SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 17, 2021

Wednesday, June 23, 2021 -- Viterbi Startup Garage: Oceanside Chat: Cleantech 2.0: The opportunities in this industry are bigger than any other industry, but the challenges of getting new technologies to market have been many. What Every Entrepreneur Needs To Know. Who: Aaron Fyke (Founder and Managing Partner of Thin Line Capital).

Startup 100

Startup Entrepreneur Capital Invest 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2020

In 2020, the pandemic radically changed the customer acquisition process for many consumer-facing industries. As well as major innovations like our AI-driven customer sentiment analysis, to help our clients listen and adapt to quickly changing consumer behaviors and expectations. Contact our editors for details.

Technical Review 140

Technical Review Software Review Organic Search Startup 140

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

In one of the biggest acquisitions out of Southern California's technology startup industry in recent years, Los Angeles-based Honey Science Corporation , which develops a savings discovery and price tracking tool, has been acquired by PayPal , in a deal worth approximately $4 billion. READ MORE>>.

Southern California 133

Southern California Commerce Acquisition .Net 133

TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 18, 2022

Aero Technologies , which describes itself as a “next-generation air travel company” which currently operates on a limited number of routes in the U.S. The company, which previously raised a $20 series A round in 2021, now has a valuation of $300 million. In the U.S., Image Credits: Aero.

Los Angeles 255

Los Angeles Capital Customer Custom 255

socalTECH

DECEMBER 21, 2020

We successfully pivoted to a flexible workplace in 2020, which includes transitioning our 70-member Customer Care team to work from home in less than a week. Beginning in 2021, weve enhanced our flexible work policy to allow teammates to work almost anywhere in the US. Harrison Tang is the CEO and Co-founder of Spokeo.

Technical Review 113

Technical Review Startup CIO Southern California 113

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.

Help 195

Help Startup UCLA Tool 195

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 26, 2022

Food Rocket uses AI-enabled technologies to manage warehouse stocks, forecast demand and optimize delivery time by predicting the closest store that offers the fastest delivery time and the lowest costs of putting together and delivering the order. We are creating new habits of customers. locations.

Funding 246

Funding Demand Los Angeles Competition 246

Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Live Shopping is an integral part of the “social commerce” phenomenon – a general term for ecommerce experiences within which customers don’t even have to leave social media platforms to buy items – but other tech companies like Meta, as well as TikTok, have struggled with it in the US and Europe so far.

Social Media 151

Social Media Startup Commerce News 151

TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

The first cars are slated to appear on the road by 2021, according to the company’s current leader, Ulrich Kranz. Canoo has beta cars on site at its Los Angeles headquarters where prospective partners and customers can test out the vehicles, which were made by an undisclosed contract manufacturer based in Michigan.

Chief Technology Officer 237

Chief Technology Officer Los Angeles Design Outsource Development 237

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2021

Here are some key strategies that I recommend to prompt you when changes to your business may be required: Look for a changing customer sense of value. You may be getting killed today by customer expectations you never worried about just a few years ago. Proactively evaluate new technologies for impact.

Marketing 162

Marketing Social Media Metrics Customer 162

socalTECH

MARCH 14, 2018

Hawthorne-based SpaceX has added another satellite customer, DigitalGlobe , to its queue of launch contracts, the two companies said Wednesday morning. The two said that the first block of satellites for DigitalGlobe's WorldView Legion satellites will be launched in two separate flights in 2021, on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rockets.

SpaceX 113

SpaceX Hawthorne Networking Customer 113

TechCrunch LA

JUNE 18, 2022

Few companies have to deal with the stressed of both crypto and public markets like Coinbase which laid off more than 1,100 people this week, but plenty of startups raised mega-rounds in 2021 to theoretically future-proof their companies. I think it’s a technology that is now wrapping all asset classes,” Dorman said. the latest pod.

Newsletter 278

Newsletter Platform Capital Marketing 278

Tech.Co

OCTOBER 27, 2023

It comes courtesy of Google and Amazon-backed startup Anthropic, which was only founded in 2021. It was founded in 2021 by Dario and Daniela Amodei, and now has more than 150 employees. As part of the latter deal, Amazon employees and cloud customers will get early access to the technology. What is Claude AI?

ChatGPT 142

ChatGPT Artificial Inteligence Training Startup 142

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2021

Don’t look to customers for breakthrough ideas. Steve Jobs and Henry Ford are famous for their assertion that, contrary to popular belief, the customer isn't always right about what they want next. You now have many bosses, including partners, investors, and customers. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 08/03/2021.

Entrepreneur 171

Entrepreneur Satisfaction Demand Customer 171

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Most of the entrepreneurs I meet as an investor and advisor have no shortage of right-brain thinking, showing vision and creativity, but often don’t realize that their potential is being limited by a balancing focus on results, metrics, and customer specifics. Listen to customer feedback and tune your vision.

Technical Review 133

Technical Review Satisfaction Metrics Startup 133

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Based on my experience as a business advisor, I recommend that every business owner and entrepreneur focus on the following tips to provide a better work culture: Invest in integrating new technology, not just forcing it. Technology as an add-on by edict is not satisfying. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 01/29/2021.

Tips 159

Tips Satisfaction Coach Mentor 159

Tech.Co

MAY 31, 2022

Starting today, customers using the Stripe payments system to buy their items at a retailer will have Affirm's “Adaptive Checkout” feature available to them. For purchases between $50 and $30,000, any eligible customer will be able to split their costs over multiple payment installments on either biweekly or monthly schedules.

Services 122

Services Technical Review Startup News 122

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

The rate of new entrepreneurs increased between 2013 and 2021, from 280 to 360 out of 100,000 of the adult population. Building a minimum viable product, with customer validation. Years ago, it cost a million dollars for a new e-commerce site, one that you can now create for almost nothing with current tools and technology.

Entrepreneur 104

Entrepreneur Startup Social Media News 104

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2021

For example, I believe that Starbucks surprised most people by proving that they could take a commodity business, a coffee shop, and make it a worldwide profit winner, just by justifying premium pricing with a quality product, the right locations, personalized service, and appealing to the professional customer personas.

Pricing 145

Pricing Startup Competition Examples 145

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2022

The new era of highly connected and interactive technology is changing not only how business employees interact with customers, but also how they interact with each other, and with their company. I am happy to see reports that young companies are leading the way in these trends, on both the customer and the employee side.

Case Study 125

Case Study Platform Yahoo Social Media 125

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Even before the recent pandemic, when more people began working remotely , I noticed the dynamics changing in many workplaces, both between employee interaction with peers, and interactions with customers. Customers will be impacted and less likely to have a memorable experience. Measure results in terms of customer satisfaction.

Satisfaction 108

Satisfaction Outsource Study Platform 108

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

I believe we need more non-linear “out of the box” thinking, to come up with the next step beyond the iPhone, or the next big step in transportation technology. Inventors are always talking about what they can do with technology, before sizing the need and the market. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 08/18/2021.

Startup 146

Startup Mentor Entrepreneur Ideas 146

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

As a long-time business advisor, and an investor in startups along the way, I’m always on the lookout for an entrepreneur who is responding first to a problem in the marketplace , rather than bringing a new technology to the market, assuming it will find a problem to solve. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 08/24/2021.

Activity 132

Activity Entrepreneur Social Media Satisfaction 132

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

We all need to be humble and recognize that what we need to know about technology and the market changes daily. You need them to make a personal commitment to customer service, improved quality, and change to improve the future. Be the model of customer focus for the team. Keep teams small, diverse, and collaborative.

Startup 147

Startup Customer Custom Ideas 147

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. Don’t commit to a technique, technology, or approach just because you have related expertise or because it has worked in the past.

Metrics 133

Metrics Product Yahoo Examples 133

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

In those years I learned to properly build product, price products, sell products and serve customers. I was in it for the love of working with entrepreneurs on business problems and marveling at technology they had built. And the valuation party lasted until November 9th, 2021.

Venture Capital 466

Venture Capital Startup Marketing Pricing 466

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 7, 2021

The tougher question is whether you are also wise, in the sense of cultivating the right relationships, understanding team dynamics, and keeping to the correct side of the ethical line to maintain the trust of team members and customers alike. This locked in engagement from his employees and customers. You too can be one of these.

Patents 138

Patents Mentor Customer Custom 138

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 2, 2021

Investors expect a great return for their risk, so they look for people who can look beyond the technology and their own passion to see a customer need that perhaps even the rest of us haven’t yet envisioned. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 06/18/2021. Driven by a higher purpose as well as profit.

Funding 152

Funding Startup Ideas Resource 152

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2021

We didn’t notice as technology advances had opened a whole new market. Employee and customer input are good for fixing bugs, but not good leading indicators. The need for market and technology changes is unpredictable in any timeframe today. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 10/06/2021.

Marketing 117

Marketing IBM IBM Resource 117

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2021

With the advent of the internet, every opportunity is global, since every customer can see you from anywhere in the world. In this world of rapidly evolving technologies, as well as changing customer expectations, it is hard for anyone to keep up with all they need to know. Look at the world as today’s global market.

Startup 146

Startup Resource Summary Entrepreneur 146

Southern California Edison Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

During the pandemic, carriers provided enterprise customers with more SIP endpoints to support remote work, which exposed parts of their network to the public network and added vulnerabilities. . In Q1 2021, the telecom sector was the most targeted industry for distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.

Networking 97

Networking Guide Artificial Inteligence IP 97

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 23, 2019

The company touts that its different cabins can be tailored to suit the needs of different customers — ranging from commuter vehicles, public or group transportation, delivery vehicles, and private cars. gallery ids="1815593,1815594,1815595,1815596"]. . and China, according to one person with knowledge of the company’s plans.

Outsource Development 191

Outsource Development Startup Outsource San Diego 191

socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Analytic process automation platforms are organizing what were once patchwork point solutions that cost customers time and resources, bringing streamlined processes and the human back to the center of problem solving.    What are you most looking forward to in the technology world in 2021?

Southern California 140

Southern California Technical Review Platform Organization 140

TechCrunch LA

JULY 19, 2022

Josh Kaplan and Dee Murthy, both founder and co-CEO of the Los Angeles–based company, started Ghost in 2021 after previously working together at Four Five Group, a men’s apparel business. Ghost is not alone in developing technology focused on inventory. Last week, Syrup Tech raised $6.3

Product 191

Product Funding Technical Review Equity 191

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 15, 2021

Do something more, like assembling a group of potential customers, and convey unique insights you learned. His new technology and strategy was convincing, and now is a new benchmark for transportation. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 03/01/2021. Highlight some key info that goes beyond normal sources.

Entrepreneur 174

Entrepreneur Examples Google Funding 174

Tech.Co

JUNE 28, 2021

Or are they simply becoming more realistic in what they promise to their customers and their own staff? “A direct result of the fact technology is constantly evolving, the onus is on startups to be more specific in their aims and ambitions.” Are Startups Running Out of Big Ideas?

Startup 104

Startup Ideas Venture Capital Course 104

Southern California Edison Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

As student and staff populations grow, teachers rely more heavily on internet-intensive learning tools, and schools should embrace cloud technologies for data storage and access. The global cloud computing market for education is expected to have a compound annual growth rate of over 26 percent between 2017 and 2021 1. .

Networking 79

Networking Cloud Computing Education Resource 79