Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

How might our next phase of the journey seem brighter, even with more uncertain days for startups and capital markets? And then in the late 90’s money crept in, swept in to town by public markets, instant wealth and an absurd sky-rocketing of valuations based on no reasonable metrics. What happened? People were building.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 27, 2020

The Los Angeles-based operations and security management software service, Replicated has raised $25 million to ramp up its staffing and scale its sales and marketing efforts. Some of the money will support Replicated’s continued hiring push, while another chunk will go into product development.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 18, 2022

The company, which previously raised a $20 series A round in 2021, now has a valuation of $300 million. “I think we truly have product market fit in that sense that people are just really excited about the product,” Subramanian said. ” The company plans to use the new funding to expand into new markets.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 19, 2021

Los Angeles-based micromobility provider Bird said this morning that it has seen record second quarter and first half fiscal 2021 financial results, with $60.0M In addition to the results, Bird also said it has launched new e-bike aimed at the consumer products market, the Bird Bike.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 18, 2022

The alternative protein space is hot, hot, hot as evidenced by both the number of companies developing products and the venture capital going into the space. Investment into alternative proteins, for example, plant-based meats and dairy substitutes was $5 billion in 2021, according to both the Good Food Institute and Crunchbase data.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 19, 2021

Budget hasn’t been allocated for the accountability plan, but people familiar with the City Council’s plan expect that implementation could begin in the 2021-2022 budget cycle. With this move, Los Angeles wants to hitch its wagon to this momentum and is actively looking for tech busineses that can help with carbon accounting.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

It'll help the company invest in marketing, Etsy CEO Josh Silverman says: “We have demonstrated our ability to make improvements that directly translate into more sales for our sellers, as evidenced by record sales per seller in 2021. ” The fee hike also applies to shipping as well as to the product sale itself. .”

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 26, 2022

At the time, the company raised $2 million, and Alexandrov said about the perceived competition, “The level of competition in this market in the U.S. is still manageable, which is why we have the opportunity to become leaders in the sphere of fast delivery of basic products and household goods.

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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). Focusing on the U.S.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 2, 2022

Shein has shown the world how combining social media marketing, data analytics, and China’s well-oiled supply chain has created a $100 billion fast fashion behemoth. million installs across the world to date, according to data provided by market intelligence firm Sensor Tower. Cider’s other major markets are the U.K.,

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Only companies with cutting-edge concepts and crystal-clear market strategies stand a chance of surviving through their first year, let alone making a profit. As the clean energy market rises exponentially, Rerverion aims to solve some major challenges plaguing the sector by rethinking the way biogas is extracted. Source: wander.com.

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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. Ric Dragon, an expert in online marketing, in his classic book. Due to the information overload felt by consumers today, marketing at the generic segment level no longer works.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 29, 2021

I’m often surprised when you as an aspiring entrepreneur, looking for investors, tell me your solution is so innovative that you don’t have to worry about differentiating it from competitors, and customers will flock to it without a real marketing campaign. Focus your marketing on real customer value.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 18, 2022

Things have already plunged so quickly at the signal of a recession that insiders fear a lengthy bear market could hit crypto far more brutally than expected — tearing tokens to lows far below the highs of the 2017 bull run. Crypto markets were down pretty bad last week (though admittedly, it’s only been downhill since then).

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 12, 2022

providing freshly packaged salads, heat-and-eat prepared meals and vegan overnight oats, raised $7 million in funding as it goes after the $34 billion fresh prepared foods market. Positive Food’s vertical integration technology is mainly done in-house, including production and a cold-chain logistics network. Positive Food Co.,

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Buckley said the company decided to launch its efforts in Los Angeles, because it was a market where Postmates had a good penetration of delivery workers and big market. Buckley expects the new service to be phased in at other big metro areas across the Southwest first before hitting markets on the East Coast. .

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The first Canoo vehicles are expected to appear on the road by 2021 and will be offered only as a subscription. Hyundai Motor Group is counting on this underlying architecture to help the company reduce the cost and complexity of production and allow for it to respond quickly to changing market demands and customer preferences.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 5, 2022

“We want to build a product for the next generation that wants to be mobile, video driven, exciting and fun.”. The feed shows videos of homes on the market, as well as a price tag. The feed shows videos of homes on the market, as well as a price tag. It’s already secured $2.8

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2021

As an advisor to new business owners, I’m accustomed to seeing primarily the simple traditional product pricing strategies , usually driven by competitor prices, or cost plus a reasonable margin. Elon Musk and Tesla are prime examples of this approach, when the market for all-electric vehicles was new.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2020

At Liquid Stock, we were fortunate the IPO market stayed red-hot and we had two successful IPOs with Sumo Logic and Wish along with the filing of Affirm, Marqeta and Robinhood which we expect to go public early in Q1/2021. Zoom has been a Godsend, and frankly has made our productivity better than it was when we were in the office.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2020

We successfully accelerated our product innovation schedule to deliver, in record time, solutions to meet these challenges. 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 million local listings, a record number.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 15, 2021

The company plans to end 2021 with eight locations, in particular eyeing the Denver, Seattle and Los Angeles markets. Scriven personally met with challenges when starting his own e-commerce business, True Glory Brands, a retailer of multicultural hair and beauty products. “We Now, Saltbox has completed a $10.6

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2020

This is my 4th market upset and in the first three I was defensive. What are you most looking forward to in the technology/startup world in 2021? We are extremely focused on these regions in our hunt for Unicorns in 2021. We intend to double down on investing in 2021 with 2 investments a week planned.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2022

With the ITRC 2021 End-of-Year Data Breach Report revealing a 68 percent increase in stolen sensitive personal information, there is a growing population out there worried about all the people intent on hurting them. Market your solution and user benefits, not the mysterious technology behind it.

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socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2019

According to the EV developer, the new funding will go towards supporting the completion and launch of its flagship vehicle, the FF 91 EV, as well as for development and launch of its mass market FF 81 vehicle in 2021, along with "support" of its vendor and supply chain. READ MORE>>.

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Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

TikTok is struggling to make a dent in the world of US and European ecommerce , and has now enlisted the help of a number of startups to try and reverse that trend and bring the Live Shopping craze sweeping Asia to other markets.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Two of the new products available from startup direct to consumer cookware and dinnerware brand OurPlace. But the two executives have plans to source its future collections from artisans living in emerging markets around the world. By 2021, the cookware and dinnerware market is projected to be $12.7

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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. Minimum viable products (MVPs) are recommended for validating the market, with iterative enhancement to quickly meet market feedback.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2021

Many entrepreneurs never get past their first-stage focus on their innovative product, to scaling the business globally, organizing a structure to handle thousands of employees, and concentrating their focus “on the business” rather than working “in the business.” Switch your focus from product development to sales.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

Ideas to improve the usability of an existing product, or ways to extend its audience, are not likely to be unique to you, and difficult to win over competitors. You may be a product expert, but have little experience with running a business, or marketing, or sales. Be prepared to ship a minimum viable product and pivot.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 27, 2020

Series run anywhere from three to ten episodes and there area an additional twenty shows that are currently in production now. The company also has a brand studio, Ficto Studio , which works with marketers and agencies to help them design promotions based on Ficto’s interactive capabilities.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 23, 2021

Evaluate the brand impact of proposed market moves. The push is always on to grow your market with new geographies, new products, and new market segments. Moving in or out of the wrong market can kill your brand. Customers, more than advertising, make your brand image in the market.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2021

As a long-time business consultant and investor, especially to entrepreneurs, I recognize your sparkle of vision , to build the ultimate world-changing product. I found these maladies summarized well in a new book, “ Radical Product Thinking ,” by entrepreneur Radhika Dutt. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 09/28/2021.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 23, 2019

Canoo is locking in final contracts with its vendors and is going to be in production with prototypes before the end of the year. Now, Canoo is rounding out its executive team and pushing forward with plans to bring prototype vehicles to market by the end of the year. operations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Studies have shown that work productivity is related to a happier work culture , and customer satisfaction and loyalty are also dependent on the culture. Use marketing, blogging, and industry conferences to get the message out. Here are the key elements I see: Make your company culture virtual.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 2, 2021

Creating and growing a business requires creativity beyond the product, in the areas of finance, marketing, and operations. Unless you just sold your last business for a billion dollars, it’s hard to talk credibly about your next one without a written plan that outlines key business strategy elements, as well as product details.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Remarkably, Canoo has completed the design and engineering of its first model in just 19 months and is preparing its vehicles for production through a contract manufacturer. The first cars are slated to appear on the road by 2021, according to the company’s current leader, Ulrich Kranz. “After the launch in the U.S.

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