Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

To legally facilitate startups who want to give top priority to socially conscious solutions, thirty-five states, starting with Maryland way back in 2010, have passed legislation allowing incorporation as a Benefit Corporation (B-Corp). But very quickly, it is becoming obvious to startups that the value and satisfaction exceeds the costs.

Startup 149

Startup Organization Customer Custom 149

socalTECH

JULY 12, 2012

The firm said the partnership with Empowered Technology will help it meet demand and increasing opportunities in Europe. FileTrek's software allows for file sharing, with the twist that the cloud-based service also handles managing tracking of revisions of documents, and includes a number of team workflow features. READ MORE>>.

Anthem 124

Anthem Demand Los Angeles Software 124

socalTECH

JANUARY 4, 2013

The long, turbulent history of the video-on-demand technology developed by former Marina Del Rey-based CinemaNow continues today, after current owner Rovi Corporation said Thursday afternoon that it plans to pursue a sale of its Rovi Entertainment Stores business--the remains of CinemaNow. READ MORE>>.

Marina Del Rey 100

Marina Del Rey Technology Hulu Entertainment 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 31, 2018

On Demand). Invested in more than 30 companies, a large percentage of which have had successful exits or continue on as successful companies, including: AdECN, AMG, AndroMedia, AudioMill, Data Sage, GameFly, GameSpy, Kongregate, Mob.ly, People Support, Smilebox, Sometrics, Three Rings, Scopely, PlayDek, and Universal Audio.

Southern California 100

Southern California News Class Writing 100

TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 16, 2019

When “Law and Order” ended its twenty-year run in 2010, it had already cemented its place as one of the longest-running television dramas in history. It’s a different path than studios like Quibi , which is creating its own streaming service dedicated to mobile storytelling and backed by many of the major Hollywood studios.

Social Media 131

Social Media Media Startup Mobile 131

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Our mutual friend mentioned to me over breakfast during the late summer of 2010 that Uber was raising a seed funding round. He is now a Senior Executive at Uber, although back in 2010 he had no formal affiliation with the company. essentially they are a service that turns the downtime of town car/limo services into cab service.

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Email Invest Services 100

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 24, 2020

Volvo was acquired by Geely in 2010. Those numbers will also depend on demand for the Polestar 2 and other models that are built in the same factory. Polestar is jointly owned by Volvo Car Group and Zhejiang Geely Holding of China. COVID-19 has affected how Polestar and its parent company operate. Image Credits: Screenshot/Polestar.

Product 103

Product Google Startup Los Angeles 103

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

The middle and above-middle class population of China will grow from 172 million in 2010 to 314 million by 2015. with demands for new products and services. An international brand will command higher prices and additional customer demand. Reinforce your brand in international markets. Don’t try to do it all at once.

Entrepreneur 97

Entrepreneur Patents Startup Offshore 97

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

Reportedly, Softbank and Zynga have discussed jointly distributing games through Softbank’s mobile-phone service in Japan and other countries. Founded in April/May 2010 by Diego Berdakin (Ex-Slingshot Labs) and Josh Berman (Ex-Slingshot Labs, MySpace Co-founder) in Santa Monica, CA. first vertical to launch by 2010 Holiday Season.

Venture Capital 225

Venture Capital Google Web Sites 225

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Montgomery expects M&A to rebound to the normal recent levels at 450 deals by 2010. Nearly 50% say they will increase their activity levels in 2010 (hallelujah!) He thinks demand for IPOs (from buyers) remains high while supply is low because Sarbanes Oxley amongst other things has made less CEOs want to go public.

Venture Capital 241

Venture Capital Technical Review Southern California Company 241

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2012

The middle and above-middle class population of China will grow from 172 million in 2010 to 314 million in 2015. with demands for new products and services. An international brand will command higher prices and additional customer demand. Reinforce your brand in international markets. Don’t try to do it all at once.

Marketing 104

Marketing Startup Patents Offshore 104

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2011

The middle and above-middle class population of China will grow from 172 million in 2010 to 314 million in 2015. with demands for new products and services. An international brand will command higher prices and additional customer demand. Reinforce your brand in international markets. Don’t try to do it all at once.

Entrepreneur 103

Entrepreneur Patents Offshore Startup 103

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2013

To legally facilitate startups who want to give top priority to socially conscious solutions, seventeen states, starting with Maryland in 2010, have passed legislation allowing incorporation as a Benefit Corporation (B-Corp). But very quickly, it is becoming obvious to startups that the value and satisfaction exceeds the costs.

Startup 101

Startup Organization Entrepreneur Customer 101

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

Blippy is a service that allows you to automatically share your credit card transactions as you make them. As with any new service that makes information more transparent there is obviously going to be some public concern. My own view on these services is nuanced. 15mm in Series A. Read more: TechCrunch. Enter ShoeDazzle.

Venture Capital 270

Venture Capital Capital Rustic Canyon Mobile 270

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2010

China’s middle class is expected to grow to some 650 million by 2010. with demands for new products and services. An international brand will command higher prices and additional customer demand. An international brand will command higher prices and additional customer demand. Don’t try to do it all at once.

Startup 89

Startup Patents Offshore Demand 89

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Marketing is considered an art by many individuals because it requires keen insight in how to approach a product, service, or brand, and how to effectively deliver those things to customers. Overall, in today’s economy, businesses demand marketers think beyond the everyday ad and try to think outside the box for ad campaigns.

Advertising 69

Advertising Training Customer Custom 69

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 2, 2013

He references CIO Bernard Golden’s argument, made in The IT Jobs Cloud Computing Will Create , that while some roles may disappear altogether, others will remain, but in much less demand. In 2010, businesses trimmed management roles, lowering the ratio to the current 11 percent, Longwell said.

Cloud Computing 85

Cloud Computing Marketing CIO Organization 85

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

We give a huge Thank You to the following sponsors: Demand Media is a leading online media company that informs, entertains and connects millions of people every day. Founded in 2006, Demand Media is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA with offices in Bellevue, WA, Austin, TX, New York, NY and London, UK. to 11:00 p.m. Price: FREE.

Technical Review 58

Technical Review Software Review Santa Monica Tech Coast Angels 58

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

For those just tuning into the events, we’ll provide you the long short of it in play by play fashion: AOL owned company, TechCrunch ( acquired in 2010 ), who operates CrunchBase lists their database as “the free database of technology companies, people, and investors that anyone can edit.”

Technical Review 74

Technical Review Startup Software Review Google 74

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Peter Csathy is CEO of Manatt Digital Media Ventures, a division of Manatt Digital Media, which offers innovative full-service business consulting and legal services, as well as venture capital. a highly respected global video company that services virtually all media companies and 70 of the Fortune 100. On Demand).

Startup 111

Startup Entertainment Media Santa Barbara 111

socalTECH

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Businesses in 2009, 2010, and 2011, when they wanted to start a business, they didn't buy a Novell or use Exchange. In the same way Goldmine drove adoption for NT Serve, SQL Server, and Exchange, Nimble will drive demand for Office 365, PowerApps, Microsoft Flow, Power BI, and soon even Dynamics and Sales Navigator. Explain that?

Startup 113

Startup Canoga Park Email Google 113

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2012

Signaling an overall shift away from costly hardware in favor of affordable cloud-based voice and text messaging services for the commercial and non-profit sectors, CallFire announced that it has surpassed 50,000 users. CallFire technology is already playing a prominent role in 2012 political races across the spectrum. “We

Venture Capital 89

Venture Capital Cloud Computing Class Education 89

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

StartupDemo is an opportunity for early stage startups to showcase their new products and/or services. Demand Media is a leading online media company that informs, entertains and connects millions of people every day. Click here to watch live on Wednesday Sept. 22 @ 5:30pm PT. We have a special treat for you. The Sponsors.

Social Media 71

Social Media Technical Review Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 71

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 23, 2010

Demand Media is an online media company operating two strategically-linked businesses: an integrated content and social media platform, and registrar solutions. provides online service to compile and compare plans and rates across multiple monthly services. PriceGrabber.com is an online comparison shopping service.

Guide 42

Guide Startup Mahalo GRP Partners 42

SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

Los Angeles By: Laura Rich February 26, 2010 It used to be, if you were serious about starting a tech company, you went to Silicon Valley. 1 2 3 next › last » February 2010 login or register to post comments Print Email Newsletters Browse current issue › Subscribe to Fast Company › Digg StumbleUpon Facebook Buzz Up!

Los Angeles 50

Los Angeles Company Companies Angel 50

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2011

A landscaping service can be started with only a used lawnmower and effort. As your services gain demand, your time becomes more valuable and you can charge more. Customer service is free. Out-do the big-shots and other competitors when it comes to customer service. and to tell their friends.

Startup 92

Startup Capital Blogging Ideas 92

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

So there is likely robust demand from borrowers. Peer-to-peer lending service; started on FaceBook; claim to own 79% of the US peer lending market in March 2010 with a whopping $8,664,750. SendGrid – “Email delivery and management service&# – SendGrid is email deliver infrastructure. Enter P2P lending.

Venture Capital 265

Venture Capital Capital Email Blogging 265

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Iroko Patners had , a souring relationship with YouTube, Google Ads Words, Amazon Web Services even though the movie streaming firm had about eight million YouTube streams a month, with a $1 million revenue run-rate in 2011. iROKO Partners was launched in December 2010. How does it work? Why Africa? We found that in Lagos.

Netflix 82

Netflix Marketing Technical Review Content 82

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Can you explain how your service works? Asher Hunt: Back in 2010, I was spending a lot of time at Coloft, which I think of as the Bauhaus of technology in LA. So do you this a lot of this is driven by a generation shifting to more of an on-demand, Uber-style lifestyle? What was your background before this startup?

Startup 100

Startup Los Angeles Mobile Pricing 100

Tech Coast Venture Network

OCTOBER 25, 2010

The minimum level of coverage includes, among other things, emergency services, hospitalization, wellness, and maternity and newborn care. That's because employees who are facing individual fines for not having insurance will, in many cases, choose to buy it at the workplace, thereby increasing demand.

Slides 100

Slides Startup Study Resource 100

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 29, 2015

Although some of the new workers are likely needed to fulfill the one-hour delivery demands of its new Prime Now service, Amazon obviously anticipates yet another strong holiday performance. Can the online retail community at large expect the same? Focus On The Consumer.

Commerce 40

Commerce Sales Pricing Study 40

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Adam Miller transformed his company into one of the world’s leading software-as-a-service companies, specifically in the HR world. Even though their business model was tweaked a little while ago to give customers additional leniency, the business is still expecting to break $100 million in revenue this year, up from $25 million in 2010.

Technical Review 75

Technical Review Entrepreneur Riot Games Southern California 75

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

In 2006 we sold the company to a French services company. Recently — in the name of censoring pornography — China blocked access to Google and demanded that computers sold in China come supplied with an Internet nanny filter called Green Dam Youth Escort, starting July 1. Irony, hey?). The world’s best brains are on sale.

Technical Review 282

Technical Review Startup High Tech Software Review 282

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Fun Fact: The idea behind DataCulture started in 2010 when Gurudatt and Karthik connected on Twitter and spent a few hours talking about how data could change the world. A bundle of software services for SMBs to manage their inventory, accounting, manufacturing, and purchasing. On-Demand Lawn Care and Snow Plowing. Fulfil.IO.

Startup 40

Startup Training SaaS Walnut 40

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 15, 2010

Shortcut: sebastian-x.com Blog About Blogroll Links How brain-amputated developers created the social media plague Posted on 12 January, 2010 The bot playground commonly refered to as “social media&# is responsible for shitloads of absurd cretinism. I care about my costs, and I can perfecly live without such a crappy service.

Social Media 41

Social Media Develop Development Media 41

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

How could it be when they always have “schlocky” ads or PSAs (public service announcements). Online text book rental service. Offers a private label service that allows campus book retailers to offer an online rental model; serves 1.3mm to-date. Online radio music service. These are both either “remnant” or free ad types.

Venture Capital 217

Venture Capital Capital Metrics Competition 217

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

mobile, locations, layering of services, data management, portability & more]. We were on services called CompuServe and Prodigy. The Bridge Between Online Services & The Internet: AOL. AOL controlled the services, taxed companies to access users and decided what was good or bad. The Past (1985-2002).

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318