TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

And while the grocery delivery market has become increasingly competitive, Hall argued that Good Eggs stands out thanks to the quality and breadth of its products — 70% of its products are locally sourced, and it often delivers them within 48 hours of harvesting. Image Credits: Good Eggs.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

According to a 2015 study from Frost & Sullivan and the (ISC)² Foundation, there could be more than 1.5 Companies around the world are reevaluating their methods for recruiting and retaining top talent and, even in innovation hubs like Boston, there is serious competition for talent.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

The competition seeks to send a robot to the Moon, and transmit video, images, and data back to earth. The foundation believes it will have a winner in the competition by 2015. The X PRIZE Fondation said that teams are spread across 17 nations on four continents. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Since its launch in 2015, the company has seen $1.5 ProducePay offers farmers cash advances throughout the growing season to smooth the sometimes lumpy revenues and give farmers a bit more predictability, the company said. It buys produce ahead of delivery and sets itself up as a middle-man between distributors, growers and grocers.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 5, 2018

The latest salvo in the increasingly competitive sector is a $50 million investment in Alto Pharmacy, a San Francisco-based “digital pharmacy” startup that has offices in Denver. Like others in its industry, Alto offers online ordering and delivery (including same-day delivery) of prescription drugs.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2020

leadership, mentorship, competitiveness, communications, relationship-building?—?and For example, we’re now already well into our third growth fund that we started in 2015 (the first returned 2x cash in 3.5 She had all of the skills and traits we sought?—?leadership, and of course a relentless pursuit of helping founders succeed.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Our 3rd fund began investing in March 2009 (raised in 2008) and our 4th fund started in April 2012 so this fund will naturally begin investing around March / April 2015. Or perhaps VCs like to carefully guard who has bankrolled them so as not to attract competition? That’s why the best firms tend to raise every three years.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 8, 2021

From its start in 2015, the number of registered users has “suddenly” climbed from 45 million in 2017 to a reported 300 million by the end of 2020. And, like the story of Discord and Twitter, it takes continual product and feature updates to stay ahead of the competition or overtake a sleepy competitor.

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Tech.Co

APRIL 24, 2018

Being a part of the SOTY alumni lasts well beyond the pitch competition. One of our advisors heard about the Startup of the Year competition and thought we should consider pitching. The Startup of the Year competition has always recognized that great ideas and talent live everywhere – not just the coasts. APPLY HERE.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 29, 2020

“This could also be due to changes in the competitive landscape … and there may be changes with First Round Capital itself,” says one investor. — Dan Primack (@danprimack) January 29, 2020.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

We are looking forward to a national launch in 2015. Ann Wang: Thanks to the recent Forbes competition, and a lot of momentum from that, we actually are opening up a round for seed funding in the next month or two. Ann Wang: It was definitely a struggle at the very beginning. We just got really lucky with a great team and building it.

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Tech.Co

JULY 19, 2017

One notable fact about the competition: While it’s free to enter, fellows should have a plan in place to co-finance their participation through either a fellowship or partner funding. “We have being working on the idea of ​​an accelerator since 2015,” Sonya says. While WelkerMedia’s U.S.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Competitive (Athlete: skier & rowed at Princeton, hates losing at everything she does). Helped merge company with Seedling – on track to do $20 million combined revenue in 2015 – will now become Chairman). Thus began my marketing campaign. Investment experience (5 years a VC at Battery Ventures).

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

billion from 2010-2015. Minimal Science / Technology – Other than the technology associated with ecommerce, most successful MBA startups do not rely on technological innovations or fundamental, scientific discoveries to achieve a competitive advantage. Startups formed by Wharton, Harvard and Stanford MBA’s collectively raised $15.8

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Tech.Co

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Founded by Shervin Pishevar, along with Brogan BamBrogan and Josh Giegel, Hyperloop One made its entrance into the Hyperloop market on February 2015 with a Forbes article and an announcement of $11.1 The SpaceX competition succeeded in opening up the Hyperloop market to new and innovative companies. Hardt Global Mobility.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2015

They don’t realize that knocking competitors is assessed as a weakness and denying that you have any competition suggests there is no market for your solution. When comparing competition, don’t use fuzzy terms such as improved usability, faster, less expensive and more productive. Quantify your value over current market alternatives.

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Xconomy

JULY 19, 2016

In 2015, Cybersecurity startups saw 332 funding deals with investments hitting the highest ever at $3.8 For 2015, there were 133 information security M&A deals, according to 451 Research’s Tech M&A Outlook 2016. Symantec Forces the Industry to Stay Competitive. billion (235 percent growth over 5 years).

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2015

Include your sustainable competitive advantage. Patents or other intellectual property are a real competitive advantage for a startup, but first to market and working harder are not sustainable. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 6/17/2015. Focus on a specific market segment to match your solution.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

The competition for consumers embracing e-commerce has led to retailers meeting the challenge of providing speedy delivery, relying on companies such as UPS and Fedex to do so, and making shipping systems more efficient. It is a necessary competitive strategy, but it is one that benefits the shipping companies tremendously.

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Commerce Services Pricing Competition 84

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

If your B2B contacts are frequenting other non-competitive local businesses, LBS data could point you to more lucrative business partnerships. See who checks into your competition. Track the competition. Coopetition,” or strategic cooperation with a competitor is another angle. Broadcast sponsorships and advertising.

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Competition Entertainment Advertising Social Media 84

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

The bad news is that many are already doing it, with competition growing, so the longer you wait, the less chance you have of getting there first. In a new startup, there is tremendous competitive value in registering intellectual property early, but you don’t need to contract these tasks to expensive experts any longer.

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Startup Search Engine Optimization Social Media Outsource Development 108

socalTECH

JULY 17, 2019

Fast forward to around 2015, and we decided to shoot all of our vehicles stereoscopically for virtual reality. Gina Callari: That's our competitive advantage. We are across many platforms, and have a whole array of enterprise customers. Since the inception of the company, we've been doing everything in 360 degrees with our imagery.

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Sales Research Content Edmunds 124

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2012

If your B2B contacts are frequenting other non-competitive local businesses, LBS data could point you to more lucrative business partnerships. See who checks into your competition. Understand the competition. Coopetition,” or strategic cooperation with a competitor is another angle. Sponsorships and advertising. Lead generation.

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Services Competition Mobile Entertainment 82

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2015

Marty Zwilling ** First published on Entrepreneur.com on 1/16/2015. In any context, and especially in the high-risk world of startups where more than 50 percent fail, you need every advantage that you can get. business business plan entrepreneur hobby startup'

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2016

That’s down from 69 in the first five months of 2015, and 115 over the same five-month period in 2014, according to Barrons. The total proceeds raised in Q2 2016 from IPOs diminished by three-quarters compared to Q2 2015. In fact, IPOs are down again this year, with just 31 companies going public in the U.S. in the first five months.

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Company Companies Acquisition Entrepreneur 55

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2016

From an insider perspective, 37 percent of CFOs now see the required target as a significant innovation every one-to-three years, according to the results of a 2015 IMA innovation survey. As the pace of change in the marketplace increases, innovation is required at a faster pace in every organization, old and new, to stay competitive.

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Startup Organization Demand Custom 58

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2011

If your B2B contacts are frequenting other non-competitive local businesses, LBS data could point you to more lucrative business partnerships. See who checks into your competition. Understand the competition. Coopetition,” or strategic cooperation with a competitor is another angle. Sponsorships and advertising. Lead generation.

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Services Startup Competition Entertainment 91

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2015

Yet the 2015 Office Romance Survey by Vault, Inc. Can be a competitive advantage. Competition over salary, promotions, and position. This can cause feelings of unfairness, and initiate emotionally competitive efforts. Success is the best antidote to emotional vulnerability.

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Startup Course Competition Social Media 96

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2011

Gartner says our market will be $50 billion in 2015.” It always amazes me how an entrepreneur can define his market opportunity so broadly, then assess his competition so narrowly in the next breath. Or worse yet, the entrepreneur is so arrogant that he hasn’t even used Google to figure out he has competition just down the street.

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Entrepreneur Funding Innocal Competition 108

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2016

I believe their competitive advantage is their top on-site leadership, exclusivity, and connections to investors. As evidence that it does work, VentureBeat calculated in 2015 that YCombinator startups had raised over $7 billion, with a $65 billion total valuation. In fact, eight were already billion dollar unicorns.

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Incubator Startup Help Resource 106

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 20, 2014

In addition to an Undergraduate Certificate, the Program is launching a Master of Technology Management degree in 2015. Apeel Sciences - Founded in 2012, after winning $10,000 at UCSB’s New Venture Competition, the company closed $1.25M in funding during 2013.

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Santa Barbara Technical Review Startup Venture Capital 258

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2015

Make doing the right thing your competitive edge today, and the key to your long-term success. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 9/30/2015. How long has it been since you made a real assessment of your business's culture and the model you project?

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Entrepreneur Training Demand Custom 102

socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2016

mPulse was formed in April of 2015, as a spinoff of a company called mobileStorm, which has been in mobile marketing and communications for the last fifteen years. It's a highly competitive market. We're not bumping anybody out, and there's no competition sitting in that space today. What is mPulse?

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Mobile Southern California Startup Marketing 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 9, 2016

Develop and continually refine your competitive advantage. Entrepreneurs know that no competitive advantage means failure. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 12/30/2015. For entrepreneurs, change is the door to opportunity, so be proactive and make it happen.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2016

The number of startups rose in 2015 for the first time in five years, with the largest year-over-year increase in two decades. Of course, that’s both the good news and the bad news for aspiring entrepreneurs, since it means more competition, and the business landscape is changing faster than ever. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 7, 2015

Companies can use this strategy to improve their profitability and competitive advantage. According to the Edelman 2015 Trust Barometer , 81% of global consumers believe it is acceptable for brands to support good causes and make money at the same time. Doing good opens the door to a broader customer base.

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StartUp Beat

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

shouts, the conference maintains a theme that is much like Burning Man, and coincidently the event’s 2015 iteration did in fact hold a Burning Man festival. . It’s a competition where entrepreneurs take the stage and proceed to pitch their startup ideas and their visions for the future. Disrupt SF ( Sep 18-20).

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