socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2014

DataDirect Networks , the data storage systems developer which has significant operations in Chatsworth, reports that it is opening up a new technology center in Paris. The company said the move will help enhance its European technology innovation. Financial details of that performance were not released. DDN is led by Alex Bouzari.

Networking 149

Networking Chatsworth Technical Review Report 149

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

Reviewing financial & operational performance. By now you have many smart people around your board but probably people who don’t totally understand the nuances of your employees, customers, sales reps, marketing messages, technology challenges, competitors and strategic choices. how to market our products and company.

Startup 325

Startup Sales Technical Review Software Review 325

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2013

And it’s the latest in a series of investments we’ve made in building out our practice as the LA technology market continues to grow robustly and attract entrepreneurs and investors. I was going to be in NYC and I was combing the market for people to join Launchpad LA. Help us review a few deals. Kevin Zhang.

Startup 372

Startup Course Ideas Invest 372

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2015

For example, mobile now has become the formidable new communication channel, posting a year-over-year growth rate of 47 percent in 2014, according to WBR Digital Research. That means your marketing must now include shopping apps, location-based services and mobile wallets. Get beyond push messages to real customer engagement.

Customer 103

Customer Custom Marketing Social Media 103

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

That doesn’t mean that entrepreneurs should ignore business and market realities, under the assumption that success is a random phenomenon. Find a recognized billion dollar and growing market. Thus I’m suggesting that you do your due diligence carefully, and pick the right idea before you start.

Ideas 106

Ideas Entrepreneur Technical Review Patents 106

socalTECH

JUNE 3, 2019

Citron previously founded and sold Mogreet, a developer of mobile marketing software, among other ventures. Pledgeling has built a technology platform that makes it super easy to integrate charity into their customer experience, and, as we say, grow through giving. What is Pledgeling? A few things happened to me personally.

Technical Review 113

Technical Review Software Review Mogreet Platform 113

Tech.Co

MARCH 8, 2018

Fortunately, for those headed to SXSW, Startup Night SXSW 2018 , presented by the Kauffman Foundation and TechCo, will be filled with investors from a multitude of industries who are looking to discover and fund startups building the latest solutions and tech innovations. He has over a decade of portfolio management in capital markets.

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Technical Review Startup Software Review Entrepreneur 70

Tech.Co

MAY 25, 2018

If you’re an early-stage entrepreneur, technology has served you well. In 2006, a passion to help startups grew into Tech Cocktail , a company whose mission was to showcased burgeoning companies in bars around the country. The Foundation was created in 1997 by tech pioneers, Jean and Steve Case.

Startup 137

Startup Technical Review Competition Software Review 137

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2014

According to a Harvard Business Review article, many people in history, famous for their inventions, such as Thomas Edison, were entrepreneurs who only later were remembered as inventors of the products they commercialized. Of course, it helps to have innovative technologies before you start building a business.

Ideas 106

Ideas Technical Review Patents Entrepreneur 106

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 12, 2018

But why did Ring succeed when the entire market kept saying that Nest was going to be the winner? Why did Ring become an enormous success when it produced a hardware product and the market keeps saying, “hardware is too difficult to scale?” Here are my views … 1. we were sold on the concept immediately. We weren’t sure.

Startup 247

Startup Pricing Product Marketing 247

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2015

The rate of new entrepreneurs increased about 10 percent, from 280 out of 100,000 adults in the 2014 Startup Activity Index, to 310 out of 100,000 adults in the 2015 Index. 275 IPOs were completed in 2014, topping the 2013 total of 222 by more than 23%. The world is a now single market, both homogeneous and heterogeneous.

Startup 108

Startup Social Media Entrepreneur Satisfaction 108

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

The conference will discuss, debate and imagine potential scenarios that could develop due to advances in Aritifical Intelligence. Below are the list of speakers: Peter Voss (Keynote Speaker) is an entrepreneur with a background in electronics, computer systems, business and technical software, as well as management.

Artificial Inteligence 92

Artificial Inteligence Conference Technical Review Research 92

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 22, 2014

The Toyota fuel cell concept displayed at CES 2014, called the FCV, is a four-door futuristic looking Prius/Corolla combination. Electric cars will only exist a little longer until fuel cells take over the automotive market. Automotive CES Cars CES 2014 electric car FCV hydrogen infrastructure TechZulu Toyota'

Technical Review 77

Technical Review Los Angeles Resource Angel 77

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Anne Fulton: Fuel50 is a career pathing startup, part of the HR technology landscape. We're a disruptor, the third wave in human resources technology. Anne Fulton: I've always been a technology lover, although I'm an organizational psychologist by training. That was in 2014, and that was our pivot moment. What is Fuel50?

Help 100

Help Southern California Startup Technical Review 100

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2014

They couldn’t possibly understand the new social media culture, new technologies, or have the determination to beat their younger counterparts in the market. Gallup says the Boomer demographic is the largest and still growing mainstream pool of experienced talent in the market today (76 million people strong).

Entrepreneur 106

Entrepreneur Technical Review Software Review Report 106

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

He eventually founded and sold consumer health firm ViSalus to a public company and is now back making investments, in technology companies, as a venture capitalist here at Los Angeles-based HashtagOne (www.hashtagone.com). As a result, I really saw Visalus as a technology company. What's the theme of your investments?

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Venture Capital Entrepreneur Technical Review Software Review 100

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Twitter was one of the most notable, with a market capitalization now up to $38 billion all by itself. The world is a now single market, both homogeneous and heterogeneous. This approach, popularly known as “glocalization,” means you design and deliver global solutions that have total relevance to every local market you plan to attack.

Startup 109

Startup Entrepreneur Social Media Satisfaction 109

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 23, 2013

It’s a promotional video for a technology company. We talk tech, get a reminder of GumGum’s goals, and get some additional info on what they’re working hard on. “GumGum’s always been ahead of its time in what we’ve introduced to the market. ” Wait, what? And they do what? Why the shift?

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Advertising Google Screening 76

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

View the Slideshow A little more than a year ago, amid a resurgence in San Diego’s software sector, Xconomy identified a baker’s dozen of local tech companies to watch in 2016. I met with Seed San Diego partners Taner Halicioglu and Eric Gasser, who also reviewed the companies and provided their feedback. I widened my net this year.

San Diego 40

San Diego Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Startup 40

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 24, 2014

AJ: Buddytruk has been active and accepting pickups in Los Angeles since August 1, 2014. Not having technical backgrounds ourselves, we were fortunate to have friends develop the app in exchange for equity. Is this due to the insurance policy, lack of customer base or just on ensuring timely pickup and delivery?).

FAQ 98

FAQ Startup Technical Review Santa Monica 98

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Despite widespread military use, drone aircraft are still an emerging technology. But the rapid advancement of drone technology is turning the public airspace into the new Panama Canal. The potential advantage would be rapid shipping and lower costs as the technology improves. A Future of Flying Robots. Amazon’s Big Idea.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Software Review Ideas Technology 40

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 26, 2016

The controversial CISA bill passed in late December, despite outcry from the tech world, now means large corporations will be able to share personal online data with government agencies. The other trend is going to be in AI related tech entering the mainstream, from robotics to ease of information management.

Commerce 40

Commerce Mobile Technical Review Google 40

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 9, 2014

In the startup world there’s been a culture of solution or technology first, whereas I believe we should be taking a more people-centred approach to building products and services. Unless the thing you’re building has real value to someone, it’s just a vanity project, no matter the technology. Ben Chestnut’s reverse marketing funnel 9.

Startup 78

Startup Design Customer Custom 78

Xconomy

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Due to Rapid City’s off-the-beaten-path location and small size — it’s tucked among the Great Plains, about 25 miles from Mount Rushmore, with a population of approximately 74,000 — the destination doesn’t typically enter the conversation for ICPC, which draws about 1,400 attendees. “The The last couple of years, it was in Warsaw, St.

Coach 75

Coach Technical Review Carson Networking 75

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 5, 2015

GoPros, drones and 4K cameras are headlining today’s video technology; but what else can be done to further evolve the video market? A new video camera from VSN Mobil is looking to capture images and video (and the market) by introducing an angle rarely seen before, a 360-degree panoramic angle. 360 in November 2014.

Mobile 40

Mobile Technical Review Pricing Screening 40

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 8, 2015

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) marks what new technology to see and expect at the beginning of each year. Bitcoin’s booth wasn’t a surprise to see at CES due to the huge noise it made in 2014 only seems fitting we find them here. Then again, it is a great marketing tactic for them as well….

Software Review 40

Software Review Entertainment Technical Review .Net 40

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

15 years ago we were at the peak of Internet hype with the launch of many over-capitalized businesses with a market size & opportunity was limited. The VC market has right-sized (returned back to mid 90′s levels & less competition). But markets value high growth over short-term profitability. Where are we today?

Venture Capital 398

Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Seed Funding 398

Xconomy

AUGUST 5, 2016

As a result, Biogen will buy the rights to nusinersen and prepare to ask regulators for marketing approval. His Chatham Therapeutics was acquired by Baxter International in 2014. Published in January, the technology comes from the lab of Keith Joung, who is an Editas cofounder. SMA has no approved treatments.

News 40

News Thousand Oaks Pricing Report 40

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 16, 2014

The speaks to the continued confidence in the venture capital markets and as I had predicted some time ago the VC markets right now are a great place to invest – especially relative to other places to put one’s money. We also promoted Jordan Hudson to principal in 2014 and have encouraged him to begin looking at deals.

Venture Capital 396

Venture Capital Funding Technical Review Startup 396

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. We’re going to start aggressively spend money on marketing our product. We want a strong balance sheet (um, ok.

Startup 383

Startup Company Companies .Net 383

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 23, 2014

Every technical entrepreneur is an early adopter of technology, so naturally they build things with people like themselves in mind. Unfortunately, for most solution markets, early adopters represent only 10 to 15 percent of the total opportunity, so it’s easy to get mislead on the real requirements of mainstream customers.

Technical Review 103

Technical Review Entrepreneur Startup News 103

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

Smart entrepreneurs now avoid this option like the plague, due to its unpredictability and the challenges of running a public company. According to a recent Ernst & Young global report , 2014 was a strong year with IPOs actually outperforming other indices by 10 percent. Violent market swings usually hit public companies first.

Startup 98

Startup Technical Review Report Entrepreneur 98

socalTECH

AUGUST 18, 2017

For the first time, in a long time, traffic deaths and crashes are rising, due to drunk and drugged driving. How did the company and its technology come about? However, in 2014, it was time to restart that effort. They set aside what they were working on, and started working on bringing this technology to law enforcement.

Pasadena Angels 100

Pasadena Angels Pasadena Technical Review Southern California 100

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Loading… Tech. Loading… Markets. Loading… Market Data. SIGNIFICANCE PASSING-MENTION. --> Tech Titans Hit the Beach As Silicon Valley moguls go on a home-buying spree in Los Angeles, theyre reshaping the real-estate landscape. The tech industry is going south. Tech Titans on the Move.

Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

Xconomy

JULY 1, 2016

To boost the initiative, which aims to speed the pace of cancer research, FDA said it would consolidate its cancer review divisions under the Oncology Center of Excellence. The technology was funded by the Department of Defense and comes from MIT’s Lincoln Lab. PureTech also bucked the Brexit fallout this week.

Buzzfeed 59

Buzzfeed News Pricing IBM 59