TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 7, 2021

An edtech startup called Entity Academy — which provides women with training, in areas like data science and software development; mentoring; and ultimately job coaching — has raised $100 million on the heels of strong growth of its business, and an ambition to improve that ratio.

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Startup San Diego

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The post Alexa-Rae Navarro Wins San Diego Business Journals Non-Profit Executive of the Year Mid-Size Category Award appeared first on Startup San Diego.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

In this post I set out to explain why the seed market emerged as its own category in the first place and why it’s declined as of late. ( The reality is that as a result of two major trends the costs of starting a technology startup went down massively. The “A Round” of my startup in 1999 was $16.5

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Tech Coast Venture Network

AUGUST 11, 2015

Ultimately Billy quit his night job and became a legitimate businessman hauling cargo out and back from ships that could not tie-up at the busy docks. Or maybe Billy’s story is the same story as so many start-ups. Lessons Learned: Start-ups are not for wimps. Welcome to the world of Start-ups.

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Tech Coast Venture Network

AUGUST 11, 2015

Ultimately Billy quit his night job and became a legitimate businessman hauling cargo out and back from ships that could not tie-up at the busy docks. Or maybe Billy’s story is the same story as so many start-ups. Lessons Learned: Start-ups are not for wimps. Welcome to the world of Start-ups.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 8, 2019

GumGum , the Los Angeles-based startup that’s spent the past decade applying machine learning technologies to advertising and sports, has spun out a new healthcare startup focused on the dental industry called Pearl. “I started the process of collecting dental x-rays over three years ago.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 29, 2016

Have you noticed that the really big startup wins in the last couple of decades have come from creating and dominating new market categories, more than just new solutions? Steve Jobs was a master new category king, by preaching the need for new thinking as he introduced the iPad, iPhone, and Apple Watch.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 19, 2015

To confirm the value of checking yourself, I find more and more investment organizations and startup incubators, including StartupAmerica and CoFoundersLab , already use a formal process, such as StrengthsFinder , as part of their screening process. The Builder excels at constructing a business from the ground up.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

For example, at every Ritz-Carlton , employees are empowered to spend up to $2,000 per guest to overcome any negatives and make a stay more memorable. Category expert – show me that you know what I need. It’s not enough to have everything in a given category. Naturally, you then get the lion's share of that increase in demand.

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Tech.Co

MAY 31, 2023

Launching and growing a startup is one of the biggest missions an entrepreneur can undertake. But while competition remains fierce, the advancement and accessibility of smart solutions are making it easy than ever for startups to find their feet. VPN Startup tool: VPN Price: Free Hide.me While Hide.me

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 4, 2020

They know from forums such as Shark Tank on TV that asking for either too much or too little will derail credibility in the eyes of the investor, and leave the entrepreneur with no money and a struggling startup. If you have a good idea, but haven’t started yet, only friends, family and fools will likely be interested.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 24, 2020

As a frequent advisor to new entrepreneurs and startups, I often hear your frustration with being treated differently from other startups by investors, on expectations for valuation , traction, and market size. For many years, startups featuring all-electric vehicles fell into this stage of the business lifecycle.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2020

The way to start is with a sample financial model, available from many sources on the Internet, such as over 200 downloadable free from the Corporate Finance Institute website. For maximum value with the least effort, focus on only the “what ifs” that are the highest priority in your mind for your own startup. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2021

Based on my experience as a business advisor, I’m convinced that most startup investors invest in the entrepreneur, as much as a solution or product. Of course, this passion must be backed up by documented evidence and logical arguments, not just loud talking and arm waving. Dominate or create the market category you seek.

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TechEmpower

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Rather than matching exact terms and requiring specific field values as inputs, it interprets and understands user queries, pinpointing the desired types or categories. Even if certain categories aren't predefined in the database, users still receive relevant product suggestions.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2017

There are certain topics that even some of the smartest people I talk with who aren’t startup oriented can’t fully grok. It’s common cocktail party chatter to hear people confidently pronounce that some well known startup is sure to blow up because, “How could they succeed when they’re not even profitable!”

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socalTECH

AUGUST 14, 2017

The Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) , and partner NewCities Foundation said on Monday that they will award $15,000, plus other prizes, to a startup developing technology in the zero emissions transportation and shared mobility area. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

MAY 6, 2019

The finalists in the Startup category of San Diego’s Xconomy Awards (and other categories) show how much data security and privacy have become not just top public concerns but also the priorities of a growing number of companies. Here are brief introductions to the finalists. Winners will.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. Innovate In the early years of a startup there is a lot of kinetic energy of enthusiastic innovators looking to launch a product that changes how an industry works.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 7, 2022

They know from forums such as Shark Tank on TV that asking for either too much or too little will derail credibility in the eyes of the investor, and leave the entrepreneur with no money and a struggling startup. If you have a good idea, but haven’t started yet, only friends, family and fools will likely be interested.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 31, 2012

Her post is short & well written so definitely worth a read if you’re a startup person and want to hear some sensible views on sales. Erin’s main points: “As a former tech sales executive, I agree with many of [Mark's] lessons — when applied to later-stage, post-traction point startups.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Reducing consumption by expanding the notion of the rental economy and giving people access to tools and equipment has been something of a startup holy grail for some time. Unlike Home Depot, The Shed touts its presence in eight categories. The Los Angeles-based startup Joymode was attempting to do much the same thing.

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socalTECH

JULY 16, 2014

For the last few years, startup accelerator MuckerLab has been helping very early stage companies define and grow their businesses, using the accelerator model and small investments to get companies to the next stage. What we''ve done now is ramp up the size of our seed investments, and started to do more of them.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Every entrepreneur I know is dismayed by the number of friends who approach them with a line such as “I have an even better idea that will change the world, and one of these days I’m going to get around to starting my own business.” Others are debilitated by their fear, avoid risk at all costs, and never start.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 27, 2013

Many new startups and small businesses are shooting to crowdfund their campaign. Kate Drane, hardware category lead at IndieGoGo joins us and talks about IndieGoGo and crowdfunding. I started my company with four of my friends and all of us are first time business owners and entrepreneurs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

They are devastated when their business growth never starts or stalls, and they have no idea how to get it moving again. 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.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2010

This is part of my ongoing series with Startup Advice. BEFORE YOU START. and then sub categories underneath. Example: Work Experience can be broken down into: has managed a team, has led direct sales efforts, has worked for a startup before, etc. And on this form score everybody 1-10.

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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?&#. Google suddenly makes your product category free). - Who started this meme? It’s a tricky question with no clear answer.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 20, 2021

Creating a startup, or managing any business, is all about problem solving. The Power of Self-Discipline ” that I believe will help entrepreneurs move up a notch in this category: Take the time to define the problem clearly. The more possible solutions you develop, the more likely you will come up with the right one.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 19, 2021

Investors know that first-time entrepreneurs who start a business without a good written plan almost always fail. Investors are looking for a large and growing market, to offset the huge risk of funding a startup. This is called “not burning any bridges,” in case you start to show traction and they want back in the deal.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

“We start interviewing different talent, speaking with their agents and their managers. “For us the calculus was to look at personal care and see what categories need to be reinvented because of sustainability,” said Bloom. “It was important to us once we get to a category what is the demographic opportunity.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

If you’re a startup and you don’t have a close relationship with a few law firms you’re really missing one of the most important relationships that any entrepreneur can have. Many people start companies arse backwards. I write about some of the lessons in my post on Startup Mistakes.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Today, one of the companies that is supplying produce and other items both to consumers and other services that are in turn selling food and groceries to them, is announcing a new round of funding as it gears up to take its next step, an IPO. ” I don’t doubt that he means it.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 27, 2022

Gaming has been one of the most popular entertainment categories in the last two years of pandemic living. Now, a gaming startup that’s building a new kind of platform that it thinks will be a — wait for it — game changer in the category is announcing some funding as to ride that wave of attention.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2022

There are hundreds of consultants out there who will take your money for guidance in this area, but I recommend that you start with some free resources on the Internet, or one of the many recent books on this topic. As with many startup activities, you only have one chance for a great first impression.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 14, 2020

Ettitude , the Los Angeles-based, direct-to-consumer startup making sustainable bedding and sleepwear from bamboo fibers, has raised a sustainably sized round that should keep the company going even in the face of an economic recession. she relocated and took her company with her. ”

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 14, 2020

A pitch to offer artists a way to give geo-fenced, live events to fans around the world has brought the new Los Angeles startup Moment House $1.5 I was drawn to the unique design-driven approach because that’s what is needed to create a new category here.”. million in seed funding.

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