socalTECH

JANUARY 31, 2013

Will all that activity help create the next big technology, advertising, gaming, or e-commerce startup? Much of the focus is on absorbing that energy, the enthusiasm of the startup community here has created over the last few years. It's unclear.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2013

StartEngine provides $20,000 to $100,000 in funding to promising startups, and also offers up mentoring, office space, and help in getting those startups to the next stage. The eight startups are pitching their investors to startups at CrossCampus in Santa Monica this afternoon.

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Santa Monica Startup Activision Commerce 178

Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Not only has he become the richest man in the world again, leapfrogging a certain Mr Musk, but it has also been revealed that Amazon has quietly acquired ecommerce platform Selz. Selz helps small businesses create online stores, as well as letting them add payment options to existing websites. It's been a big week for Jeff Bezos.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 5, 2020

GrubMarket , which provides a B2C platform for consumers to order produce and other food and home items for delivery, and a B2B service where it supplies grocery stores, meal-kit companies and other food tech startups with products that they resell, is today announcing that it has raised $60 million in a Series D round of funding.

Technical Review 343

Technical Review Startup Marketing San Diego 343

TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Now Zweig is back again… this time pitching app developers a tool that can help convert browsers into buyers for new applications in app stores around the world. Zweig says that the service is the first from a third party to be directly integrated into a platform like Google’s Play store.

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Google Los Angeles Southern California Platform 213

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 22, 2021

In my experience, there are good reasons for starting a business, and good ways to go about it in the new online world, but even entrepreneurs with good intentions often don’t have a clue on key principles to follow for this rapidly changing platform. Provide website forums to help customers solve their own problems.

Technical Review 124

Technical Review Case Study Software Review Startup 124

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

The business tenants of the sharing economy, with alternative names including collaborative consumption, peer-to-peer economy, or “we-conomy,” always imply these five basic principles and assumptions: Sharing economy platforms create reciprocal economic value. Community means more than supply and demand. Restaurants.

Commerce 98

Commerce Social Media Platform Class 98

TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 11, 2021

Linktree leads the space, securing a recent $45 million Series B raise to build out e-commerce features, but Beacons boasts competitive creator monetization tools with just a $6 million seed round in May. We decided to go with this model because we really want to have a relationship where we help the creators really make money.

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Platform Commerce Startup Tool 286

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 8, 2021

For TAE Technologies, the achievement serves as a validation of the life’s work of Norman Rostoker, one of the company’s co-founders who had devoted his life to fusion energy research and died before he could see the company he helped create reach its latest milestone.

Technology 354

Technology Artificial Inteligence Google Orange County 354

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 17, 2019

BMW i Ventures invested in Bright Machines, a San Francisco-based company that has combined software and robotics to help automotive, computer and electronic brands improve product quality, throughput, and factory optimization. In other micromobility news … Micromobility data platform Populus raised some skrillz — $3.1

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San Fernando Los Angeles Commerce News 217

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2015

The business tenants of the sharing economy, with alternative names including collaborative consumption, peer-to-peer economy, or “we-conomy,” always imply these five basic principles and assumptions: Sharing economy platforms create reciprocal economic value. Community means more than supply and demand. Restaurants.

Entrepreneur 111

Entrepreneur Commerce Social Media Platform 111

socalTECH

JULY 10, 2019

Spencer Price: Halla is the only software company to dynamically profile human tastes so we can help people make better choices. Halla exists to help people understand a more curious world. When you say you help people make better choices, what does that look like to a user? Spencer Price: That's a fair question.

Pricing 113

Pricing Startup North Hollywood Platform 113

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2019

These are responding to the demands of this new world for collaboration, trust, and transparency. If you are at the funding stage, try the new crowd-funding platforms or micro-capital investments. Encourage collaboration by providing the platform, and setting best practices. Shared knowledge packaging (shareability).

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Organization Social Media Examples Customer 52

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 5, 2019

In my experience, there are good reasons for starting a business, and good ways to go about it in the new online world, but even entrepreneurs with good intentions often don’t have a clue on key principles to follow for this rapidly changing platform. Provide website forums to help customers solve their own problems.

Technical Review 97

Technical Review Case Study Software Review Startup 97

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2015

These are responding to the demands of this new world for collaboration, trust, and transparency. If you are at the funding stage, try the new crowd-funding platforms or micro-capital investments. Encourage collaboration by providing the platform, and setting best practices. Shared knowledge packaging (shareability).

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Startup Organization Social Media Customer 99

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Essentially, we're still oriented around social shopping, where our fundamental value proposition is helping consumers figure out what to buy. That's why we exist, and why we are a company, to help consumers figure out that fundamental question. How we do so, is we help consumers discover new products and shop for them.

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Content Demand Sites Media 165

socalTECH

MARCH 9, 2017

Department of Energy to help develop tools to secure the power grid. However, if you think about IT security, all the systems everyone is familiar with, ERP systems, web, and email, and other basic network systems, all those systems that are designed to run companies, my history and background is in securing those platforms.

Networking 124

Networking Startup Incubator Orange County 124

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

These are responding to the demands of this new world for collaboration, trust, and transparency. If you are at the funding stage, try the new crowd-funding platforms or micro-capital investments. Encourage collaboration by providing the platform, and setting best practices. Shared knowledge packaging (shareability).

Organization 57

Organization Social Media Customer Custom 57

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2016

In my experience, there are good reasons for starting a business, and good ways to go about it in the new online world, but even entrepreneurs with good intentions often don’t have a clue on key principles to follow for this rapidly changing platform. Provide website forums to help customers solve their own problems.

Startup 107

Startup Technical Review Case Study Software Review 107

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2014

These are responding to the demands of this new world for collaboration, trust, and transparency. If you are at the funding stage, try the new crowd-funding platforms or micro-capital investments. Encourage collaboration by providing the platform, and setting best practices. Shared knowledge packaging (shareability).

Organization 93

Organization Social Media Customer Custom 93

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2016

The business tenants of the sharing economy, with alternative names including collaborative consumption, peer-to-peer economy, or “we-conomy,” always imply these five basic principles and assumptions: Sharing economy platforms create reciprocal economic value. Community means more than supply and demand. Restaurants.

Marketing 52

Marketing Commerce Social Media Entrepreneur 52

socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2018

Dave Fink: Postie is a building a technology platform with a mission of making direct mail marketing behave as easily and dynamically as your favorite, programmatic channels. Dave Fink: I was one of the original partners at Sciences, and Jonathan was CTO of the e-commerce staff. Photo: Dave Fink on left, Jonathan Neddenriep on right.

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CTO Hire Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Marketing 100

Tech.Co

JANUARY 9, 2018

In a study by the US Department of Commerce , women in STEM jobs earn 33 percent more money than women in non-STEM positions. Their award-winning SugarCoded app takes the girls through coding tutorials, games and e-books to help them learn. . Their company helps developers bring security to their apps and devices with minimal code.

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Artificial Inteligence Startup Product Cloud Computing 70

socalTECH

MARCH 24, 2010

Van Nuys-based Audiolife (www.audiolife.com), a new startup focused on providing e-commerce tools to musicians, recently raised $1M in angel funding. For today's interview, we spoke with Brandon Hance, the firm's founder, about how his startup is helping musicians to sell both digital and physical merchandise on the web.

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Van Nuys Tech Coast Angels Startup Web 191

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 7, 2013

In my experience, there are good reasons for starting a business, and good ways to go about it in the new online world, but even entrepreneurs with good intentions often don’t have a clue on key principles to follow for this rapidly changing platform. Provide website forums to help customers solve their own problems.

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Startup Technical Review Case Study 105

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

Preliminary details: Social e-commerce site, based around celebrity and influencer-curated recommendations. Similar service to Verisign for SSL certificates and e-commerce transactions and McAfee SECURE (HackerSafe) for online retailers. iAd platform was formally launches in July 2010 as part of iOS 4. Total Raised: $366mm.

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Venture Capital Google Web Sites 225

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 15, 2016

Four entrepreneurs share their observations and predictions for the machine revolution; exploring the advancements in tech with a crossover into finance, education, e-commerce and art. The effects of this mean reduced demand for financial personal services, and a rise of the data scientist. E-COMMERCE. Javed Hussain, Alif Baa.

Artificial Inteligence 40

Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur Education Commerce 40

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2013

Learning experience includes: on-demand online video tutorial courses, live video-conference workshops, as well as individual online consultations, live workshops, and group programs. Creators can take any course of interest on-demand by purchasing it through our website. What inspired you? How does it work?

Web 93

Web USC Course Guide 93

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 26, 2016

This will also drive mobile usage and the growth of industries such as e-commerce and fintech, with a focus on streamlining and online task management integration tools supporting business use. As social media becomes a platform for online extremists, valid questions regarding freedom of speech, monitoring and censorship have arisen.

Commerce 40

Commerce Mobile Technical Review Google 40

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 8, 2012

In my experience, there are good reasons for starting a business, and good ways to go about it in the new online world, but even entrepreneurs with good intentions often don’t have a clue on key principles to follow for this rapidly changing platform. Provide website forums to help customers solve their own problems.

Technical Review 99

Technical Review Case Study Startup Software Review 99

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2013

They don’t know if they should move to social networks for lead generation, branding, customer loyalty, or for direct marketing and e-commerce. Social media demands two-way communication, rather than outbound only. The basic tools are the platforms like Twitter and Facebook. Develop a marketing strategy specific to this media.

Social Media 106

Social Media Media Startup Social Network 106

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

They don’t know if they should move to social networks for lead generation, branding, customer loyalty, or for direct marketing and e-commerce. Social media demands two-way communication, rather than outbound only. The basic tools are the platforms like Twitter and Facebook. Develop a marketing strategy specific to this media.

Social Media 115

Social Media Media Startup Social Network 115

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

So there is likely robust demand from borrowers. Knewton – “Online adaptive test prep and virtual classroom platform&# - I love the innovation that is coming from the test prep industry. They help you built insights into whom you connect with the most via email or whom you haven’t contacted in a long time.

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Venture Capital Capital Email Blogging 265

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2011

They don’t know if they should move to social networks for lead generation, branding, customer loyalty, or for direct marketing and e-commerce. Social media demands two-way communication, rather than outbound only. The basic tools are the platforms like Twitter and Facebook. Develop a marketing strategy specific to this media.

Social Media 104

Social Media Media Marketing Social Network 104

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2010

They don’t know if they should move to social networks for lead generation, branding, customer loyalty, or for direct marketing and e-commerce. Social media demands two-way communication, rather than outbound only. The basic tools are the platforms like Twitter and Facebook. Develop a marketing strategy specific to this media.

Social Media 88

Social Media Media Marketing Startup 88

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Predictive automation that powers modern logistics & commerce. He’s helped shut down more companies than he’s started. . India’s Mobile first eBates and its digital assistant helps consumers find the best savings online. On-Demand Lawn Care and Snow Plowing. John is a big whiskey fan. DataCulture, Inc. Drivio, Inc.

Startup 40

Startup Training SaaS Walnut 40

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

TechZulu is helping the startup community out by listing all the great startup/entrepreneur oriented panels. Publicity and positive word-of-mouth can help grow your start-up into a successful venture. Everybody is Selling Something: The Arrival of "Me-Commerce". Social Networks and Citizen Commerce: Reinventing Ecommerce.

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Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69