socalTECH

MARCH 27, 2013

Burbank-based eSolar is developing utility-scale, solar thermal power technology used for generating power on a large scale. No details of the funding have yet been announced by the company; the firm last announced a funding round in 2011. READ MORE>>.

Burbank 178

Burbank Idealab Technical Review Competition 178

socalTECH

JANUARY 6, 2012

San Luise Obispo-based Shopatron , the developer of e-commerce software for brand manufacturers, reports today that it added a total of 85 new clients in the sporting goods industry during 2011. The firm said those clients included K2, Rossignol, Powderhorn, Quickpoles, Academy Snowboard, and Bolle, among many others. READ MORE>>.

Commerce 196

Commerce Sales Competition Report 196

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 8, 2011

New wind energy development is essentially cost-competitive with conventional energy technologies. Nevertheless, if you are looking for a hot sector to help you recover from tough economic times, get you tagged as a world leader, and increase your probabilities for funding support, put some energy into this one in 2011.

Technology 94

Technology Venture Capital Competition Funding 94

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 20, 2011

From attending the 2nd official Augmented Reality Event (2011) , the AR industry really seems to be getting some traction and moving itself beyond the buzz realm; into something a bit more substantial, seeing an ever-more increasing presence into consumer, commercial, and artistic realms. The winners of this one? Simply mind-blowing stuff!

Conference 69

Conference Startup Google Competition 69

SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 6, 2011

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 -- CleanTechnologyCOUNCIL.org invites you to our monthly BUSINESS MIXER. Howard will discuss how a Clean Technology Ecosystem can develop and sustain itself. Our speaker is Howard Park, Board Member of Simudyne and former Managing Director of Model Answers - [link].

Tool 113

Tool Competition Help Technology 113

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

The deal is worth $6M in upfront payments, plus payments linked to revenue in 2010/2011, and 2011/2012. employs approximately 600, who provide wireless product development, software engineering, and product testing for Kyocera Wireless, and also develops custom handsets for Indian service providers.

Software Engineering 133

Software Engineering San Diego Competition Acquisition 133

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Competitors, seeing a successful development of a niche, flock into the competitive void with products or services built with a fresh view of the current environment. LivingSocial took in $583 million in capital in 2010 and 2011 with little left in time to show for the investment and tremendous dilution to the founders.

Pricing 120

Pricing Invest Email Competition 120

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 21, 2011

IconFinder provides high quality icons for webdesigners and developers in an easy and efficient way. Before Iconfinder I was working as a web designer and front-end developer, next to studying computer science and business administration. Can you briefly describe IconFinder.com? It’s basically Google for icons.

Design 65

Design Web Design Google Develop 65

socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Our target market is entrepreneurs, creatives, and developers. Our services range from basically any platform service to enable an entrepreneur or developer or creative, to get online with a website, or do things like set up a blog. I was hired back in the middle of 2011, and have now been ceo for about two and a half years.

Software Review 238

Software Review Cloud Computing Technical Review Platform 238

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Because times are slightly better now for fund raising I’d probably say two extra things: a) it may be worth a modest increase in your team size / activities / development IF you can raise more money to do this now & b) if you can raise more than you need right now (within reason) without too much extra dilution I would do so.

Help 303

Help Startup Competition Framework 303

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 2, 2011

SANTA CLARA, CA (April 26, 2011) – The Augmented Reality industry is getting ready to show off a new round of innovation to the technology, media, and marketing communities. For the Auggie competition, augmented reality teams get 5 minutes each on stage and compete for the coolest live AR demo. said Bruce Sterling. The Auggies.

Competition 70

Competition Technology Activity Media 70

Tech.Co

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Since that time the speed at which companies have developed both technologically and from a business perspective has been nearly as staggering as the 760 mph system itself. In August 2016, Hyperloop One broke ground on Development Loop (DevLoop), which became the world’s first full-scale Hyperloop test track. Hardt Global Mobility.

SpaceX 100

SpaceX Design Technology Competition 100

socalTECH

JUNE 19, 2014

As part of that, a healthy market for accessories for the camera has developed, including for the photo filters from Newport Beach-based PolarPro (www.polarprofilters.com), which makes special photographic filters specifically to fit the GoPro. Jeff Overall: It all started back in 2011, when I was going to the University of Santa Barbara.

Startup 196

Startup Van Nuys Patents Santa Barbara 196

Xconomy

AUGUST 16, 2016

A recent Silicon Valley Bank report noted that large corporations have dramatically increased pre-clinical acquisitions in the last three years under the pressure of limited supply and competition from IPOs. Losses in over-capitalized “vintage years” over the last two decades have left institutional investors (e.g.

Product 40

Product Journal Venture Capital Demand 40

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2016

In a world that is hyper competitive – even amongst VCs – I can honestly say that not only is the media recognition accurate but it is amongst the proudest days I’ve had in developing Upfront Ventures and our future. Great firms find future leaders and develop them. Great firms evolve and share power.

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Journal Invest Santa Monica 150

socalTECH

AUGUST 18, 2009

Recently, we learned about Solarmer Energy , a spinout of UCLA, which is developing flexible solar panels, and caught up with Woolas Hsieh , President and Founder of the firm and Dina Lozofsky , VP, Corporate Development at the firm to hear more about its emerging technology. We hopefully will have our first production year in 2011.

UCLA 159

UCLA Technical Review El Monte Startup 159

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Divshot, a tool for web designers and developers, won a national pitch competition and one of it’s founders Michael Bleigh created a popular open source library now included in Ruby on Rails. The company’s CEO, Brendon McQueen, graduated from Columbia with 12 loans that totaled over $120,000.

GRP Partners 96

GRP Partners Startup Tech Coast Angels Bertelsmann 96

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

It turns out that Technicolor had already been separately developing a platform for digital media distribution. We saw that platform just before CES in 2011, and since it did about seventy percent of what we envisioned, we put the joint venture together. Finally, is all the development for M-GO happening here in LA? READ MORE>>.

Entertainment 197

Entertainment Netflix Marketing Content 197

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 23, 2013

The fitness professional network develops business tools that make it easier for fitness professionals to run their businesses and keep their clients engaged between training sessions. Sergey’s diverse experience as an entrepreneur, technology consultant and software executive qualifies him to lead amSTATZ’s technology development.

Social Network 92

Social Network Networking Training Summary 92

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

To update Marc Andreessen’s widely publicized quote from 2011, “OpenStack Software Defined Networks (SDNs) are eating the world.” The release of Linux in 1991 led to a resurgence of Open Sourcing that was embraced by a new generation of software developers aiming to disrupt the legacy, proprietary software market.

IBM 100

IBM IBM Networking Software 100

Tech.Co

MARCH 8, 2018

Also at Startup Night will be 25 diverse and innovative startups showcasing their latest products, competing for prizes including: $1K from LaunchKC , Business Extra Points from American Airlines , and a fast tracked spot to the Startup of the Year semifinals competition at Innovate Celebrate 2018. Joanne Chen, Partner at Foundation Capital.

Technical Review 70

Technical Review Startup Software Review Entrepreneur 70

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 7, 2014

In 2014, Sodexo committed $1 Billion to creating a more inclusive global supply chain for its hospitality products, forming partnerships between its local operations and small to medium sized businesses run by women in the developing world. Click here to watch some videos from the event.

Training 71

Training Networking Funding Services 71

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2013

Qi is the interface standard that the consortium has developed for inductive power transfers. The tech behind this was initially developed by Nikola Tesla and is quite remarkable. Medium power induction standards, introduced in 2011, can extend power transfers up to 120 watts. Currently there are both low and medium versions.

Competition 81

Competition Marketing Product Develop 81

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

In the initial phases of any new market you’re developing a product (hopefully with a minimal set of features), getting feedback from customers, refining your product based on user feedback and then re-launching your product. Markets develop for a complex set of factors that are often beyond all of our control.

Development Team Review 374

Development Team Review Technical Review Startup Resource 374

InfoChachkie

JULY 23, 2012

They basically said, ‘Anybody who is a developer, come hang out here at Trada and we’ll give you coffee and food and a desk and Internet and you can plant here… and of course, some of those people (became) optimizers. One of the firm’s more infamous marketing stunts was their 2011 music video, entitled I’m A VC. Just be you.

Marketing 233

Marketing Blogging Startup Venture Capital 233

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2012

It's an intensely competitive market in developing games for the iPhone and other mobile platforms, with thousands and thousands of titles competing for attention from users. How did you get into iPhone development? Having been in this industry for awhile, how has mobile development been different from your prior experience?

Mobile 216

Mobile Startup Software Review Platform 216

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 9, 2013

Essner added, “They have a beautiful, modern, workflow-friendly transaction management solution for corporate development teams, sell-side advisors, and private equity firms, as well as an extremely driven and impressive team that is perfectly positioned to take advantage of this big opportunity to disrupt the financial technology sector.”.

Draper 68

Draper Google Software Engineering Invest 68

Xconomy

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Five years ago, in November 2011, a company from Princeton, NJ, called Pharmasset shared news that would have an impact on millions of people around the world with hepatitis C. But the drugs aren’t cures, and competition looms. It bought Pharmasset in November 2011 for $11 billion and continued PSI-7977’s stellar run of clinical data.

Startup 40

Startup Research Sales Organization 40

Xconomy

JULY 29, 2016

But the company said this week that sales of Sovaldi and Harvoni, which share a common ingredient, sofosbuvir, have slowed with fewer patients starting on the drugs and prices undercut by fierce competition from AbbVie and Merck. But our minds jumped to politics. How about we start a pool? Shares fell more than 75 percent.

Startup 40

Startup Study News Report 40

socalTECH

JANUARY 28, 2013

The average user and consumer only consumes 5GB a month, and we think we can provide something massively competitive to both DSL and cable. Back in 2011, Lightsquared was making a pretty aggressive position to offer wholesale rates to enable companies like ourselves to do this. We're looking to completely revolutionize home Internet.

Startup 245

Startup IP Networking Encino 245

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 7, 2013

Once Larry and Sergey developed search’s secret sauce, PageRank, they backwards-integrated into server-side software technologies to power and scale search. Although Google doesn’t create every piece of server-side infrastructure that it needs, it has developed quite a few. Search is just another web application.

Google 92

Google Web .Net Yahoo 92

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Yes, it’s true that FOMO (fear of missing out) is driving some irrational behavior and valuations amongst uber competitive deals and well-financed VCs. By 2010-2011 this had shrunk by half again, averaging under $15 billion. By the end of 2011 the Internet population was estimated at 2.3

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

socalTECH

MAY 19, 2015

In May of 2011, we finally got a delivery, after two months of doing that. At the time, we developed a collective buying scenario for restaurants, where everyone paid to have delivery service. How does this compare with competition from the Uber and Lyfts of the world? We got lots of miles on that stroller. That's too expensive.

Demand 100

Demand Tech Coast Angels Startup Pasadena Angels 100

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

While Google and Facebook will buy “acquihires” (at least as of Dec 2011), many acquirers hate the idea of buying companies that aren’t profitable. Fast early growth in a market is often eroded when competition gets fierce and prices are forced down due to competition. Revenue is Not Revenue is Not Revenue.

Startup 418

Startup Venture Capital Sales Technical Review 418

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

Matt was one of my inspirations behind Launchpad LA (yes, we’re going to have a program in 2011 – news very, very soon). o Put a timeframe/money – competition in the picture. Don’t and you might make one catastrophic mistake that leaves you in the annals of Effed Companies. He told them it was now or never.

Acquisition 304

Acquisition Startup Custom Customer 304

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 10, 2012

Gianelle Veis , manager of prize development at X PRIZE Foundation. He can also spin fire while balancing on a circus ball and whistlin – but not just any whistling, eric finished in the top 10 at the world’s whistling competition in Louisburg, North Carolina. In 2011 he was selected as a National Geographic Emerging Explorer.

Technical Advisors 89

Technical Advisors Design Education Study 89

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 15, 2011

I think competition is great and you can learn a lot from your competitors. I try to network with the “competition&# as much as possible. Although, our core will always be tech we are trying to expand our audience, so we have added more shows that are outside of the tech world. How do you deal with competitors?

Networking 91

Networking Startup Entertainment Entrepreneur 91