Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

For the rest of us, we need a business plan, as well as a product plan. Some of you may be convinced that your product specification communicates the product message even better than a business plan, so why be redundant? Professional investors and even customers invest in people, rather than just a product.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 4, 2020

Under new guidance issued by the Small Business Administration it seems non-profits and faith-based groups can apply for the Paycheck Protection Program loans designed to keep small business afloat during the COVID-19 epidemic, but most venture-backed companies are still not covered. — Doug Rand (@doug_rand) April 4, 2020.

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socalTECH

MARCH 15, 2021

Longboard Pharmaceuticals was spun out of Arena Pharmaceuticals in January of 2020, focused on advancing a portfolio of centrally acting product candidates designed to be highly selective for specific G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). The company is now trading on the Nasdaq Global Market as LBPH.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 14, 2019

Customers can already place an order for the Tesla Model Y, a mid-sized crossover SUV that won’t go into production until 2020. A disclaimer on the order form states that “production is expected to begin late next year.” The Model Y will come standard as a five seater.

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Tech.Co

JUNE 22, 2021

Consumer tech, for example, is a perfect fit for affiliate marketing with 60% of consumers buying electronics on Prime Day 2020. billion on Prime Day 2020 — that's more than the annual GDP of Monaco in just two days. billion on Prime Day 2020 — that's more than the annual GDP of Monaco in just two days. Anti-Amazon Sentiment.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2020

Remember the concept of minimum viable product (MVP), which is designed to test viability and interest before you burn through too much of your energy and resources. Your productivity can be severely compromised by lack of balance, making you ineffective in managing key tasks and people around you.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The company also previously owned ArrowStream, a cloud-based provider of end-to-end supply chain management software for the foodservice industry, which it sold in December of 2020.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Violux says it has developed a UV-C light disinfection device, designed to fight the COVID-19 coroanvirus adn other germs, bacteria, and viruses, and which can be used to quickly disinfect high touch objects. The startup plans to start production of its device in November, with first units forecast to be shipped as early as December of 2020.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2020

Huntington Beach-based small satellite launch provider Rocket Lab said on Tuesday that it is expanding in Long Beach, with a new facility which will both be a corporate headquarters as well as a production complex. Rocket Lab explained that it expects to launch its first satellites built in the new facility in Q3 of 2020.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 9, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has forced Energica to hit the brakes on production of its battery powered machines that can reach top speeds of 168 mph. general manager ( Stefano Benatti ) — filled more orders in the first two months of 2020 than all its sales for 2019, according to Cevolini. MotoE Worldcup racing, Image Credits: Energica.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The electric vehicle platform will be based on Canoo’s proprietary skateboard design, according to the agreement that was announced Tuesday. ” 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.

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socalTECH

MAY 10, 2017

According to Zynga, it has provided a "substantial gift" to USC's School of Cinematic ARts' Interactive Media & Games Division, to support diversity, inclusive game production, and the creation of "innovative social mobile gameplay." READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 9, 2022

The funding, a Series C, will be used to continue expanding Boulevard’s product and engineering teams and to build out more tools targeting an ever-wider set of users in the bigger wellness and beauty sector (those product additions are typically big — it most recently added a whole new payments feature).

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 7, 2020

If you are a technical entrepreneur, you can count on early adopters to be first in line for your product, and they are quick to provide feedback on quality, and suggest even more features. The solution is to actively engage people outside your perspective to design usability in from the beginning. Usability is often an afterthought.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2020

They don’t realize how much it costs in time and money to get there, and only one out of a hundred large consumer product companies around the world have ever made it. Focus on innovation in the design of your delivery and service, as well as your product. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 07/09/2020.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 1, 2020

These days, branding is less about products or solutions, and more about the overall customer experience and expectations. If the shopping process, delivery, and support level does not match their expectations, no innovative product features will compensate. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 03/18/2020.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2019

I fell in love again with the process of working with founders, designing systems, executing business ideas and driving to mass scale and audience. What are you most looking forward to in the technology/startup world in 2020? Loving that process is something I can focus on today that drives founders and their visions forward.

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Southern California Edison Blog

JUNE 11, 2021

With more employees and network-intensive activities, businesses must stay ahead of their bandwidth needs or risk bottlenecking their employees and reducing staff productivity. . million in 2020 , which can significantly cripple bottom lines and create lasting financial effects. Operating With Low Performance Internet. Dark Fiber.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Yet, in the interest of full disclosure, and an honest intent to save future entrepreneurs some grief and money, I would remind you that starting any business has key dependencies on at least five major elements, including product design and delivery, the right people on the team, adequate funding, a sizable market opportunity, and marketing.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 26, 2020

Endless West announced this morning that it would shift production away from its distillery to begin making hand sanitizers. In Canada, INKSmith , a startup that was making design and tech tools accessible for kids, has now moved to making face shields and is hiring up to 100 new employees to meet demand. “I

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Tech.Co

APRIL 7, 2020

Designed to inspire, motivate productivity and promote ways to thrive digitally. LABS (@LABS_Worldwide) April 2, 2020. LABS (@LABS_Worldwide) April 7, 2020. To provide support and motivation, our members-only email newsletter has become the LABS Stay-Insider. pic.twitter.com/jLMWstXiH8. Community in Exile.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 16, 2020

On your part, it takes a totally different focus and skill to foster a creative team, compared to designing and building that first innovative product or solution. When Yvon Chouinard founded Patagonia with creative outdoor products, he pitched also a purpose of helping the environment.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2021

Your challenge as a leader is to encourage and reward healthy conflicts, while managing them to productive and innovative results. Don’t let it be just a conflict over graphic design. The longer a conflict is active, the more likely that positions will harden, and emotions will make resolution more painful than productive.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 9, 2020

Efficiency and Productivity. Work When You're Productive. Designate a Work Area . Efficiency and Productivity when Working from Home. But, extended periods of working from home can risk having a negative effect on productivity. And that can have a notably negative effect on their productivity and even morale.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2020

What I don’t see often are new solutions that force me to rethink how we work together, or really use AI to make the collaboration process more productive. From the work and feedback, you will learn much on how your solution will fare with customers, before building the product Tap expert sources in other domains for ideas.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2020

Here are some example strategies to pitch and practice: Adapt an existing product to a new use. You may offer a different application for an existing product, a new pricing model, or a new level of support. Or find an entirely different application for an existing product. Innovation doesn’t even require technology.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 17, 2019

Like the other launch sites at Cape Canaveral, Launch Complex 16, where Relativity expects to be launching its first rockets by 2020, has a storied history in the U.S. From the site, Relativity will be able to launch its first designed rocket, the Terran 1, which is the only fully 3D-printed rocket in the world. .

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 19, 2020

— Laurent Grill (@laurentgrill) March 18, 2020. The matchmaking service is designed to save time and energy for entrepreneurs and investors who have to worry about keeping the lights on. If you are a company raising or investor investing, please go to this link to submit your information. PLEASE RT to spread the word.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2020

Most people I know credit Steve Job’s success to his ability to attract top technical talent, starting with Steve Wozniak who designed the first Apple computer. These areas also have the diversity of genders, races, and points of view to encourage innovation and be productive as teams in a complex environment.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2020

Design the full stack, not just a new software element. In other parts of the world, innovators often need to develop both the ultimate product or service, as well as the enabling infrastructure that underpins it. Marty Zwilling First published on LinkedIn on 04/14/2020. Assemble a distributed A-team from top world talent.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2019

This approach, popularly known as “glocalization,” means you design and deliver global solutions that have total relevance to every local market you plan to attack. Most now routinely buy startups for new technology and new products. Social media is a boon for entrepreneurs and startups. Women are a growing force as entrepreneurs.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 17, 2019

In many ways, this was like all the other Tesla events I’ve attended: the pumpy music and mood lighting, the designed-to-inspire kick off video, the Tesla superfans (pictured below), and the long lines for a brief test ride. The city is prepping for coming deluge by creating designated parking areas and other signage.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 19, 2020

The two year old company is still in beta, but decided to work with the Women’s March as an initial test of its product. If the collaboration with Mark was designed to inspire, the work that The Women’s March Foundation Los Angeles is doing with SameSide is intended to incite action. were a foreign concept. ” Ko said.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 31, 2021

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. Another $30 billion is designed to be targeted toward rural development; and finally the $40 billion in upgrading research infrastructure. ” Climate resiliency

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 3, 2019

For years, Los Angeles-based Soylent (www.soylent.com)--which makes all-in-one meal replacement drinks, bars, and other productsdanced around the origins of the name, which is tied to a dystopian 1973 science fiction film, Soylent Green , featuring Charlton Heston. How did you decide to finally embrace the interesting origins of your name?

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Jo Webber: We've done a seed round of $5M, which we raised earlier in 2020. We've used that funding to product our app, which is based on React Native, which allows us to simultaneously develop and release on both iOS and Android. That's proving very useful for our design.

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Southern California Edison Blog

JULY 31, 2020

In the modern age, businesses rely heavily on networks to host and run their daily processes and applications, allowing employees to be productive and efficient. Not having enough bandwidth can limit what an organization is capable of and can limit overall productivity of the business. Benefits of Increased Bandwidth.

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