socalTECH

JANUARY 13, 2014

Los Angeles-based Oversee.net said it plans to integrate Crash City Guides , the online travel discovery app for the iPhone, into its WanderWe travel site this morning. Financial terms of the deal, which had been disclosed last week, were not announced. Crash City Guides had been backed by Idealab, and was founded by Erick Laubach.

Oversee.net 150

Oversee.net Guide Idealab Sites 150

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2023

I recognized this as I was reading the classic book, ” The Only Sales Guide You’ll Ever Need ,” by Anthony Iannarino, who is an international sales leader and expert on optimizing results. Negotiating and creating win-win deals. When dealing with customers or partners, only win-win deals make sense.

Startup 154

Startup Sales Entrepreneur Customer 154

Berkonomics

JANUARY 20, 2022

Later investors will enter that picture only after insuring that valuation is reasonable and comparable to other opportunities for their money, but often will walk from a deal if the valuation for earlier investments was so high as to cause pain for that cohort.

Startup 317

Startup Entrepreneur Invest Course 317

Berkonomics

APRIL 6, 2023

Where to learn more… In other posts (and in our book, “Building Great Boards” – available on Amazon and other booksellers) we cover legal responsibilities of a board, how to pay board members, the limits of their responsibilities, dealing with under-performing or “noisy” board members, and more. This is not easy.

Company 156

Company Companies Ideas Competition 156

Tech.Co

APRIL 20, 2020

Wix has announced a limited-time half price sale on its website builder plans, with a 50% off deal beginning today and ending on Wednesday. Let's take a closer look at the new deal, and whether Wix is the right platform for you. How much can You Save with the Wix Deal? 50% Off Wix. Don't Miss Out. 50% Off Wix.

Pricing 139

Pricing Sales Template Technical Review 139

Tech.Co

JUNE 22, 2021

Understand the costs with our complete Shopify Pricing Guide. As a result, you'll have likely seen tech publishers breathlessly updating deals pages whenever Prime Day comes around — we do this at Tech.co, as well , though we're not quite as breathless as some rivals. See our guide to the Best Ecommerce Website Builders.

Marketing 179

Marketing Buzzfeed Guide Platform 179

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 1, 2020

In our business lives we’re having to deal with decisions that could have lasting impacts on our companies without any compass to guide us in the direction we’re heading . It feels a bit like choosing a fork in the road amidst dense fog and with nobody to guide us what to do. To say it simply …. Show empathy.

Demand 215

Demand Guide Customer Custom 215

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Los Angeles-based OVGuide , the online video guide site backed by Baroda Ventures, said today that it has acquired Live Matrix , a provider of an online guide to live events on the web. As part of the deal, OVGuide said it has appointed Sanjay Reddy, co-founder and CEO of Live Matrix, as its new CEO. READ MORE>>.

Guide 145

Guide Acquisition Content Web 145

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

They generally have strong values, around a higher purpose, and these need to be supported and honed to improve emotional stamina and guide business decisions. In addition to the normal hurdles of growing up, millennials have had to deal with a media-saturated world of conflicting messages, celebrity excesses, and viral distractions.

Mentor 134

Mentor Coach Guide Startup 134

Tech.Co

MAY 31, 2022

The deal opens up a large avenue for many more companies to use the service, given Stripe's ubiquity, and this in turn gives even the smallest companies a way to integrate buy now, pay later functionality with their in-store POS systems. It's also the latest in a spree of deals for Affirm. The Rise and Fall of BNPL.

Services 122

Services Technical Review Startup News 122

socalTECH

MAY 6, 2015

According to Microsemi, the deal goes towards manufacturing of highly secure receivers for GPS-guided munitions. Aliso Viejo-based Microsemi > reported it has won a $6.1M, defense contract from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). No other details on the contract were released. READ MORE>>.

Outsource Development 100

Outsource Development Guide Report Develop 100

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2011

When I first started as a startup CEO in 1999 there were no guides on raising venture capital. 2) how seldom lawyers walk you through the “how can this term be used against you&# scenarios or the “pragmatic guide to VC terms&# overview. There was no guide. This article originally ran on TechCrunch. Drag along rights?

Venture Capital 304

Venture Capital Entrepreneur Guide Blogging 304

socalTECH

APRIL 20, 2012

Irvine-based Local Corporation , the online publisher of local business guides, said Thursday that it has signed a deal with Experian's ConsumerInfo.com , to provide targeted ad campaigns for the site. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

Guide 150

Guide Sites Platform Report 150

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2022

Authority – the guiding light. Perceived authorities guide decision making, by investing time, resources, and activity in earning a position of influence, leading to a community of loyalists who follow their recommendations. Social psychology in general deals with how individuals relate to one another.

Customer 122

Customer Custom Social Media Technical Review 122

socalTECH

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Action camera maker GoPro said Tuesday that it has tied with the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (UCLA TFT), to launch a program to provide students with GoPro cameras and accessories to create content, and where it will also provide guided workshops, education, and one-on-one mentorship to students.

UCLA 100

UCLA USC Guide Education 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2022

Sales builds relationships, translates needs, makes proposals, and closes the deal. In these rapidly changing times, in your own rapidly evolving company, culture will be the rudder that guides your path in a fashion that is consistent with your vision and values. The skills required are complementary, but not the same.

Sales 147

Sales Metrics Guide Startup 147

Berkonomics

JANUARY 11, 2018

In other posts, we cover legal responsibilities of a board, how to pay board members, the limits of their responsibilities, dealing with under-performing or “noisy” board members, and more. Today, we cover an ideal board’s collective mindset. Generative thinking: Do you have board members who often ask “why?” This is not easy.

Company 243

Company Companies Ideas Competition 243

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

According to Autobytel, it made the investment as part of a deal to become the exclusive provider to the auto industry of SaleMove''s technology. SaleMove provides tools for live video, audio, and text-based chat, all aimed at guiding consumers through the online car buying process in real-time.

Invest 138

Invest Guide Venture Capital Sales 138

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Every startup needs two or three key advisors who have the domain experience, connections, and complementary skills to guide the founders through those early crises. Often the Boomer is more willing to work for equity, and easily convinced to step aside when revenues reach that next threshold. Member of the Advisory Board. Personnel Manager.

Technical Review 147

Technical Review Software Review Entrepreneur Report 147

socalTECH

JANUARY 12, 2012

Irvine-based Local Corporation , the online local business guide operator headed by Health Clarke, said this morning that it had "record" fourth quarter 2011 search traffic. The firm said it is now seeing 93.7 million monthly unique visitors to its network of sites, up from 91.9M monthly unique visitors in Q3. READ MORE>>.

Guide 154

Guide Platform Sites Media 154

socalTECH

JUNE 22, 2016

Purch said the deal would help it expand into the SMB market. Purch is the publisher of such sites as Top Ten Reviews, Tom's Guide, Tom's Hardware, Live Science, and many others. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Business.com was headed by Tony Uphoff.

Santa Monica 100

Santa Monica Incubator Guide Equity 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

The City of Los Angeles is reaching out new and small businesses, aimed at providing information to those businesses on everything from negotiating leases to securing business loans--plus dealing with city paperwork on registering a new business. The new L.A.

Guide 100

Guide Los Angeles Resource Design 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 29, 2017

Wouldn’t it be easier if you had your own team of guides to help you along your way? Join us for this 2-hour session during which we’ll cover: The process of a raise Pre-money and post-money valuation Understanding dilution Negotiating your best VC deal Term sheets: what you need to know And more! Team startup to the rescue!

Los Angeles 100

Los Angeles Angel Startup Venture Capital 100

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

I recognized this as I was reading the classic book, ” The Only Sales Guide You’ll Ever Need ,” by Anthony Iannarino, who is an international sales leader and expert on optimizing results. Negotiating and creating win-win deals. When dealing with customers or partners, only win-win deals make sense.

Entrepreneur 134

Entrepreneur Startup Sales Customer 134

socalTECH

MAY 2, 2017

Andrew Bermudez , co-founder and CEO of Irvine-based Digsy (www.getdigsy.com) wasn't looking to build software to help commercial real estate brokers close more deals. He was just trying to collect more data for his startup on what was happening on real estate deals that the company had been referring to brokers. What is Digsy?

Sales 145

Sales Startup Email Tool 145

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

They generally have strong values, around a higher purpose, and these need to be supported and honed to improve emotional stamina and guide business decisions. In addition to the normal hurdles of growing up, millennials have had to deal with a media-saturated world of conflicting messages, celebrity excesses, and viral distractions.

Tips 127

Tips Mentor Coach Guide 127

socalTECH

JULY 11, 2011

Irvine-based Local.com , the online publisher of local business guides and advertising sites, has acquired San Juan Capistrano-based Screamin' Daily Deals , the local daily deals site. The deal was worth $12.5M Local.com said that Screamin' Daily Deals had revenues of $4.4M READ MORE>>.

Guide 100

Guide Advertising Sites Marketing 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

That your projections are ridiculous (see below); we'll guide you later however. That your valuation expectations are laughable (again, we'll guide you lower.); nothing kills a deal faster than a sky high and unrealistic price. Get some competition going for your deal and then you'll see more pricing flexibility.

Invest 113

Invest Guide Competition Pricing 113

socalTECH

JUNE 29, 2011

The companies announced the deal today. Trails.com is Demand Media's online adventure site, providing trail guides, topographic maps, articles, and other outdoors-related content. Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the online publishing empire run by Richard Rosenblatt, has inked a partnership with outdoor retailer REI.

Demand 150

Demand Media Santa Monica Guide 150

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2022

Whether you are trying to motivate your team, close a deal with a customer, or get funding from an investor, a casual conversation is usually a waste of your valuable time. Sometimes people need to be guided into better outcomes. Conflict is normal, so deal with it. All real business is conversations focused on creating results.

Tips 101

Tips Guide Design Entrepreneur 101

socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2011

Los Angeles-based Clicker.com , the provider of a guide to online video, has been acquired by CBS Interactive , the firms said Friday. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Redpoint 140

Redpoint Guide Acquisition Los Angeles 140

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 10, 2023

A few years ago, I enjoyed one of Guy Kawasaki’s first books, “ Reality Check: The Irreverent Guide to Outsmarting, Outmanaging, and Outmarketing Your Competition.” But every so often, I try to give them a reality check, just to keep their feet on the ground and their nose to the grindstone. Marty Zwilling

Entrepreneur 99

Entrepreneur Startup Sample Guide 99

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 1, 2019

Defy , the early-stage venture investment firm founded by Neil Sequeira and Trae Vassallo, is putting a new twist on the venture partner model as it brings Brian Lee and Sujal Patel on board to help out with investing and guiding companies in the firm’s portfolio. Just don’t call them venture partners.

Invest 109

Invest Legalzoom Los Angeles Blogging 109

Tech.Co

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Through the deal, Shopify merchants will be able to add a TikTok channel app available in the Shopify App Store. You can learn more about Shopify's pricing options with our guide , too, and here's a table below that gives you a brief overview. Compare Shopify Plans and Deals Before You Buy. Shopify Deals. Staff accounts.

Help 150

Help Platform Startup Social Media 150

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Irvine-based Local Corporation , the publisher of online business guides and directories, as well as operator of the Spreebird.com daily deals site, said today that it has launched a new rich media ad platform.

Media 124

Media Guide Platform Acquisition 124

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Even though the initial pattern-matching filter they apply may be somewhat capricious, it is a pragmatic way to deal with an otherwise overwhelming data avalanche. Pattern matching involves identifying deal hair ; significant flaws which increase the deal's risk of failure. Yippee-Ki-Yay.

Technical Review 244

Technical Review Startup Venture Capital RSS 244

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

You can review all the specifics of this approach in the classic book by Nathan Furr and Paul Ahlstrom, appropriately titled “ Nail It then Scale It: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Creating and Managing Breakthrough Innovation ,” but I will net it out here. It’s time for a new startup model.

Technical Review 143

Technical Review Customer Custom Entrepreneur 143