $175 million. To update Marc Andreessen’s widely publicized quote from 2011, “OpenStack Software Defined Networks (SDNs) are eating the world.”

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IBM IBM Networking Software 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2011

MarketShare recently launched a rebranding effort for the company, and is in the midst of a major hiring and expansion phase. Wes Nichols: MarketShare is an analytics company. You mentioned that you've been growing the company recently, and made a recent acquisition? We've been expanding the company aggressively.

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Social Media Demand Activity Marketing 235

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

Don’t and you might make one catastrophic mistake that leaves you in the annals of Effed Companies. Matt was one of my inspirations behind Launchpad LA (yes, we’re going to have a program in 2011 – news very, very soon). Backstopping is when banks feel they are protected by VC’s investing in the company.

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