Sales Summit West 2017
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JUNE 8, 2017
Wednesday, June 14, 2017 -- Sales Summit West 2017. See [link] (more)
San Diego 2017 - INTERFACE Tour
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JUNE 2, 2017
Thursday, June 8, 2017 -- INTERFACE San Diego 2017. INTERFACE addresses these IT issues through informative, non-sales oriented, educational seminars customized to the specific needs of the local business community.
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Snap, Baidu Renew Advertising Sales Partnership
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JULY 16, 2019
Venice, California-based Snap , the parent company of Snapchat , and Chinese Internet giant Baidu said on Monday that the two have renewed a sales partnership the two first inked in May of 2017. Financial details of the sales partnership were not announced. READ MORE>>.
Reflections On 2017: John Greathouse, Rincon Venture Partners
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DECEMBER 29, 2017
Here, we feature the contribution of John Greathouse , an investor with Rincon Venture Partners and Professor Of Practice at UC Santa Barbara, where he teaches courses on New Venture Creation and Entrepreneurial Sales. What was the biggest personal lesson you learned from 2017? What was the big news for your company this year?
Newegg: We Had Record Black November Sales
socalTECH
DECEMBER 12, 2017
Los Angeles-based online technology retailer Newegg said it has had a record, "Black November", with 10 percent year-over-year growth in November of 2017 compared with last year. Newegg did not disclose any actual sales volumes. READ MORE>>.
Softec Tech Brew SM - 2017
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JUNE 15, 2017
Monday, June 19, 2017 -- "Save the Sale" Santa Maria Tech Brew. Presenter is Orcutt's One Way Board Shop co-owner and Righetti HS 1996 graduate Dan Pankrantz, a man of passion, who, with his brother Dave, has now developed a mobile app for specialty retailers who want to "save the sale" - whether product is on hand or not!
Hyundai taps EV startup Canoo to develop electric vehicles
TechCrunch LA
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
The company says its goal is for “eco-friendly vehicles” to comprise 25% of its total sales by 2025. Canoo started as Evelozcity in 2017 by two former Faraday Future executives Stefan Krause and Ulrich Kranz. Canoo said it will provide engineering services to develop the electric platform.
A year in review: productboard’s top 10 posts from 2017
socalTECH
DECEMBER 20, 2017
Read on for our top posts from 2017! ?? from sales to marketing, product, to ops and finance?—?centers link] A year in review: productboard’s top 10 posts from 2017 was originally published in The Age of Product Discovery on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.
Beyond Meat prices its public offering
TechCrunch LA
APRIL 22, 2019
The company is looking to raise roughly $200 million in the stock sale for its portfolio of burger, chicken and sausage replacements, selling 8.75 in 2017 alone. Beyond Meat , the meat replacement company whose packages of Beyond Burgers line grocery store aisles across America, has priced its initial public offering.
RealD Gets Patent Win
socalTECH
APRIL 4, 2019
RealD had announced in December of 2017 that it was suing Volfoni SAS, Volfoni GmbH and CinemaNext Deutschland Gmbh over infringement of three of RealD's European patents by the importation, sale, or offer for sale of the Volfoni SmartCrystal Diamond cinema systems in Germany.
Activision: Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4 Biggest Digital Launch In History
socalTECH
OCTOBER 15, 2018
Sales numbers and sales volume were not announced by the company. Activision said digital sales broke the record set in 2017 by Call of Duty: WWII. Activision did not say what the overall launch numbers were, and did not announce any details on retail sales of the title. READ MORE>>.
10 Sales Truths Every Entrepreneur Needs To Practice
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 27, 2017
You may think this is only important to your marketing and sales people, but in reality it doesn’t matter how great your product or technology might be, you won’t succeed if you don’t understand your target customer decision process. Every aspect of your business must be about sales. This is the growth equation for a startup.
Investors cozy up to LA-based ettitude’s bamboo bedding and sleep wear with $1.6 million
TechCrunch LA
MAY 14, 2020
A serial entrepreneur with a background in retail, whose first company TryTheWorld was acquired by EarthBox in 2017, Dey was looking for her next project. “Phoebe sent me a sample and I had the best night of sleep in my life,” Dey said. From then on the two co-founders began the long, hard slog of marketing their business. .
Inogen Expands In Cleveland
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JUNE 2, 2017
Goleta-based Inogen , which develops portable oxygen generators for treating respiratory issues like COPD in a home setting, said it is expanding in Cleveland, Ohio, with a new sales and service support location. Inogen said the new facility is expected to be operational in the second half of 2017. READ MORE>>.
Fifth Wall Backs Opendoor In $135M Investment Round
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JANUARY 25, 2018
Venice, California-based venture capital investor Fifth Wall says it has made a $135M investment in San Francisco-based real estate sales startup Opendoor , as part of a combined equity and debt funding. The funding came as part of Opendoor's Series D funding round.
Coffee's for Closer's - LA
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JULY 25, 2017
Friday, July 28, 2017 -- Coffee Is For Closers. Whether you are in Product sales, Direct Sales, Services Sales or Real Estate we will show you how to close all those transactions. The Closer Room" is a workshop like no other. Where we will teach you the skills you need and put them into action immediately! link] (more)
Appetize Doubles Employee Count, Boosts Growth
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NOVEMBER 2, 2017
Playa Vista-based Appetize , which develops tablet-based, modern point-of-sale (POS) technology for the food service and retail markets, says it has doubled its employee count in the last year to 200, as it sees what it calls "exponential" growth in its business. READ MORE>>.
j2 Global Acquires Two More Companies, But Also Sells Three Firms
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OCTOBER 12, 2017
Financial details of the acquisitions and sales were not announced. j2 Global said the sales of the three divestitures will reduce its revenue by approximately $23M in the second half of the year, reducing its revenues to between $1.107 billion and $1.147 billion for its fiscal 2017. READ MORE>>.
Leaf Group Acquires Deny Designs
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MAY 5, 2017
Leaf Group disclosed the sale in its first quarter 2017 results, where it reported a net loss of $10.0M Leaf Group said it paid $12.0M for Deny Designs, split between $6.7M in cash plus approximately 215,000 shares of its common stock. Deny Designs was based in Denver, Colorado. on revenues of $27.238M. READ MORE>>.
MediaAlpha Expands In Europe
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FEBRUARY 28, 2018
Goldsmith was previously a Sales Director at KAYAK. MediaAlpha said the value of media transacted through its platforms in 2017 was worth $250M. The firm said it has opened up a London office, and hired on Robert Goldsmith as Director of Demand Partnerships as part of its efforts in Europe. MediaAlpha's co-founder and CEO is Steve Yi.
Int'l Business Accelerator Information
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JUNE 19, 2017
Monday, June 19, 2017 -- Int'l Business Accelerator (Last Week to Apply!) Learn how the International Business Accelerator can boost your business' revenue and profitability via international sales. QandA Info Session. Monday from 6-7pm at LAX Coworking / LAX Coastal Chamber of Commerce. See [link] (more)
Xconomy Special Report: 12 San Diego Tech Startup to Watch in 2017
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NOVEMBER 13, 2016
million in a Series D round of investment capital, according to founder and chairman Tony Farwell.
Appetize Raises $20M In Funding, Ramps Hiring
socalTECH
DECEMBER 20, 2016
Los Angeles-based point-of-sale technology developer Appetize said Tuesday that it has raised $20M in a new funding round, led by private equity investor Shamrock Capital Advisors. Appetize develops tablet-based point-of-sale systems, which are being used to replace legacy systems in the sports, entertainment, and other areas.
Direct-to-Consumer Packaging: Delighting Customers in a New Era of Retail
SoCal Tech Calendar
JANUARY 19, 2017
Wednesday, January 25, 2017 -- Direct-to-Consumer Packaging: Delighting Customers in a New Era of Retail. For product entrepreneurs, designers, and manufacturers: the first MAKE IT IN LA event for 2017! E-commerce has quadrupled in the past decade and direct-to-consumer has become a key sales channel for products.
Lambs, the radiation-proof underwear company formerly known as Spartan, is now selling beanies
TechCrunch LA
MAY 14, 2019
Now the company has relaunched as Lambs and is adding a radiation-proof silver-lined beanie to its $29-per-pair underwear already on sale in the U.S. Earlier this year, Spartan, the French manufacturer of a silver-lined underwear designed to block EMF radiation from cell phones and wireless routers, relocated to the U.S.
CerraCap Gets Exit At Swych
socalTECH
DECEMBER 10, 2018
Costa Mesa-based venture capital investor CerraCap Ventures says it has seen an exit out of its investment portfolio, saying that the sale of digital gifting and exchange company Swych resulted in a 4.3X Swych had announced a single funding round, in 2017, but had not announced investors or amounts of that funding. READ MORE>>.
Invoca Names New VPs
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SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
Santa Barbara-based Invoca, which provides call tracking and marketing intelligence software, says it has named Paula Schmidlin as Senior Vice President, People & Culture, and promoted Ben Sullivan to Executive Vice President, Sales.
ServiceTitan is LA’s least likely contender to be the next billion-dollar startup
TechCrunch LA
APRIL 12, 2018
It was Iconiq that put a whopping $80 million into ServiceTitan just last year — and while the 2017 cash infusion may have been larger, the company’s valuation has continued to rise.
Successful Entrepreneur Panel
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OCTOBER 23, 2017
Thursday, October 26, 2017 -- Successful Entrepreneur Panel. Join TCVN for our October event featuring a panel of 4 successful entrepreneurs.
Tea Tech and Tequila Autumn Mixer Fundraiser
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OCTOBER 11, 2017
Tuesday, October 17, 2017 -- Tea Tech and Tequila Autumn Mixer Fundraiser. Media Technologies MarketPlace, a boutique tech sales and service company, is hosting a fun evening of networking, need to know tech showcases, tea and tequila tasting, live music and culinary goodies. Connect Pasadena.
Nimble Debuts New Dashboard For Office 365, G Suite
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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>>.
Inseego Adds Board Member
socalTECH
OCTOBER 2, 2020
Lytle is the company's current Head of Government Affairs, where he has been since April 2020; he also previously served as Chief Strategy Officer and EVP of Enterprise Saas Solutions from August 2017 to October 2018, and has since been consulting for the company; he also served at Cavulus, Morgan Stanley, and hedge fund RCL Capital.
MAKE IT Monthly - Social Media for Emerging Brands: DIY Tips for Big Results
SoCal Tech Calendar
FEBRUARY 16, 2017
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 -- MAKE IT Monthly - Social Media for Emerging Brands: DIY Tips for Big Results. New digital platforms enable emerging brands and products to gain awareness quickly and drive sales. But navigating the landscape can be daunting.
ChowNow Connects With $21M More
socalTECH
MAY 9, 2019
ChowNow last raised a round of funding back in October of 2017 ; the company's prior investors include Steadfast Capital, Upfront Ventures, and Bonfire Ventures.
Snap Set For Punishing Day On Wall Street
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 8, 2017
Venice, California-based Snap is set to see a punishing day on Wall Street, after reporting poorer than expected third quarter results last night, including poor user growth and sales. Snap said its daily active users (DAUs) grew to 178 million in Q3 of 2017, a 3 percent increase quarter-over-quarter. on Tuesday to around $13.33
Quid Connects With $320M For Private Liquidity Fund
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
Quid's second fund is more than triple its first fund, worth $100M, which it launched at the end of 2017; the company says it now has loans to shareholders of such companies as Unity, Palantir, Uber, and Lyft. Quid's service is an alternative to secondary market sales.
An Inside Scoop on the Funding Environment and What it Might Mean for You
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 30, 2016
forward sales with some as high as 12x sales. Collectively we chose growth and the market was rewarding high growth rates over any other factor so we felt that we ought to bring in an experienced CEO who had taken companies public, who had led large, international sales organizations and who was poised to take Invoca to the next level.
TechFair LA
SoCal Tech Calendar
JANUARY 20, 2017
Thursday, January 26, 2017 -- LA Tech Job Fair. The fair will feature 200+ of LA's premier technology companies looking to hire great candidates in engineering, marketing, sales, and more. The fair will feature 200+ of LA's premier technology companies looking to hire great candidates in engineering, marketing, sales, and more.
Inseego Deal Sees Reset Due To Presidential Adminstration Change
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 6, 2017
Inseego said it still expects to close on the sale in the first quarter of 2017. The companies said they had been attempting to finalize the terms of a National Security Agreement with the CFIUS, but due to the change in Presidential adminsitrations, it has had to withdraw and re-file that agreement. READ MORE>>.
FabFitFun expands its video reach with a new experiment in live programming
TechCrunch LA
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
FabFitFun also has been streaming live shows on its Facebook page; experimenting with subjects like sale previews, product showcases, and “Founder Chats” between its co-founder and editor-in-chief Katie Rosen Kitchens and various entrepreneurs. The new slate of live programming will run from Sept. 24 to Oct. ”
Reflections on 2016: Rob Freelen, Silicon Valley Bank
socalTECH
DECEMBER 30, 2016
Other examples include media tech companies ZEFR and GumGum � both having record years and positioned extremely well for continued growth in 2017. Finally, what do you think will have the biggest impact on the technology industry in 2017? This is a trend from 2016 that should gain momentum in 2017. Rob Freelen: Focus.
Announcing the agenda for TC Sessions: AR/VR in LA on October 18
TechCrunch LA
SEPTEMBER 14, 2018
While VR startups raised plenty of cash in 2016 and 2017, slow headset sales have caused startups to focus on building for a virtual future that might take a couple more years to reach. Early Bird tickets are still on sale for one more week. Maureen Fan [ Baobab Studios ] . Student tickets are just $45.
Soylent Pulls Powder From Market As Recall Expands
socalTECH
OCTOBER 28, 2016
Los Angeles-based food alternative developer Soylent --which develops a line of products intended to replace the need for normal food--has pulled its "Powder" product from the market, saying that it is halting sales of the product until it can determine the issues behind reported digestive issues with its product.
Reflections On 2016: John Greathouse, Investor, Professor at UC Santa Barbara
socalTECH
DECEMBER 26, 2016
This contribution is from John Greathouse , a longtime venture capitalist and also a professor at UC Santa Barbara, who was instrumental in Computer Motion's initial public offering and the sale of GoToMeeting to Citrix. What do you think will have the biggest impact on the technology industry in 2017? Welcome to the 1990's!
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