From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 4, 2013

A Google survey from July 2012 calculated that more than half the small businesses in the US are still without a basic website. They do not know what they do not know which makes a meaningful conversation with a design agency very challenging. If you are not flexing your digital muscle, your competition certainly is.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 18, 2019

The ARPANET, as it was called back then, was designed by government, industry and academia so scientists and academics could access each other’s computing resources and trade large research files, saving time, money and travel costs. We are currently still suffering from those shifts.

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 4, 2013

A Google survey from July 2012 calculated that more than half the small businesses in the US are still without a basic website. They do not know what they do not know which makes a meaningful conversation with a design agency very challenging. If you are not flexing your digital muscle, your competition certainly is.

Web Design 40

Web Design Web Design Sites 40

socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2013

In what is a fairly unusual move, last week, Tradesparq (www.tradesparq.com), a Chinese startup in the area of B2B trade information, said it was planning on setting up its operations here in Southern California, as part of an expansion and scaling of the company. How long has company been around? What is Tradesparq?

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Capitalism is fundamentally about timing, since market competition is about finding opportunities before others. When should you start a company? What company should you start? When should you join a company? Start writing down predictions about people, companies, and markets. When should a VC invest?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

An alternate outcome that I also unfortunately observe in some cases are companies who had extreme early success with an initial product adoption but failed in key areas that limited the growth and therefore the ultimate financial outcomes. I see many companies that don’t make this transition well.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

In 2012 the company rolled out Inktank, an innovative open source storage solution based on Ceph’s distributed file system, which was subsequently sold to Red Hat for $175 million. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! The earliest mega-scale web services (e.g.,

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

At the same time, it’s a smart manufacturing decision, as American-made quality usually stands head and shoulders above outsourced competition. These range from technology mainstays like Motorola to companies known for pushing the envelope like Tesla. into yogurt, soft serve, and milk shakes.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Meet the Graduates: · Connectifier, which connects recruiters to potential job candidates, consists of 4 ex-Google employees and local angel investor, Terrence Yang, has dubbed Connectifier one of the best startups of 2012. The company’s CEO, Brendon McQueen, graduated from Columbia with 12 loans that totaled over $120,000.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 4, 2012

Gamification fuels that drive and brings the competition to technology. But if you’re a company looking to motivate your employees or engage with customers where do you start? ” Watch the video above as I interview Molly of BunchBall about SXSW 2012, gamification, and the future of motivational gaming models.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 2, 2012

With this fast pace industry the elegant design we see if websites, is sometimes lost in translation. He and his company, Rocksauce, make sure to add high quality design back into each of the apps they create. After directing a film in 2009, I wanted to get back into the design industry.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 10, 2012

Bushnell is currently co-founder and chief game designer for Anti-Aging Games. 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. and the Chuck E Cheese’s Pizza-Time Theater chain. Interview).

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 24, 2016

Greathouse: You mentioned Intrade, which was shut down by the government in 2012. We, on the other hand, operate as a fantasy sports company, similar to DraftKings and FanDuel. As I alluded to earlier, we are legally a “fantasy sports company.” What mistakes did they make that you are avoiding? Roy Wood Jr.,

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 9, 2013

As we move forward in design thinking and innovation, the simplicity, purity and intense curiosity of the child mind may very well hold the key to some of the world’s largest problems.” He founded the company at the age of 13 with only $100 in investment making ‘manly candles’ in his kitchen after school.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 7, 2011

This is the first major exclusive game launch Kabam or any other major gaming company on Google+ and not on Facebook. While it won’t be completely exclusive to Google+ (Facebook’s launch will be later in Q1 of 2012), the release is for Google+ gamers only. The game is Kabam’s first licensed brand game.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 18, 2009

How did this go from technology in a lab at UCLA, to a company? Our company was privately funded by our partners. Edward became a millionaire when he was in Taiwan, trading electronic chips, and since then he has built three companies in the computer industry. All of his companies are listed companies in Taiwan.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 9, 2015

Come take a tour of some of the hottest LA Tech companies located in Culver City! Why not stop by for a quick beer, game, snack or just say hi at one of the many Culver City tech companies from 6pm to 10:30pm? What: It’s like a bar crawl, but featuring tech companies instead of bars. Starting Point. Jefferson Blvd).

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 9, 2013

As we move forward in design thinking and innovation, the simplicity, purity and intense curiosity of the child mind may very well hold the key to some of the world’s largest problems.” He founded the company at the age of 13 with only $100 in investment making ‘manly candles’ in his kitchen after school.

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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. We’re a very, very different company than we were four years ago,” says Leiden.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 8, 2014

The initial company, Roam Mobility Service came to market in January 2012. With this, we had an opportunity to create a competitively priced product for the US market with a simple model.” As public companies, they have to answer to shareholders and follow the market. Click here for more info on Ready SIM.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2019

This approach, popularly known as “ glocalization ,” means you have to design and deliver global solutions that have total relevance to every local market in which you operate. But it does mean that you think about the global implications at every step of the process: Pick your company and product names carefully.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Most are later-stage seed companies, doing anywhere between $10K-$100K per month in revenue. Fun Fact: The company is named after clouds that are light and easy, just like their identity solutions! Then they started a company in the sports industry–each one with different positions in the team. Cirrus Identity. Clicky, Inc. .

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