Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 20, 2020

Contrary to popular opinion, viral marketing has not eliminated the need for old-fashioned lead generation to bring customers to a startup. Display ads on mobile devices, including video and audio, also offer a new opportunity to reach target customers. How many of these lead generation techniques are funded in your business plan?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Many first-time entrepreneurs find themselves unable to bootstrap their startups, and also unable to find early funding at the venture capital level or even with angel investors. Show them that you have done your homework with industry experts and potential customers, and convince them you are not asking for charity or a donation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2020

For example, professional investors put great priority on your previous experience in building a business, and they expect to own a portion of the business equity and control for the funds they do provide. Negotiate an advance from a strategic partner or customer. Fund your startup yourself. Solicit venture capital investors.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 19, 2022

Today, when you start a brand, your first hire is probably someone to build out your Shopify site. million in new funding for its predictive inventory recommendation platform, joining other similar companies, including Zippedi and Inventa. Ghost is not alone in developing technology focused on inventory. Syrup Tech bags $6.3M

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socalTECH

APRIL 4, 2013

Are you involved with a nonprofit or social enterprise, wishing you had better tools to raise funding for your important causes, but not able to shell out the thousands of dollars necessary to purchase those tools from software vendors? READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2016

San Diego-based MindTouch , a developer of software-as-a-service tools to help companies create self-service, customer support sites, has raised $12M in a Series A funding. The funding came from PeakSpan Capital, along with SK Ventures and SAP SE. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2020

So why do I see some many funding requests for products along these lines? I hear this term every day, wrongly applied to new social media site, or a new productivity tool. Professional investors know all of these too well, and are sometimes hesitant to fund any innovation that is deemed to be too disruptive.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2021

Most entrepreneurs have found by now one or more of the many popular crowdfunding sites , and have the name and contact information for at least one of the big venture capital firms. contributes more than $25 billion to fund 70,000 startups every year. Look to grants and strategic partners for seed funding. Marty Zwilling.

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socalTECH

JUNE 27, 2016

Marina Del Rey-based, online healthy foods grover Thrive Market has raised $111M in a new, venture funding round, the company disclosed this morning. The new funding was led by Invus Group, and also included Greycroft Partners, E-Ventures and Crosscut Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Vonjour (www.vonjour.com), a Los Angeles startup, has developed a cloud-based customer support and phone system which, in addition to handling all of a company''s usual enterprise phone needs--also lets employers harness employee smartphones to deal with customer support issues, make calls, and interact with customers directly from a mobile app.

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socalTECH

APRIL 21, 2015

Los Angeles-based venture investor Upfront Ventures has lead another round in San Francisco-based online appointment booking site MyTime , as parto f a $9.25M Series B. MyTime said that the funding round was led by Upfront Ventures, and also included Khosla Ventures, Daher Capital, Accelerator Ventures, and Westfield Corp. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 29, 2021

One customer assumed that poor usage rates at a particular station was due to a lack of EVs in the area, Terry recalled in a recent interview. Demand for ChargerHelp’s service has attracted customers and investors. million from investors Trucks VC, Kapor Capital, JFF, Energy Impact Partners and The Fund. Powering up.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 22, 2010

Aliso Viejo-based Evolver , the online avatar software site developed by Darwin Dimensions, said Thursday that it has launched a new web site that allows end users to create avatars for social media sites like Facebook and MySpace. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Newport Beach-based startup OnSite Waste Technologies , which is developing counter-top, on-site medical waste sterilization products, says it has signed on a supplier of products for the senior living industry. The company said that Direct Supply, based in Milwaukee, is offering the company's OnSite TE-5000 product to its customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2021

Many first-time entrepreneurs find themselves unable to bootstrap their startups, and also unable to find early funding at the venture capital level or even with angel investors. Show them that you have done your homework with industry experts and potential customers, and convince them you are not asking for charity or a donation.

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socalTECH

APRIL 3, 2013

in a new, Series C funding, the company said this morning. According to Tealium, the new funding comes from Tenaya Capital, Battery Ventures and Presidio Ventures. The new funding brings the company's total raised to $27M. The firm did not disclose actual financial details of that increase, however.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Los Angeles-based Sometrics , a developer of analytics tools for online game developers, reported recently that it has signed on gaming site Ijji.com as a customer. Sometrics is venture backed by Steamboat Ventures, The Mail Room Fund, AT&T, and Greycroft Partners. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2023

They don’t realize that according to statistics from Startup.co , almost 60 percent are funded with personal savings and credit, and another 25 percent get their money from friends and family. That leaves only about fifteen percent that actually get their funding from investors, through crowdfunding, banks, angels, and venture capitalists.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Solicit funds from friends and family. Use crowd funding to build reserves.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

DogVacay , the online peer-to-peer marketplace which helps pet owners find dog sitters, has been one of the favorites of local Los Angeles investors, having picked up funding from such firms as Science Inc., Rover.com, which is based in Seattle, said it raised $7M in a funding round from Foundry Group, and added Brad Feld to its board.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Most entrepreneurs have found by now one or more of the many popular crowdfunding sites , and have the name and contact information for at least one of the big venture capital firms. contributes more than $25 billion to fund 70,000 startups every year. Look to grants and strategic partners for seed funding. Marty Zwilling

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Online job and career sites still seem to be in another decade, when it comes to both design--and user friendliness. Can a startup gain a foothold in the competitive market by designing the right UX and user experience to make a job and career site for everyone? Los Angeles-based Workpop (www.workpop.com) thinks so.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 16, 2012

As noted in YouTubers Come Of Age – Google Scores A Solid Return On Its Video Development Fund , many YouTube personalities are sensitive to the nature of the ads associated with their content. Others shun translucent run-of-site Google ads, because they are distracting and monetize at extremely low rates.

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socalTECH

MARCH 28, 2019

San Diego-based Dvele , a new, technology startup which is using technology that allows people to order up, custom-febricated homes, and handles everything from design to on-site construction, has raised $14M in a funding round, the company announced on Thursday.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Users will first pick from a range of templates, be it a theme for a shopping site or a trip to Japan. Movio’s user base is currently in the lower hundreds of thousands, with paying customers nearing 1,000. Movio’s user base is currently in the lower hundreds of thousands, with paying customers nearing 1,000.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2021

At first this was limited to news sites that concentrated on a segment of a community, like West Seattle, but the concept is now being applied to advertising and promotion sites, blogging sites, and even legal services sites. Local businesses won’t use a site until it has a critical mass of users.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 21, 2022

Owned media comes from the databases you own, such as your company’s web site, email newsletters, profiles in social media, or apps you have created requiring registration or download. Expand your definition of advertising to include four, not just two methods of finding your potential customers. What resources do you already own?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2014

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Solicit funds from friends and family. Use crowd funding. Commit to a major customer.

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socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2014

Los Angeles-based Connectivity announced today that it has raised $6.35M in a Series A funding, for the company''s customer analysis software for businesses. Connectivity--which runs local serach sites YellowBot.com and weblocal.ca--is led by Matt Booth. The company was previously named Solfo. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 1, 2020

Costa Mesa-based Strategic Wireless Infrastructure Funds Management said Tuesday that it has acquired a cell phone tower in La Grande, Oregon. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. The companys said it acquired the Snake River Tower, which was constructed in 2012. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2019

Shane Bernstein: We're looking at things from a lot of different sites, and using big data to process them. That includes hundreds of thousands of sites on the web today. That lets us compare and contrast users across individual sites, and help rank the talent pool accordingly, and rank them subjectively.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 30, 2012

Dave’s Note: This is the first time we’ve had a guest author on the BERKONOMICS site. You have enough in savings to get started, but how and where do you go to find additional funding sources? When searching for funding, one of your primary tasks should be to start where it is easier, and proceed from there.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2018

Co-mingling personal and business funds and accounts creates legal risk and tax liability, and makes your efforts look like a hobby. Validate your solution with a prototype and real customers. You need something real that investors and customers can touch and feel. Ideas are not enough to gauge business potential.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2022

You may feel good when that first burst of customers arrives, but don’t assume that “ word of mouth ” and those early adopters will grow your business to match your dreams of success. In these days of global competition via multiple channels, you need continuous marketing to find more customers. They won’t find you.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 5, 2012

Coull Entrepreneurs Get More Customers. <JG change the link in first sentence to the infoChachkie post> As noted in YouTube Scores A Solid Return On Its Video Development Fund , many YouTube personalities are sensitive to the nature of the ads associated with their content. Coull Offers Advertisers Video Skimlinks. <JG

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

For example, professional investors put great priority on your previous experience in building a business, and they expect to own a portion of the business equity and control for the funds they do provide. Negotiate an advance from a strategic partner or customer. Fund your startup yourself. Solicit venture capital investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Every investor expects to see some business traction, both before and after a funding event. If you have neither, and choose to approach an investor, you will get no attention, and probably never again get a shot at funding with that investor. Now investors will pay attention, since scale-up funding is less risky and has a time frame.

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