socalTECH

APRIL 14, 2021

San Diego-based driver safety and monitoring equipment maker Lytx says it has set its all time record revenue in 2020, as a result of a 63% increase in new customers. According to the company, it secured more than 100,000 new and upgraded subscriptions.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 29, 2021

One customer assumed that poor usage rates at a particular station was due to a lack of EVs in the area, Terry recalled in a recent interview. Demand for ChargerHelp’s service has attracted customers and investors. This round values the startup, which was founded in January 2020, at $11 million post-money.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

Airbnb, for its part, filed a press release this week confirming its plans to go public in 2020. Postmates, the popular food delivery service, raised another $225 million at a valuation of $2.4 HappyOrNot nabs $25M for its customer satisfaction terminals . Online personal shopping service Lookiero gets $19M.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 27, 2021

Who knew building a vertical software as a service toolkit focused on home heating and cooling could be worth $8.3 If Angi and Thumbtack are the places where homeowners go to find services and technicians, then ServiceTitan is where those technicians go to manage and organize their own businesses. Based in Glendale, Calif.,

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Los Angeles-based LiveXLive Media , which operates a livestreaming and on-demand audio, video, and podcasting service, says it has signed an agreement to acquire Custom Personalization Solutions, LLC , in a deal worth up to $6M. LiveXLive said that CPS had approximately $19M in revenue in 2019.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 2, 2021

As video commerce becomes the norm and entertainers, brands, businesses, and franchises of all sizes and stripes look to cut out the middle man, the array of services on offer from Maestro may be the scissors these entities need to cut the cord. “ We were targeted to a small number of very premier customers. ”

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Southern California Edison Blog

JUNE 11, 2021

One effective way to address these needs, offload maintenance tasks, and boost performance is to leverage managed solutions from a network services provider. Large and growing enterprises are constantly thinking ahead; in order to expand service offerings and team sizes, upgrading network capacity is often the solution.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2021

Pasadena-based food services robot developer Miso Robotics says it is expanding its crowdfunding efforts, with a goal of reaching $30M in funding in its Series C crowdfunding effort this year.

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socalTECH

APRIL 16, 2020

The online postage service provider normally charges $17.99 Stamps said its Stamps.com Helps Seniors program will be available until at least July 31st, 2020; the company pledged that once the program ends, no monthly service fees will be charged unless a customer takes further action to register for an account with a monthly service fee.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The company launched two smaller appliances for its Outpost service , which originally brought AWS as a managed service and appliance right into its customers’ existing data centers in the form of a large rack. Because of this, AWS focused on cloud services over hybrid capabilities early on.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 7, 2020

In addition to the overall growth, Stamps.com said it saw second quarter 2020 customized postage revenues of $8.8 The company did not detail the reasons for the huge growth numbers in that segment, but it did supply custom stamps to support the U.S. million, up 182 percent compared to the second quarter of 2019. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 30, 2020

Monday, August 3, 2020 -- Fixing the Top Fundraising Mistakes Startup Entrepreneurs Make. Join JJ Richa in a fireside chat with Scott Fox, CEO of the OC Startup Council, for a discussion of the top mistakes that early stage entrepreneurs make when pitching their startups for funding. See [link] (more)

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 9, 2022

Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but when it comes to getting ahold of an appointment for your hair or another treatment…that’s a different story: The bespoke nature of a lot of the work has meant that a large swathe of the professionals providing these services have stayed offline when it comes to interfacing with customers.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 29, 2020

In total, Google now offers its customers the option to host their applications in 23 regions globally; with the opening of this new region, it now has seven U.S. Like all of Google’s new regions, Las Vegas will offer three availability zones and access to most of Google Cloud’s services. .; The Dalles, Ore.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 21, 2021

Welcome Tech, which has an office in San Antonio, Texas, raised an $8 million Series A in March of 2020. So in its first years of existence, Welcome Tech has focused on building out a platform that provides educational resources, information and services that “they need to thrive in a new country.” the company says.

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 29, 2023

However, its unique-for-the-industry monthly subscription model has helped it maintain healthy profits from its loyal customer base in 2023. Founded in 2020 by two former Meta executives, Tome is a business-focused storytelling and presentation tool that leverages generative AI. million it generated in 2020.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

” The PBV, which Hyundai showcased last month at CES 2020, is a pod-like vehicle that the company says can be used for various functions in transit, such as a restaurant or clinic. Canoo said it will provide engineering services to develop the electric platform. ”

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socalTECH

JULY 12, 2018

Carlsbad-based Viasat is powering the new in-flight Wi-Fi service from EL AL Israel Airlines , the two companies said today, as El Al officially launches its new commercial in-flight Wi-Fi service. According to Viasat, EL AL was its original European launch customer. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

When people talk about “online food delivery” services, chances are that they’ll think of the Uber Eats, Instacarts and Getirs of this world. GrubMarket got its start several years ago as one of many companies looking to provide a more efficient farm-to-table service. and Canada.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2020

According to studies , the alternative of acquiring new customers still costs you five to seven times more than retaining existing ones. But customers today are fickle, instantly aware of every new alternative, due to the Internet and social media, and not afraid to change. Appeal to all your customer senses all of the time.

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Southern California Edison Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Telecom carriers looking to stay competitive should continue strengthening their network infrastructure and adding greater flexibility to their service offerings to provide reliable and high-performance connectivity for their customers. Offer Greater Service Flexibility. Post-Pandemic Consumer Trends In The Telecom Industry.

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Networking Layoffs Customer Custom 98

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2021

Every new business I know dreams of building momentum in their business, where growth continues to increase, customers become your best advocates, and employee motivation is high. Unfortunately, with limited resources, this isn’t possible, and it frustrates customers and the team. Focus first on finding more of the right customers.

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Tech.Co

JUNE 28, 2021

Or are they simply becoming more realistic in what they promise to their customers and their own staff? Our solution for these outdated approaches was and still is, to use data and technology to constantly evolve our decisions around pricing and risk and therefore be able to offer insurance to these customers in a fairer, cheaper way.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2020

I suggest looking for painful problems to solve, rather than “easier to use” or “nice to have” solutions, for customers with money. Customers line up to believe and buy from people who are viewed as leaders or experts relative to a specific solution. Collaborate with customers to tune your solution.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Here are some key principles to consider in every case: Solve a significant problem for customers with money. Every sustainable business model has to attract paying customers and revenue, as well as provide something with significant economic or emotional value. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 11/04/2020.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2019

What new technology area, startup, service, or app did you find most interesting or useful this year, and why? Look for a number of important announcements from the Alliance on this front in 2020. What are you most looking forward to in the technology/startup world in 2020? What was the biggest lesson you learned this year?

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

That $1 million round took the company to a business that employed around 90 people and was generating $80 million in revenue in 2020, according to a person familiar with the company. Today is not just an important day for Stack, but for the future of shoppable content. Cooley LLP acted as legal advisor to StackCommerce.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

While this approach appears to cost more on the surface, it often actually costs you less, when you consider the hidden costs of rework, poor customer satisfaction, employee management, and training required. Direct customer-facing non-technical roles should be the last ones outsourced. Startups all need that flexibility.

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Tech.Co

APRIL 7, 2020

Comfort and community are two of the main aspects that the business seems to strive for, offering modern clean environments with all mod-cons, as well as regular community events for customers, including networking meetings. LABS (@LABS_Worldwide) April 2, 2020. LABS (@LABS_Worldwide) April 7, 2020. But that's not been the case.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 11, 2020

Founded by Chen and former Riot Games engineering lead Chris Cobb, Pragma is offering a “backend as a service,” according to the company, selling a toolkit that includes accounts, player data, lobbies, matchmaking, social systems, telemetry and store fulfillment.

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Riot Games Develop Development Company 135

Southern California Edison Blog

APRIL 1, 2021

During 2020, the average data breach cost for the public sector was $1.6 In 2020, the average education sector data breach cost $7.1 With the advent of 5G, many telecom operators have introduced new security complications by leveraging cloud services and embracing Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity. . Wavelength Services.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 5, 2020

Without physical branches, it’s a digital-only service, with assistance and support available via live chat, as well as phone and email. With this option, customers can access a Mastercard debit card and the mobile app. 24/7 human customer service. The ability to separate savings and spending in ‘Pots’. Monzo in the USA.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 24, 2020

Polestar will only sell its vehicles online and will offer customers subscriptions to the vehicle. It previously revealed plans to open “Polestar Spaces,” a showroom where customers can interact with the product and schedule test drives. These spaces will be standalone facilities and not within existing Volvo retailer showrooms.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2020

But we all know that these are not solutions by themselves, but require integration into an innovative framework to solve real customer problems. Here are some keys to that mindset that I have seen working for successful entrepreneurs: Think customer-centric rather than technology-centric. Be forever curious and optimistic.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 20, 2020

Most small businesses I advise still rely on traditional advertising models, assuming they can create enough media “noise” to get customers attention and sway them. Instead, it publishes actual customer “Photos of the Day,” highlighting the customer’s thrill of adventure purpose.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

As an entrepreneur, I understand your passion when pitching your solution to investors and customers, but passion alone won’t make one more technology pitch stand out above all the rest. Good relationships are the primary basis for trust in business, leading to supportive investors, loyal customers, and effective partnerships.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2020

Here are some of the key entrepreneur characteristics most often overlooked by inventors: Driven by customer-centric view of needs, rather than technology. Understanding what drives customers to buy, in different market segments and cultures, is usually just as challenging as creating and combining technology to deliver function.

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