Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

how on Earth could the venture capital market stand still? One of the most common questions I’m asked by people intrigued by but also scared by venture capital and technology markets is some variant of, “Aren’t technology markets way overvalued? With the enormous changes to our economies and financial markets?—?how Of course we can’t.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

It was only a year ago that many in the Venture Capital industry were predicting that “winter was coming” and to be fair the author of this post was chief amongst them. 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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Xconomy

MAY 9, 2019

It will be hard to top last year’s flurry of biotech companies joining the public markets, but this week is shaping up to be the busiest for life science IPOs in recent memory. Five biotechs priced their IPOs and at least one more is coming. To date in 2019, 23 healthcare-related companies have gone public, the most of any sector.

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socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2019

Los Angeles-based ServiceTitan , which develops software used to manage residential home service businesses, announced this morning that it has named Guy Longworth as the company's first Chief Marketing Officer. Rowe Price, Battery Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners and ICONIQ Capital. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Representative, Richard (Dick) Gephardt as an advisor to the company. Gephardt, who previously was a member of the board of Ford Motor Company, has been a consultant to Fisker over the last five months, according to the firm.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 4, 2018

It doesn’t matter if you start a company in a coworking space, a dorm room or on your couch, the struggle to build a tech business in this day and age is real. For many founders, getting noticed by investors, potential customers, incubators and other companies, is a necessity to take your product to the next level.

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socalTECH

JUNE 3, 2020

San Diego-based Evofem Biosciences , a publicly held, biopharmaceuticals company which is developing products in the area of women's sexual and reproductive health, says it has priced approximately $100M in common stock to the public. Evofem had its IPO back in 2018. Wainwright & Co. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Shares of Switchback II Corporation are off more than 14% in morning trading today, appearing to sell off sharply in the wake of news that the blank-check company’s merger with scooter company Bird has been approved by shareholders. For example, Bird had gross margins that were negative in 2018, 2019 and 2020.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Glendale-based ServiceTitan , which develops software used by home services contractors to manage their businesses, has raised $165M in its Series D funding, the company said on Wednesday, giving the company a $1.65 Rowe Price, Battery Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners and ICONIQ Capital. billion post-money valuation.

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socalTECH

JULY 19, 2018

The funding was led by Zeev Ventures, and also included Signia Venture Capital. The company says it plans to launch in Southern California, plus additional states, in 2018 and 2019. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 9, 2019

Founded by serial travel entrepreneur Katelyn O’Shaughnessy, whose last company TripScope was acquired by Travefy, Doctours aims to connect patients with doctors to receive access to quality, affordable healthcare around the world. In 2018 alone, 14 million patients traveled abroad to seek healthcare, according to the company.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2018

the parent company of Snapchat , has raised $250M in the publicly held company from the Saudi royal family. Saudi Arabian Price Al-Waleed Talal said on Tuesday that he has invested $250M in Snap, taking a 2.3 percent stake in the company. in the three months ended June 30, 2018, on revenues of $262M.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 12, 2022

In 2018, co-founders Schuyler Deerman and James Chan started selling healthy meals at WeWork offices around Los Angeles out of giant Yeti coolers, standing around the kitchens during lunch time. “At We gained sort of a cult following because we had healthy meals at an accessible price point.”. Positive Food Co.,

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

TechCrunch is heading to UCLA on October 18 and we’ve assembled some of the AR/VR industry’s most prescient founders, investors and executives to chat about the startups and trends driving virtual and augmented reality in 2018. While VR might not just be about gaming, it’s accurate to say that, in 2018, it mainly is.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2020

The price of entry can be less than $10,000, so the competition is huge and growing rapidly. According to Tim Cook at Apple, there were over 20 million registered developers in 2018. If you want to drive up the demand for your core product, one smart tactic is to drive down the price of all complementary products.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 23, 2022

These are willing to share data with a variety of companies if there is a perceived beneficial effect to the consumer behind the sharing. They believe that the benefits of sharing data are very much worth the price of providing access to their data. These are typically decision makers, shoppers, and early adopters.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 7, 2019

Along with several of Raven’s core members, Lyu left Baidu in 2018 to start rct. At the center of the project is the company’s proprietary engine, Morpheus. The company has a few imminent tasks before achieving its Westworld dream. Investors are buying into rct’s offering.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 23, 2020

There’s also a relatively modest request (of only $4 billion) for funding devoted to pilot projects, startup companies, and public clean technology investment initiatives (like LACI). Non-Electric vehicles fill a parking lot in Rosemead, California, where two Electric Vehicle charging stations are offered on September 12, 2018.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 26, 2020

These are willing to share data with a variety of companies if there is a perceived beneficial effect to the consumer behind the sharing. They believe that the benefits of sharing data are very much worth the price of providing access to their data. These are typically decision makers, shoppers, and early adopters.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

An alternate outcome that I also unfortunately observe in some cases are companies who had extreme early success with an initial product adoption but failed in key areas that limited the growth and therefore the ultimate financial outcomes. As an early-stage VC I love this phase. How profitable is my product or service?

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Just ask former big brand companies, like Blockbuster, Kodak, Lehman Brothers, and Sears, what happened to them. Rather than enhancing the offering you have, develop and offer new products that capitalize on the customers that you already know well. Competitors tend to focus on price and other variations to existing offerings.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2017

I spent my professional career starting and running tech companies in Silicon Valley, and have been really successful at it. My last company got acquired by Qualcomm, and Qualcomm wanted me to move to San Diego to run their emerging business portfolio. As you know, Silicon Valley has a locker grip on the venture capital community.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Micromobbin’ Shared mopeds might be popular, but that doesn’t mean companies operating these services are guaranteed to succeed. The closure might surprise some, considering Coup has brand recognition and, according to the company a loyal customer base that uses its services. Subscriptions are so hot right now.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 4, 2019

Martha quickly realized that a key aspect of her value proposition was providing a safe and comfortable space for women to gather and share their thoughts, outside the company of men. She also priced her products and franchise fees to ensure that her franchisees generated adequate income to live independently and financially secure.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2018

As the Global Customer Growth Evangelist at Salesforce, with implementation roles at many other companies, she makes a host of relevant observations for every business owner. These days, customers remember the total experience with a company longer than they remember the price they paid. Find ways to work with your competition.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 15, 2021

Previous backer Initialized Capital also participated in the financing, along with Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman, former Stockton, California Mayor Michael Tubbs, GGV investor Hans Tung and Paradox Capital’s Kyle Tibbitts. Naturally, the company’s investors are bullish on the company’s business model.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 27, 2021

Clio , a software company that helps law practices run more efficiently with its cloud-based technology, announced Tuesday it has raised a $110 million Series E round co-led by T. Rowe Price Associates Inc. The round propels the Vancouver, British Columbia-based company to unicorn status, valuing it at $1.6 Image Credits: Clio.

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