socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2016

NASA said the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-2) contracts cover deliveries to the ISS from 2019 through 2024. NASA said the contracts guarantee a minimum of six, cargo resupply missions from each provider, plus funding for ISS integration, flight support, special tasks and studies, and NASA requirement changes.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 3, 2018

Using the service, customers can access demographic, interest and behavioral data of over 320 million people; can use retargeting to provide direct mail campaigns and integrates with existing customer relationship management tools. . They aren’t the only ones. Postie has raised $3.5

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 25, 2019

Liquid Death has attracted nearly $2 million in funding from angel investors like Away co-founder Jen Rubio and Twitter co-founder Biz Stone. For one, because millennials, according to various studies, are consuming less alcohol than previous generations and are therefore seeking non-alcoholic beverage alternatives. Founders say yes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Even if the goods and services are changing hands as gifts, or the revenue motive exists only to make services sustainable, the economic value is evident. Idling capacity is a notion that was first systematically studied and measured in the context of industrial processes. There is value in the “idling capacity” of all assets.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 1, 2022

I’m happy to add my own insights here for your consideration to her suggested eight essential lessons, with supporting case studies, for evolving any innovative idea into a business reality: Every innovation must solve a customer problem. Investors expect this step to be proven successful before funding.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

The book is a layman’s guide to understanding how we as humans make decisions and is underpinned by data-oriented studies to prove his claims. First, no matter what anybody tells you (people don’t want to believe that we’re influenced by the crowd), social proof is hugely important in fund raising. You should, too.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 12, 2021

It’s easy to fall back on the generic message that your solution is easier to use, has more function, and comes with great service, but who looks twice at that message? If you can’t state clearly why your startup is the only choice, then it’s time to regroup before spending your hard-fought funding.

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Technical Advisors Tips Marketing Case Study 154

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Clean, safe and reliable natural gas company Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) has established $1 million innovation fund in partnership with Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) , to speed the development of clean technologies to meet current global energy needs and become a sustainable energy source.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 21, 2014

An impressive number of new VCs have been created – most of them with new seed funds. ” Case studies get done with ebullient CEO’s espousing the benefits of said software even though their organization was barely using the product. ROI studies were published. And importantly we’ve had revenue.

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Marketing Case Study Metrics Sales 354

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Bockerstette, Main Street Venture Fund As I outlined last week, trophy angel investors are always looking for trophy entrepreneurs. The result is that the Main Street Venture Fund consistently has more money available than good opportunities for investment. Tags: entrepreneur investor angel successful funding business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 19, 2023

According to an MIT study a while back, only about 10% of patents granted in the United States have any meaningful commercial importance and less than one percent are of seminal importance. Nearly all new businesses aspiring to reach meaningful scale require some sort of outside funding to finance a competitive growth trajectory.

Entrepreneur 101

Entrepreneur Startup Ideas Competition 101

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

According to an MIT study a while back, only about 10% of patents granted in the United States have any meaningful commercial importance and less than one percent are of seminal importance. Nearly all new businesses aspiring to reach meaningful scale require some sort of outside funding to finance a competitive growth trajectory.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2021

Thus I was pleased to see my own insights covered in a new book, “ Why Startups Fail ,” by Tom Eisenmann, a Harvard Business School professor, who has mentored many more entrepreneurs, and authored more than a hundred HBS case studies from real-world startups. Mergers and acquisitions also require new skills.

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Technical Review Case Study Mentor Software Review 131

socalTECH

MAY 11, 2011

Earlier this week, Los Angeles-based Anti-AgingGames (www.Anti-AgingGames.com), a new online game startup, announced a new service to help users improve their memory and concentration, as well as improve brain function. I studied cognitive science, the study of the brain, as an undergraduate. How is the firm funded?

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 23, 2010

Commercial Service, U.S. Insights on the New India Environment and Trends Real-World Case Studies and Interactive Panels Keys to Successfully Doing Business with India Renewable Energy and Social Entrepreneurship Global Risk Mitigation Strategies Funding your Business Growth Valuable Networking Opportunities.

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Irwindale Conference Case Study Southern California 100

Xconomy

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Intercept (NASDAQ: ICPT ) reported interim data from a Phase 3 study showing its drug, obeticholic acid (OCA), reduced liver scarring in NASH patients. This week, one company, Intercept Pharmaceuticals, solidified its lead. But how much will being first to the finish line mean when all is said and done?

News 86

News Study Report San Diego 86

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

Even if the goods and services are changing hands as gifts, or the revenue motive exists only to make services sustainable, the economic value is evident. Idling capacity is a notion that was first systematically studied and measured in the context of industrial processes. There is value in the “idling capacity” of all assets.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

How long have you been offering up this service? MIT and McKinsey did some studies on this, that showed about $400 billion a year is lost in the tech industry, due to lack of diversity and inclusion. A diverse team will increase your profitability by between 31 and 41 percent, according to that McKinsey and MIT study.

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Technical Review Startup Platform Resource 140

TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 5, 2022

Currently, the studio is funded in part by partnerships with Monster Energy and Snap’s 523 program , which supports small content companies and creators from underrepresented groups. “Some of these programs are cool, but it’s like, what’s after that?

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Platform Social Media Netflix Content 210

socalTECH

APRIL 15, 2019

We caught up with Josh Viner , who serves as CEO, and Marco McCottry , the company's COO, who most recently ran North American operations at Bird, and also managed Uber's midwest business, to hear about how Wheels is differentiated from all of the other last-mile transportation services out there. What is Wheels? We're doing the same here.

San Diego 113

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

We caught up with Will to learn more about the company and how it hopes its service and music can help people improve their concentration. Will Henshall: Focus@will is the first, ever music service which helps with focus and distraction, while writing, reading, and studying. Where is the service now - can people use it?

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Help Startup Sites Research 219

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

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. Set expectations accordingly.

Startup 123

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 123

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2015

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.

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Startup Technical Review Equity 105

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2017

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. Set expectations accordingly.

Develop 70

Develop Development Product Startup 70

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Entrepreneurs seeking funding should emulate Addie''s efficient and focused pursuit of perfection. When securing funding, entrepreneurs must balance the desire for perfection with the urgent need to ensure the process is efficient. When seeking the perfect pitch, in baseball and in the startup world, less is a lot more. One-liners.

Product 208

Product Yammer Technical Review Google 208

socalTECH

MAY 10, 2018

Behzad Kianmahd is the co-founder of Los Angeles coworking space Cross Campus , which is one of the major centers of startup activity in Silicon Beachand also involved as co-founder and lead investor in a brand new, venture capital fund, TAU Ventures (www.ideasimmersion.com/tau-ventures/). Behzad Kianmahd: There's a bit of a history there.

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El Segundo Southern California Startup Santa Monica 100

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

So when Sam Rosen came to me with the idea of disrupting storage with a product that is priced cheaper than existing incumbents and he could build a product that is a better service I was intrigued. Smart investors think a lot about what we call “unit economics” or what is the economics of service one customers.

Startup 150

Startup Marketing Study SEO 150

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 12, 2010

People like Fred Wilson who say let all the small companies fund and bloom, create more jobs, etc. A recent study said seed stage valuations have been quite static recently. This could happen if every VC fund continues to launch a seed fund. Is there a gap in Series B funding? (10-12mm Minutes 8 – 10. o Tuenti.

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Venture Capital Slides Seed Funding Google 232

socalTECH

OCTOBER 8, 2008

Pasadena-based Cramster (www.cramster.com) recently announced $3M in a large angel round for the firm's online study communities. Cramster is looking to create online study groups, to help high school and college students study math, science, and other topics. What we're trying to emulate is the face-to-face study group.

Study 113

Study Education Startup Sites 113

socalTECH

MAY 25, 2012

Was that investment how you decided to drop out of school to launch the service? The whole getting funding and everything made me realize we had to be on this full time. Whta were you studying before the startup? Scott Ferreira: I was actually studying architecture. Scott Ferreira: Yes, it was part of it.

Startup 239

Startup CTO Coach Content Web 239

Tech.Co

DECEMBER 15, 2017

According to one study, there were over 835,000 people working out of coworking spaces last year. The largest VC backed companies in this space have raised several hundreds of millions in funding to help expand their global footprint. Coworking has exploded globally over the past two years.

Technical Review 90

Technical Review Study Web Design Startup 90

socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2011

However, those services can be expensive, particularly for individual users and small and medium sized businesses. First, for folks who haven't used your service, what is Freebinar? Costin Tuculescu: I cam out of UC Irvine as a software engineer, studying computer science. It's not a freemium model.

Tech Coast Angels 178

Tech Coast Angels Web Screening Pasadena Angels 178

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2015

Even if the goods and services are changing hands as gifts, or the revenue motive exists only to make services sustainable, the economic value is evident. Idling capacity is a notion that was first systematically studied and measured in the context of industrial processes. There is value in the “idling capacity” of all assets.

Entrepreneur 111

Entrepreneur Commerce Social Media Platform 111

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2018

According to an MIT study a while back, only about 10% of patents granted in the United States have any meaningful commercial importance and less than one percent are of seminal importance. Nearly all new businesses aspiring to reach meaningful scale require some sort of outside funding to finance a competitive growth trajectory.

Guide 95

Guide Startup Ideas Entrepreneur 95

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 24, 2011

According to financial columnist Daniel Solin, “One large study looked at more than 15,000 predictions by 237 market timing newsletters over a 12-year period. At the end of the period studied, 94.5% of the newsletters went bust.”. As noted in Now Is Never Too Early , successful entrepreneurs are not inclined to wait.

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Company Companies Startup Study 257

socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2012

Aigerim Duiseneyeva and Shana Zheng are the co-founders of the firm, and told us more about the service. First, for people who have never used your service, can you talk about how it works? We met at USC, and we had traveled a lot with study abroad programs. What are your plans with the new funding?

Startup 199

Startup Idealab USC Ideas 199

TechCrunch LA

MAY 14, 2020

The unexpected arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic led the LA-based startup to rework and accelerate its original launch plan — shifting its first focus to getting a telehealth service up and running fast. We have folks lined up in New York and Texas and other states that we’re onboarding right now.”

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Startup Los Angeles Platform Research 140