Xconomy

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

As we draw closer to the end of 2016, it is important that we take a moment to look back and reflect on all of the ways technology has inspired us, and transformed the way we live and do work. The Continued Growth of Cloud. Companies want to be convinced that the cloud can improve their performance, optimize value, and protect their data.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Playa Vista-based Appetize , which develops tablet-based, modern point-of-sale (POS) technology for the food service and retail markets, says it has doubled its employee count in the last year to 200, as it sees what it calls "exponential" growth in its business. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2016

Entrepreneurs who are looking to attract investors need to develop and pitch a plan -- preferably written -- that answers every potential investor question about your startup before it is asked. Investors will be looking for a sizing validated by industry analysts large enough for good investment returns.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 8, 2016

It may seem hard to believe, but even in 2016, there remain a number of successful consumer brands that are not sold online. I thought it would be interesting to understand the challenges and concerns of entrepreneurs who began selling online for the first time in 2016, so I sat down with Heidi Muther, COO at Z S upply , LLC.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 3, 2016

Weiss replaces Marc Brungger, who now apparently is running his own investment and consulting firm. In addition to the CEO news, Spireon said it saw "record breaking" sales in the first quarter of 2016. No details on the reason for the CEO swap were given by the company. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

The world’s top tech companies have heavily invested in AR/VR and are persistent in broadcasting the technologies’ potential to blur the lines of how consumers interact with the digital world. Early Bird tickets are still on sale for one more week. Kickstarting an Industry. Yelena Rachitsky [ Oculus ] .

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Our interview this morning is with Vahid Manian , the Chief Operating Officer of Morse Micro (www.morsemicro.com), a semiconductor startup which is developing chips for the Wi-Fi HaLow market. We are focused on developing Wi-Fi HaLow 802.11ah, which was solidified back in 2016. We have offices in Irvine and in China as well.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

As an advisor to many startups, I often spend hours with business owners helping them anticipate every possible obstacle to the adoption of their solution, and developing a rollout plan to include antidotes. In these cases, you need testimonials, usage details, and return-on-investment examples. Sometimes cool doesn’t mean better.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 17, 2019

This week we’ll focus on the city of Austin, gain insight into Uber’s spending habits, do a little scooter number crunching, the Tesla Model Y, and the so-called “race” — an overused and inaccurate term — to develop autonomous vehicles. billion investment in 2018. Cymbal clash!)

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 5, 2016

From the day after we sold the company until today I felt it was important that I not comment too much publicly about online video even though I continued to work actively in the sector and made five more investments. We helped talent with O&O (owned & operated websites) and with ad sales. Who came up with this term and why?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 29, 2016

Others do far too little, assuming the viral effect and word-of-mouth will soon kick in, and sales will suddenly grow exponentially. Ask every employee to focus on sales. Openly reward employees who make the extra effort, champion cost-cutting issues, and enhance the sales process. Increase the pipeline and the conversion rate.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

After listening to hundreds of startup pitches, and reading even more business plans, most new venture investors develop their own favorite list of “red flags” that signal the beginning of the end of their interest. It takes a huge upfront investment to attract users, before advertisers are interested. Your future depends on it.

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socalTECH

MARCH 9, 2017

Department of Energy to help develop tools to secure the power grid. OT networks had a parallel development track with IT systems, but had primarily been focused on industrial applications. We also have a development office in Atlanta, where most of our developers sit. Thanks for the time today.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Every round of investing makes the next more expensive and less likely. Thus they will insist on a sale or public offering at every opportunity, which will likely force you out. It’s also possible to extend your own investment capabilities with lines of credit, receivables factoring, and simply moving slower through organic growth.

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socalTECH

JULY 15, 2015

We came from the financial industry space, and have been developing large ERP systems for large law firms around the globe. They've told their large enterprise customers they're sunsetting the product in 2016, and with that announcement, we've gotten a large number of their base evaluating our system.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

View the Slideshow A little more than a year ago, amid a resurgence in San Diego’s software sector, Xconomy identified a baker’s dozen of local tech companies to watch in 2016. million in a Series D round of investment capital, according to founder and chairman Tony Farwell. The results were so encouraging, we’re doing it again.

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socalTECH

APRIL 21, 2017

Georg Richter: For the five years before I started the company in January of 2016, I was at Guthy Renker, which is one of the largest and biggest direct marketing companies in the world. It was a logical system to start offering up cloud-based systems like those we had developed. So, we build that and started offering it to the market.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 18, 2016

However, this year many brands still won’t deliver a full mobile experience, which is to say that, in 2016, many retailers still won’t have apps. Despite the benefits of developing an app, there are valid reasons why retailers choose not to invest in one. MYTH: Development costs are too high. Developing an app is costly.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 11, 2021

million seed round, including investments from CRV, Abstract Ventures, Crossbeam (Ali Hamed), id8, Michael Ovitz (founder of CAA), Michael Bosstick, Diaspora Ventures and others. Linktree has been around since 2016 and has more funding than its up-and-coming competitors. Now, Snipfeed enters the ring with its own $5.5 With its $5.5

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Xconomy

AUGUST 26, 2016

The deal also includes a $175 million deferred payment due in 2019 and $850 million in downstream payouts tied to regulatory and sales targets. —South San Francisco, CA-based Denali Therapeutics, with ambitions to develop drugs for several neurodegenerative diseases, bagged $130 million in a Series B and unveiled a series of deals.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Walmart’s been investing heavily in its e-commerce capabilities — too heavily for some investors’ tastes , in fact — in an effort to make up ground on Amazon and Google , both of which are already deep into the drone development process. With UAS investments exceeding $89 billion by 2023, their numbers and use will keep rising.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 24, 2016

Unlike sites of the past that were deemed illegal, the current crop of election sites appear to well positioned to exploit the unprecedented focus Americans are applying to the 2016 election cycle. Shortly thereafter, we began developing apps and websites out of Brent’s garage. Fantasy Pollster. This is where our site comes in.

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Xconomy

JULY 21, 2016

This is the right time for a new leader to take the reins and lead Biogen through its next stage of development, and I look forward to returning to the West coast to take on one more set of activities and spend more time with my family.”. George joined Biogen at a very challenging time.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

What would it take in investments to acquire and retain traffic to support these businesses? billion in sales and thus controls less than 10% of the market. But I’m investing on the assumption you will be successful, of course. But that’s harder to build in 2016 than it was in say 2005.

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