Tech.Co

JANUARY 9, 2018

TechCo and CES teamed up again for 2018 to showcase innovative startups from Eureka Park before the conference begins. Both companies will be automatically fast tracked into the Top 100 semifinalists at the 2018 Startup of the Year competition which takes place during the Innovate Celebrate conference this fall. Learn more here.

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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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Tech.Co

JANUARY 3, 2018

One of the must-see startup events at CES 2018, the largest consumer electronics show in the world, is Eureka Park. At CES 2017, over 3,500 financial professionals and 7,000 members of the media, key investors and suppliers descended on Eureka Park to find their next unicorn, and this year the attendance will be even bigger.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Neha Narula, Director of the Digital Currency Initiative at MIT Media Labs. When your résumé includes Google, the World Economic Forum, and a TED talk, speaking at SXSW 2018 is a walk in the park. Narula will be giving a talk at SXSW 2018 titled Cryptocurrencies: A New Future for Money. Read more about SXSW 2018 on TechCo.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 26, 2022

The company built its own point-of-sale system and commerce APIs in-house, allowing them to deliver a “seamless” customer experience, former Glossier CTO Bryan Mahoney said in 2018. billion valuation from Lone Pine Capital, Sequoia, Forerunner Ventures and others.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 4, 2018

This year at CES 2018 at Eureka Park over 800 startups from around the world will descend on Las Vegas and meet individuals to help boost their business. Attendees can enjoy signature cocktails and delicious appetizers while they mingle with investors, experts, media, and other techies in the industry that can help build businesses.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Thursday, October 18, 2018 -- TECH+HOMELESSNESS: A Conversation. Sutton Capital Partners is proud to sponsor an evening focused on solutions. Sutton Capital Partners is proud to sponsor an evening focused on solutions. Is homelessness just too complex to solve? How can we harness technology to impact homelessness?

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 23, 2018

Brud , the actual company behind one of Instagram’s most popular virtual influencers (it’s a thing), has raised millions of dollars from Silicon Valley investors because this is 2018 and everything is awful. — maya kosoff (@mekosoff) April 19, 2018. ” That was a lie. It worked. .

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2017

So far, we have launched a handful of blockchain companies and are looking forward to more partnerships in 2018. What are you looking forward to most in 2018? I think we will see the rise of a newer and larger mobile-focused media companies and the continued evolution in traditional television entertainment. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 19, 2019

Buying the Kik messaging platform adds another social media weapon to the arsenal for MediaLab and its chief executive, Michael Heyward. By 2018 that revenue was expected to top $30 million, according to sources at the time. The company filed registration documents in California in June 2018.

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Xconomy

APRIL 9, 2018

It’s a daunting task, made more daunting by today’s short news cycles and media saturation on certain topics. Where we are able to differentiate our coverage and events, I believe, is in giving business readers a level of. Read more » Reprints | Share:

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 29, 2019

And Stackin has raised $4 million in new cash from Experian Ventures, Dig Ventures and Cherry Tree Investments, along with supplemental commitments from new and previous investors including Social Leverage, Wavemaker Partners, and Mucker Capital.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 3, 2022

Glossier affirmed our inherent beauty, then reminded us that we can be even more beautiful if we buy their “Boy Brow” pomade, which sold one tube every 32 seconds by 2018. Glossier founder Emily Weiss speaks at TechCrunch Disrupt in 2018 Image Credits: TechCrunch. Please stop using the word Girlboss thank you. It’s not a compliment.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Jaanuu says it had its biggest month to date in November 2018 and multiple $500,000 revenue days in the last twelve months, the Company is projecting to more than double its sales in 2019. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 29, 2018

Wednesday, April 4, 2018 -- FundingPost Los Angeles VCs, Angels, Crypto and ICOs Event. Manager, Interstellar Capital Steve Kuh, Group Project Keynote - Patrick Lowry, Iconiq Lab Markus Levin, XYO Network. See [link] (more)

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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

OCTOBER 23, 2022

a leading researcher on consumer behavior and the impact of digital, reports that decision makers, social media users, and younger demographics are more and more comfortable sharing data in order to close the gap between thought and action. Google scores high for tools, location, and social media data sharing, but not for biometric data.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 17, 2018

. “I have three kids ages 9, 7 and 4 and I’ve seen it there too in how they are consuming media. ” Applications to the incubator opened today and close November 17, 2018.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 26, 2020

a leading researcher on consumer behavior and the impact of digital, reports that decision makers, social media users, and younger demographics are more and more comfortable sharing data in order to close the gap between thought and action. Google scores high for tools, location, and social media data sharing, but not for biometric data.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2019

In late 2018 we shifted the model to include a cash investment in cohort companies. Scott is also co-chair of the Firms Venture Capital and Emerging Growth practice group. We'll be featuring contributions all through the holiday season. What was the biggest news for you/your company this year? READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 18, 2019

billion in 2018, a record for the region, according to data from Pitchbook and the National Venture Capital Association. .” For Geder, that demographic is taking advantage of Atlanta’s surging position as a cultural and tecnological mecca in the United States. Indeed, Atlanta-area startups raised roughly $1.15

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2019

First, within our portfolio I am really excited about Wheels (Crosscut led the seed round at the end of 2018). Dynamic entrepreneurs attract talent and outside capital, both vital resources to every startup. We are more thoughtful than ever about our companies hitting meaningful milestones to attract further rounds of capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Sometimes that’s venture capital generally (like last year’s conversation with Reid Hoffman ) and sometimes it’s in a space where I’ve invested (like mobility and city innovation with Bird’s Travis VanderZanden , one of our portfolio founders.)

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Next she took to Instagram, a new social media platform that quickly became the most effective tool in a blogger’s toolkit. Bain Capital Ventures' Jamison Hill. The first phase was the rise of the media platforms: YouTube, Instagram, etcetera, that allowed creatives to build audiences. invests exclusively in the space.

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Tech.Co

APRIL 24, 2018

Being one small company amongst the sea of thousands of startups vying for customers, capital, and talent, the way to get noticed above the crowd, connect with that next big partner, and raise some capital is to throw your hat in the ring to compete at Startup of the Year. It’s time to get noticed! APPLY HERE.

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Xconomy

JULY 19, 2019

But when the financial oversight council published its 2018 annual report, it concluded that volatility in the cryptocurrency. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2020

According to Tim Cook at Apple, there were over 20 million registered developers in 2018. No company has more value control points than Google, which spans advertising, e-commerce, social media, video and mobile, as well as a full suite of hardware products. Position yourself to capitalize on the next frontier.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Rather than enhancing the offering you have, develop and offer new products that capitalize on the customers that you already know well. For example, Facebook added WhatsApp as a cross-platform messaging and Voice over IP (VoIP) service to enhance the self-sustaining growth their social media platform before any downturn.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

For example, you may think that buying a commodity like bottled water is still all about price, yet buyers today check their smartphones first for positive brand reviews, environmentally friendly bottles, positive buzz from social media, and the nearest outlet for purchasing. Capitalize on key value drivers that motivate your buyer.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2017

But, there is broad agreement that it would be a wonderful thing to get more entrepreneurs and venture capital into the region. As you know, Silicon Valley has a locker grip on the venture capital community. I think our board is agreement for the need for more venture capital. Our focus in 2018 will be on the entrepreneurs.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 11, 2019

In July of 2017, we started to develop the app, and we had our pilot from September 2017 to December 2017, and went live in March of 2018. I saw a disconnect with how advertisers buy and media sells, so I started my first startup, a media marketplace, seven years ago, and moved to New York. So how far along are you on this now?

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

I just finished a new book, “ Shortcut Your Startup ,” by the entrepreneur brothers Courtney and Carter Reum, and I like their summary of five critical changes in the market that every entrepreneur should capitalize on: Pervasive computer usage is now the great equalizer. More capital is available for scaling and brand building.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 11, 2019

In July of 2017, we started to develop the app, and we had our pilot from September 2017 to December 2017, and went live in March of 2018. I saw a disconnect with how advertisers buy and media sells, so I started my first startup, a media marketplace, seven years ago, and moved to New York. So how far along are you on this now?

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socalTECH

MARCH 13, 2020

After talking with Constantine and the team, I was amazed at the market dynamics, and how well we are positioned to capitalize on it. We worked on it from May 2018 up until December, and built the first machine on December 13th, and built our first five machines to test with providers for a pilot project. Do users buy or rent these?

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2018

This experience includes browsing your website, social media interactions, the sales process, as well as your support and follow-up. This approach to growth, usually called “coopetition,” capitalizes on the unique strengths of close competitors for a win-win situation for both. Problems in any of these areas will stall growth.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2018

Build more determination by capitalizing on values. In addition to the normal hurdles of growing up, millennials have had to deal with a media-saturated world of conflicting messages, celebrity excesses, and viral distractions. Marty Zwilling First published on Huffington Post on 01/05/2018.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Investors have been concerned about the social media giant’s slowing growth rate in a year when it has been under scrutiny for data privacy violations and its role in the spread of false and divisive messages by fake user accounts traced to Russian agents during U.S. election campaigns.

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