socalTECH

AUGUST 13, 2020

Pasadena-based Miso Robotics --the robotics startup behind "Flippy", the robot aimed at use in fast food and restaurant chains--has named Mike Bell as its new CEO, the company announced this morning. Existing CEO Buck Jordan has shifted to Chairman of the Board and President. Bell is the former COO of Ordermark. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 7, 2020

According to the company, it has over $2.6M The company said it is using artificial intelligence and machine learning to develop robots to complete "mundane tasks" in the kitchen. The company's first robot "Flippy" is installed at the Pasadena CaliBurger. The company said it had a $80M pre-money valuation in 2019.

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socalTECH

MAY 4, 2021

The company says that the CookRight product solves the problem of traditionally relying on a worker to monitor the cook time, quality and consistency of food in kitchens. Miso Robotics is led by Buck Jordan, and has raised more than $21M, mostly via crowdfunding. Pricing on the product was not announced.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 25, 2019

After guiding the CRISPR-Cas9 genome-editing startup from scientific breakthrough toward the development of a potential cutting-edge medicine, slogging victoriously through a legendary patent fight , and reaching the cusp of an historic clinical trial , the well-traveled Bosley is cutting out, the company said Tuesday.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 7, 2016

The company has more than 2,700 stations as customers, according to DTS, including NPR, Entercom, Townsquare, Saga, Cumulus, Bell Media, CBC and Corus. Arctic Palm was founded and is led by CEO Stu Buck. Arctic Palm wa founded in 1997, and is based in London, Ontario, Canada. DTS is led by Jon Kirchner. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Pasadena-based robot developer Miso Robotics is turning towards equity crowdfunding for its next fundraise, the company said this week. Miso Robotics is led by CEO and co-founder Buck Jordan, and already has raised $15M in earlier round of funding. Those earlier funding rounds came from Wavemaker Labs, MAG Ventures, and CaliGroup.

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Tech Coast Venture Network

AUGUST 11, 2015

Having great company culture is no longer just an option. In fact, fantastic company culture is almost expected along with other traditional benefits. It has established what the company culture is, and fitting into that culture is the most important thing managers look for when hiring. What does that culture look like?

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Tech Coast Venture Network

AUGUST 11, 2015

Having great company culture is no longer just an option. In fact, fantastic company culture is almost expected along with other traditional benefits. It has established what the company culture is, and fitting into that culture is the most important thing managers look for when hiring. What does that culture look like?

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Xconomy

AUGUST 21, 2020

While business is historically slow in August, this month seems to be bucking the trend, just like so many other unexpected developments in 2020. Perhaps life sciences executives have been less distracted by summer excursions this year in a world in which the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly curtailed travel.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 11, 2016

Venice-based Snapchat has taken down a new so-called "yellowface" selfie-filter from its service, which had allowed users to superimpose squinted eyes and buck teeth on their images. The filter was removed after widespread complaint from Asian users over the filter, which some users on Twitter called the "most overtly racist filter ever".

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Postmates is now rolling out what could be the biggest update to the company’s service in a long time — adding a retail option for users to shop local stores and for local merchants to set up a virtual on-demand storefront in the app. Image Credit: Postmates.

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socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2012

Amazon Studios , the content development effort being run out of Amazon.com's Los Angeles arm, the People's Production Company, has set the first four projects being developed by the company. According to Amazon, it has selected one children's show and three comedies as the first four content development efforts at the company.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

INVST , a Westlake Village-based startup which offers up an online platform to help alternative investment funds find accredited investors, has signed up three new clients for its service, the company said this week. INVST offers up relationship, tracking and deal management tools for fund managers, third-party marketers and investors.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Formed specifically to roll up Pearson’s virtual and augmented reality assets, GIGXR is helmed by David King Lassman, the founder of streaming media company Vyclone and the Southern Californian venture capital firm White Hart Ventures.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Let Your Competitors Chase The Quick Buck. As I discuss in Entrepreneurs Should Go For The Quick Buck – Then Stop , there are situations in which a startup can generate profitable, near-term revenue that does not support, and may even undermine, its long-term strategy. Two Pizzas, One Meeting.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 19, 2016

Southern California bucked the national trend, where venture investing dollars were down 32 percent in Q4 compared with Q3. billion invested in Q4 matched the $1.3 billion invested in the region in Q4 of 2014, and was only slightly less than the $1.46 in Orange County, and $334.0M in San Diego.

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Eric Greenspan

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Back in 2001, I started my 3rd company out of my 3rd bedroom in my newly rented townhome on the beach after separating from my oldest son’s mother. I had just sold my last company and I needed to keep busy. I got a few bucks out of a guy that wasn’t even in the room, but overheard from outside the banquet room.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 30, 2021

Remember, the buck always stops with you. It helps to work in a similar company before you start your own. If anything happens to the business (including a loss of income), how will it affect your family or home life? Look at your management and industry experience. You’ll also need to know your industry inside and out.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2022

On the other hand, executives who come from a large company to a startup tend to delegate too much, resulting in high costs and lack of control. The only thing you can't delegate is “the buck stops here” role. Finally, every entrepreneur needs to set aside their fear of delegating.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 23, 2016

What can your department or company buy if it had an extra million dollars? As you now have read, our company is a 100% virtual firm, so our annual all–staff meeting is hugely important. Each group had the same topic: if you had $1 million to spend on improving the company, how would you spend it? How should we spend it?”

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2023

In reality, many companies now offer a “ clicks and bricks ” business model, with shopping online, and then completing the purchase and support at a physical location. Your challenge is to excel in all elements of a customer interaction, from pre-sales to long-term advocacy and image. Treat every customer exceptionally before they complain.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 14, 2012

The Draper Family is a dynasty in the Venture Capital world (see recent Fast Company article) like no other. He's got a mission that we can get fired up about.Make sure every great startup gets the money (less than $1 M bucks) they need to win. They've funded some of the biggest names in High Tech over the last 50 years.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 14, 2018

This is the time when you are paid the big bucks, and when others aware of your plight will be watching most carefully. Then the professor reveals the action the company executive took to resolve the problem, often one not considered by the students. It is also the time when you demonstrate your true courage to your contemporaries.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 4, 2020

In fact, most startup founders work for no salary during the first year or two of company operation. All the decisions of the business must be made on your own, better known as “the buck stops here.” Starting your own business means that you must be willing to give up the security of a regular paycheck. Few paid benefits.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 12, 2012

But none of them are substitutes for having started and run a company. in my eight startups, I was CEO and Founder once, meaning the buck stopped with me unequivocally…the role of the CEO is so different than the role of an operating exec, they’re not even on the same planet. Relevancy Is Relevant.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Los Angeles-based Internet Brands , which operates a suite of online, advertising driven websites across a wide range of verticals, said Monday that it would go private in a $640M, private equity deal, bucking the trend of Southern California companies filing to get to the public markets.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 17, 2013

Even a huge multi-billion-dollar company can’t offer everything for everyone. Buck the conventional wisdom. Save your bucks and get notice without expensive advertising. Never stop reinventing your company. The challenge is to recognize the shift early, and then act on it, despite the risk.

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socalTECH

JUNE 3, 2019

If you see all of the examples, like Salesforce, Warby Parker, the companies that do good outperform all of their peers. How did you decide to get into this as a company? However, as it happened, we went into due diligence and got a term sheet to sell the company on my month off. James Citron: This is actually my third startup.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2014

” I look for a lot of things, actually: Persistence (above all else), resiliency, leadership, humility, attention-to-detail, street smarts, transparency and both obsession with one’s company and a burning desire to win. In fact, my salary never caught up with my pre startup salary across 2 companies and 8 years.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2014

One of the interesting things about being a VC is that you often see companies in transition. I also see companies as they move from having taken $1-5 million from me to their next round where they raise $8-15 million from Series B investors and sometimes I lead at this round (we’re stage agnostic but 80% of our deals are seed & A).

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2016

We had a great fireside chat with Brock Pierce and had a panel with Richard Wolpert, Jim Andelman, Mark Mullen, Peter Liu and Buck Jordan. We also got the LA VC community involved as well which was a lot of fun. Next year, we plan on building it into a bigger business and in April 2017, we'll be doing it again, but this time in New York.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2019

On the other hand, executives who come from a large company to a startup tend to delegate too much, resulting in high costs and lack of control. The only thing you can't delegate is “the buck stops here” role. Finally, every entrepreneur needs to set aside their fear of delegating.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 20, 2012

Even a huge multi-billion-dollar company can’t offer everything for everyone. Buck the conventional wisdom. Save your bucks and get notice without expensive advertising. Never stop reinventing your company. The challenge is to recognize the shift early, and then act on it, despite the risk.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

The other 29 pitches consistent of many smart people who “think they have an angle on making a buck” which I know is an unfair over-characterization of the situation but you can genuinely tell when somebody isn’t “all in.” Roger Ehrenberg with big data and also financial technology companies.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 14, 2012

You know, Jesus, a hundred thousand bucks down the drain.”. His logo, not the blank page, is what represented “a hundred thousand bucks down the drain.”. First Offsite – Startup Exuberance <3:53 – 13:40> In December, 1985, the company held its first offsite in Pebble Beach CA. The reason I did this was to floor Steve.

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Eric Greenspan

MAY 19, 2016

I had a few home runs early on and the company grew. The next MIW logo looked like this: We grew some more and eventually, after becoming the 42nd Citrix Platinum Partner, the company was sold to Push Computing LLC and this happened: Push landed KPMG who eventually would own a decent part of the company. Then another.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 29, 2013

Accountability means “the buck stops here,” and “all the failures are mine.” I’m sure you can think of better examples, but here are some comments that we have all heard from people who are trying to avoid accountability before the fact, who are setting themselves up for failure: “I’d love to start a new company, but nobody will invest in me.”

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