TechCrunch LA

JUNE 10, 2021

Overall, Klarna is live in 20 markets, has more than 90 million global active users and more than 2 million transactions a day conducted on its platform. billion in volume for the entire fiscal year of 2021 and Afterpay is projecting $16 billion in volume for its entire fiscal year. . in markets such as New York and Los Angeles.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 9, 2022

Most startups, and many big businesses, still don’t have a clue on how to use social media productively for marketing their business. The next thing that entrepreneurs need to realize is that the process and framework for making social media marketing work are different from traditional marketing, and trial and error certainly doesn’t work.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

News broke in May that Bird was looking at a SPAC-led debut on the public markets. This year, the company expects — looking at predictions that included results through Q2 2021 — to post positive gross margins. million in Q2 2021, its best result ever, and one of only four quarters in which the result was positive.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2020

In 2020, the pandemic radically changed the customer acquisition process for many consumer-facing industries. As brick-and-mortar businesses closed and re-opened at limited capacity, our team of digital marketing strategists updated hours on more than 1.3 What are you most looking forward to in the technology/startup world in 2021?

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2021

Of course, customer relationships, and penetration into new market segments are also critical elements. Isolate marketing from sales for maximum customer focus. Utilize mergers and acquisitions to accelerate growth. As you might imagine, even with the proper planning, mergers and acquisitions are difficult to pull off.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2021

If you are the hot-shot technical innovator that invented your solution, make sure you have an equally adept business and marketing expert to complement your skills. “If Pivot early, as required, to tune your features and marketing to meet the market and technical realities. Mergers and acquisitions also require new skills.

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Tech.Co

MAY 9, 2024

8(a) Business Development Program For: Socially and economically disadvantaged business owners Funding limit: $7 million for acquisitions assigned manufacturing NAICS codes and $4.5 Learn more about WOSB, and how to apply here.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 26, 2021

Investors know that operational and employee expenses are always higher than anticipated, not to mention customer acquisition costs, capital expenses, and ongoing competitive initiatives. Competitor resources include larger cash assets, trained staffs, an existing customers, and a known brand in the market.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2020

In reality, crowdfunding has become a major startup funding vehicle, expected to reach $114 billion globally by 2021, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. The odds of crowdfunding success are as low as the alternatives, despite what you hear about the response to Pebble Watch , and the Oculus Rift acquisition by Facebook for $2B.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 11, 2021

Markets, customers, and competitors evolve, and you must continually update the business to stay ahead. An internal business expansion is often incompatible with established operations, thus mergers and acquisitions are the most common scaling strategies. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 07/28/2021.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2021

For example, if you have ever watched the Shark Tank show on TV, they always ask about the cost of customer acquisition. Competitors, like the market, never stand still as you disrupt their space. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 02/16/2021. Show that you have to ability to move the ball forward.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2021

For example, a few years ago, the company Beepi had a vision to build a new market for buying and selling used cars, but became overly focused on fundraising to grow fast, and ignored many customer complaints. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 09/28/2021. Thus you are driven to short-term growth fixes versus radical change.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Happy customers quickly become your biggest advocates, today reaching far beyond friends and family, and they make traditional marketing efforts pale in comparison for growth, loyalty, and new customer acquisition costs. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 12/08/2021.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

We are bridging the gap between casual, self service dating apps, and traditional matchmaking, and doing it for business professionals in the dating market. Right now, there are no real efficient products in the dating market. It was really incredible to me, that there was such a white space in the market. What are they reading?

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 6, 2020

A few high-profile acquisitions put Spotify into the running against Apple, while buzzy new startups like Luminary jumped into the pool as well. 2019 was the year podcasting turned into a major industry. 90 million Americans are listening to podcasts, with more every day. 90 million Americans are listening to podcasts, with more every day.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 27, 2021

In 2018, Clio made its first acquisition with its buy of Lexicata, a Los Angeles-based legal tech startup. The company plans to do more acquisitions with the capital, according to Newton. With 5 new unicorns in first week of 2021, are we in for a stampede this year? Clio currently has 600 employees.).

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