socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Sony said it will award $10,000 towards tuition or other educational expenses as part of its 2013 G.I.R.L. Game Design competition. The company also will be offering up a paid internship to winners. Deadline to apply for the competition and scholarship is March 29th. READ MORE>>.

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Entertainment Competition Education Design 221

TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 19, 2019

Mullenax said the Huron website is designed to be friendly and educational for men who don’t know a lot about personal care, but at the same time it isn’t “forcing this guy into a subscription mechanism,” and instead allows them to “come to the site and just transact on a bottle of body wash.”

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Startup Seed Funding Los Angeles Competition 217

socalTECH

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Los Angeles-based Enrou , an online marketplace for fashion and lifestyle products which benefit causes such as education, entrepreneurship, the environment, empowerment of women, and youth, has scored a $400,000 prize from Forbes, as part of a competition from the magazine publisher. READ MORE>>.

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Competition Venture Capital Los Angeles Education 174

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

He was a life-long entrepreneur and the first business he created out of college (actually, he founded it while he was at Caltech) was a company that manufactured high quality audio speakers. So he launched a company with exclusively paid search. They were a juggernaut and Google was a small company. Overture was sold to Yahoo!

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Competition Idealab Product CitySearch 350

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 12, 2015

On a micro level, you can do your part to fix tech's gender problem by recruiting people with diverse backgrounds and place them in a company culture that rewards those who challenge the status quo. One of these bright lights is Santa Barbara-based HG Data - developers of the world's largest competitive-intelligence database. <Note:

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Company Companies Santa Barbara Education 100

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 26, 2010

Competition. And the reality is that if you have no competition it will likely be perceived as a negative, not positive. And the reality is that if you have no competition it will likely be perceived as a negative, not positive. Here’s some thoughts on the competition slide and also how to talk about it: Competition.

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Venture Capital Slides Competition Education 313

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 23, 2021

Some investors seem to focus wholly on the strengths of the management team, or a sustainable competitive advantage, and in reality these are the core attributes for every funding equation. Relevancy for an early-stage company is the discovery and understanding of the real addressable market for a product or service.

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Education Customer Custom Sales 151

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2013

Disruption of Education. He talked about how for centuries education had “no technological core” (meaning it was bound by physical locations) and thus disruption was very difficult. Today’s higher education is responding by making more courses online and available to people outside of physical boundaries. .

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Venture Capital Education Offshore Outsource Development 403

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2021

By definition, true innovations are things we haven’t seen yet, but here are a few pricing alternatives that have contributed to the success of companies I know, and I recommend for evaluation by every business leader: Charging a premium for your technology innovation. Pricing based on personal attributes and timing.

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Pricing Startup Competition Examples 145

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 15, 2021

It seems to be more a function of mindset and principles, more than education or natural ability. He learned to use a positive set of principles and his personality to overcome these disadvantages, and now is a self-made billionaire, leading over 400 companies. Your strengths are your real competitive advantages, so focus on them.

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Education Mentor Customer Custom 148

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

It also propagates back inside your company, via happier and more motivated employees, and far outside as societal advancements. All too often, these insights are ignored by the company, and developers leave to become competitors. That’s the win-win equation we are all looking for. Target factor of ten improvements, not 10 percent.

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Artificial Inteligence Google Startup Organization 114

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2015

But the bigger truth is the competition is important. We will have two well-funded companies educating the market on why this market opportunity for the $24 billion US storage market is ripe for disruption. Healthy competition keeps you on your toes. I still believe in competition. Quickly get back to your day job.

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Funding Competition Marketing Summary 150

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2010

Quite possibly your perception is the young adult working dutifully in the company mailroom. Due in large part to the current economy and an ultra-competitive job market, a Gen-Y entrepreneurial tsunami is already upon us. More and more, they choose to intern at a dynamic small company or startup. Confidence vs. Questions.

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Competition Startup Technical Review IBM 96

Tech.Co

MAY 25, 2018

The barriers to entry when it comes to launching a company require less tension and a lot less capital. In 2006, a passion to help startups grew into Tech Cocktail , a company whose mission was to showcased burgeoning companies in bars around the country. BlackTech Week (Miami, FL).

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Startup Technical Review Competition Software Review 140

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2023

The more revolutionary the solution, the more important it is to educate customers on a solution’s existence and value. Many healthcare solutions, for example, may appear to have great value to patients, but require doctors to feel safe, and insurance companies to approve. In today’s information overload, marketing is everything.

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Case Study Customer Custom Study 89

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

A few companies are leading the way, including Apple with their iPad and iPhone, offering irresistible stores with friendly experts, elegant packaging, and customer service that never ends. Others include the marketing awareness and education stage, online and in-store shopping stage, setup stage, support, and upgrade considerations.

Design 105

Design Customer Custom Product 105

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2011

I’ve just completed an investment in Ryan Carson’s new company, TreeHouse. TreeHouse is also a video company. I’m investing in businesses that reinvent education. And while Maker Studios is pure entertainment, TreeHouse is pure education. Ryan wants to reinvent education. Americans watch 5.3

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Invest Carson Technical Review Education 295

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

The more revolutionary the solution, the more important it is to educate customers on a solution’s existence and value. Many healthcare solutions, for example, may appear to have great value to patients, but require doctors to feel safe, and insurance companies to approve. In today’s information overload, marketing is everything.

Case Study 174

Case Study Startup Customer Custom 174

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2012

From my own research, here is a collection of seven top tips on how a startup or any company can build and maintain real customer loyalty: Communicate more personally more often. Educate your customers on your business. Get to know your customers, and actually call them by name, or even remember their likes and dislikes.

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Customer Custom Startup Competition 104

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

As a business consultant with experience in large companies as well as startups, I often hear about dysfunctional management hierarchies, as well as the value provided by exceptional ones. These authors provide inside details of recent management experiments, as well as historical data from both successful and failed traditional companies.

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Outsource Training Organization Social Media 133

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Costume Categories: - Owner/Pet best look alike - Best company mascot costume - Best celebrity impression - Funniest/most creative One winner will be chosen per category at the event in a high stakes judging competition. education/howl-o-ween-yappy-hour/los-angeles/29493. Adult treats and puppy treats included!

Social Media 100

Social Media Education Media Competition 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 10, 2021

Experienced entrepreneurs will tell you that the initial idea is the easy part, and it’s the later implementation, and the competitive business marketing that are the real creative challenges. In business, this may be as simple as replacing a product line that is still profitable, or a recent startup making a takeover bid for a large company.

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Ideas Patents Training Entrepreneur 171

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2020

It also propagates back inside your company, via happier and more motivated employees, and far outside as societal advancements. All too often, these insights are ignored by the company, and developers leave to become competitors. That’s the win-win equation we are all looking for. Target factor of ten improvements, not 10 percent.

Artificial Inteligence 165

Artificial Inteligence Google Startup Organization 165

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Given the company is calling this a lifestyle store, the focus will likely be on showing how Lime’s scooters and bikes can become part of people’s lives and enhance their happiness, rather than on maximizing rental volume. Educate them on the benefits, educate them on safety, and provide helmets.”

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Santa Monica Startup Technical Review Education 221

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2022

Do you believe that you have an idea for a company that you can implement better than anyone, and maintain a competitive advantage? Education and training roadblocks. Do you love managing your own schedule, overcoming obstacles, starting a new adventure, facing financial risk, and relish the opportunity to change the world?

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Startup Resource Training Ideas 115

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2016

The newsworthy moment was when Fred expressed his view that companies like Uber should go public. Why could blockchain be a foundational technology that yields many great companies? Of course you should read the book so I don’t bastardize his arguments but two (of the six) guiding principles come down to competition and science.

Competition 150

Competition Venture Capital Invest Organization 150

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 23, 2020

A few companies are leading the way, including Apple with their iPad and iPhone, offering irresistible stores with friendly experts, elegant packaging, and customer service that never ends. Others include the marketing awareness and education stage, online and in-store shopping stage, setup stage, support, and upgrade considerations.

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Customer Custom Design Product 150

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 29, 2022

Education and expertise: formal and self-learning. Don’t believe the myth that a formal education is not an advantage – it teaches you how to learn effectively. The days are gone when you could hide behind the company brand. This is called the serendipity mindset.

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Help Mentor Paramount Technical Review 130

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2021

Many entrepreneurs are paranoid about the partnership approach, and think that M&A is only an alternative for large companies who are flush with cash. In every startup, as well as in mature companies, there is no substitute for constantly maintaining a pipeline of alternatives. Both of these qualms are wrong and shortsighted.

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Organization CTO Hire Startup Outsource Development 132

Southern California Edison Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Dark fiber allows large enterprises, educational institutions, media companies, and government agencies to leverage the high bandwidth capabilities. Companies can lease dark fiber from network solution providers to obtain exclusive use of the fibers for a duration of time. So what is dark fiber? Government.

Networking 49

Networking Education Technical Review Organization 49

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 23, 2021

Some advisors recommend that the best time for a startup is immediately after academic studies, or even earlier, but I find that real business experience, perhaps many years in business , is the best education on the realities of business, current tools, and processes. Should I start out alone, or assemble a team first?

Startup 159

Startup Satisfaction Entrepreneur Equity 159

Berkonomics

APRIL 8, 2021

Discord is a great example of a company going viral mostly from word of mouth. I was chairman of a company that distributed its product through over one hundred fifty retail Internet travel channels, all websites where someone else spent the money attracting their users and attempting to go viral. Fifth: reaction.

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Sites Product Social Network Press 156

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Why are you so strongly sold on royalty licensing as the most effective way to finance a tech-based early stage company? So here goes: How would I find companies willing to license my intellectual property or to invest in a royalty stream from licenses? I asked him five important questions, which he answered, and I’ve summarized below.

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IP Product Equity Tool 136

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2022

The passion has to be in the business context – meaning results oriented, customer oriented, and sensitive to competition. How the leaders of your company handle adherence to the spirit as well as the letter of the law will be seen by all employees, customers, and investors. Believe in the same ethical and diversity boundaries.

Software Review 154

Software Review CTO Hire Outsource Development Startup 154

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 17, 2010

Saturday, January 23, 2010 -- Southern California Monte Jade (SCMJ) Fast-Pitch Competition. Formatted as a pitch competition, this is an educational opportunity to learn how to profile an enterprise and deliver a concise, effective pitch. This will be a good business networking opportunity for all. See [link] (more).

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Southern California Technology Conference Competition 100

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 3, 2020

It turns out the virtual and augmented reality companies aren’t dead — as long as they focus on the enterprise. Cornerstone, which led the Talespin Series B round, will also be partnering with the company to develop human resources training tools in virtual reality. “We Talespin previously raised $5 million in financing.

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Training Los Angeles Tool Cornerstone OnDemand 220

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2022

The real opportunity for entrepreneurs is to provide solutions that solve a problem better than the competition, while also providing sustainability and social responsibility. Conscious Capitalism companies, for example, historically have outperformed the S&P 500 index by a factor of ten.

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Startup Entrepreneur Capital Examples 110