TechCrunch LA

JULY 29, 2020

While Desai’s bluster may be wishful thinking, the doctor’s office is certainly changing, and that’s thanks in part to companies like Heal, which offer in-home and telemedical consultations — and health insurance providers like Humana that are backing them. “We want all payers to be this strategic. .

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Tech.Co

JULY 25, 2017

The successor to social media, at least in terms of cultural significance, are the on-demand apps that have us reaching for our phones not just to message friends, but to make transactions. On-demand companies broke into the national consciousness as much as a cultural phenomenon as a commercial one.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2015

Whether it's for a cross-country race or building an IT organization, if you don't pay attention to your journey, you may miss something meaningful about the company's success or an important opportunity. Who or what do you think had the biggest impact on the technology industry in 2015? And mid-course corrections are not bad things.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Darkstore, the tech-driven fulfillment solution to enable e-commerce companies to offer same-day delivery, has just released a consumer-facing app called FastAF. With Darkstore, companies like Nike, Adidas and Levis are able to offer same-day delivery to customers by storing their products inside Darkstore’s urban fulfillment centers.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2018

Los Angeles-based on-demand, dog walking startup Wag has raised an enormous, $300M funding round, the company announced Tuesday morning. As part of the funding, the company said it has named Hilary SChneider as its new CEO. Wag said the funding comes from SoftBank Vision Fund.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

It seems, however, that the company has found plenty of opportunity for growth while remaining focused on the San Francisco Bay Area. Hall also noted that the company opened a new, larger warehouse in Oakland just a few days before shelter-in-place orders took effect last March. Image Credits: Good Eggs. Glade Brook’s J.P.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

On-demand parking service Zirx is shutting down its on-demand, consumer parking service, which it had launched into Los Angeles in November of 2014, and is focusing instead on its enterprise business. Zirx began offering up valet parking for employees of businesses in September of 2015. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Ross Lipson, the chief executive officer and co-founder of the on-demand marijuana and cannabis delivery service, Dutchie, had thought he was done with the online delivery business. Then, in 2015, after Oregon legalized recreational use of marijuana, Lipson began wondering if it wasn’t time to revisit the whole delivery space again.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 21, 2019

A Veblen good does not adhere to the traditional laws of price and demand. As shown in the accompanying graph, below a certain price, the price/demand dynamics are consistent with conventional products – higher prices result in a lower demand. Fashion companies usually ramp production, as demand increases.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 29, 2016

has backed a startup, Plows & Mowz offering up an on-demand marketplace for snow plowing and lawn care. portfolio company Dollar Shave Club, and appears to be the first publicly announced investment by Science Inc. since 2015. Los Angeles-based startup studio Science Inc. According to Plowz & Mowz, it has raised $1.5M

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 29, 2020

After raising $15 million in financing from one of technology’s most successful global investment firms, the Los Angeles-based consumer goods rental company Joymode is selling itself to an early-stage retail investment firm out of New York, XRC Labs. “From day one, my belief was Joymode was going to be huge or dead.

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socalTECH

APRIL 20, 2016

On-demand delivery service Instacart has further expanded its delivery services in Los Angeles, in a deal with Asian food provider H Mart , the company said Tuesday. Instacart said it has been piloting deliveries from H Mart since June of 2015 at that chain's stores in Boston. READ MORE>>

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2015

Investors typically demand preferred stock, to give themselves certain voting and liquidation privileges over later shareholders. Investors want a contract preference to get their total investment back first in any company sale, to prevent founders who are struggling from deciding to sell at a loss. Investor liquidation priority.

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socalTECH

APRIL 7, 2016

Los Angeles-based on-demand, full service self-storage startup Clutter has raised $20M in a Series B funding round, the company said this morning, in a round led by Sequoia Capital. The funding comes on top of a $10.75M funding round closed in October of 2015 for the startup. READ MORE>>.

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Tech.Co

JULY 13, 2023

Despite a packed schedule of obnoxious tweeting, lawsuits, and organizing a cage match with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk has found time to launch a new AI company called xAI. Remove Your Date From the Web Today Incogni by Surfshark can help you reclaim your information from third-party vendors. Will xAI Rival OpenAI?

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 11, 2021

The nation said that it would have sufficient water reserves to ensure manufacturing of semiconductors by companies like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing wouldn’t stop. Intel alone used 9 billion gallons of water in 2015). Some companies are doing just that. ”

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

With the advent and growth of crowdfunding over the past few years, many entrepreneurs have predicted the demise of those demanding angel investment groups and venture capital organizations. Way back in 2015, the Kickstarter Pebble smartwatch raised $20.3 This can hurt the company, and jeopardize all investors.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Amazon previously operated a service called Amazon Webstore which was “a complete commerce platform” that enabled “companies to leverage Amazon technology and expertise in building and managing their direct-to-consumer business.” ” However, the platform shuttered in 2015, just five years after its launch.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2015

What was the most significant event for you or your company this year? Demand Media hosted a welcoming opening party at the Vicerory, and Media Temple organized an amazing closing party at Cross Campus with aerialists, DJ, interactive displays - and people are still talking about the delicious food. Watch for more in 2015.

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socalTECH

MARCH 14, 2019

The company said it ran a "first-time patient" user survey was run after having delivered more than 110,000 house calls since February of 2015. The company said the survey was conducted with more than 6,000 of its patients, who used the service for the first time in 2018. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Companies that have leveraged technology to make the procurement and delivery of food more accessible to more people have been seeing a big surge of business this year, as millions of consumers are encouraged (or outright mandated, due to Covid-19) to socially distance or want to avoid the crowds of physical shopping and eating excursions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2023

Way back in 2015, the Kickstarter Pebble smartwatch raised $20.3 This can hurt the company, and jeopardize all investors. Most public company executives today decry the short-term focus of conventional shareholders on profits versus strategy. billion to USD 3.62 Early crowdfunding successes have been undeniable.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Unlike most university programs that are over architected and underfunded, the TMP evolved organically, based on the demands of its students and input from the local community. In addition to an Undergraduate Certificate, the Program is launching a Master of Technology Management degree in 2015. Organic Academia. Am I biased?

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Tech.Co

MAY 11, 2022

Subscribe As the demand for speedy delivery continues to surge, Amazon has struggled to keep its next-day delivery commitment in these rural states because of their sparse populations. Now as the national postal service is encountering its own financial and operational hardships, the e-commerce company is appearing to try a different tact.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

“Cognitive computing,” artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced data analytics are evolving companies’ understanding of their customers in game-changing ways. Where security concerns may have previously put companies off cloud, the tide may now be turning. The All-Important User Experience.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 7, 2015

Every company needs this focus to attract the best minds and loyalty in both categories. Evidence is growing that consumers are willing to pay at least a small premium for sustainability, and have started to demand a discount for “un-sustainability.” Customer loyalty and trust go up for companies with a purpose culture.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

In fact, most small companies still pay many key employees by the hour, without regard to their output. As the entrepreneur, you set the model for others on the team by your own actions, and by the demands you make. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 9/9/2015. Encourage more communication and less isolation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2015

Companies that have focused on sustainability and social responsibility, in addition to ethical business practices, such as Patagonia and Zappos , claim more than three times the return of average companies over the last 10 years. Manage your company based on long-term priorities. You must be the model of the culture you want.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2016

The old rule of thumb that most companies have ten years between significant disruptions has already been reset to five years, according to many experts like Larry Downes and Paul Nunes. Today they demand it or walk to competitors, who are not far away. Recognize that customers care about the whole experience.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 20, 2016

With the advent and growth of crowdfunding over the past few years, many entrepreneurs have predicted the demise of those demanding angel investment groups and venture capital organizations. In 2015, the new Kickstarter Pebble smartwatch raised $20.3 This can hurt the company, and jeopardize all investors.

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Equity Platform Entrepreneur Demand 54

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

It''s the wild, wild west out there when it comes to valet parking, with hundreds of companies, and not much brand reconition. We caught up with CEO Serge Gojkovich to learn more about what the company is up to, and to hear more about the company''s acquisition of Curby this week. What is Curbstand up to right now?

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 7, 2016

I built my own company around marketing services, and have been around business development, marketing, custom service, and sales, and also on the consumer side of technology, a little bit a mix of the two. We have a massive music catalog, because we've enabled users to access their own, on-demand streaming services.

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Tech.Co

JULY 31, 2017

Yet as an entrepreneur, you can rarely hide under the rock and pretend there’s nothing else happening around you and no one is demanding your attention. While back in 2011, a cell phone user received or made 12 phone calls a day on average, the number has dropped to just 6 calls in 2015. Manage Company Culture.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2015

Every entrepreneur needs to understand the following basics, to be addressed at company formation, as they engage a qualified attorney to draw up the paperwork: Allocate founder’s stock commensurate with commitment. every entrepreneur should incorporate early and file an 83(b) election with the IRS within 30 days of founding the company.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 26, 2016

In 2015 an additional 237 thousand joined the online community. As online viewership and behaviors grew in 2015 – the average U.S. In 2015, issues of online security and data privacy consumed headlines. One of the stars of 2015 was undoubtedly Slack. percent in 2016,and to be almost double 2015 levels by 2018.

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Tech.Co

APRIL 11, 2018

In 2015, a worker in the San Francisco Bay Area earning $100,000 a year would need to put their entire post-tax salary into renting a three-bedroom apartment. Areas such as Oakland and San Francisco saw rent increases as high as 40 percent between 2015 and 2017. But, you’d be wrong, according to a new report out from LinkedIn.

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Xconomy

JULY 21, 2016

The company raised $1 million last year, according to a 2015 regulatory filing. The company said its Web-based technology can automatically respond with a programmed response, (For example, responding automatically to a hotel guest who asks: “What is the wifi password?”) #Hate2Wait #H8toW8 pic.twitter.com/KcMuKvoqRZ.

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