socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2016

This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. My partners and I were able to plan, sell and organize the conference, but without the help of our teams and interns, it would have been a nightmare to execute. You can see all of our holiday reflections here.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

It’s a new year – 2016. But putting no time into anchoring your beliefs because you’re too busy executing sales, marketing, support, product & engineering is an easy recipe for leadership drift. There are always flavors-of-the-month strategies or markets that are in favor in the tech startup world.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 28, 2018

Keeping the focus squarely on tools for artists and designers the company talked up its tools like Zync Render, which Google acquired back in 2014 , and Anvato, a video streaming and monetization platform it acquired in 2016. “That worldwide reach is very important,” Grignon said.

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Hollywood Cloud Computing Netflix Google 254

Xconomy

MAY 7, 2019

Xconomy previewed the conference last week. Until the 2016 approval of nusinersen (Spinraza) from. New clinical data could herald cutting-edge treatments for migraine, the rare disease spinal muscular atrophy, the deadly neurological disorder amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and more.

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News Conference San Diego Journal 77

socalTECH

JANUARY 9, 2017

TrueCar has been looking to address dealer concerns via the pledge since March of 2016, following the resignation of former CEO Scott Painter and the hiring of many dealership and industry veterans--specifically to address concerns from dealers that TrueCar's business was damaging their margins and hurting their business.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Sutton Capital Partners is a technology investment banking firm and we are, investors in local SaaS/subscription companies and is well known as the host of the annual Recurring Revenue Conference. Techand the markets overall--has enjoyed a surprisingly long stretch of prosperity. It also means going to bed earlier!

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LATechDigest

JUNE 13, 2016

Reaching Hispanic Markets. STREAM Conference Came to Santa Monica. LATech Digest (@LATechDigest) June 6, 2016. LATech Digest (@LATechDigest) June 6, 2016. . LATech Digest (@LATechDigest) June 6, 2016. LATech Digest (@LATechDigest) June 6, 2016. LATech Digest (@LATechDigest) June 10, 2016.

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Snapchat SpaceX Santa Monica Journal 40

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 3, 2016

Examples of VC platform services include: recruiting, marketing, design support, inside sales reps, consulting, accounting services and so forth. Side Note : Upfront has hired Kerry Bennett as a member of our executive management team to run marketing – please follow her on Twitter here ].

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Venture Capital Platform Startup Resource 150

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 17, 2019

Harris writes: “The figures, dating back to 2016, paint a picture of a company desperate to meet over-ambitious autonomy targets and one that is willing to spend freely, even recklessly, to get there. That chatter was confirmed by a new job listing for an autonomous vehicles “market specialist” based in Austin. Nvidia GTC.

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socalTECH

MAY 10, 2018

We started a program, where we have a conference on an annual basis here, and get the alumni of Tel Aviv University to come together, to not only learn about new technology out of Tel Aviv and Israel as a whole, but also to try to connect Los Angeles and Southern California with Tel Aviv University.

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El Segundo Southern California Startup Santa Monica 100

Xconomy

OCTOBER 5, 2016

These initial areas encompass a $3 billion market opportunity, the company said. Organovo CEO Keith Murphy was unavailable to discuss the company’s initiative yesterday, but he is scheduled to present an overview of the company’s efforts later today at the 2016 Cell & Gene Meeting on the Mesa.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

But my specific point is that while everybody is busy telling you that “kids don’t use email” or “email is dead” I have actual data from portfolio company CEO’s showing the efficacy of email as a communication and marketing channel. The key is understanding the nuance. But let me start with some data.

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Tech.Co

AUGUST 22, 2016

As seasoned marketers, we saw that the problem was not in availability of testing options, it was in the way that testing is being delivered. myLAB Box was born to put decades of marketing expertise to work transforming preventative STD screenings.” and Celebrate 2016. and Celebrate conference in San Jose, CA.

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Social Media Los Angeles Startup Screening 70

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Brands such as Mercedes, Brooks Brothers, and Yale University confer prestige and power to their customers, and imply excellence. There are few market positions more powerful than being a familiar, comfortable, hometown business. Focus is their strength, and they must avoid the temptation of mass-market for growth.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Shared business support services, including telephone answering, conference rooms, teleconferencing, administrative support, and a business mailing address. An incubator won’t help you if the market opportunity is small, the competitors are large, or your solution doesn’t address a real need.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 28, 2016

The 2016 election is (thankfully) almost here, and as one biotech analyst noted this week, a possible Democratic victory is to blame for a big October sell-off in biotech stocks. The drug system went off the market in 2015, leaving Mylan’s EpiPen without competition and setting the stage for the furor over Mylan’s price hikes.

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Xconomy

JULY 19, 2016

For 2015, there were 133 information security M&A deals, according to 451 Research’s Tech M&A Outlook 2016. In general, M&A is a natural part of the IT security market. It’s why this market segment is so attractive to venture investors. What we’ve also seen is the increase in M&A. Why is this happening?

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Symantec IBM IBM Acquisition 40

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 25, 2015

I asked him about his thought process because Jason has already built a very successful business that has become the clear market leader in Marketing Automation for Phone Calls. To continue hitting and exceeding our aggressive growth targets and see 2016 also be 100% year-over-year we will need to be bold and highly effective.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2016

A business needs technical, marketing, financial and many other skills. Investors are people too, and they expect new entrepreneurs to be visible in industry conferences, talks with peer investors as advisors or simply exploring investor interests. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 03/02/2016.

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Angel Startup Technical Review Social Media 65

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

For the cybersecurity industry, 2016 is shaping up to be the year of alliances. IBM bought Resilient Systems , Cisco Systems snapped up CloudLock , Symantec acquired Blue Coat , and Carbon Black purchased Confer , to name a few.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 26, 2016

Nick Denton (@nicknotned) March 1, 2016. But when I really look at Instant Articles, and the other new updates I’m sure that they’ll announce today at their F8 conference , I’m asking myself one question: Has Facebook been able to achieve what AOL could have a generation ago? pic.twitter.com/TB1GTGt9ss. By that I mean: Let me explain.

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Xconomy

JULY 21, 2016

It’s currently Biogen’s top-selling product, generating close to $2 billion in sales during the first half of 2016. In May, Biogen even announced plans to spin off its hemophilia business —which includes two marketed drugs for the blood disease—into a new company. George joined Biogen at a very challenging time. Reprints | Share:

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socalTECH

APRIL 21, 2017

xWe spoke with a few companies in the recurring revenue area space, ahead of the Recurring Revenue Conference ([link] which we are helping to sponsor next week. So, we build that and started offering it to the market. For those not familiar with OceanX, describe your business and background? How did you get into this?

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Startup Product Customer Custom 145

Xconomy

DECEMBER 28, 2017

In 2016, the renowned international university programming tournament — attended by student competitors, coaches, and parents — took place in Phuket, Thailand. In 2016, Rapid City was officially named ICPC 2017’s host city. Rapid City, South Dakota. ICPC World Finals 2017, held in Rapid City. Photo Credit Simon Casson Phootgrapher.

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Coach Technical Review Carson Networking 75

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2016

These days, building a new business is all about visibility and marketing, no matter how great or innovative a solution you bring to the table. In fact, having one marketing guru on the team alone won’t get you very far. Mobilize the total power of your team to not only build the product, but also build the market. Give credit.

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Marketing Coach Mentor Social Media 89

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2016

It is an heroic accomplishment in a brutal fund-raising market in which only market leaders can bring in that sort of money. Every VC who’s been the business for a long time realized first hand that the VC markets were changing rapidly as early as Q3 of 2015. But of course public markets had begun gyrating. $30 million.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 18, 2015

There is a lot of uncertainty about the state of the private, high-growth technology markets and the venture capital markets that underpin them. Fast forward 3 years and looking out into the 2016 horizon, what do I see? It’s just a market. Markets are markets. Boom and bust. None of these.

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