socalTECH

DECEMBER 5, 2014

I think that''s basically the story as a lot of people saw in 2012, whe it was cloud and cold and it was beginning to rain, and my sprinklers starting going off. We see our customers as people who are concerned about water consumption, are not happy with controllershat are difficult to understand and manage, and basically are clumsy.

Demand 258

Demand Startup Southern California Marketing 258

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

In fact 61% of all mobile searches where a customer contacts a business it is via a phone call (source: Google). Some quick data that I pulled from EmailisNotDead.com (mid 2012). People don’t want to speak to customer service reps. I don’t want to speak to customer service reps!! Higher education.

Email 339

Email SaaS Venture Capital Google 339

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

It should include education on style preferences and confidentiality. Social media is about maintaining a dynamic conversation between you and your customers. Use social media to engage customers in new ways and sharpen your brand. Not having a social media policy. Failing to tailor the plan to your target audience.

Social Media 93

Social Media Media Startup Tips 93

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 30, 2012

According to a January 2012 article in Forbes Magazine , nearly 16% of the 400 most affluent Americans do not have a college degree. I generally encourage my UC Santa Barbara students to complete their formal education before joining or creating a startup. But it's also about operations and customer relationships."

Tips 247

Tips Startup Entrepreneur Santa Barbara 247

socalTECH

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Nanxi Liu: We started the company in the summer of 2012, with five totally random people. Zach had built one of the top ten education apps in the App Store, and after they started talking, Zach also decided to drop out of college and join as a co-founder. What''s the story behind the company? We were actually all strangers.

Social Media 178

Social Media Media Startup Culver City 178

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2013

Based on the latest Startup Environment Index from the Kauffman Foundation and LegalZoom, personal money, or bootstrapping, continued to be the primary startup funding in 2012. At least wait until later, when you ready to scale, and have some “leverage” based on a proven business model, some real customers, and real revenue.

Startup 105

Startup Satisfaction Entrepreneur Legalzoom 105

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 1, 2012

A recent MLB Advanced Media chart shows that from the 2011 to 2012 baseball seasons, online viewership on only desktops fell by almost half, and viewership via a combination of desktops, smartphones, Xboxes and other connected devices nearly doubled. Online video sites such as MLB.TV allow fans to stream every game online.

Mobile 81

Mobile Networking Education Technology 81

Xconomy

JUNE 29, 2016

Reflexion Health, a San Diego startup founded in 2012 at the nonprofit West Health Institute, is moving to commercialize Vera, its physical rehabilitation system based on Microsoft Kinect’s motion tracking technology. healthcare systems, CEO Joe Smith said late Monday. The first represents an extension of the West institute’s own goals.

Technology 74

Technology San Diego Funding Coach 74

socalTECH

JULY 15, 2015

They've done a fanstic job moving through the space, and educating the market about expense management and reporting. However, our customers, even with Concur, find those solutions didn't meet all of their needs. Customers would start evaluating them, and it would very quickly narrow to just two companies, us and Concur.

Software 100

Software Report Startup IBM 100

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2013

billion for 35 funds during the first quarter of 2013, an increase of 22 percent compared to the level of dollar commitments during the fourth quarter of 2012, according to a report from Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). That should be true even if your customer is really a distributor.

Startup 86

Startup Tips Venture Capital Demand 86

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

In 1991, Bill started Knowledge Adventure, an educational software publisher that grew to be the third largest educational software publisher in the world and was eventually sold to Cendant Software and is now a division of Havas Interactive, which is owned by Vivendi. When: Thursday, February 2, 2012 – 7:00 p.m. Event Details.

Idealab 84

Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2012

CallFire serves clients in a diverse array of industries, from automotive, education and entertainment, to finance, healthcare, marketing and real estate. CallFire’s business model focuses on providing complete application solutions to businesses, while its open API enables applications to be customized in virtually any fashion.

Venture Capital 89

Venture Capital Cloud Computing Class Education 89

InfoChachkie

APRIL 14, 2014

We kicked off Project Impact and 2012, and we’ve been thrilled by the response. Some are using technology in creative ways to customize and enhance the educational experience for students. Time will tell if we are successful at that. We’re learning about all sorts of innovative models through Project Impact.

Organization 199

Organization Startup Technical Review Invest 199

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 18, 2013

The Black Tux online tuxedo rental, which is reinventing the customer experience in the antiquated $10B+ tuxedo rental and sales industry. Eventum’s customers include Anheuser-Busch, Arena Football, Diageo, Langham, Hilton, Starwood Hotels, and event planning agencies. They focus on quality and experience.

Class 100

Class Startup Tech Coast Angels CTO Coach 100

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. Matthew Clough is a social entrepreneur and creative professional who has dedicated himself to helping children get the educations they deserve in Tanzania, Africa. © 2012 IdeaMensch. Idea Mensch. where entrepreneurs share their stories.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

But AOL brought online services, email, chat and discussion boards to the masses and thus educated a generation that paved the way for others. If you were a newly minted, venture-backed consumer Internet company you had to have a deal with AOL to reach your customers. I predict this will come before the end of 2012.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318