Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2014

Add New Revenue Streams and More Aggressive Marketing: At the same time, most small businesses plan to spend more on digital marketing in the year ahead, and pursuing new revenue streams is seen as a top priority for transforming bottom line profits. 2015 business optimism entrepreneur strategy' Marty Zwilling.

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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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socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2015

For today's thoughts, we have Lief Morin , founder and CEO of KeyInfo (www.keyinfo.com), a regional systems integrator which provides compute, storage and networking solutions and professional services for advanced software-defined data centers. Who or what do you think had the biggest impact on the technology industry in 2015?

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

Santa Monica-based matchmaking site eHarmony is looking to the overseas market to grow its service, saying today that it is launching a "globalization initiative" this year to add one new country per quarter to its service. The first new market for eHarmony is Singapore.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Gunnar Lovelace and Nick Green , Thrive Market. The socalTECH 50 is aimed at identifying and highlighting the top 50 people in the technology industry here, who are most likely to create the next big thing, produce the next big exit, or influence the industry in a significant way. Donovan Janus , 17hats. Tucker Kain , LA Dodgers Accelerator.

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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. And it sounds like he isn’t in a rush to launch in a bunch of new markets.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Today, one of the companies that is supplying produce and other items both to consumers and other services that are in turn selling food and groceries to them, is announcing a new round of funding as it gears up to take its next step, an IPO. Its opportunity comes in the form of disruption and a gap in the market.

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socalTECH

JUNE 16, 2020

FameBit--which was based in Los Angeles, and was acquired by Google in 2015 --will continue to operate, and will continue to serve Youtube creators in the U.S. YouTube recently has been scaling back the services offered by FameBit, removing the self-service options which had allowed smaller creators to connect with brands.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2015

Businesses stopped hiring for lifetime commitments some time ago, as markets change so rapidly and companies need to tune their workforce for changing economic conditions. Simply defining yourself as a specialist or professional minimizes the stigma of a consultant role (think marketing specialist or staffing professional).

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Whether it be the issue of finding a trustworthy caregiver to take care of your grandparents or making it easier for seniors to live chat via webcam, we’re hoping the following services can inspire a story on the types of senior tech services available (and inspired by entrepreneur’s grandparents).

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Clutter has now raised nearly $300M in total funding since 2015. As part of the new investment round, it has added Justin Wilson of SoftBank Investment Advisors to the board.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 8, 2015

Here are some of the fun and the weird highlights found at CES 2015. United States Postal Service. United Postal Service also had a booth of their own and the first thing that caught attendees’ attention was head-to-head match of a memory game. Then again, it is a great marketing tactic for them as well…. Creative Audio.

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socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2015

Calabasas-based On Assignment , whih provides temporary professional staffing services, said Friday that it has acquired Creative Circle , in a deal worth up to $600M. On Assignment said it would pay $570M upfront for Creative Circle, and up to $30M in earnout based on operating performance during 2015. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 29, 2015

With the 2015 holiday shopping season now upon us, it’s “go time” for retailers across the country — an opportunity to put their carefully crafted holiday plans into action and deliver on their bottom-line expectations. Plus, holiday e-commerce sales are widely expected to continue rising in 2015. Focus On The Consumer.

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socalTECH

APRIL 6, 2015

Los Angeles-based j2 Global continues to have a ravenous appetite for acquiring companies, saying this morning that it has acquired nine companies in the first quarter of 2015. j2global merger acquisition cloud services backup spamsoap emaildirect sugarsync dobson omnis opin idrift backupsystems' READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2012

This approach, popularly known as “glocalization,” means you have to design and deliver global solutions that have total relevance to every local market in which you operate. Remember when the Chevy Nova required a rename, once Chevrolet realized that Nova meant "no go" in the Spanish market (not a great name for a car).

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2015

That means your marketing must now include shopping apps, location-based services and mobile wallets. Interaction with customers is usually started by responding dynamically to customer-service requests, but must be extended to online chats, comments and social media. Get beyond push messages to real customer engagement.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Selz, run by a team of around 50 in Sydney, Australia, bills itself as a one-stop-shop for small businesses to start selling products and services online. To put it simply, Amazon is getting instant access to a market it used to operate in. ” However, the platform shuttered in 2015, just five years after its launch.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

The shippers can be accommodating to sellers on delivery prices, and retailers can afford to give the shippers more business, allowing the business-to-consumer shipping market to aid in growth. Fedex was the first to announce changes to calculations for dimensional weight, and those rule changes are slated to go into effect in 2015.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Arivale , a health and wellness startup founded by genetic sequencing pioneer Dr. Leroy Hood, has launched itself into the Los Angeles market, as its first expansion beyond its home market of Seattle. Arivale raised $36M in 2015 from Maveron, ARCH Venture Partners and Polaris Partners.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2012

These days, I’m hearing more and more that Location-Based Services (LBS) are entering the mainstream for mobile users, but I’m not sure why. Marketers see it as a better way to target customers, but the current consumer offerings have been slow to deliver. Event marketing. Thought leadership. Branded entertainment.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2021

Our interview today is with Jamey Edwards, the CEO of Cloudbreak Health, a Los Angeles-based telemedicine company, which provides telehealth services, including interpretation and access to specialists, within healthcare facilities. Jamey Edwards: Our go-to-market platform is an iPad Pro mounted on a specialized cart.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2011

These days, I’m hearing more and more about Location-Based Services (LBS) as the next big opportunity for startups. Internet marketers see it as a better way to target consumers, and even retarget them to close a sale. Event marketing. Are you seeing a lot of your contacts attending certain business events? Thought leadership.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 22, 2016

Social networking continues to be a superior force in marketing, especially Facebook. billion in 2015 alone. Top 3 Important Facebook Marketing Trends to Watch and Emulate. Facebook has Anthology, a service that connects business with media partners to help them produce quality videos to promote their brands online.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 2, 2015

What technologies or things are you looking forward to most in 2015? I''m very interested in seeing how the so-called "marketing cloud" emerges and develops further. but I''m eager to see an emerging company or companies tie the silos together, so that large enterprise customers can utilize a unified marketing cloud offering.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 2, 2013

The job market, too, will feel a significant impact from cloud computing technology. An IDC study commissioned on behalf of Microsoft has shown that cloud computing will be responsible for creating nearly 14 million new jobs between 2011 and 2015. The survey also found that business revenues could reach the $1.1

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

SaaS-based companies grow - The SaaS market is growing 3x faster than the software market (20% vs. 7%), and this rate is expected to continue through 2020. Overall, according to Gartner, the SaaS market will top $22 billion by 2015. Time to market. SaaS is bringing sexy back, in 2015 and beyond.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 23, 2019

It’s high time we kill the term Software As A Service (SaaS) and call it what it is – software. Even Salesforce abandoned it’s silly “No Software” tagline, after the company had to explain in 2015 that it meant, “No legacy software, just cloud software.”. Software terminology is stubbornly not following a similar evolution.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 5, 2020

Started in 2015, and now with a 800+ team spread across the UK (London and Cardiff), and in the US (Las Vegas), Monzo offers app-based banking to its community of 3.6 Without physical branches, it’s a digital-only service, with assistance and support available via live chat, as well as phone and email. 24/7 human customer service.

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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. Now you can create a web site for almost nothing - and be on your way with your latest invention or personal services.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Barry Lieberman: My backgruond is about 35 years in technology, business development, and sales and marketing. 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.

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socalTECH

MARCH 16, 2015

David Kierzkowski: We''re the first, and the leading marketplace that connects YouTubers to brands for product and service endorsements. Agnes had developed a subscription service a year and a half ago, and wanted to try to connect with some YouTubers to promote that service on YouTube. How long have you been working on this?

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socalTECH

JANUARY 2, 2015

achieved a market cap of $1 billion or more. Build a great team that is focused on providing a unique product or service that offers something of great value that your customers simply cannot live without. What technologies or things are you looking forward to most in 2015? So how do you address these odds and win?

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Yet many entrepreneurs rely on expensive outside services and outside money, rather than do the networking for a co-founder or two who have the right skills to work for equity. They forget that the product or service makes the brand, not the environment. Bootstrapping not only reduces cash needs, but increases commitment.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 21, 2019

When this occurs, as it nearly always does, retailers return unsold inventory, which makes it difficult (at times impossible), for the fashion company to service its debt, resulting in bankruptcy. This model works well until the brand falls out of favor.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Tealium, a San-Diego startup that provides online advertising tag management and marketing services for enterprise customers, has raised $35 million in a growth financing deal intended to expand its technology and market reach. Georgian Partners and Bain Capital Ventures, the investment firms that anchored Tealium’s $30.7

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Tech.Co

JULY 25, 2017

Currently, the model that most companies use, including the industry leaders, is to employ independent contractors to deliver their service. Scot Wingo, founder and CEO of on-demand car wash service Spiffy says that model is not a one size fits all option and has caused other services to collapse.

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