socalTECH

JANUARY 3, 2019

San Diego-based Cubic Corporation said on Wednesday that it has acquired GRIDSMART Technologies , a developer of video tracking technology for the traffic management market. Cubic said GRIDMSART is expected to add $35M in sales and $8M in Adjusted EBITDA for the 2019 calendar year. The deal was worth $87M in cash.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Every new business dreams of growing from a startup to a global market leader in a few years, like Amazon.com, but that goal is elusive. For example, when delivery costs and delays were still a major online sales hurdle, Amazon Prime membership was invented to offer free next day shipping.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 8, 2020

He did note that in the four markets where the company has gone live since launching its business in January 2019 — San Diego, Los Angeles, the Inland Empire , and Sacramento — has yielded an annualized revenue run rate of over $400 million in gross merchandise value (the total value of home sales transacted on its platform).

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 22, 2019

Thursday, April 25, 2019 -- TCVN Event on Growth and Scaling. Bill has done it over and over again and is willing to share his amazing growth strategies.William Van Vleet is a talented and seasoned executive with over 35 years of experience in technology product development for commercial and defense markets. See [link] (more)

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Past investors also included Y Combinator, where GrubMarket was part of the Winter 2015 cohort), and for some more context, GrubMarket last raised money in April 2019 , $28 million at a $228 million valuation, a source says. Its opportunity comes in the form of disruption and a gap in the market.

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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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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The company says its goal is for “eco-friendly vehicles” to comprise 25% of its total sales by 2025. The company rebranded as Canoo in spring 2019 and debuted its first vehicle last September. Canoo said it will provide engineering services to develop the electric platform. ”

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Here, we have the thoughts of Rob Freelen , Los Angeles Market Manager for Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com). Given SVBs market position, that is great news. The Playa Vista company is aggressively taking market share and could go public. Seismic, a sales software company, raised $100M and became a unicorn.

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socalTECH

JULY 17, 2019

2019 is the last year the baby boomers will be the majority of new vehicle purchasers. Five years ago, somebody in the market for a car might go to three or four dealerships before deciding which vehicle to purchase. What is important to know, is the car shopping experience has changed, and it's much different than even five years ago.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Saucey launched in 2014 and now operates across 22 markets including LA, San Francisco, San Diego, Sacramento, New York City, Chicago, Washington, Dallas, Orlando, Tampa and Miami. Its sales growth has expanded 200% year-over-year even as the company maintains its profitability, according to a statement.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The global meat substitute market was valued at $4.51 Growing up with a father who was a food marketer, Boyd Myers said she saw firsthand what eating a diet of fast-food can do to a person and was always looking for more healthy food options that also had a positive benefit for the planet. AKUA co-founder and CEO Courtney Boyd Myers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2020

I’m not talking about just making incremental improvements in their products and processes, but more fundamental changes to the business model, such as the following: Announce a new market launch that fits your core competency. You didn’t wait until a new market was totally proven before entering. Remember when you were a startup?

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Xconomy

JULY 30, 2019

About this time last year, DNA sequencing giant Illumina upped its financial projections, estimating its sales would grow 20 percent year-over-year. On Monday, Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN ) informed the markets that it had overshot the mark with its 2019 estimates. It exceeded that goal, with revenue rising 21 percent to $3.33

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 14, 2019

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 3, 2019. Without continued sales of the Model 3, Tesla will lack the necessary capital to produce the Model Y. borders and into other important markets such as China. Tonight’s event should answer many, but not all questions. Price could be revealed as well. Remember the tent? ).

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

The second phase was the emergence of influencer marketing, or connecting those influencers to brands to leverage their audiences … Now that influencer marketing has become an established part of the marketing playbook, we are in phase three: tools to help influencers further monetize their influence, like Cameo, and then manage their lives.”.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 26, 2020

According to TheStreet , US IPO market results in Q2 2020 posted a strong bounce-back from Q1 with 58 IPOs, after a slow start due to the Covid19 pandemic. The numbers represent a 45% increase from the previous quarter’s tally, but a 14% drop from the same quarter in 2019. Market volatility usually hits public companies first.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Our interview this morning is with Vahid Manian , the Chief Operating Officer of Morse Micro (www.morsemicro.com), a semiconductor startup which is developing chips for the Wi-Fi HaLow market. Our focus creating a full systems-on-a-chip (SoC) for that IoT market. What is the company doing here in Southern California?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 25, 2019

Image via Flickr by Alan Most of you who start new ventures don’t think of yourselves as sales experts. Yet in today’s competitive and rapidly changing world, top notch sales and marketing skills are critical to the success of every business. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 01-11-2019.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 17, 2019

And while the market’s reaction was negative, there were folks who noted that the Model Y’s likeness to the 3 meant it was getting serious about selling vehicles. Freight railroad owner Genesee & Wyoming is considering a sale of all or part of itself, Bloomberg reported. VW already has other partnerships.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2019

Tony Hsieh, founder of Zappos, is recognized as an influencer in online retail, doubling sales annually, by giving away shoes to the needy. People want to connect with and learn from people like them – not from edicts, anonymous brand marketing material, and white papers that allow no interaction.

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Inverted Software

JANUARY 2, 2019

When the cryptocurrency market crashed, however, mining was no longer as profitable. NVIDIA also consistently downplayed the Company’s growing reliance on cryptocurrency-related sales, representing to investors that the cryptocurrency market made up little of NVIDIA’s revenue. 2019 can be a turbulent year for the company.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2019

It’s always tempting to think that more product variations will satisfy more customers and lead to new sales. Ineffective and expensive marketing campaigns. The most cost-effective marketing approaches have changed; from catalogs to web sites, and from television commercials to social media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2019

Too many business owners still think of “ customer support ” as an after-sale process to rectify customer problems with completed transactions. Customers expect you to provide access via their mobile devices, as well as being responsive to sales and support questions on social media and multiple Internet channels and partners at their whim.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 17, 2019

As a business advisor, when I bring this up, at best I will hear the defense that you are focused on the strategy of the moment, such as such as how to increase sales, or reach a new market. This requires constant study of what your customers value, what competitors offer, and your target market.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

What sized team can I afford in order to sell, market & provide service to these customers? But expanding beyond our core customers was going to take more effort than simply launching in new markets. We realized that operating a business in distributed markets presented multi-city coordination efforts that we weren’t prepared for.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 29, 2019

The assumption usually is that more money is needed for marketing, or another round of new development is needed on the product. Some company founders believe a stronger product will solve all growth problems, including silos and lack of marketing. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 07/15/2019.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

As an introvert myself, I remember worrying that I could never be comfortable giving a sales pitch, or networking to find clients. If your strength is technology, find a partner who can complement you with marketing and financial skills. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 08/20/2019.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 11, 2019

For example, measuring marketing team members on sales leads may not get you the revenue growth or trust you expected. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 09/25/2019. Create a clear and meaningful common vision.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 12, 2019

Most entrepreneurs realize and budget for the additional costs of incorporating a business, marketing, equipment costs, and manufacturing. Marty Zwilling First published on CayenneConsulting on 03/28/2019. Unfortunately, even today, building a good product doesn’t guarantee you a business. Don’t get caught short.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Many companies try to recover with more advertising and rebranding, and discover that these strategies don’t work well in today’s market. To make personalization affordable, leaders must use available technologies but not market them, create flexible operations, and reduce waste. In many cases, a thoughtful gesture is more than enough.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

I recommend a ten-slide pitch to start, reviewed by friends and advisors, to be expanded to a ten-to-twenty-page business plan with opportunity sizing, cost and price details, competitors, marketing and sales strategy, financial projections, and resources required. Prepare your marketing story for customers and investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2019

Image via Pixabay As a mentor to many small business owners, I always caution them that you can never relax completely, just because your initial solution or product set appears to be getting traction, and the market buzz is positive. You can’t afford to close every sale, or handle every customer complaint.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

File an 83(b) election with the IRS within 30 days of founding the company, while the market value of your startup is essentially zero. Even though the initial stock has no value or market, it is imperative that you document the division of ownership immediately between co-founders commensurate with their investment, contribution, and role.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Here, we have the thoughts of Jeb Spencer of TVC Capital (www.tvccapital.com), a software focused growth equity fund, and has had some great success in the market. Another achievement in 2016 was the sale of our Irvine based portfolio company, Digital Map Solutions. You can see all of our holiday reflections here.

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socalTECH

JUNE 13, 2019

We were building about 300 to 400 products a year for other people, including tons of apps, for tons of startups, and were managing tens of millions of marketing spend for those clients every month. Instead, we were going linear, and free, so we just took the market. We were still building the product and marketing it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Smart business owners can negotiate a deal to reduce costs of a common component, penetrate new markets, set industry standards, or share a sales channel. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 09/13/2019. Just keep your customer’s best interest as your first priority, and resist the urge to kill every competitor.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 26, 2021

I think NFTs are just a very new misunderstood market, and I feel that it’s really hard to step back and explain it,” said Megan Manzano, a literary agent working with young adult authors who voiced concerns about Realms of Ruin on Twitter. This is different from how sales work in the existing art world.

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