socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2017

Los Angeles-based StartEngine , the equity crowdfunding service run by serial entrepeneur Howard Marks, has chalked up 25 companies raising money on its platform since the start of 2017, according to the company.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

I was recently interviewed for an article that appeared in Fast Company titled, “ Why you should start a business in LA.&# If you’re interested in the topic it’s worth a read, but I thought I’d elaborate on the topic since it comes up all the time. But we have a great city for building technology companies.

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socalTECH

MAY 17, 2021

Los Angeles-based Canoo, which is in the midst of developing its own, futuristic-looking electric vehicle, has started taking reservations for its yet-to-be-developed van, its "Lifestyle Vehicle". The companies said the "Lifestyle Vehicle" will be available in 2022. Canoo originally had planned to roll out its vehicles via subcription.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 6, 2023

Some of you have gotten along forever without a board of directors, or used your spouse as the “other” board member from the start. And good board members can add real value to you and the company. Importantly, these also help a board to cover the legal “duty of care” for the health of the company. A better company is the goal.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2022

Los Angeles-based banking app developer Dave will start trading on the Nasdaq Global Market as DAVE, starting Thursday, January 6th, after stockholders of VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings III approved the deal to merge with Dave in a SPAC deal.

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socalTECH

MAY 20, 2021

The company starts trading this morning on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PCOR. The IPO priced above the company's initial estimated IPO range, which was $60.00 Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, and William Blair & Company. per share, indicating strong investor interest in the offering. Piper Sandler & Co.,

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socalTECH

JULY 23, 2021

The company said it is offering up 10,000,000 shares of its Class A stock at a price of $12.00 per share, and will start trading on the New York Stock Exchange today. The company is trading under the symbol XPOF. The company was founded in 2017.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

If you really want to start a business your way without a boss or professional investor hovering over you, then just fund it yourself or through friends and family, and grow it organically. According to Investopedia , over 90 percent of successful businesses currently start this way. Operate small, but show a big-company image.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Here’s one for executives of any company with next generation products in mind. In many companies, there are quiet geniuses, wanting to work on projects outside of the daily focus of the department or company. And the most difficult: starting a new project from scratch. First, let’s recognize the problem.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

More than ever before, people want to buy from, work for, and invest in companies that matter. Your company and team members have to be seen as going above and beyond to solve the problems of internal and external customers. Companies that matter focus beyond the buy/sell transaction view of the world.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2022

These are ones behind many of the modern game-changing companies, like Pinterest and Tesla. Given these, Mehta outlines five specific steps to get started and stay ahead of the game, which I agree are essential and have paraphrased here: Be open to new opportunities and options.

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MARCH 25, 2021

VIZIO will start trading this morning on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol VZIO. The company's IPO was underwritten by J.P. Morgan and BofA Securities, along with Wells Fargo Securities Guggenheim Securities, Needham & Company, Piper Sandler as well as Roth Capital Partners.

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socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2013

The school said it started the accelerator because entry-level and accelerator opportunities in Southern California have "always been sparse", complaining that most graduates that ultimately spin-out and launch their own startups do so for the most part in regions other than Southern California.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Venice-based Snap , the parent company of Snapchat , is continuing in its quest to add hardware to its products, with the introduction of its third generation Spectacles , the Spectacles 3. Snap has started taking pre-orders for the pricey glasses, capable of capturing 3D content, for the price of only $380. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Self driving vehicle developer Waymo --a spinout of Alphabet, the parent company of Google--said on Monday morning that it has started to explore how autonomous vehicles "might fit into LA's dynamic transportation environment". The company sayd it will initially deploy three cars in Downtown Los Angeles and the Miracle Mile.

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Xconomy

MARCH 28, 2019

According to data released in January by Strategic Cyber Ventures, a cybersecurity-focused venture capital firm, global funding for security companies nearly doubled between 2016 and last year, to $5.3 As the threat keeps rising, the cybersecurity industry keeps growing.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Starting and running a small or growing business can be a challenge to the most confident and optimistic entrepreneur. Start with a bank card – still with a guarantee. A win-win for the investor and entrepreneur assuming the company does grow and have a liquidity event someday. Then what happens when there are investors?

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 7, 2020

Thousands of companies have indicated interest in the last several days,” a spokesperson wrote in an email. ” The stimulus loans that startups hope to access were created to save jobs at companies affected by the government’s closure of non-essential businesses. — Mark Suster (@msuster) April 7, 2020.

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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 started to sweat. As I approached it, I felt my leg start to twitch. I had no choice. Experience.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 9, 2022

A wind energy development company, based in Chicago, said it has secured an offshore wind lease off of the Central California Coast. Invenergy did not say when it plans to start work on that offshore wind farm. THe bid was worth $145.3M. The auction was run by the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).

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L.A. Business Journal

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Curisium, a Manhattan Beach–based start-up company that allows health care systems and biotech firms to contract through blockchain technology, has raised $3.5 million from investors, officials announced Thursday.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 24, 2011

As Guy Kawasaki pointed out in our recent conversation , “…it is cheaper than ever to start a company. If there was ever a time to start a company, this is it.”. Determining the perfect moment to enter the startup market, whether by creating a company or joining an ongoing venture, is akin to timing the financial markets.

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socalTECH

JUNE 22, 2021

Elon Musk and his tunnel drilling company, The Boring Company, appears to be pitching the idea of using its tunnels for freight, according to pitch materials leaked from the company. It's unclear how far along the idea has gotten, however, those tunnels are nearly twice as large as the company's existing tunnels.

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L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Brogan BamBrogan starts second hyperloop company, Greycroft raises $250 million fund, Wiredrive merges with MediaSilo, and more.

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Tech.Co

JUNE 24, 2022

A number of tech companies have made the headlines this week for hiring new members of staff, only to rescind such offers before they start. A False Start. Along with rescinded job offers, swathes of other tech companies have taken similar measures to cut costs, including pausing hiring and laying off staff.

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JUNE 17, 2021

According to the company, the satellite--launched as a rideshare on May 15th on a SpaceX Starlink mission--the company has completed in-orbit system checkout and commissioning of its Tyvak-0130 satellite, and has transmitted over 4,000 pictures back to earth.

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Berkonomics

JULY 16, 2020

Growing companies usually require more working capital during their periods of rapid growth. If the equity value of a company is growing at the same rate as the company, say 40% per year, almost any form of debt financing may be preferable as a way of preventing further dilution from issuing additional equity.

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socalTECH

MAY 24, 2011

Today's Insights and Opinions article comes from Megan Lisa Jones , an investment banker and investor, who says: yes, it's a bubble, and gives her top ten reason to start a company, and ten reasons not to. Start up conferences and competitions. Rich valuations and venture capitalists throwing money at early stage companies.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 6, 2020

Today, major media prognosticators including market research company Forrester and the Interactive Advertising Bureau foresee podcasting as the next billion-dollar media market , with a report from the latter saying that one-billion-dollar mark could be surpassed as soon as 2021. But where can a total newbie get started?

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L.A. Business Journal

AUGUST 9, 2021

George Jacobs’ restaurant journey started with his father, the owner of Georgee’s Pizza in La Cañada Flintridge.

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socalTECH

MARCH 3, 2020

Los Angeles-based CIM Group , a real estate developer, says it has started on construction of what will be one of the largest permitted solar parks in the world. According to the company, the company's new development, in western Fresno and Kings Counties, could grow to be as large as more than 2,700 megawatts (2.7

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socalTECH

APRIL 15, 2021

per share, raising just over $1 billion for the company. The company--which develops self driving truck technology--said its underwriters also have a 30-day option to purchase an additional 5,067,567 shares of its Class A common stock at the IPO price. The company's major investors are Sun Dream Inc.,

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socalTECH

JULY 3, 2020

For today's Insights and Opinions section, we have an article on Navigating Turbulent Business Seas: Personal Liability Risks of Directors of Financially Stressed Start-Ups from Michael Sherman, Neil Elan and Karine Akopchikyan at Stubbs, Alderton, and Markiles LLP (www.stubbsalderton.com). earlier this year. READ MORE>>

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Tired of chasing after the latest sighting of a Snap v129ending machine for your own pair of Spectacles, the company's sunglasses, which can be used to automatically post to Snapchat? Snap started selling its signature sunglasses online over the weekend, offering up the popular glasses for $129.99, for delivery in 2-4 weeks.

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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. The post Fixing Tech’s Gender Problem Starts With Company Culture appeared first on John Greathouse. Share and Enjoy.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 5, 2019

Tuesday, March 5, 2019 -- How to Raise Capital for your Start Up. This will be an opportunity to learn about the fundraising process from our expert panel and to learn about their real life experiences starting and funding their companies. Are you a Founder or Entrepreneur looking to raise money for your startup?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 17, 2023

I know that dates me a good bit, but it also shows that I have been hanging around startups and big companies for a long time. In retrospect, however, Bill Gates did a lot of things right as a startup that I still look for today in aspiring entrepreneurs and their companies: Build a strong team. We all start out as regular guys.

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