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Too many customers have long felt distanced from many successful brands, seeing them as closed and mysterious environments, focused only on profits and killing competitors. They may not have noticed the wave of “open businesses,” spawned by the Internet and social media. MORE
Our video interview today is with Federico Pomi and Andreas Ballarini, Fabrica, a startup in the Techstars LA 2019 Class focused on real estate transactions. Fabrica was one of the companies that pitched at Techstars LA Demo Day on Tuesday at the El Rey. READ MORE>>. MORE
Real innovation in the business world is still rare. MORE
Throughout my career in small companies and large, I’ve always been appalled by the number of people who have a negative attitude or complain all the time. MORE
EV Connect , the Los Angeles-based company that sells software to manage electric vehicle charging, has raised $12 million in a Series B round led by investors Mitsui & Co. and Ecosystem Integrity Fund. The company has raised $25 million to date. MORE
Dozens of impeccably dressed women outfitted in jumpsuits and Rothy’s gathered at the Greylock offices last week for a “structured networking” session hosted by All Raise , an 18-month-old nonprofit organization that seeks to amplify the voices of and support women in tech. MORE
Popular messaging app Kik is, indeed, “here to stay” following an acquisition by the Los Angeles-based multimedia holding company, MediaLab. MORE
El Segundo-based EV Connect , which provides managed, electric vehicle charging stations for businesses, universities, governments, and others, said on Tuesday that it has raised $12M more in a funding round, in a Series B funding round. The funding was led by Mitsui & Co., and also included the Ecosystem Integrity Fund and others. According to EV Connect, it has now raised $25M in total for the company. MORE
Rick Fox will leave the esports company he founded and settle lawsuits he was been trading with his co-founders MORE
Daniel Faber is the CEO and founder of Orbit Fab (www.orbitfab.com), a startup developing technology to refuel spacecraft in space. Orbit Fab was part of the 2019 Techstars Space Los Angeles accelerator program. READ MORE>>. orbitfab daniel faber techstars space accelerator video startup interview MORE
Conventional business wisdom tells us that entrepreneurs are today’s main source of innovation. We see the stories of young founders leaving college with a big idea, going to work in their garage, and building something that changes the world. MORE
Jia Yueting, founder of Gardena-based electric vehicle company Faraday & Future, filed for bankruptcy Oct. 14 to address $3.6 billion in debt MORE
I became a VC 12 years ago in 2007 when the pace of deals was much slower. I had just left Salesforce.com where I was VP, Products, after they had acquired my second startup. MORE
Virgin Group Richard Branson invests in M13’s $175 million fund MORE
AECOM plans to sell its management services business to private equity firms for $2.4 billion MORE
Thursday, October 24, 2019 -- Scaling up Business Growth Workshop. Take your leadership team and your business higher! Come to a Half-Day Bootcamp and Get the Tools to Scale Up Your Business using the proven Four Decisions Methodology and Rockefeller Habits. The timing is perfect for completion of 2019 and planning initiatives for 2020! All of the money collected will go to benefit the Santa Monica Chamber Foundation, and is a 501c3 contribution. link]. MORE
When Arianna Huffington stepped down from her role at the Huffington Post to start Thrive Global, she said the goal of her new business was to help a generation “avoid the burnout that all too often comes with success today.” MORE
Monday, October 28, 2019 -- Music Tectonics Conference. Explore the seismic shifts shaking up the music industry as a result of technology and innovation. The first annual Music Tectonics Conference in Los Angeles October 28-29, 2019, is a destination event for innovators in music and technology. The conference speaker lineup brings together thinkers, doers and investors to explore the seismic shifts that are shaping the business of music. MORE
Our video interview today is with Nancy Soni , the founder and CEO of PathMatch (www.pathmatch.com), a Los Angeles startup that helps high school and college students connect to career paths that fit their personality, strengths, interests, goals, values, and location preferences. MORE
Mercedes-Benz car owners have said that the app they used to remotely locate, unlock and start their cars was displaying other people’s account and vehicle information. MORE
As it looks to modernize its operations, the Los Angeles Fire Department is turning to a number of new technologies, including expanding its fleet of drones for a slew of new deployments. One of the largest fire departments in the U.S., MORE
Tuesday, October 29, 2019 -- Music Tectonics Conference. Explore the seismic shifts shaking up the music industry as a result of technology and innovation. The first annual Music Tectonics Conference in Los Angeles October 28-29, 2019, is a destination event for innovators in music and technology. The conference speaker lineup brings together thinkers, doers and investors to explore the seismic shifts that are shaping the business of music. MORE
In my current role as a business consultant, I still find that most companies, large and small, organize themselves wholly based on what goes on inside the company, rather than looking outside – at their networks, their partners, and the niche they wish to dominate. MORE
Ever wonder why one of your employees, shareholders, managers, suppliers, or board members sometimes behaves in a way you might consider irrational? Putting yourself in their shoes. If you want to best describe the motivation behind the action, think “What’s in it for me”? MORE
For our video interview today, we talked with Matt Kozlov, the Managing Director of the Techstars Starburst Space Accelerator in Los Angeles, to hear about the program and its future plans. Interview at the 2019 Demo Day on Wednesday. READ MORE>>. MORE
For our video interview today, we talked with Ana Pompa Alarcon Rawls , founder and CEO of findSisterhood (www.findsisterhood.com) one of the companies out of the Techstars Los Angeles 2019 class, which is creating a new social network for women. READ MORE>>. MORE
TechCrunch LA
OCTOBER 22, 2019
EV Connect , the Los Angeles-based company that sells software to manage electric vehicle charging, has raised $12 million in a Series B round led by investors Mitsui & Co. and Ecosystem Integrity Fund. The company has raised $25 million to date.
L.A. Business Journal
OCTOBER 22, 2019
Rick Fox will leave the esports company he founded and settle lawsuits he was been trading with his co-founders
TechCrunch LA
OCTOBER 16, 2019
When Arianna Huffington stepped down from her role at the Huffington Post to start Thrive Global, she said the goal of her new business was to help a generation “avoid the burnout that all too often comes with success today.”
Berkonomics
OCTOBER 17, 2019
Ever wonder why one of your employees, shareholders, managers, suppliers, or board members sometimes behaves in a way you might consider irrational? Putting yourself in their shoes. If you want to best describe the motivation behind the action, think “What’s in it for me”?
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 17, 2019
I became a VC 12 years ago in 2007 when the pace of deals was much slower. I had just left Salesforce.com where I was VP, Products, after they had acquired my second startup.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 16, 2019
Our video interview today is with Federico Pomi and Andreas Ballarini, Fabrica, a startup in the Techstars LA 2019 Class focused on real estate transactions. Fabrica was one of the companies that pitched at Techstars LA Demo Day on Tuesday at the El Rey. READ MORE>>.
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Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 16, 2019
Throughout my career in small companies and large, I’ve always been appalled by the number of people who have a negative attitude or complain all the time.
SoCal Tech Calendar
OCTOBER 23, 2019
Tuesday, October 29, 2019 -- Music Tectonics Conference. Explore the seismic shifts shaking up the music industry as a result of technology and innovation. The first annual Music Tectonics Conference in Los Angeles October 28-29, 2019, is a destination event for innovators in music and technology. The conference speaker lineup brings together thinkers, doers and investors to explore the seismic shifts that are shaping the business of music.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 22, 2019
Daniel Faber is the CEO and founder of Orbit Fab (www.orbitfab.com), a startup developing technology to refuel spacecraft in space. Orbit Fab was part of the 2019 Techstars Space Los Angeles accelerator program. READ MORE>>. orbitfab daniel faber techstars space accelerator video startup interview
L.A. Business Journal
OCTOBER 22, 2019
Snap Inc.’s s revenue and user base continue to grow while its losses shrink
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 21, 2019
Conventional business wisdom tells us that entrepreneurs are today’s main source of innovation. We see the stories of young founders leaving college with a big idea, going to work in their garage, and building something that changes the world.
SoCal Tech Calendar
OCTOBER 22, 2019
Monday, October 28, 2019 -- Music Tectonics Conference. Explore the seismic shifts shaking up the music industry as a result of technology and innovation. The first annual Music Tectonics Conference in Los Angeles October 28-29, 2019, is a destination event for innovators in music and technology. The conference speaker lineup brings together thinkers, doers and investors to explore the seismic shifts that are shaping the business of music.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 21, 2019
For our video interview today, we talked with Ana Pompa Alarcon Rawls , founder and CEO of findSisterhood (www.findsisterhood.com) one of the companies out of the Techstars Los Angeles 2019 class, which is creating a new social network for women. READ MORE>>.
L.A. Business Journal
OCTOBER 18, 2019
Jia Yueting, founder of Gardena-based electric vehicle company Faraday & Future, filed for bankruptcy Oct. 14 to address $3.6 billion in debt
TechCrunch LA
OCTOBER 20, 2019
As it looks to modernize its operations, the Los Angeles Fire Department is turning to a number of new technologies, including expanding its fleet of drones for a slew of new deployments. One of the largest fire departments in the U.S.,
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 20, 2019
Too many customers have long felt distanced from many successful brands, seeing them as closed and mysterious environments, focused only on profits and killing competitors. They may not have noticed the wave of “open businesses,” spawned by the Internet and social media.
SoCal Tech Calendar
OCTOBER 22, 2019
Monday, October 28, 2019 --.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 18, 2019
Our video interview today is with Nancy Soni , the founder and CEO of PathMatch (www.pathmatch.com), a Los Angeles startup that helps high school and college students connect to career paths that fit their personality, strengths, interests, goals, values, and location preferences.
L.A. Business Journal
OCTOBER 18, 2019
Virgin Group Richard Branson invests in M13’s $175 million fund
TechCrunch LA
OCTOBER 19, 2019
Popular messaging app Kik is, indeed, “here to stay” following an acquisition by the Los Angeles-based multimedia holding company, MediaLab.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 19, 2019
Real innovation in the business world is still rare.
SoCal Tech Calendar
OCTOBER 21, 2019
Saturday, October 26, 2019 --.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 17, 2019
For our video interview today, we talked with Matt Kozlov, the Managing Director of the Techstars Starburst Space Accelerator in Los Angeles, to hear about the program and its future plans. Interview at the 2019 Demo Day on Wednesday. READ MORE>>.
L.A. Business Journal
OCTOBER 18, 2019
AECOM plans to sell its management services business to private equity firms for $2.4 billion
TechCrunch LA
OCTOBER 19, 2019
Mercedes-Benz car owners have said that the app they used to remotely locate, unlock and start their cars was displaying other people’s account and vehicle information.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 18, 2019
In my current role as a business consultant, I still find that most companies, large and small, organize themselves wholly based on what goes on inside the company, rather than looking outside – at their networks, their partners, and the niche they wish to dominate.
SoCal Tech Calendar
OCTOBER 18, 2019
Thursday, October 24, 2019 -- Scaling up Business Growth Workshop. Take your leadership team and your business higher! Come to a Half-Day Bootcamp and Get the Tools to Scale Up Your Business using the proven Four Decisions Methodology and Rockefeller Habits. The timing is perfect for completion of 2019 and planning initiatives for 2020! All of the money collected will go to benefit the Santa Monica Chamber Foundation, and is a 501c3 contribution. link].
socalTECH
OCTOBER 22, 2019
El Segundo-based EV Connect , which provides managed, electric vehicle charging stations for businesses, universities, governments, and others, said on Tuesday that it has raised $12M more in a funding round, in a Series B funding round. The funding was led by Mitsui & Co., and also included the Ecosystem Integrity Fund and others. According to EV Connect, it has now raised $25M in total for the company.
L.A. Business Journal
OCTOBER 18, 2019
Online learning startup Knowable Universe raised a $3.8 million seed round featuring participation from Upfront Ventures
Xconomy
OCTOBER 17, 2019
Atomico, a European venture capital firm, has helped persuade Cambridge, UK-based Healx to return to the capital market a year earlier than anticipated.
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