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NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Santa Monica-based Convertro , the developer of marketing attribution software led by serial entrepreneur Jeff Zwelling, has rolled out a new product, which it says helps marketers measure the return on investment from printed catalogs.

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MAY 2, 2014

In a bid to boost the Los Angeles economy and create new jobs in the city, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said Friday that he has created a new "Entrepreneur-in-Residence" program, which will help the city in developing initiatives and policies aimed at growing, assisting and sustaining entrepreneurs in Los Angeles. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Santa Monica-based e-commerce startup The Honest Company --whose co-founders include subscription e-commerce entrepreneur Brian Lee and celebrity Jessica Alba--said today that it has launched a new line of designer, limited edition products. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 28, 2019

Earlier this month, the annual Montgomery Summit conference was held in Santa Monica, including a special portion of the conference dedicated to the Rise of the Female Entrepreneur. I see you were involved in the Rise of the Female Entrepreneur effort at the Montgomery Summit this year, tell me a little about what that is all about?

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JUNE 25, 2018

The Thiel Foundation , the nonprofit formed by maverick technology investor Peter Thiel, named a new class of twenty entrepreneurs as part of its 2018 Thiel Fellows program--including one Los Angeles entrepreneur, Gemma Busoni. Peter Thiel recently moved from Silicon Valley to Los Angeles. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 10, 2012

The firm said its product provides "attribution credit" to those assets--which it calls owned media assets--even though those third party sites do not support first party analytics tags. Convertro is trying to better track conversions and visitors, and attribute those to different online advertising and outreach. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 22, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Sign up today, and you'll get the chance to use the latest Microsoft design, development, and productivity tools for up to three years. They include: Sponsors. Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com). Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com). Startups Made Simple.

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DECEMBER 8, 2016

Los Angeles-based KidGuard.com , a startup backed by Lawrence Ng's OnRamp Fund, said this week that it has launched a new product which can help parents monitor their children's texting and cell phone usage. Ng is a serial entrepreneur, and is best known for founding Oversee.net. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 7, 2010

One complaint we sometimes hear from venture capitalists visiting Southern California for the first time, is the difficulty of finding experienced entrepreneurs and executives. socalTECH.com has mined its proprietary database of high tech companies and entrepreneurs and identified just a few of the repeat entrepreneurs to watch in the region.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2017

I want to invest in entrepreneurs that have the capacity to be number one at whatever they are doing, and do it within our skill base, which is direct-to-consumer. We want to have startups we can get productive or generating revenue pretty quickly. So, now, as a VC, I swore I'd never treat entrepreneurs like those VCs treated me.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Jackson said that the new funding will go to expand the firm's team, build out its technical side, continue product development, and scale up the business.

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AUGUST 8, 2011

In a new section on Docstoc's web site, the firm has been sharing dozens of video segments featureing business tips and advice from entrepreneurs from Southern California's technology community. Disclaimer: socalTECH has also contributed content to the new section.) READ MORE>>.

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MAY 17, 2012

A San Diego entrepreneur is getting the backing of GE to help develop the "Milk Jug of the Future", after winning a competition launched by product development site Quirky.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Forsblom is a serial entrepreneur, who previously had been involved in startups in Finland. The company said its technology takes advantage of the "incredible sensory hardware" already available on phones to help engage with users. READ MORE>>. adtile technologies mobile advertising sensor sensors phone smartphone'

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OCTOBER 30, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Sponsoring socalTECH's Executive Moves section. Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. Thanks in particular to: Sponsors. Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com). Startups Made Simple.

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OCTOBER 17, 2016

We caught up with Mike last week to hear from him why he thinks Science has managed to get some good success out of its companies, the importance of having a multi-year outlook for any startup, especially an early one, and the most important traits he thinks entrepreneurs need. Congrats on another exit� what's the story behind this one?

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The Alliance said it has launched its new SoCal Venture Pipeline program, to help bridge a key funding gap for Southern California entrepreneurs, by connecting them to relevant venture capital firms. The new program is being run in partnership with Silicon Valley Bank.

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JANUARY 2, 2020

Every year, at the end of the year, we share some reflections on the past year from our readers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, sponsors, and others in the local technology community. Socaltech has partnered with Sutton Capital Partners with their Recurring Revenue Conference for several yars. Two lessons learnedand relearned!

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MARCH 14, 2018

Jon Ferrara: The biggest lesson that I've learned about retaining and keeping customers is that you need to start by introducing a minimally viable product or service, and then dance with your prospects and customers. Finally, how can entrepreneurs make sure they're creating something their customers will keep coming back for?

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. Sponsoring socalTECH's Executive Moves section. They include: Sponsors. Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com). Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com).

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

Camino Financial says it is building artificial-intelligence driven software which will help unlock access to the Latinx market, where it says entrepreneurs have a difficult time getting funding for their business ventures. Camino Financial is led by CEO Sean Salas. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 26, 2014

Los Angeles-based The Honest Company , the online, family products retailer led by serial entrepreneur Brian Lee, and which was co-founded by Jessica Alba, has raised $70M in a funding round, according to the company Tuesday. honest company venture capital family baby products investment jessica alba ecommerce' READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Clovers said its product uses "conversational intelligence" to provide real-time hiring questions for interviews, offering up what it says are "unbiased" question for interviews, and providing post-interview candidate insights, and post-mortem interviewer coaching.

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JANUARY 23, 2020

The company also has raised funding from Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund, CDIB, Himax Technologies, Qualcomm, Thundersoft, and Sequoia Capital. Kneron was founded in 2015.

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JANUARY 31, 2017

Los Angeles-based online technology products retailer Newegg said this morning that it is creating a new portal dedicated to products funded on a href="[link]. Newegg and Indiegogo announced the initial effort in June of last year. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 18, 2021

For today's interview, we sat down and chatted with >Zeb Evans, the founder and CEO of San Diego-based ClickUp (www.clickup.com), the developer of a workplace productivity software platform which is based by such companies as Google, Airbnb, and Nike. Zeb Evans: From a product perspective, we have everything for everyone.

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DECEMBER 31, 2018

Editor's note: As we head into the new year, we've been featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. But my thing has always been supporting startups and entrepreneurs at an early stage. You'll be able to browse all of those contributions here.

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JANUARY 12, 2017

Los Angeles-based online natural baby and home products Honest Co. which was founded by Jessica Alba and serial entrepreneur Brian Lee, has voluntarily recalled its house branded "Organic Baby Powder". said no other products were affected by the recall, and that it would be offering up full refunds. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 4, 2021

Kajabi says it is profitable, and will use the funding to scale its team and build out its products, expand internationally, and explore strategic mergers and acquisitions. Scott Wagner of Tidemark will join the company's board with the funding; Wagner is the former CEO of GoDaddy. Kajabi's CEO and co-founder is Kenny Rueter.

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JULY 20, 2021

Companies this year in the program come from as far as Canada, India, and Ukraine.

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AUGUST 27, 2020

Harbor says it plans to launch its product in October. Kessler was previously VP of Global Business Development, and most recently had been Entrepreneur-in-Residence at 25madison, which is based out of New York. The funding came from 25madison. Harbor is led by CEO Dan Kessler, who previously served at LA's Headspace.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2020

According to Snap, the third class of the accelerator included Brightly (content, community, and brand recommendations); Charli Cohen (fashion brand); Hardworkers (digital community for blue collar workers); Mogul Millennial (platform for black millennial entrepreneurs); Nuggetverse (plush dog product); SketchAR (AI mobile application that teachers (..)

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. Thanks to all of our sponsors, who make our coverage of Southern California's technology industry possible: Sponsors. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com).

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FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Crush Cpaital said the funding goes towards development of the show, which is a 10-episode series that will follow five diverse entrepreneurs striving to list their companies on the Nasdaq. Crush Capital says its goal is to give retail investors access to Regulation A+ IPOs and other financial products.

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JULY 19, 2013

In our Insights and Opinions section today, we feature an article from Ivan Nikkhoo , an entrepreneur, investment banker and VC at Siemer & Associates, talking about The Wisdom of Differentiation. product entrepreneur startup advice differentiation insights' But it is the most important thing it can do. Continued.).

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JANUARY 8, 2019

Are you an entrepreneur, looking to get a leg up on your startup efforts? Techstars LA , one of a number of programs across the globe run by startup accelerator operator Techstars, has opened up applications for its next program, its Q3 2019 program. The program starts in July, with an application deadline of April 7th, 2019. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 10, 2019

Beverly Hills-based NVE Experience Agency , a live event production company, said it has acquired The Future Party , a community-based organizer of monthly dinners, parties, salons, and "branded activations" for Millenial and Generation Z creators and entrepreneurs, the companies said this morning.

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