Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. There is nothing more pure than building a product, putting it out in the world and seeing paying customers using your product and in some cases loving it.

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Startup Technical Review Custom Customer 286

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 4, 2012

Thursday, May 10, 2012 -- Accounting and Taxation for Startups. At the inception of a company the entrepreneur typically focuses on product development, RandD, customer relationships and sales and marketing.Often, accounting and taxation are overlooked. See [link] (more)

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OCTANE Startup Equity Sales 100

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

I have been close to the tech & startup sectors for more than 20 years and I can’t think of a period in which I felt more optimistic about the innovation and value creation I see in front of us. So it is unsurprising that an over-funding environment and the commensurate returns hangover would have lasted until about – well – 2012.

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Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

socalTECH

JUNE 23, 2017

The insurance industry today is one of the last industries to fully jump into adopting technology for offering up their products, says Wayne Slavin , CEO and founder of SURE (www.sureapp.com), and just needs some help in getting there. We're here to serve, as a technology distribution platform, to help those insurance carriers become digital.

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Southern California Technical Review Startup Commerce 244

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 29, 2011

This Black Friday we reached record retail sales at traditional brick-and-mortar stores, yet the merging Cyber Monday is proving to be a fighting younger brother. Up 33% this year, according to the Washington Post, online commerce is trending upwards from $175 billion in 2007 to a projection of $335 billion in 2012 (Forrester Research).

Custom 74

Custom Customer Advertising Demand 74

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Fan Appz, a Santa Monica headquartered firm founded in 2010, and a Facebook Preferred Marketing Developer (PMD) today Tuesday launched its Personalized Marketing Platform, a next-generation social media marketing solution set to help firms convert fans into customers and increase repeat purchases by turning good customers into great ones.

Platform 82

Platform Help Custom Customer 82

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 26, 2011

This Black Friday we reached record retail sales at traditional brick-and-mortar stores, yet the merging Cyber Monday is proving to be a fighting younger brother. Up 33% this year, according to the Washington Post, online commerce is trending upwards from $175 billion in 2007 to a projection of $335 billion in 2012 (Forrester Research).

Custom 72

Custom Customer Demand Advertising 72

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 5, 2012

It’s also a very exciting time here in LA Tech with over 6 accelerators and incubators springing up over the past year. All attendees really did such an amazing job building out their products, talking to customers and putting on a great show of presentations. Coffee is for closers!” What a SWLA. making this their first SWLA.

Startup 66

Startup Mahalo Technical Review Idealab 66

InfoChachkie

JULY 18, 2012

The following guest post is from Eric Greenspan, Founder and CEO of MakeItWork, a consumer facing, in-home tech support service. Our customers benefitted from this and saved thousands over the years as a result. But later in 2011, new customers slowed, appointment bookings slowed and average appointment time dropped.

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RSS Technical Review Capital Email 170

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. You are particularly vulnerable if: You have revenue concentration (few customers each providing a large total of percentage of your revenue).

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Startup Company Companies .Net 383

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 19, 2012

The industry had seen unprecedented growth in the past decade due to a combination of factors, one of which was the United States’ economic recession. Due to the combination of these factors, marketers began to more heavily fund digital platforms. It has been predicted that this method will continue to increase in popularity in 2012.

Mobile 85

Mobile Software Review Statistics Technical Review 85

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

At Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood 2012 Kevin Winston organized a panel called “How to Find and Hire a Developer”. This means selling at least 5-10 customers in advance, before it is even built. Offer the customers a discount for buying in advance. Offer the customers a discount for buying in advance.

CTO Hire 81

CTO Hire Outsource Development Develop Development 81

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Loading… Tech. To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com. October 5, 2012. The tech industry is going south. Tech Titans on the Move. » More. » More.

Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2012

We built a Proof of Concept in 2010, went into closed beta in 2011 and opened up to the public in Dec 2012. We are in the process of integrating into various point of sales and providing prefunded vouchers for the unbanked. We believe we have a disruptive technology that is the next big thing. When was it launched?

Software Review 92

Software Review Social Network Platform Technical Review 92