Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

Bill had previously created a packaged software company called Knowledge Adventure the produced children’s educational software. He wanted to build direct customer relationships to get product feedback but only 2% of customers would ever return their registration cards. So he founded … wait … CitySearch.

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socalTECH

JULY 10, 2015

Pasadena-based customer relationship management (CRM) software developer Rexter is launching a new product, later today, at the Microsoft Accelerator Demo Day in Seattle.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2015

Angel investors and venture capitalists are looking for startups with real products and a proven business model, ready to scale. This early stage is often called basic research , well before any specific commercially viable products might be envisioned. Commercial product prototypes. Product verification and clinical trials.

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socalTECH

JULY 27, 2018

Los Angeles-based DevOps security software developer Prevoty , which is backed Trident Capital Cybersecurity, US Venture Partners, Plus Capital, Double M Capital, Core Ventures Group, Inventures Group, Daher Capital, Digi Venture Fund and Karlin Ventures, has been acquired by Imperva , Imperva announced late Thursday afternoon.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2011

Yesterday I wrote Part 1 of the series on the changes to the software industry over the past decade that has led to changes in the venture capital industry itself. With new micro VC entrants into to early-stage investing plus increased competition from angels, incubators and the like – traditional VCs have taken notice.

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socalTECH

JUNE 4, 2015

West Hollywood-based Orbitera , a developer of a cloud-based software product to help companies the sales of cloud-based software and services, including managing leads, trial subscriptions, billing, and operations, has raised $2M in a seed funding round. The company disclosed the funding Thursday. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 21, 2014

We’ve had an explosion of alternate sources of financing from crowd-sourcing, angels, accelerators, incubators, corporates, corporate incubators. Consumers buying through smart phones, travelers using the new, shared economy and businesses replacing old software with modern cloud-based solutions. It has been a good run.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 A Different Kind of Incubator - The Hive I recently met with The Hive a new incubator in Orange County. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Angel investors and venture capitalists are looking for startups with real products and a proven business model, ready to scale. This early stage is often called basic research , well before any specific commercially viable products might be envisioned. Commercial product prototypes. Product verification and clinical trials.

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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. Join a startup incubator. Nevertheless, it’s an option that doesn’t cost you equity.

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socalTECH

APRIL 23, 2015

San Juan Capistrano-based PingThings , a developer of predictive intelligence software for the electric utility industry, has scored a round of funding. PingThings said the funding will go towards initial deployment of its product at major U.S. PingThings said the funding will go towards initial deployment of its product at major U.S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Thus entrepreneurs were able to build prototypes and design new products without the traditional huge prototyping cost. The movement has long since spread across the country and across the globe, spawning innovative products such as the MakerBot Digitizer and all the things you can access from Thingiverse.com.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

He has a really interesting background as a product manager and now an entrepreneur. Like many product managers, my background is fairly eclectic. That's where I learned I enjoyed interacting with customers and working with development teams to build and launch products. Tell me a bit about your background. How did it help you?

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

I explain to her that, like the contestants on the show, we work with very early startup entrepreneurs to build the next great product. What's the difference between an incubator, Maker space, and other accelerators and what you do? What's the difference between an incubator, Maker space, and other accelerators and what you do?

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2012

San Diego-based Reflexion Health , a new startup using Microsoft's Kinect for physical therapy products, has raised $4.25M in a funding round, the company said this morning. Reflexion Health said the funding came from West Health Investment Fund, and that it has licensed West Health Institute's Kinect-based physical therapy software.

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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. Join a startup incubator. Only one-third make it past their tenth anniversary.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Great content again in September that meets at the intersection of startups, technology, product and being a Startup CTO. Coworking Spaces - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , September 2, 2010 I've never been much of a fan of incubators. Except they won’t be called Product Managers. Building a Better Product.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2021

Angel investors and venture capitalists are looking for startups with real products and a proven business model, ready to scale. This early stage is often called basic research , well before any specific commercially viable products might be envisioned. Commercial product prototypes. Product verification and clinical trials.

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socalTECH

MAY 15, 2013

Airware said the new funding comes on top of existing funding from First Round Capital, Firelake Capital, RRE Ventures, Shasta Ventures, Promus Ventures, and Y Combinator; the company said it has been part of both the Lemnos Labs and Y Combinator incubators. Airware is led by Jonathan Downey. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 5, 2011

X1 Discovery said today that it has launched a new, electronic discovery software called X1 Social Discovery, which is specifically aimed at helping computer forensics professionals address social media content. X1 Discovery said it will be releasing its software on October 18th, priced at $945 per seat annually. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Today's contribution is from Lawrence Ng , serial entrepreneur who, last year, founded OnRamp Fund , a $10 million incubator that invests in early stage startups. Lawrence Ng: Our biggest news was growing our global incubator, OnRamp. You can see all of our holiday reflections here. We've learned a lot in the process. Lawrence C.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Los Angeles-based NantWorks , the technology incubation and investment firm run by billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong, and Malibu-based toy firm JAKKS Pacific announced this morning that the two are in a join venture to create anew company, DreamPlay Toys. Financial details of the joint venture were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 16, 2013

Turn on your phone and look at the productivity folder. You’ll be more productive within three weeks time. We discuss productivity, emails, communication, and the dynamics of the team. We’ve been there. Three, maybe four apps; each with their own learning curve and rules of engagement. We’ve all been there.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Los Angeles-based Nantworks , the new business incubator run by billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, said today that it has acquired another company, Boston Life Labs. Boston life Labs' products include hardware and software to measure blood pressure, blood sugar, weight, medication management and other key indicators.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 5, 2014

It might look a little like Demo Day for Warner Media Camp , the startup incubator program being run out of Los Angeles by Turner/Warner Bros. The program graduated six companies out of its internal incubator program Monday, showing them off at a Demo Day. at the intersection of technology and media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 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. Join a startup incubator. Nevertheless, it’s an option that doesn’t cost you equity.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 21, 2011

It’s a three-month program providing its selected startups with $21,000 in seed funding, plus the typical incubator benefits like shared office space, legal assistance, infrastructure and hosting, and mentorship from a network of advisors.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

The firm, which did not disclose financial details of the investment, said the digital media fund established by Best Buy and Fuse Capital are backing its launch of a product information, pricing, and shopping mobile application. Fuse said that Tecca was incubated from within the firm. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 31, 2018

The few deals I was a part of are deals where I loved the founders, loved their working products and was excited to be a customer as well as an investor. We invested in and advised a few incredible startups and are incubating a company we've been working on behind the scenes for a long time. You'll hear about it soon.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2019

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. Join a startup incubator. Only one-third make it past their tenth anniversary.

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socalTECH

JULY 16, 2014

We''ve invested in security software, software-as-a-service, marketplaces, and many other categories I think people wouldn''t necessarily think--looking from the outside--would exist in LA. We want to find the best entrepreneurs and work productively with them, typically through an investment. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2012

Today, we're featuring Erik Rannala , founder of MuckerLab , the startup accelerator focused on incubation stage Internet, software, services, and media businesses here in LA. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Sources should include local startup incubators, blog owners, and government support organizations, such as SCORE. You can’t start and run a business these days with a working knowledge and access to online and standalone tools, including a word processor, spreadsheet editing, and presentation software.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 19, 2018

The experience was part of InCube 2018 , a global startup pitch competition organized by the ETH Entrepreneurship Club. Being contained in the same small space encouraged us to stay productive around the. We met for the first time the week before, and we were competing against four other cubes in Switzerland to solve a challenge.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

According to Lehmbeck, in an interview with socalTECH, the company's software takes key specifications from products such as televisions and other consumer electronics, and applies them to ads automatically, so that instead of just advertising a big screen television an ad might contain key terms and information about those products.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Redg Snodgrass co-founder Stained Glass Labs said the firm wants to focus on the world of Wearable Technology plus innovative consumer products beyond GLASS. Wearable World brings all aspects of our business offerings together nicely under one overarching umbrella, including GLAZED Conferences, WeCodeWe, Wearable Wednesdays and the Incubator.”

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2012

And post production. For those that aren’t aware of the broader technology shifts of cloud computing, the trend is described in a post I did about changes in the software industry. So we’ve seen an explosion in the number of startup companies and subsequently a huge burst in the number of incubators. And make-up artists.

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