Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

The rate of new entrepreneurs increased between 2013 and 2021, from 280 to 360 out of 100,000 of the adult population. Building a minimum viable product, with customer validation. Minimum viable products (MVPs) are recommended for validating the market, with iterative enhancement to quickly meet market feedback.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2013

On Friday October 25th, this innovative spirit was put on display at the 2013 Student Innovator Showcase. After hearing the pitches, the judges gave feedback and comments to the student innovators to help them improve their product and business plans. We want to get some feedback and get a chance to talk to the judges.”.

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DECEMBER 16, 2013

750,000 for Scaling & Product development. Delighted about the $750,000 seed round Chippmunk CEO Brian Nickerson said, “Our passion and commitment to incomparable UX is at the core of what drives our team and we will continue scaling and investing in the product.”. I’m confident in the team’s ability to execute. It’s a win-win.”.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

The rate of new entrepreneurs increased between 2013 and 2019, from 280 out of 100,000 to 310 out of 100,000 of the adult population. Building a minimum viable product, with customer validation. Minimum viable products (MVPs) are recommended for validating the market, with iterative enhancement to quickly meet market feedback.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2012

The biggest trend in the last twelve months is the rapid consolidation of major technology platforms across the board (social, cloud, mobile, video, communications, e-book, etc.) What are the technologies, companies, or things we ought to watch in 2013? toward one or two major dominate players.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2012

We've also invented and patented a new technology called "MasterKey" that allows people to play our games natively on all relevant social and mobile platforms. Don't bet on any one platform. Platforms come and go, remember Beta and VHS? What are the technologies, companies, or things we ought to watch in 2013?

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Reward shorter hours of high productivity. Peer pressure keeps productivity standards high. Encourage people to work where and when they are most productive. Encourage people to work where and when they are most productive. Use of collaborative and other social media platforms. Bring your own device to work (BYOD).

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socalTECH

MARCH 10, 2017

Our platform enables them to manage the digital representation of their locations, and engage with consumers in paid, social, and search, to improve that customer experience. Robert Blatt: The first stage, in 2013, was really nailing product-market-fit. How did you get involved with MomentFeed?

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 4, 2013

effective December 2, 2013 in a move to emphasize its commitment to Wearable Technology and the Internet of Wearable Things (IOWT). Redg Snodgrass co-founder Stained Glass Labs said the firm wants to focus on the world of Wearable Technology plus innovative consumer products beyond GLASS.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

In 2001 companies IPO’d very quickly if they were working, by 2011 IPOs had slowed down to the point that in 2013 Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures astutely called billion-dollar outcomes “unicorns.” We can’t wait for customers to use the product for 12–18 months and do customer interviews or look at purchase cohorts. of the fund.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 17, 2020

“Netflix is the most innovative content creation and distribution company of the last decade, leading the way in streaming since 2007 and changing the original content game with House of Cards in 2013,” said Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Tyler Mitchell, co-founders of Impact, in a joint statement.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

Brands need influencers working on their behalf because they provide the third-party credibility and social proof that validates their products. Don’t connect the latest platform, which may be transient, with the larger phenomenon of digitally enabled social conversations. You need influencers more than advocates. This part isn’t new.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Luckily, the LA Tech scene is helping to establish a new post-recession era, evidenced by SGN’s (Social Gaming Network) acquisition of San Diego-based developer Mob Science and their current projection of $50 Million for the year of 2013. The post LA Tech Success | SGN to Assemble ‘All Star Team’ appeared first on TechZulu.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

I first met Andrew Stalbow , the founder & CEO of Seriously in August of 2013. On August 23rd, 2013 I had an email intro from my good friend and trusted source Jeff Berman who only sends me stuff when it is somebody he respects (ie a strong filter vs. those who send casual intros). He hit me from two very trusted sources.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

These sites (so far) have managed to balance facilitating product discovery and purchase capabilities with users'' desires to entertain and educate themselves without feeling like they are in a marketplace. Product Pins could be improved with the addition of interactivity, such as 3d image views or switching colors.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2014

When we saw the great success that they were doing, we started our own program in 2013. These companies were each offering a product or platform that really addressed one of those areas. These companies had an opportunity and amazing access to wherever their company or product had a fit for our businesses. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2014

Reward shorter hours of high productivity. Peer pressure keeps productivity standards high. Encourage people to work where and when they are most productive. Encourage people to work where and when they are most productive. Use of collaborative and other social media platforms. Bring your own device to work (BYOD).

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Nelson Paez : For the past four years, Dreamhammer has been developing a software product called BALLISTA, which is what we refer to as a drone operating system. We knew there would be a need in the commercial market, and prepared for it by building a viable, commercial-off-the-shelf product. Where are you now with your product?

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 12, 2014

Local manufacturing on the other hand can produce quality and more complex products, but the costs is what prevents many taking this route. SYNCFAB , (Synchronized Fabrication) is a platform to bring hybrid 3D printing and connect inventors and designers with manufacturers and material specialists to bring back local manufacturing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2015

In 2014 Tumblr overtook Instagram as fastest-growing social platform, and Snapchat is the fastest-growing mobile app, driven largely by Millennials and teens. Brands need influencers working on their behalf because they provide the third-party credibility and social proof that validates their products. Maybe they just don’t care.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

In contrast, companies that are rapidly growing often rebrand in order to more accurately reflect the expanded scope of their target market and product set. As Wired magazine pointed out in a January 2013 article , "It’s a Hail Mary pass for a company that held 44.5 A Band-Aid On A Gushing Artery. GoToMy Rebranding Campaign.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Our product was built specifically for the mid market, and we've been riding the wave of IT budgets, which are starting to open up, and companies are really quickly signing up because this is a big pain point, from their perspective. Six months later, I had those three things, pitched the partners, and I was in there in July of 2013.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2015

Reward shorter hours of high productivity. Peer pressure keeps productivity standards high. Encourage people to work where and when they are most productive. Encourage people to work where and when they are most productive. Use of collaborative and other social media platforms. Bring your own device to work (BYOD).

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Speakers include Brad Wyman of Indiegogo; Taz Goldstein, award-winning director and producer and co-founder of Chaos Theory Entertainment; Jon O’Brian, Co-Founder of New Antics; Geoffrey Plitt, Standup comic, screenwriter and filmmaker and former Google engineer and George Rausch, producer with a film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Jon Kraft: One of the things we''re doing, is a lot of testing, early--not just the product, but testing the market. Jon Kraft: We raised an angel round of financing back in July of 2013, and we''re still working against that round. Having been part of Idealab for awhile, anything you learned in particular from that experience?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Brands need influencers working on their behalf because they provide the third-party credibility and social proof that validates their products. Don’t connect the latest platform, which may be transient, with the larger phenomenon of digitally enabled social conversations. You need influencers more than advocates. This part isn’t new.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 3, 2018

Reward shorter hours of high productivity. Peer pressure keeps productivity standards high. Encourage people to work where and when they are most productive. Encourage people to work where and when they are most productive. Use of collaborative and other social media platforms. Bring your own device to work (BYOD).

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Before this South Korean wonder spread across the globe I had written about a trend in global audiences that exists when the costs of production are nearly zero and the costs of distribution are also nearly free. think Amazon) and therefore hits with high production costs were more suited to the medium. think Apple. think Apple.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 31, 2014

million round into Kareo, the doctor’s cloud-based platform. The funding follows other recent news that the Kareo Practice Management software, with over 20,000 providers, processed over $6 billion in medical billing in 2013 and that its free electronic health record solution EHR achieved more than 5,000 sign-ups in less than 10 months.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 19, 2013

Not only did Microsoft disappoint with an extremely poor reveal of the Xbox One with their annoying DRM through always on connectivity, they also released a sub par product $100 more than Sony’s PS4 Console. Watch Sony’s brilliantly simple video that proves that in E3 2013, Microsoft was pwned. Photo Credit: Digital LA.

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socalTECH

MAY 17, 2019

For today's interview, we sat down and spoke with David Loo , the founder and CEO of Perspectium (www.perspectium.com), a startup which is developing service management applications designed to help connect different, enterprise service management software products together. Perspectium recently raised a funding round from TVC Capital.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

The platform connects foodies to restaurants for a win-win situation for both parties. The platform uses an iPhone app and website to help users make decisions quickly and confidently while also helping them share their valuable restaurant experiences with others. myfab5 is a platform that reinvents the restaurant review.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2013

Brands need influencers working on their behalf because they provide the third-party credibility and social proof that validates their products. Don’t connect the latest platform, which may be transient, with the larger phenomenon of digitally enabled social conversations. You need influencers more than advocates. This part isn’t new.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 26, 2013

Originally intended as an experiment in personal connections, Facebook has turned into a powerhouse platform that can be leveraged by just about any industry you can think of. It is now a standard with any new social network to be able to cater to both the consumer and the brand; the person and the product. It’s All in the Numbers.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 11, 2013

LOS ANGELES, December 10, 2013 – Some big news for local startup Plug.DJ and their user-curated music sharing platform. By partnering with Javelin Venture Partners for their $1.25M seed round, they’ll be looking to support future product developments to grow and provide support for international growth.

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socalTECH

MAY 7, 2018

We started in October of 2013, and last year, in December, we closed our Series B with Sequoia Capital with $21M. When we started the business, we really didn't have a lot of funding, but it made a lot of sense, and we got lots of drivers on the platform. Explain what NEXT Trucking is all about? How did the company start?

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Tech.Co

MAY 25, 2018

I was very excited by how inclusion was such a priority in the space, Startup of the Year wanted to work with us to make sure the event reflected our community ,” said Denayja Reese, Partnerships and Production Manager of BlackTech Week. This crowdfunding platform has a goal to empower women-led startups to grow better businesses.

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