Tech.Co

AUGUST 27, 2017

Here are five trends startups are considering for their operations in 2017. Starting with single-use applications will help your organization develop the skills to adopt more advanced applications, adds the business journal. Marketing is one of the likeliest areas that will gain tremendously from the impact of this technology.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 14, 2020

Co-founded by the Melbourne, Australia native Phoebe Yu and serial entrepreneur Kat Dey, ettitude sells high-end bamboo bedding made using a process she first heard about in her old job working as an exporter helping chain stores source textiles in China. So Yu turned to AngelList, which is where she found Dey. ”

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socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2018

A new, Los Angeles-based startup, Eusoh , is hoping to make it easier for people to handle unexpected veterinary costs, by banding people together in groups to help provide an alternative to traditional, insurance plans. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 16, 2018

Adecco Group said it would acquired General Assembly to help complement its existing solutions, plus to position it in the fast growing "up-/re-skilling" segment of the market. Adecco said that General Assembly had 2017 revenues of approximately $100M. acquisition deal. Adecco Group is based in Zurich, Switzerland.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 23, 2019

Now the five-year-old firm, with newly found significant capital in the bank , is attempting to replicate its success in international markets. Founded in 2017, Convrg has made a name for itself by developing several popular chatbots and voice products. so for us that market is critically important,” he said. “We

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Telesign the effort, in particular, will help companies in that market with complying with the new EU Payment Services Directive, PSD2. BICS acquired Telesign back in October of 2017. Telesign is now owned by BICS, a Brussels-based provider of international wholesale connectivity and interoperability services. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 21, 2017

Tuesday, March 21, 2017 -- Social Media Mastermind Meetup. We meet up once a week to discuss social media techniques that help your business grow quickly by using. Facebook Instagram Snapchat Twitter Pinterest YoutTube Musically Blogging Reddit Stumbleupon Traffic Generation Email Marketing Easy Tools So much more.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 22, 2020

When big platforms have carved out large swaths of the delivery market, the best thing for an upstart company to do is to specialize. Other companies are experimenting with specialization as a way to differentiate from the major delivery services that are on the market. “We only succeed if they do.”.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

“We’re creating a tool that helps the user and consumer navigate the delivery space,” he said. Eaze, the biggest startup in the online delivery space, has raised at least $37 million to tackle the growing market for legal cannabis delivery since its launch in 2014. The same, Lipson figured, was true of marijuana.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Canoo started as Evelozcity in 2017 by two former Faraday Future executives Stefan Krause and Ulrich Kranz. Hyundai Motor Group is counting on this underlying architecture to help the company reduce the cost and complexity of production and allow for it to respond quickly to changing market demands and customer preferences.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 19, 2019

Parker Wells: We spun out and created our own company in 2016, and we got our first funding from the State of California in 2017. What's the biggest challenge you see in getting this to market? Our technology is physically large, which takes time and money to bring to market. How far along are you with commercialization?

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Viral marketing and word-of-mouth are not enough these days to make your product and brand visible in the relentless onslaught of new promotional media out there today. Innovation in marketing is perhaps more important than product innovation. Yet in the business plans I see, the marketing content and budget are smaller than ever.

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socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2018

Santa Monica-based sales and marketing customer relationship management (CRM) tools developer Nimble is further integrating its tools with partner Microsoft, and its Office 365 software, as well as Google's G Suite, with a new business dashboarding tool. The new feature is free to all Nimble users. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Even worse, when they figure out that they really need help, the first place they look is for an intern or untrained helpers. Unfortunately, some are so in love with themselves (narcissistic), that they can’t be convinced that anyone else could possibly run their finances, or take on marketing. Don’t let your ego get in the way.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Tesla, which unveiled the Tesla Semi prototype in November 2017 , began testing its prototype semis in California and Nevada earlier this year. The electric VNR, which will be based on powertrain technology used in the Volvo FE Electric, will be produced for the North American commercial vehicle market starting in 2020, the company said.

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StartUp Beat

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

While the glory days of TV and radio ads have come and gone, digital media influencer marketing is gaining momentum. In 2017, these sorts of collaborations between big brands and influencers are only to increase.”. But, running a successful influencer marketing campaign is not easy.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

SVB said the results of the survey will be published in the first quarter of 2017. The survey quizzes companies about how their businesses are doing, and gauges executive opinions and mood about the startup industry. SVB is a sponsor of socaltech.com, which is not involved in the survey). READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 16, 2020

These opportunities are creating an opening for Watertower Ventures in markets far beyond the Hollywood hills. Later, at Jeffries Technologies, and the $120 million Entertainment Media Ventures seed and early stage venture capital fund, Norton was intimately involved in bringing tech to market and focusing on early stage investments.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

San Diego-based Wildfire Systems is hoping that consumers will help its clients spread the word out about their products through a new platform it launched today, Wildlink. The startup is backed by Mucker Capital, which led a $2M seed funding round in the company in 2017. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2022

I continue to believe that most of the data gathering in the real world, and on the Internet, is done by businesses to help you find what you want, protect you, and improve your experience, rather than invade your privacy or scam you. There are others, like Norton LifeLock , acquired in 2017 by Symantec for $2.3

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Yet as we enter February 2017 the VC funding markets are booming, Snap, Inc has filed for its IPO, AppDynamics was just purchased for $3.7 But the reality is that “global warming” massively blunted the effects of winter and my prognosis for VC fundings of entrepreneurs in 2017–2018 is now very sunny indeed.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2016

DogVacay helps connect pet owners with pet sitters and dog walkers. Finally, what do you think will have the biggest impact on the technology industry in 2017? Intelligent systems will grow rapidly in 2017, especially after the release of the Home app from Apple this fall. You can see all of our holiday reflections here.

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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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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Scott Alderton: No single piece of news, but a theme going on 15 years - Stubbs Alderton & Markiles is still dedicated to representing entrepreneurs and technology companies big and small in the Emerging Growth and Technology markets. Finally, what do you think will have the biggest impact on the technology industry in 2017?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2017

I pointed out that the storage market in the US alone is ~$30 billion / year and there is no dominant provider — the largest player has < 10% market share. 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?

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 25, 2022

Based out of Los Angeles, Starship initially made its name, back in 2017, running pilots with delivery companies in the U.S. The addressable market for campuses that would likely use Starship’s services is around 400-500, he said, “but grocery is billions of dollars. It has now made more than 2.5

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socalTECH

JUNE 27, 2019

In an age of ever increasing marketing spend to attract customers, how do you make sure you aren't spending more acquiring a company than they are worth? Michael Greenberg: My co-founder, Emad Hasan, led the business marketing operations at Facebook. We formed the company in 2017, and our first customer was Dollar Shave Club.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

MakeSpace (as he named it) would help you get your excess goods into low-cost warehouses. What sized team can I afford in order to sell, market & provide service to these customers? But expanding beyond our core customers was going to take more effort than simply launching in new markets.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 29, 2018

CTA also has a massive global network and startup programs that help their 2,000+ members navigate through everything from daily challenges to government regulations, and create opportunities for founders thrive. Add Mentors to Your Roster. Regardless of one’s stage, mentors are a must have for any founder.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 29, 2019

“The barrier to entry from independent studios is to find product-market fit,” says Driver. “Increasingly, it’s helpful for them to have publishing capabilities that are more global in nature and more scaled.”

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socalTECH

JANUARY 9, 2017

TrueCar said it will be showing off the pledge at the upcoming 2017 NADA automobile convention, saying the effort reflects a "commitment to operate a transparent, balanced marketplace that benefits both consumers and dealers." READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2016

This morning, Techstars (www.techstars.org), the startup accelerator which has had great success in spreading its approach to helping to get startups to the next stage of their life�usually, funding�announced it has opened up its third accelerator in Los Angeles, Techstars LA. The focus is on helping the startup.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2016

We have made a big push this year to bolster our team with healthcare industry expertise to help provide our customers with exceptional outcomes. Finally, what do you think will have the biggest impact on the technology industry in 2017?

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Tech.Co

MARCH 5, 2020

With a community forum, along with its aims to offer easily accessible and readable annual reports (you can view reports for 2017, 2018 and 2019 on its site), Monzo champions transparency. This transparency has been at the forefront of Monzo since its inception, having reached out to its users to help test, develop and improve.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 12, 2018

The company is ServiceTitan, and its market… is air conditioners. The two men built a suite of services to help contractors like their fathers manage their businesses.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Next year, we plan on building it into a bigger business and in April 2017, we'll be doing it again, but this time in New York. 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. Alon Goren: Delegate!

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

I am grateful to Mike Krenn, the venture group’s president, for his help on this project. CureMatch is using analytic software to help doctors optimize cancer treatments; CureMetrix is applying artificial intelligence to medical imaging and diagnostics; Trials.ai I widened my net this year.

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