Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 22, 2015
I’ve heard many investors and some executives repeat the mantra, “Never offer exclusive deals,” and since this blanket statement is generally bad advice I thought I’d offer the less conventional but I believe more practical version of why exclusive deals can actually be a huge bonus for a startup and why I actively encourage them.
InfoChachkie
JUNE 22, 2015
A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. Facebook recently joined Google and Twitter by offering a click-to-call functionality in its ads, giving consumers an option to call businesses directly, versus emailing them or completing an online form - effectively making the plain old phone one of the most powerful on/offline marketing tools of the coming decade.
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socalTECH
JUNE 22, 2015
Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project says that mobile advertising spend is now more than 20 percent of the activity on its ad platform, as the company has ramped up its mobile efforts. According to Rubicon, it has been on a two year initiative to automate buying and selling of premium advertising on mobile, with mobile now more than 20 percent of its total managed revenues--up from less than 3 percent two years ago.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 22, 2015
The good news is that recent big company financial woes and layoffs have generated a flood of candidates with real experience seeking positions at startups. The bad news is that many of these frustrated employees may have already reached their level of incompetence ( The Peter Principle ). They are not the ones you need in the few key team positions to drive your startup.
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Office leases are one of companies’ largest expenses, and if your whole team is working from home with no clear end in sight, you may be wondering what to do about your lease.
socalTECH
JUNE 22, 2015
Anyone who works or has worked in a corporate environment is familiar with the motivitional poster--with their upbeat messages and motivating statements. In a modern day update on that age old corporate standby, Los Angeles-based Enplug this week said it has partnered with Startup Vitamins , another Los Angeles startup, to feature motivational Startup Vitamins posters on Enplug's big displays.
socalTECH
JUNE 22, 2015
Goleta-based Transphorm , which is developing power conversion technology, said this morning that it hass raised $70M in a new investment round, led by KKR. Other investors in the company also include Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, Foundation Capital, Google Ventures, Soros Quantum Strategic Partners, INCJ, and Fujitsu. Transphorm is developing power conversion semiconductors based on Gallium Nitride (GaN), and was co-founded by NObel prize winner Dr.
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socalTECH
JUNE 22, 2015
San Diego-based venture investor Finistere Ventures is leading a new investment in CropX , which maps out irrigation patterns in farmer's fields to optimize irrigation of crops. According to CropX--which was started by scientists in Israel and New Zealand, and now has a presence in San Franciisco--it had a first close of $9M in its Series A funding, led by Finistere Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, and GreenSoil Investments.
socalTECH
JUNE 22, 2015
Venice, California-based Dollar Shave Club , the subscription-based razor business led by Michael Dubin, has raised $75M in a new funding round, bringing the company's total raised to $150M. The new funding reportedly values the company at $500M. The funding came from Venrock, Technology Crossover Ventures, Forerunner Ventures, and Dragoneer, among others.
socalTECH
JUNE 22, 2015
Beverely Hills-based STARZ said Friday that it has launched its streaming, online television service, STARZ PLAY > on Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick. STARZ PLAY is an online, TV streaming service which allows STARZ premium subscribers to sign into the company and receive its films via all kinds of devices or their PC. READ MORE>>.
socalTECH
JUNE 22, 2015
Santa Barbara-based streaming music system developer Sonos and music service Spotify said last week that the two have rolled out a beta of an upgraded Android app, which brings more of Spotify's features into the Sonos Controller App. The two said the link adds genres + moods, time-of-day recommendations, and ability to start a radio station from any artist and track to the Sonos' Android app.
socalTECH
JUNE 22, 2015
San Diego-based Lytx , the provider of video-based driver safety systems, reported a wint his morning with rePlanet , California's largest recycler. According to Lytx, rePlanet has signed a three-year, full fleet deployment of its enterprise products, as part of a driver safety effort. Lytx uses video cameras and sensors to help monitor and improve fleet driver safety.
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