socalTECH

MAY 19, 2015

On-demand, delivery startup Schlep and Fetch (www.schlepandfetch.com) wants to be the place you contact first to get practically anything delivered for you, whether that's a food order or something you forgot to pick up from home. Bryson Strauss: We are an on-demand delivery service. Need something--anything--delivered in Los Angeles?

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socalTECH

JUNE 9, 2014

According to OpenX, the new product combines real-time-bidding (RTB) and ad network demand into a single auction system, which can help publishers maximize their advertising yield and increasing competition for their inventory. openx mobile advertising auction network server' READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 31, 2019

The startup, led by CEO Rich Banning, is harnessing an "on-demand" workforce to sweep up scooters from the streets, for inventory checks, and also says it has specialized mechanics working on maintenance of the scooers.

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Long Beach Santa Monica Competition Demand 133

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2022

The price of entry can be less than $10,000, so the competition is huge and growing rapidly. You provide the free app in the App Store that gives subscribers mobile access to your service. If you want to drive up the demand for your core product, one smart tactic is to drive down the price of all complementary products.

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Develop Development Platform Mobile 138

socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2015

There''s been a major, market battle in Los Angeles over the last few years, between on-demand ride services such as Lyft and Uber , not to mention local taxi and transportation companies. rakkuten mobile ondemand ridesharing uber capital venture lyft' Rakuten said it agreed to purchase and 11.9 The funding follows a bigger, $1.2

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

Today’s customers demand more than a good product; they expect a great customer experience. Most new customers are now mobile or digital first as a result of the devices and apps that shape their lives. If you are looking for a competitive advantage, creating a positive total user experience is the place to start.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Apparently with a physical storefront where it can convince customers of the wonders of on-demand mobility. Instead, it’s the fierce competition from hometown startups like local favorite Bird that Lime wants to overcome through brick-and-mortar marketing. According to Apptopia, Bird’s monthly U.S.

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Santa Monica Startup Technical Review Education 221

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Today’s customers demand more than a good product; they expect a great customer experience. Most new customers are now mobile or digital first as a result of the devices and apps that shape their lives. If you are looking for a competitive advantage, creating a positive total user experience is the place to start.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

It’s building a product that is substantially differentiated, and, as Bill Gross, one of the most prolific tech entrepreneurs of our era says, “ It needs to be 10x better than the competition ” (because if you shoot for that then in competitive markets you might achieve 3x. What about mobile?

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Marketing Startup SEM SEO 379

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 20, 2020

Photo by Viktor Forgacs on Unsplash I was listening to Dan Primack’s podcast on Pro Rata and he was interviewing Senator Klobucher who is now publicly and vocally speaking out against Uber purchasing Grubhub and has tried to mobilize against this. they just put up with the food delivery company fees.

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SaaS Customer Custom Technical Review 242

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Capitalize on the massive trend and power of mobile. Highlight how your brand supports mobile, for shopping, purchase transactions, usage, and support. Position your products as delivery for on-demand services. Do the research to find your best competitive advantage, and then highlight and live the differentiation.

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Social Media Customer Custom Mobile 73

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

In China, even tiny bike sharing companies now have to digitally track every bike through GPS, and every mobile interaction between a bike and a rider to compete. No human or paper tracking systems are a competitive alternative. If your business is not powered by an algorithm, you don’t have a competitive business today.

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Artificial Inteligence Metrics Commerce Software 84

socalTECH

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Orange County startup Beatshare --backed by the Tech Coast Angels, Pasadena Angels, Harvard Business School Angels, and Archangels, among others�thinks it's figured out the formula to make music the message in its mobile app. I've always been a mobile enthusiast, in technology and design and user experience.

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Tech Coast Angels CTO Coach Startup Pasadena Angels 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 3, 2009

Sophisticated digital consumer devices such as the iPod, Xbox, Archos PMP, and Mobile Smartphones along with the broadband networks that connect themhave quickly moved the distribution of content to the digital world. Saturday, May 9, 2009 -- "New Paths Toward Convergence" Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum.

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Enterprise Forum CalTech IP Content 100

Southern California Edison Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

There are several shifts within the telecom industry that are prompting changes, some of which make it difficult for carriers to remain competitive or reduce costs. Leverage carrier-grade networks from SCE to improve the quality of your service, expand your coverage, and increase your competitiveness. . Coverage Outages. 1] [link].

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 31, 2022

Despite that apparent hunger, two scooter operators – Lyft and Spin – recently exited the Los Angeles area, blaming a lack of favorable regulations and too much competition, which apparently made it difficult to turn a profit. Fluctuo, an aggregator of shared mobility data, found the average scooter trip length in Paris was 2.67

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Los Angeles San Pedro Santa Monica Study 257

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2014

Plus, we have mobile optimized sites, and those are just scratching the surface now, there''s a huge amount of growth potential with mobile traffic available today. The world here is constantly changing -- particularly with shifts to mobile, Google algorithms, etc. - That''s one of the things we have going on with our platform.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Los Angeles-based Radical.FM (www.radical.fm) thinks it has a new formula for Internet streaming, and can take on Pandora and others in head to head competition. The difference between Pandroa and us, versus who we are, and on demand services like Spotify, Beats, or Rhapsody, is they have direct licenses. Explain what Radical.FM

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socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2012

It's an intensely competitive market in developing games for the iPhone and other mobile platforms, with thousands and thousands of titles competing for attention from users. The thing is, it's a very demanding audience, even when you're talking about apps that are free with in-app purchases. Even then, users are very demanding.

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Mobile Startup Software Review Platform 216

socalTECH

MAY 8, 2015

In a world awash with on-demand startups, Los Angeles-based Serviz (www.serviz.com) stands out--not because of the market segment it is tackling, but because it was founded by two, very experienced serial entrepreneurs-- Zorik Gordon and Michael Kline. Our vision is really to become the premier provider of on-demand home services.

Services 100

Services ReachLocal Demand Startup 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2011

Its primary goal is to focus on identifying what is truly driving demand, analytically, so that our customers can optimize their activities. Essentially, we help them learn how to get more with less, and also how to consider new investments in things like social media, mobile marketing, or video.

Social Media 235

Social Media Demand Activity Marketing 235

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Take electricity as an input and through a process called ultrasonic transduction to convert it to a soundwave that can be beamed from a transmitter to a sleeve on your mobile phone that would use and ultrasound receiver to convert it back to electricity and charge your phone. Was there consumer demand? The goal is straightforward.

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Technical Review Software Review CTO Hire IP 418

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2018

On the other hand, everyone is doing it, so that means more competition, and the market and technology are changing faster than ever before. Even the homework is easier, with free and mobile access through the Internet to more business assistance sources, opportunity data, investors, and competitor details around the world.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Enter Los Angeles startup Skurt (www.skurtapp.com), which launched yesterday, is hoping to change that experience into something completely different, by applying the on-demand model to car rentals. We're the fastest, most convenient way to book a car, through our mobile app. Our mobile app is all about the experience.

Startup 100

Startup Los Angeles Marketing Mobile 100

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2015

The price of entry can be less than $10,000, so the competition is huge and growing rapidly. You provide the free app in the App Store that gives subscribers mobile access to your service. If you want to drive up the demand for your core product, one smart tactic is to drive down the price of all complementary products.

Startup 98

Startup Platform Pricing Netflix 98

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

If you''re familiar with Shszam, the mobile app which scans and tells you who an artist is, we''ve created something like Shazam for the real world. Ali Khoshgozaran: Before we started the company, me and my partner had participated in the USC Viterbi startup competition. How did Tilofy come about?

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USC Southern California Organization UCLA 236

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 31, 2021

These are industries where structural impediments to technology adoption have only recently been broken down by the advent of incredibly powerful mobile devices. This increased competition is good for hardware vendors and ultimately could create new businesses for entrepreneurs who want to become ISPs of their own.

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Startup Technical Review Invest Research 229

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Many questioned whether it could survive under the fail whale, inevitable competition from Facebook, founder fighting, fights with 3rd-party developers let alone become a revolutionary business that could make money. When Fred Wilson funded Twitter I guarantee you it wasn’t obvious that it was a billion dollar idea. Far from it.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 10, 2013

However due to much controversy and competition, the same hasn’t played true while at large events (*cough* SXSW ). Today that changes as two major brands Callaway and Uber, partner to offer on-demand rides at one of the largest events in sports.

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Software Review Technical Review Social Media Course 104

socalTECH

MAY 2, 2011

There is no real room for negotiation, or to let demand drive the pricing on the buyer side. If you imagine, a promoter might manage Britney Spears in 50 cities, and all those cities have different demand and price points. We're also building out our platform, leveraging new technology like mobile and social technology.

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Ticketmaster Pricing Sales Activity 253

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2018

While this reaction to such a valuation is understandable, to anybody who has seen the meteoric rise in consumer demand and actual revenue the valuation is much less surprising and may turn out to be quite conservative. You can expect some strong competition, but it’s unlikely that there will be 5 great scooter companies.

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Santa Monica Funding Startup Course 256

Jason Nazar

JULY 1, 2016

Add in public company demands, lawsuit targets, & millions of customers to continually satisfy, and you have to have great respect for those doing it well. I’m all for having a healthy respect for competition, but large company employees are often childishly obsessed about what their counterparts are doing.

Entrepreneur 55

Entrepreneur Company Companies Outsource Development 55

Southern California Edison Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

How should networks be configured and equipped to support the services businesses and consumers are demanding? Below are three signs your wireless infrastructure provider can’t deliver the products and services you need to meet current demands or expand your capacity. Enabling Mobile Networks Everywhere. References.

Networking 50

Networking Demand Services Examples 50

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

In the same year they won Business Insider’s Startup competition. And in a world where we increasingly log in to personal web time at late hours or on our mobile phones that’s no longer good enough. I was standing with him when he won the TechCrunch 50 award. Nice sweep! But Ethan had left by the time of the acquisition.

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CTO Coach Google CTO Hire Yammer 359

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

It’s insanely competitive to get into our industry so most have degrees from institutions like Stanford, Harvard, Wharton and University of Chicago (blatant plug ;-). Think of web vs. mobile. VCs, how to select a VC, etc.) and I realized that without years of experience it is tough to answer this question.

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Venture Capital Coach Writing SaaS 364

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Asher Hunt: Overnight is a mobile app for travelers to book same day, last minute stays, with local hosts. I was just starting out in mobile app development, and a friend of mine was just starting out as a VC at Greycroft. So do you this a lot of this is driven by a generation shifting to more of an on-demand, Uber-style lifestyle?

Startup 100

Startup Los Angeles Mobile Pricing 100

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 1, 2012

Niche apps can usually demand a higher price point because there isn’t much competition out there. Having competition isn’t a bad thing. As any investor will tell you, competition in a space means that there is a need for a solution. If it’s in a niche market, that’s even better. Deciding on a Direction.

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Marketing Startup Software Review Competition 97