TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 7, 2020

Real estate is a big business in the sprawling city of Los Angeles, and new technology tools to target the industry continue to attract investor attention. million in financing to support the buildout of its services and sales teams to manage clients. The traditionally opaque world of high-end real estate certainly applies.

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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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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. These data points provide yet more evidence that SoCal has become one of the most profound technology ecosystems in the United States.

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socalTECH

JULY 17, 2019

2019 is the last year the baby boomers will be the majority of new vehicle purchasers. So this is more augmented reality technology that VR? Although OEMs might do this for one particular new vehicle which has been released at an auto show, they don't do this for all of their vehicles. What we're doing is across all brands.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2020

By drawing on the current network of drivers and the app technology it already has in place, UberEATS could be a major competitor for food delivery services such as DoorDash. Don’t be the next Xerox who totally missed the personal computer market, even though they had the technology and the processes well before Apple, IBM, and others.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Companies that have leveraged technology to make the procurement and delivery of food more accessible to more people have been seeing a big surge of business this year, as millions of consumers are encouraged (or outright mandated, due to Covid-19) to socially distance or want to avoid the crowds of physical shopping and eating excursions.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Former technology journalist Courtney Boyd Myers co-founded AKUA with Matthew Lebo five years ago after seeking out a career where she could leave a legacy and fulfill her mission of reversing climate change. Boyd Myers explained that there are sales and repeat customers, but it was too early to discuss growth metrics.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 17, 2019

Mark Harris is back with new details on Uber’s autonomous vehicle technology program. The upshot: Uber was spending $20 million a month to develop self-driving technologies. Then there’s Volkswagen AG, which is in continued talks with Ford to partner on self-driving car technologies. billion investment in 2018.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 18, 2020

We talked with Vahid--who is also Vice Chairman of Board of Directors for Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA), was a Broadcom executive, and also who served at Ethertronics--about Morse Micro's technology, as well as why the Australian company has an office and is hiring in Irvine. What are you working on? Vahid Manian: We're based in Irvine.

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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. Don’t be shy on this point.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2019

My simple answer is that they keep their focus on customers, rather than technology. They present a convincing story that every entrepreneur has the same potential, but most get sidetracked and bogged down by their technology, competitors, and internal organization. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 12/12/2019.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2016

All this holiday season, we have been sharing the reflections on 2016 from the movers and shakers in Southern California's technology ecosystem. But before you think of moving out of SoCal, our 19th deal also closed in 2016, and this was a growth equity investment in Brentwood based Docupace Technologies.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

As we draw closer to the end of 2016, it is important that we take a moment to look back and reflect on all of the ways technology has inspired us, and transformed the way we live and do work. Here are the top five ways technology has impacted us this year. The Device-Agnostic Customer Experience. percent of digital buyers in the U.S.

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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. In this age of new technology and new learning, you need to constantly be on the lookout for new tools and data to optimize your business. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 11/26/2019.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 25, 2019

In my experience as a business consultant, I find than most people still believe that technology drives business disruption. I’m more convinced that technology merely enables disruption, and changing customer interests and needs really causes it. Memorable personalization doesn’t always have to include fancy technology or high cost.

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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

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

APRIL 12, 2019

Even in your early days, before you break even and have to pay taxes on profits, various governmental organizations will be after you for payroll taxes, sales taxes, unemployment, and a host of fees, licenses, and permits. Marty Zwilling First published on CayenneConsulting on 03/28/2019. Don’t get caught short.

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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. Highlight your competitive value, not your technology. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 07/03/2019.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2019

I still see too many aspiring business leaders highlighting their technology, product features, and price, more than customer value and usability. Tony Hsieh, founder of Zappos, is recognized as an influencer in online retail, doubling sales annually, by giving away shoes to the needy.

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Tech.Co

MAY 26, 2020

And even better still, it offers a great deal for the publications who participate in the program, offering a competitive 8% conversion rate and an impressive 10% commission on each sale (more than double Amazon’s 4.5% commission). Just about the only downside to this option is that it’s limited to books and books alone.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 26, 2021

One recent example of this phenomenon is Tamsyn Muir’s “Gideon the Ninth,” published in 2019, which the New York Times called “a devastating debut that deserves every ounce of hype it’s received.” This is different from how sales work in the existing art world. But Muir isn’t secretive that she got her start writing fan fiction.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 7, 2019

Engineers love to tackle new technology, and sales people are always looking for one more feature to close business. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 05/22/2019. Questions that probe the evolution of a complex problem. Today’s workforce, and customers, are looking for leaders, not tyrants.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Some dreams sound great, but may not yet be viable or proven with today’s technology. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 10/21/2019. Even a non-profit needs income to operate. Build a credible business implementation plan to quantify costs. Make sure your solution is defensible and unique.

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Tech.Co

JUNE 28, 2021

“A direct result of the fact technology is constantly evolving, the onus is on startups to be more specific in their aims and ambitions.” The pandemic has led to a huge boost in digitalization, with a huge outpour of technology innovation – supported by VC investment. ” Sharper Startup Focuses Warrant Investment. .

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Naturally, the next step in Bernstein’s evolution from blogger to businesswoman was a technology startup. CEO of Patreon Jack Conte attends VidCon 2019 at Anaheim Convention Center on July 12, 2019 in Anaheim, California (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images). Last month, the product launched with $1.2

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

We also had to invest heavily in “route optimization” technology to figure out the best way to pick up goods but we also had to build bundles of routes for drivers so we could maximize what we picked up or dropped off for one driving in any given day. No prizes for guessing what some of MakeSpace’s innovations will be in 2018 and 2019.

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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. They were interested in the foot traffic that represented, and we provided the technology and training.

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socalTECH

JUNE 13, 2019

That gave me the general landscape view and understanding of online technology businesses. Ilya Pozin: We launched in April of 2014, and sold in March of 2019, so just five years. I think that it's pretty uncommon to go through a sale process, unless it's out of desperation. It started to feel like the Matrix to me.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

The resulting sales volume and cash flow have allowed Amazon to fund a variety of initiatives, including a drone delivery service that should help Amazon attract and retain even more customers, and thereby continue growing. As the technology advances and production costs drop, UAS should open a new frontier for e-commerce.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 1, 2018

It is here that 25 of the most diverse startups from around the world will showcase their latest technology and compete for prizes and a chance to be fast tracked as one of the Startup of the Year semifinalists at Innovate Celebrate 2018. Think of looking at a dot graph of your business sales in virtual reality. Seek (Lehi, UT).

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2019

Traditionally, you just worried about the quality of the sales transaction (price, speed, service), but the “customer experience” now includes ease of pre-sale shopping, post-sale support, with a connected relationship throughout. This can save them grief, as well as reduce your own marketing and sales costs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2019

A quick scan of the Internet today will convince you that many sites are still product-centric, technology focused, and haven’t been updated for years. Customers love to learn from leaders and innovators, and this pulls them in for sales. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 07/08/2019.

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