socalTECH

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

On-demand, photography marketplace Snappr said on Thursday that it is expanding its service across Los Angeles and Orange County, allowing users to get everything from graduation photos to headshots. According to the service, it connects professional photographers with people who need them, with as little as 12 hours of notice.

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Tech.Co

AUGUST 27, 2017

Here are five trends startups are considering for their operations in 2017. If you are a software service provider, set your sights on this particular security trend. Meanwhile, the same cyber threat affects you if you are a startup offering products and services via a mobile app. Blockchain Technology. Application Security.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Los Angeles-based Heal , which operates an on-demand service which schedules in-home housecalls from doctors, said on Wednesday that it plans to expand to four more states this year. According to Heal, it will start to offer services in select cities in Florida, Texas, New York, and Pennsylvania by the end of 2017.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 3, 2018

Xconomy asked technology and innovation leaders around our network to reflect on the most important developments in their industries during 2017, and the answers were appropriately wide-ranging.

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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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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Canoo said it will provide engineering services to develop the electric platform. Canoo started as Evelozcity in 2017 by two former Faraday Future executives Stefan Krause and Ulrich Kranz. The company says its goal is for “eco-friendly vehicles” to comprise 25% of its total sales by 2025. ”

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 10, 2020

HBCUvc, which we first wrote about in 2017, currently holds a number of programs to help Black and Hispanic students enter the world of tech, from fellowships to micro-grants. It’s why some doubt the intentions of companies and firms newly promising to increase diversity, beyond the opportunistic lip service.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 23, 2019

Canoo began life as EVelozcity back in 2017. The company is also crafting its user interface and subscription services around its passengers and renters. Canoo plans to use blockchain technology to secure its subscription services and ensure an asset light approach to development by outsourcing its manufacturing in the U.S.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 12, 2018

More specifically, it’s the contractors that service equipment like the heating, ventilation and cooling systems at commercial and residential properties across the U.S. The two men built a suite of services to help contractors like their fathers manage their businesses.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The tools that it has built include Voyage, its proprietary operating system to manage properties; a concierge app to help its guests with services before, during and after stays; its front-end booking platform; and a recently launched real estate platform. But to be clear, it does not own properties itself.).

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Since its 2017 inception, SpotOn has been focused on providing software and payments technology to SMBs with an emphasis on restaurants and retail businesses. There has been a high demand for our services and now as businesses are faced with a Covid resurgence, no one is closing down,” Hyman said. “So Image Credits: SpotOn.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 15, 2017

These authors are experts on customer service and customer experience, having helped hundreds of companies of all sizes. As a business owner, you have to take a hard look, with your customer hat on, at what you promise and imply to your customers in your advertising, marketing materials, and your customer service.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2022

There are others, like Norton LifeLock , acquired in 2017 by Symantec for $2.3 billion, now providing identity theft services for nearly 80 million users around the globe. I know companies who collect sensitive data from consumers all the time, and still seem to keep a trusted image (Amazon.com, Ebay).

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Southern California Edison Blog

JANUARY 2, 2019

Customers are demanding denser coverage and higher speeds in expanding areas. T-Mobile and Sprint, for example, invested billions of dollars in 2017 to bring 5G service to customers in the US by 2019.¹. Like all service providers, all carrier network infrastructure vendors aren’t created equal. They aren’t the only ones.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

His title “ The On-Demand Brand: 10 Rules for Digital Marketing Success in an Anytime, Everywhere World ” characterizes the challenge of demanding attention from a new generation of consumers who want what they want, when they want it, and where they want it. Products are the new services. Use smart ads wisely.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 18, 2022

Things have already plunged so quickly at the signal of a recession that insiders fear a lengthy bear market could hit crypto far more brutally than expected — tearing tokens to lows far below the highs of the 2017 bull run. Without the promise of riches or with reduced interest in blockchain-based exclusivity, where will consumer demand go?

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Tech.Co

APRIL 7, 2020

Created in 2017, and focusing on spaces in London (although it does also have an office in Tel Aviv), LABS is a co-working space that offers businesses and individuals offices and even living spaces to rent. All these services are being made available to those who need them, free of charge. LABS Community Approach.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2017

So how did a company that provides storage grow so fast (we’ll exit 2017 with 10’s of millions in recurring revenue), why is it so defensible and is it really a tech startup? I can’t wait until we can bring the service to your geography. We’ve been delighted with 8VC as a co-investor. In short — how the hell did we raise $30 million?

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 24, 2020

In 2017, the company was recast as an electric performance brand aimed at producing exciting and fun-to-drive electric vehicles — a niche that Tesla was the first to fill and has dominated ever since. Those numbers will also depend on demand for the Polestar 2 and other models that are built in the same factory.

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Tech.Co

APRIL 11, 2018

Areas such as Oakland and San Francisco saw rent increases as high as 40 percent between 2015 and 2017. Plenty of workers have had enough: In the final quarter of 2017, according to real estate company Redfin , more residents left San Francisco than any other major U.S. cities in the final quarter of 2017, with 10.4

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Most of the guidance you see for entrepreneurs is aimed at those who are selling a product (Apple, Tesla, Xiaomi), or selling a service (Uber, Airbnb, Snapchat). The challenges for making money and survival in these professional services worlds are different, maybe even tougher. Shape your business by design, not by default.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

You can’t please everyone all the time, so don’t kill yourself trying to satisfy a bad boss or an overly demanding customer. I have found that the delivery of my special expertise in professional services is one of the most satisfying and fulfilling roles I have ever experienced. Walk away from a bad role or customer.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

There's lots of noise in the on-demand tutoring space, especially connecting people virtually, however, in my experience, it's in the best interest of consumers to get in-person, local tutoring. If you look at the other players, I believe, on-demand tutors will never exist. What is HeyTutor? Here's the reason why.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 1, 2019

Rich Branning is the CEO and co-founder of Sweep (www.sweepcrew.com), a company that handles logistics, maintenance, and other heavy lifting required for on-demand scooter companies like Bird, Lime, and others. Rich Branning: We started Sweep in the Fall of 2017, when Travis first dropped scooters at the First Street Promenade.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 4, 2018

Oblend is an at-home, on-demand dispensary that gives people the ability to make their own aromatherapies, oils, vapes and more from legal herbal extracts and essential oils within minutes through their app. The company was selected for the CES Innovation Awards Honoree for 2017 and 2018. Meet the Startups. Altopa (Seattle, WA).

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2019

There are others, like LifeLock , acquired in 2017 by Symantec for $2.3 billion, now providing identity theft services for nearly 5 million consumers in all 50 states. I know companies who collect sensitive data from consumers all the time, and still seem to keep a squeaky clean image (Amazon.com, Ebay).

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2017

Here is our list of key reasons to use inbound marketing as a focus for the next generation of your business and your customers: Modern customers trust only self-service marketing. The problem is simply that consumers now demand to make their own choices, with interactivity and input from friends, about the type of data they receive.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2017

Leaders need to reward experiments, rather than demand fixed processes. Many executives give lip service to people development, but don’t allocate the necessary time or resources to be effective. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 07/01/2017. Eliminate any drama and penalties from failed experiments.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

How profitable is my product or service? What sized team can I afford in order to sell, market & provide service to these customers? and we were met with weak demand, slow growth and high costs. We have been able to build deep customer insights on product, pricing, service, geography, competition, etc.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2017

Think of value propositions as bundles of services or products that create benefits (value) for customers. Investors will demand clear channel definitions. Marty Zwilling First published on Huffington Post on 07/08/2017. Value propositions. Customer relationships. Try this one.

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Tech.Co

JUNE 28, 2021

. “The 2021 Tech Nation report revealed that UK tech VC investment hit a record high of $15bn in 2020, and the UK tech startup and scaleup ecosystem was valued at $585bn in 2020 – 120% more than in 2017.” After most lockdowns were lifted, demand for services like beauty treatments has skyrocketed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2017

The Internet is a business for transporting web services. They specialize in the depth of their selections that a true connoisseur demands. Marty Zwilling First published on Huffington Post on 03/20/2017. Expand a narrow product offering to the mass-market. Online sites now advertise customized designs and personal fits.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

It is better to put new products or services into a new or special department, sometimes known as an innovation incubator, to get the focus they require. Creativity and innovation are fragile business elements, and they can be easily starved, smothered, and trampled by the larger daily operational demands and old ways of doing things.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 10, 2017

It's a line from an old movie "Field of Dreams" which is still leading to the demise of too many startups, led by entrepreneurs who really started their business to build an exciting new product or service. Use demand generation services , as required, to build the relationship and nurture them into paying customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 29, 2017

One question I often hear from solo entrepreneurs, and she addresses directly, is “How do I set the right price for my services?” The simple answer is to balance supply and demand, but here are some specific considerations that she and I both proclaim as key factors: Use project pricing rather than hourly rates.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 19, 2017

But then, this is an emotional need every single professes a demand for (not to mention the 40 percent of applicants who are already married). Fewer and fewer people love to cook, or the time it takes to shop for food, but time costs money, and everyone today expects services on the Internet to come for free. What are you waiting for?

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 5, 2017

Luxury goods can easily flow into or out of emerging nations, changing cost factors as well as demand. Culture changes can increase or decrease demand for existing products and services quickly. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 03/21/2017. Technological innovations disrupt stable markets.

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