Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

The year 2019 has been another dreadful period for cyberattacks. The most notorious lowlights include: —More than 40 municipalities , including Baltimore, Albany and 22 cities in Texas alone, have seen their computer systems crippled by ransomware attackers demanding millions of dollars.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 23, 2019

One year after a $38 million Series B valued on-demand aviation startup Blade at $140 million, the company has begun taxiing the Bay Area’s elite. — Tyler Babin (@Tyler_Babin) March 11, 2019. New work with @flybladenow pic.twitter.com/eONvKU3rhM.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 5, 2019

Tuesday, June 11, 2019 -- San Diego FundingPost VC and Angel Investor PitchFest + Pitch Workshop. Due to the overwhelming demand to pitch at our last event in San Diego, we're throwing an exclusive PitchFest speed dating event where you will be pitching to over 20 investors one-on-one! We're doing it again!

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The funding is being led by QED Investors; Founders Fund, Susa Ventures, Navitas Capital, and Prudence Holdings also participated. Interestingly, that demand has grown a lot during the pandemic, with demand for new homes as much as four times higher than demand for buying “existing” homes.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 1, 2019

The financiers funding the company’s plans are a mix of Silicon Valley venture capital firms and members of Hollywood’s elite, which is only fitting for a company whose headquarters are in Los Angeles, but whose business takes it to the far flung research centers and launch facilities which support the U.S. space industry.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The funding is coming from funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, Reimagined Ventures, Trinity Capital Investment, Celtic House Venture Partners, Marubeni Ventures, Sixty Degree Capital, Mojo Partners alongside with previous investors GGV Capital, WI Harper Group, Digital Garage, CentreGold Capital , Scrum Ventures, and other unnamed participants.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

million since its January 2019 inception. Also, with so many people shifting to working from home over the last year, Just says it has seen increased demand this year. The company plans to use its new capital in part to do some hiring — it currently has a staff of 35 — and scale its product offering.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Here are five exciting examples (in alphabetical order): Appetize, a cloud-based point-of-sale platform for large venues, recently raised funding from Shamrock Capital Advisors, the NFL and the Dodgers. Nonetheless, I expect that in 2019 the VC market will shift toward demanding profit.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 8, 2019

A recent high-profile one, Theranos , the blood-testing company, had no trouble getting customers, but promised more than their technology could deliver, Another, Shyp , an early on-demand delivery platform, blamed their demise on premature scaling. Demand continuous innovation to keep up with change. Capitalize on what already exists.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2019

The platform must capitalize on user-generated content and other people’s work. Jeff Bezos always instills a sense of urgency by demanding business plans from business leaders on how they would disrupt their own lines of business. Customer and competitive demands are rising across all sectors and experiences.

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socalTECH

JUNE 13, 2019

That was the first time I raised any kind of capital, $600,000 in capital, for a social gifting platformback when Facebook was very generous with data. That's when it clicked for me, realizing that for some reason, everything online is on-demand. That's the idea that sparked Pluto TV. That just doesn't happen.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 17, 2019

VW Group, Intel’s computer vision subsidiary Mobileye and Champion Motors said in November they plan to deploy Israel’s first self-driving ride-hailing service in 2019 through a joint venture called New Mobility in Israel. The city recently launched a one-year dockless on-demand personal mobility program. Volkswagen Group.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

seed and they are writing $1.25m of it you can expect them to require a board seat) The competitive landscape (If you have several sources of capital you can likely politely decline the board request or can grant them a seat but ask for it to be “common appointed” and those revokable if you need in the future). But it’s quite rare.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2019

According to a recent Ernst & Young global report , the first half 2019 global IPO activity slowdown continued, following an unusually quiet Q1 2019 as ongoing geopolitical tensions and trade issues dampened IPO sentiment. Startup founders don’t fit in a public company.

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 28, 2022

And in addition to streamlining biofuel production, Reversion is also developing ways to improve energy storage for when supply exceeds demand, taking a multi-pronged approach to sustainable power generation. . million-strong market of digital nomads (up almost 10 million from 2019) has proved to be a smart move for the Austin-based company.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

I still see a big opportunity to capitalize on sustainability, attract investors, be the next unicorn, and leave a legacy you can be proud of. Another approach is simply repurposing used items, or simply passing them down to less demanding users, like the ecoATM story with used cell phones, tablets and MP3 players.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2019

They demand to be valued as individuals, and coached to understand and build their strengths, rather than treated as soldiers and directed to march into battle. Don’t fixate on team weaknesses – capitalize on strengths. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 05/10/2019. Your people will expect more coaches than bosses.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2019

Most people agree that leadership is primarily a set of behaviors that capitalize on relationships and a current market and customer understanding in a complex world. Many new venture owners have trouble disengaging from the escalating demands of their business to celebrate the small successes of the people and customers who depend on them.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 11, 2017

They are very few and far between, partially because the demand is not out there. Kos Galatsis: The biggest lesson I've learned, and have been told numerous times by people much more experience in this field, and in venture capital and startups, is to engage your customers as soon as possible. Thanks, and good luck! READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Treat employees like your most demanding customers. For example, Conscious Capitalism , a popular business movement exemplified by Whole Foods and Patagonia, with a large focus on a higher purpose, shows evidence that their average return and growth is much greater than other companies in their space.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Capitalize on the massive trend and power of mobile. Position your products as delivery for on-demand services. Marty Zwilling First published on CayenneConsulting on 01/15/2019. Allow them to contribute to your message, and ask them to spread the message to friends. The success of your business depends on it.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

As a startup in this phase you often raise capital, get press, hire staff and everything feels possible. and we were met with weak demand, slow growth and high costs. No prizes for guessing what some of MakeSpace’s innovations will be in 2018 and 2019. As an early-stage VC I love this phase.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 8, 2019

Uber and Airbnb managed to remain “under the radar” of the giants by snatching up excess demand until they had their own foothold in the market. For two-sided marketplaces, focus on acquiring supply-side offerings, like Airbnb rooms, before going to the demand side (people needing rooms). Capitalize on offline and low-cost strategies.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 11, 2020

If you want to follow two great Black executives who work at the intersection of technology and venture capital make sure to click on those links and follow them on Twitter. Valence is led by a talented CEO, Guy Primus and was the brainchild of my partner, Kobie Fuller. So what exactly is Valence and why does it matter?

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