socalTECH

MAY 6, 2009

Agoura Hills-based video game maker THQ reported its yearly results Wednesday afternoon, reporting that it saw a net loss of $431.1M For the quarter, the firm said it had a net loss of $96.9M on net sales of $170.3M, compared with a net loss of $34.5M on sales of $830.0M. the firm lost on sales of $1,030.5M a year ago.

THQ 100

THQ Agoura Hills Report .Net 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 10, 2011

Our panelists will discuss their organizations best practices when serving high value customers. Attend and learn: ·How your support staff can become your best sales representatives ·What is a net promoter score and how it can be utilized in your company ·To call-center or not to call-center? See [link] (more)

Customer 113

Customer Custom .Net Organization 113

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 5, 2020

While much of GrubMarket’s growth has been — like a lot of its produce — organic, its profitability has helped it also grow inorganically. It has made some 15 acquisitions in the last two years, including Boston Organics and EJ Food Distributor this year.

Technical Review 343

Technical Review Startup Marketing San Diego 343

Berkonomics

JANUARY 5, 2023

If you are experiencing 20% annual growth and 20% net profit before depreciation and tax, or any combination that adds to 40% (such as 10% profit and 30% growth), you are a prime target. That’s quite a goal to achieve. But there are obvious and not–so obvious ways to make it happen, even if over time. The second rule: The 20/20 rule.

.Net 156

.Net Acquisition Sales Email 156

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

According to PayPal, following the acquisition, Honey will continue to be headquartered in Los Angeles, and retain its brand, with Ruan and Hudson continuing to lead the team, reporting to PayPal's global consumer product and technology organization. READ MORE>>.

Southern California 133

Southern California Commerce Acquisition .Net 133

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2020

In my experience at all levels within large organizations as well as small ones, the team members valued the most, and usually promoted first, are the ones seen by others as indispensable or “goto” people. First you have to make the effort to learn how things work and what is allowed in the organization.

Organization 166

Organization .Net Startup Examples 166

Berkonomics

AUGUST 18, 2022

Here’s a way to prevent such behavior and create a tool for organization – and transparency at the same time. Financial perspective: financial statement showing key indicators such as revenue, expense, net income or other measures important to success. Use the four most important measures of success as the basis.

Satisfaction 156

Satisfaction Statistics Course .Net 156

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2020

In my view, the pendulum is swinging back, with investors looking more for the traditional indications of business integrity, stability, and growth: Some element of organic growth is a good thing. Re-investing profits to grow the business is organic growth. Long-term stability requires revenue growth and profit.

Organization 173

Organization Invest Customer Custom 173

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2020

While his insights have come from large organizations, I give many of the same recommendations to every startup: Channel engagement performance. In addition, the best companies compare the negative and positive cash flows over a period of time to determine the net present value (NPV) of planned future marketing spending.

Marketing 174

Marketing Invest Demand Metrics 174

socalTECH

JULY 3, 2018

Funraise said its new "Future Fund" --registered as a 501(c)3--will support nonprofit organizations and activists, and is supported by grants from Apple, WeWork, Funraise, and others. Application for its first round of grants are due by July 31st. Funraise is led by CEO Justin Wheeler. READ MORE>>.

Funding 113

Funding Southern California Technical Review .Net 113

Berkonomics

APRIL 14, 2012

Summarizing income statements with a line for revenues, cost of revenue, general and administrative expenses, sales and other direct costs – all leading to net income, would satisfy the legal requirement for statement of income and expense.

Class 202

Class Report Competition .Net 202

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 27, 2011

These groups are comprised of high net worth individuals who meet -- formally or informally -- to vet and discuss deals and learn about the best new business opportunities. Some operate as funds, others as organizations of individual investors.

Capital 113

Capital Angel .Net Startup 113

Berkonomics

MARCH 8, 2012

When you seek professional investors, whether organized angels or venture capitalists, one of the early questions you are asked is “How have you financed the business so far?” Currently that standard requires a minimum of $200,000 in annual income or over one million in net assets, including the value of the investor’s principal residence.

Invest 185

Invest Entrepreneur .Net Course 185

socalTECH

JULY 5, 2011

However, I discovered that all of those things took a lot of time and effort, and very often, no matter how big the event was, or how big the spokesperson deal was, the net for the organizations was really low. So, I began looking for a new way to raise money for charities, in a simple way.

Startup 266

Startup Sites Web Entertainment 266

socalTECH

JULY 29, 2009

The firm said its net income for the second quarter was $2.5M. for the quarter, mainly due to acquisitions and organic growth on its websites. The firm was hit by a decrease of around $3.5M in automotive e-commerce revenues, one of the firm's major segments. READ MORE>>.

Internet Brands 100

Internet Brands .Net Commerce Report 100

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 7, 2009

I've helped organize the Los Angeles CTO Forum for almost 10 years. Most networking events tend to either focus on specific technologies (PHP,Net, C#, Microsoft, LAMP, MySQL, Open Source, Hadoop, Java, etc.) This is a private group of CTOs who are responsible for software development within their companies.

Southern California 150

Southern California Software Development Software Develop 150

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2020

These organizations, like Y Combinator , are very popular these days, and are often associated with major universities, community development organizations, or even large companies. Variations on this theme include early licensing or white-labeling agreements. Join a startup incubator or accelerator. Your business is yours alone.

Funding 174

Funding Startup Equity Examples 174

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

XPRIZE , the organization led by Peter Diamandis which runs prize competitions to spur technology advances to solve major, human issues, is taking aim at a big issue with its newest XPRIZE: CO2 emissions from fossil fuels. The XPRIZE group said the technologies will be tested at either a coal power plant or natural gas facility.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Competition .Net Organization 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Now, well go beyond the notion that businesses should use social media to explore which platforms net the highest return on investment, what works and what doesnt and if social media is indeed all its proponents advocate. Join us for a lively discussion!

Social Media 100

Social Media Media AWT .Net 100

Berkonomics

JULY 21, 2016

Here’s a way to prevent such behavior and create a tool for organization – and transparency at the same time. Financial perspective: financial statement showing key indicators such as revenue, expense, net income or other measures important to success. Use the four most important measures of success as the basis.

Satisfaction 120

Satisfaction Statistics Course .Net 120

socalTECH

JANUARY 19, 2016

OpenX, which is led by Tim Cadogan, said that it saw 40% organic, year-over-year growth and added over 250 publishers during the year. The company also says it has been growing in terms of employees; the company said it had 110 net new hires in 2015, a 31 percent increase in its headcount.

OpenX 100

OpenX .Net Advertising Equity 100

TechCrunch LA

MAY 19, 2020

The United Dwelling houses are equipped with the latest appliances and their insulation and electrical ranges, washers, and dryers mean that the apartments have net zero energy consumption and a net zero carbon footprint, according to Dietz. The company uses a local nonprofit organization called Chrysalis to build its units.

Los Angeles 191

Los Angeles Startup Culver City .Net 191

Xconomy

OCTOBER 26, 2018

s enforcement actions is to change the behavior of organizations that mishandle the sensitive private information of individuals, but the fine announced Thursday represents a minuscule fraction of Facebook’s (NASDAQ: FB ) earnings. The company’s net income in the second quarter alone was more than $5 billion. The purpose of the U.K.’s

.Net 84

.Net Organization Marketing San Diego 84

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Join and actively participate in local business organizations. Business groups like TiE-The Indus Entrepreneurs and EO-Entrepreneurs Organization are places to meet people you can help, as well as people who can help you. Remember it helps to give a little to get something back. Join a local investment group.

Entrepreneur 143

Entrepreneur Social Network Activity Networking 143

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Sales organizations may or may not be combined, but senior sales management is consolidated so that commissioning, territorial management and product management functions all harmonize. Facilities may become redundant or oversized after these efforts, allowing for consolidation of facilities as well.

Acquisition 120

Acquisition .Net Sales Email 120

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Under all of these, net income flows easily into your personal income. Of course, that doesn’t dilute the owner’s equity, but it may well limit you to organic growth, versus international rollouts and acquisition options. Income generated is part of the owner’s personal income. Startup funding comes from personal savings and family.

Entrepreneur 148

Entrepreneur Startup Equity Course 148

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

When you seek professional investors, whether organized angels or venture capitalists, one of the early questions you are asked is “How have you financed the business so far?” Currently that standard requires a minimum of $200,000 in annual income or over one million in net assets, including the value of the investor’s principal residence.

Company 156

Company Companies Invest Entrepreneur 156

socalTECH

MAY 18, 2010

We've had close to 2 million tasks people have put into there in the last four months, and all this without any PR or advertising, completely organic. The net-net, is they want to simplify their lives, and we've given them an application that allows them to simplify their life, save money, and share.

Mobile 168

Mobile .Net Pasadena Software Review 168

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2022

This software platform is used by many local angel organizations for managing deal flow. A caveat is that this is a for-profit organization, so fees to present may be significant. The Founding Chapter is in Silicon Valley, California, (naturally). USA Angel Investment Network. and the founder of 500 Startups, Dave McClure.

Startup 135

Startup Keiretsu Platform Invest 135

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

It’s why before every speech I call the organizer and drill them about who will be in the audience. I organize the components of the topic, I write the section headings, I think about them each as individual titles, I think about whether the order flows and whether the overall narrative holds. In addition to driving Ms.

Writing 356

Writing Startup Ideas Summary 356

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

My estimate is that the top 5 YouTube networks will do > $200 million net revenue in 2013 (after Google’s share). He joined when Maker was a small, chaotic organization and helped bridge our talented creative team with the outside world of investor, brands, partners & press. Distribution costs have, too.

Media 320

Media CTO Coach CTO Hire Los Angeles 320

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

This is perhaps the most reliable source of information on angel investor groups across the world, and the software is used by most of the other angel organizations mentioned below for deal flow. As an entrepreneur, simply enter your location online, and it will list the angel and VC organizations near you. Keiretsu Forum.

Angel 102

Angel Keiretsu Organization Template 102

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Get organized. The net result of this exercise. Finding your strategic partner, investor or business buyer is not something you do haphazardly. There are many steps to take, each closer to assuring a success. Research is paramount, and sources are everywhere, especially for public companies and large investment firms.

Outsource Development 156

Outsource Development Paramount Outsource Research 156

InfoChachkie

MARCH 5, 2012

As Ben points out, many of these organizations were formed within the last 12-months. That said, is a two or three or year program that goes away…a net negative? For instance, in Los Angeles, there are currently 23 accelerators, incubators and colocation facilities, as documented in Ben Kuo’s recent SoCalTech series.

Startup 270

Startup Incubator Doc Mentor 270

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

In a collaborative effort, Ria Consulting, LLC and Los Angeles Net Developers Group are hosting this event on November 10th, 2012 at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California. Have you ever found yourself in a conversation with developers and found yourself lost or even overwhelmed with new information?

JavaScript 93

JavaScript Long Beach Java .Net 93

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 5, 2020

Supplement this feedback with more formal modern satisfaction surveys, like the Net Promoter Score. This process has to start at the top, and extend through all levels of your organization. Start with employees and executives who are willing to really listen to customers, and make them do it regularly.

Customer 133

Customer Custom Social Media Startup 133

Berkonomics

MARCH 7, 2019

When you seek professional investors, whether organized angels or venture capitalists, one of the early questions you are asked is “How have you financed the business so far?” Currently that standard requires a minimum of $200,000 in annual income or over one million in net assets, including the value of the investor’s principal residence.

Invest 153

Invest Entrepreneur Course .Net 153