socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2016

The XPRIZE Foundation , the group which has been organizing prize-based competitions to help advance critical areas of technology to benefit mankind, announced on Thursday that it has 32 teams from 22 countries who are competing for its $7M Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 1, 2017

Technology billionaire Elon Musk said on Thursday that he is departing the President's various councils, after President Trump announced that the U.S. will leave the Paris Accord, the agreement among 143 countries to limit global temperature increases due to climate change to less than 2 degrees Celsius. Climate change is real.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2017

Next week is the Montgomery Summit (www.montgomerysummit.com), one of the longest running technology conferences held in Los Angeles. It's now an internationally recognized showcase for technology here in Los Angeles, and we also get to showcase Southern California companies, as well. We've seen some notable successes.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 12, 2018

seems like an unlikely place to grow one of the next billion-dollar startups in the booming Los Angeles tech ecosystem. 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.

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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? If you buy that Amazon is a tech startup then essentially you’ve already answered the question. We’ve been delighted with 8VC as a co-investor.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2022

There are others, like Norton LifeLock , acquired in 2017 by Symantec for $2.3 Market your solution and user benefits, not the mysterious technology behind it. Sometimes the problem cause is that startups forget the technical standards and quality processes that every Internet rollout must follow to reduce the risk.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

View the Slideshow A little more than a year ago, amid a resurgence in San Diego’s software sector, Xconomy identified a baker’s dozen of local tech companies to watch in 2016. I met with Seed San Diego partners Taner Halicioglu and Eric Gasser, who also reviewed the companies and provided their feedback. I widened my net this year.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 4, 2017

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 -- Scam and Cyber Crime Defense. Clean Technology Council. Detective Timothy Lohman reviews current trends and scam case studies. It's virtually impossible to exist in modern society without submitting personal information online.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Snap reported revenues of $404.48M in revenues for the year ended 2016, and total costs and expenses of $924.86M--much of that due to the huge increase in staffing for the company.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 21, 2020

Maven had paused service due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Maven had already suspended its consumer car-sharing and a peer-to-peer service due to COVID-19. For instance, the company launched in 2017 Maven Reserve in Los Angeles and San Francisco to allow customers to rent its GM-branded vehicles for a month at a time.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2023

If you have a different view, I urge you to see the data presented in a new book, “ The Nine: The Tectonic Forces Reshaping the Workplace ,” by Phil Simon, a globally recognized authority on technology, collaboration, and the future of work. Immigration to the US has sharply declined.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2019

There are others, like LifeLock , acquired in 2017 by Symantec for $2.3 Market your solution and user benefits, not the mysterious technology behind it. Sometimes the problem cause is that startups forget the technical standards and quality processes that every Internet rollout must follow to reduce the risk.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 23, 2018

As entrepreneurs think of ways to leverage the explosive sales of smart audio technology, they should take note of the following key takeaways the NPR/Edison Research survey: Rapid Adoption – 39 million adult Americans own at least one Smart Speaker, representing approximately 16% of the population. What’s Next? –

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2017

Even the most diligent investors are often surprised by apparently solid business startups that fail, while others succeed, despite the odds. Balance of technical and business knowledge. According to one study , teams with one technical founder and one business founder raise 30 percent more money, have 2.9

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 29, 2017

They seem shocked to learn that most professional investors and advisors, myself included, routinely decline such requests, due to costly litigation and administrative nightmares. Potential investors don’t need this data, except perhaps as part of a final due diligence after an initial signed agreement.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. So it makes me laugh to this day when I talk with a journalist or potential investor in the company and they ask flippantly, “How is MakeSpace a technology company?”

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Some investors are all about making money, while others care more about changing the world, advancing technology, or curing a disease that has ravaged their family. Obstacles are abundant, including the scarcity of warm introductions, enough traction to satisfy investors, and unending due diligence requirements.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 19, 2016

The CRISPR news this week doesn’t need a metaphor; the drama that MIT Technology Review reported can stand alone. Everyone is waiting until 2017, when huge studies of the drugs’ ability to prevent heart attacks and strokes start to provide data. Data from the other three trials should come in late 2016 or early 2017.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 28, 2017

ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest World Finals 2017. ICPC World Finals 2017, held in Rapid City. In 2017, it was in Rapid City, South Dakota. It was always sort of shocking to people, even on a national level, when they would hear [that Rapid City was hosting ICPC 2017],” Jensen said.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 7, 2016

military’s high-tech think tank DARPA described Safe Genes, a new program to fund safety measures that can be built into genome editing technology or counter its potential wayward effects. The funding could be as much as $100 million, and the first grants will be announced in 2017. —The U.S. THE ENVELOPE, PLEASE.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 4, 2017

A classic article in the Harvard Business Review “ The Truth About Customer Experience ” defines it as your customer’s end-to-end journey with you, not just the key touchpoints or critical moments when customers interact with your organization. Marty Zwilling Published by Xerox Small Business Solutions on 07/31/2017.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2017

Of course, nobody really knows all of what tomorrow will bring, in terms of globalization, digital technology, or demographic shifts, but most experts agree that certain elements are already obvious, and things must be done today to get your business ready in time. Data technology facilitates more fact-based decisions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2017

Yet in this age of technology, many seem to favor tools and data to get the edge, or can’t find the time to talk to real people. Each time I mentor an entrepreneur, I learn new things about their technology, customers, and business domain. Regularly review progress and adjust focus (Review and Renewal).

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 15, 2012

The voice technology enables a driver to dictate a phone call, an email or SMS, edit it or read (listen) and respond to emails and SMS texts received without the touch of a button or touch screen. The voice technology is expected to minimize distractions caused by mobile phones during driving. Driver’s speech into email or SMS.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The first round of pitches are due this week. “DARPA is saying you can’t retrofit [biosafety] into existing technology, you have to design it—not just into widgets and technologies, but into the institutions that are supporting the technologies.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 16, 2017

In fact, angel investing seems to be leveling off at around $25 billion annually, while crowd funding is setting new records, expected to top $34 billion in 2017. Nevertheless, according to Rose, both are poised for further growth due to online technology, and there is indeed plenty of opportunity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Today, the move to digital technology is driving marketplace change at a seemingly ever-increasing rate. Due to the efficiencies of digital, it is now commonplace to have companies with billions of dollars of revenue and valuation, with few employees, and without years of building infrastructure. How tired are you feeling today?

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Xconomy

AUGUST 12, 2016

government’s Precision Medicine Initiative is an ambitious effort to collect the genomic data of 1 million Americans, and tech giant Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG ) is deeply involved. The new company, expected to launch in 2017, will trade on the Nasdaq under the symbol “BIVV” when the split is complete. —The U.S. —David H.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2017

In today’s world, the market evolves even faster than the technology. Every business encounters unanticipated obstacles due to economic conditions, natural disasters, and competitor challenges, so start practicing resilience early. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 01/17/2017. Demonstrate an ongoing sense of urgency.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Startups and SMBs have been able to take advantage of the cloud, and all of the speed and flexibility it offers, long before large enterprise companies due to strict security and privacy standards, as well as regulations for major industries like banking, healthcare, and financial services.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Use your knowledge of evolving needs and technology to add more value than competitors, and introduce clients to each other to build partnerships. They expect reviews and testimonials from other clients. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 02/09/2017. Passively waiting for transactions only makes you a commodity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2017

Reports suggest that 90% of today’s shoppers skip marketing pitches, to research online before they buy, and over 50% check user reviews before making a decision. Every business needs to take advantage of the new tools and technologies which can assist you in making this shift in strategy and measuring effectiveness.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 31, 2017

The business leaders who create real technology paradigm shifts, or have changed the world of commerce, don’t advertise their failures, but they still feel them. They tried to make traffic signals intelligent way back in the early ‘70s, but found out that it takes more than technology to change government bureaucracies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 16, 2017

Smart business executives learn to use new technology software to give them new insights and more free time. After a good night’s sleep we are relaxed and ready to review the good news, and take on the challenges of strategic issues. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 08/02/2017.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

—Xconomy rounded up some post-election thoughts from several local tech and life science leaders , which included a mix of outrage, resiliency, hope, rationalizing, grandstanding, and some calls for calm and reason. The company has cut 21 jobs since pricing its IPO and cut a deal to defer debt payments until August 2017.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

That seed funding was really to let us prove the concept and build the technology to enable returns in person at retailers, and let us figure out whether or not customers wanted to return this way, and get an idea of how to scale. We checked all of those boxes, and then went back out to market in Spring of 2017, last year.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2017

You should ask for a report on progress weekly, and take the time to review who has been contacted, vetting progress, and interview results. With these questions, and the commensurate work on your part, you too can attract rockstars who can really make your winning technology a leading business in the marketplace.

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