Tech.Co

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Founded in 2020 by two former Meta executives, Tome is a business-focused storytelling and presentation tool that leverages generative AI. And with direct traffic making up 71% of Caledly’s total traffic, demand for the scheduling tool is likely to remain strong into 2024. million it generated in 2020.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 9, 2022

The rebound that Boulevard saw in the pandemic is another sign of the demand in the market, and perhaps a signal that its customers and the industry in general are more recession-proof than some might have assumed. ” It will be interesting to see how and if that continues to play out as Boulevard eyes up international expansion.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 18, 2022

The latest company to attract venture capital is Nowadays , a company founded in San Francisco in 2020 as a Public Benefit Corporation by Max Elder and Dominik Grabinski. That is key to our differentiation because some other companies are limited by their technology to only be able to do one format.”.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

We are trying to consolidate the American food supply chain through software technologies, while also trying to find the best solutions in this space.” Xu says that overall, demand from consumers has dropped off considerably compared to a year ago. . “No one else is doing consolidation on the supply chain side as we are.

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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.” “Since then, Avnio has grown significantly – it was on the Salesforce AppExchange in April 2020, we won our first customer in August 2020, and we’ve climbed so much since then.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 26, 2020

While some of the largest privately held technology companies, like SpaceX and Tesla , have shifted to manufacturing ventilators, smaller companies are also trying to pitch in and relieve scarcity locally. After that, we’re going to meet the demands of Canada,” INKSmith CEO Jeremy Hedges told the Canadian news outlet Global News.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 18, 2020

This distrust for the scripted message has led to a new demand for unfiltered marketing, and the emergence of business credibility heroes, like Elon Musk, with his bold statements about space travel, and sometime villains, such as Mark Zuckerberg defending Facebook privacy practices. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 12/03/2020.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 12, 2022

In January 2020, the company was in discussions with Whole Foods about launching a pilot of its meals in a few stores. Positive Food’s vertical integration technology is mainly done in-house, including production and a cold-chain logistics network. However, there was a silver lining for Positive Food.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2020

The simple solution I recommend to inventors is to find a partner who can focus on business and marketing, while you focus on technology. Here are some of the key entrepreneur characteristics most often overlooked by inventors: Driven by customer-centric view of needs, rather than technology.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Its technology play is not just related to Entity’s curriculum being focused on tech; as you might expect in an edtech startup, Entity also leans heavily on the data that it has amassed to build its strategy and its business. “There is a lot more accountability in person,” Schwab said.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 31, 2020

These days, customers expect to hear and see social and environmental value from a new business, rather than just a new technology or profit. Many aspiring entrepreneurs are so focused on their technology, that they display no interest or credible understand of the financials and metrics of growing a business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2020

Although his focus is naturally on bigger companies, I contend that his recommended strategies apply equally well to entrepreneurs and startups: Demand a mindset of deep thinking for the long term. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 07/23/2020. Cote, former Chairman and CEO of Honeywell.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2020

Other companies have only seen a slight decline and may be expecting demand to return to normalcy later in the year. The reality is that when unemployment sinks in demand is likely to get worse. I spoke about that more in this deck that I wrote for the SaaStr conference in early March 2020. That may happen. But I doubt it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 6, 2020

Thus it makes sense to be as transparent as possible, and to do your testing with as much speed as technology allows. Looking ahead, as customers get more demanding, and competition continues to expand worldwide, the ability to iterate more quickly and effectively will be key to your survival and growth.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

This rule, also known as the Pareto principle, proven in most businesses, suggests that 80 percent of real results come from 20 percent of the demands on your time. Evaluate where technology and training can help. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 02/13/2020.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

It should convince you that no matter how much you know about technology, leading a team, as well as vendors and customers, is a whole new challenge. Good leaders never complain about what they can’t control, and never demand results from team members which are outside their control.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 31, 2021

These are industries where structural impediments to technology adoption have only recently been broken down by the advent of incredibly powerful mobile devices. over the course of 2020 (and their combined estimated price tag of nearly $100 billion), it’s not surprising that the Biden plan begins with a focus on resiliency.

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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

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

There's lots of noise in the on-demand tutoring space, especially connecting people virtually, however, in my experience, it's in the best interest of consumers to get in-person, local tutoring. We're using technology to scale, and use it to be super-efficient, but we're also never going to be entirely hands-off. What is HeyTutor?

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 9, 2018

With computer science jobs predicted to increase by 22 percent by 2020 according to the U.S. The greater Washington, DC area is truly underappreciated as a center for technology development. There is a diverse set of talent in this market and a growing amount of experience and expertise in all areas of technology and business acumen.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2021

Ongoing momentum requires a move to mainstream, or even late adopters, who demand simplicity in your base function. For example, Mark McClain, cofounder and CEO of SailPoint Technologies , created an employee growth culture resulting in growth of forty percent a year, with more than $100 million in revenues.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2020

In addition to personal focus, I find that the best entrepreneurs build and demand a culture of focus and excellence in their team, their investors, and even their advisors. This ability to focus and get the job done is the only way to keep you ahead of competitors today’s in a rapidly evolving market with highly demanding customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

For example, “We just patented a new battery technology that will cut your smartphone charge time and cost in half.” Be sure to include this in your “elevator pitch,” which you must always deliver as a prelude to your technology features. Marty Zwilling First published on Predictable Designs on 06/10/2020.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Pundits are mixed on whether FourSquare represents a major technology trend or a fad but undoubtedly it has captured the zeitgeist of the technology elite at this moment in time. No prizes for guessing … there’s ALWAYS a second act in technology. Is the game over? The Future: Where is Social Networking Headed Next?

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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. in this video from the 2020 Upfront Summit. link] So things were going well for Valence in 2020, amazingly even in a pandemic. yes, THE John Legend?—?in

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2020

Even here, Elon Musk faced this issue with Tesla, needing a support ecosystem as well as new technology. Even consumers here in the US are demanding a more responsible approach. Marty Zwilling First published on LinkedIn on 04/14/2020. Build for sustainability and resilience, as well as growth.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 13, 2021

When serious new technology is involved, and it’s not clear how it will be perceived and used, a highly focused execution cycle may be your best planning cycle. There is a powerful advocate or cause driving demand. Similarly, if your solution satisfies a government-driven demand, such as healthcare, speed to market is more critical.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2017

At the tail end of this period when demand was picking up for the industry there was still a belief that in venture it only mattered that you got into the top 10 funds in Silicon Valley. We’re trying to limit our exposure.” That has changed dramatically in the past five years. If you need the original keynote slides for any reason — just ask.

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