TechCrunch LA

APRIL 24, 2020

The company developed an additive manufacturing platform designed to make it easier and faster to design and build new cars at a fraction of the cost — all while reducing the environmental impact that traditional factories have. Divergent 3D made Blade — which was on the auto show circuit in 2016 — to demonstrate the technology platform.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 27, 2020

” Replicated now counts 85 customers who pay for access to the platform and for every on-premise deployment that customers develop through the platform. The company, which currently has 28 employees expects to grow to 75 staff members by the end of 2021, Miller said.

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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. . Klara is now live with 24 of the top 100 U.S.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2021

The massive geographic footprint of the region has always been a limiting factor in our work as a Super Connector, but we soon realized that virtual platforms actually allow us to more effectively bring people together than solely relying on live in-person convenings.

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Tech.Co

JUNE 30, 2021

This scheme starts on August 1st of 2021. Harley Finkelstein (@harleyf) June 29, 2021. Richard Blair (@RichardLBlair) June 29, 2021. Non-App Store Shopify vendors (those on the ecommerce platform) pay around 2.4%-2.9% See our guide to the Best Ecommerce Platforms to choose. pic.twitter.com/jA5QXHq3i4.

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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. The skateboard platform can also support dual, front, or rear motor configurations the company said. . The first vehicle has a five-star safety rating and includes driver and passenger airbags throughout the canoo.

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socalTECH

JUNE 7, 2021

Apple announced on Monday at WWDC 2021 that it will be extending its Testflight beta testing service to the Mac and the MacOS platform. The software--which was previously only available on iOS--was originally developed in Southern California. Burstly, the developer behind Testflight, was acquired by Apple back in 2014.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Los Angeles-based electric vehicle developer Canoo scored a major win on Tuesday, when Hyundai Motor Group said it will co-develop a new, electric vehicle based on Canoo's platform. Canoo has said it plans to start selling its electric vehicles in 2021, via a subscription-only model.

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socalTECH

JULY 10, 2020

HThe company said Stempeck will continue in an advisory role through January 31, 2021. Trade Desk develops a self-service, cloud-based platform, ad buyers can create, manage, and optimize digital advertising campaigns. Stempeck was employee number eight at the company, and has been at the company for more than ten years.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

The Facebook parent-company saw its stock price get bludgeoned after a bad earnings report showcased that Apple’s ad-blocking changes are shaving billions off its books and the company’s crown jewel — the Facebook platform — has stopped growing and actually shrank this quarter.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 26, 2018

A producer with MTV Networks, the founder of the collaborative game development platform Squarepushers Inc. From haptic platforms and motion floors that simulate the ability to walk around a space, the location based experience will offer a more fully immersive platform that can lend itself to more interesting narratives, says Bennett.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 9, 2022

to date, the company said that it saw an 188% growth in annual recurring revenue compared to a year ago, with more than 25,000 individuals in 2,000 salons and spas in the country now using its platform. But at the same time, Los Angeles–based Boulevard got this funding infusion at a boosted valuation because it has been on a roll.

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Tech.Co

JULY 29, 2020

Google has announced that its staff will work from home until at least July 2021. Google has announced that its staff will work from home until at least July 2021. . In the short-term, Facebook employees can work from home until 2021, though offices reopened on 6th July for those who needed to come in.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2020

What are you most looking forward to in the technology/startup world in 2021? The shift to consumers starting nearly every purchase with localized organic search appears to be permanent for brick and mortar businesses, so we have an immense opportunity to innovate in 2021 to help our client brands continue to adapt and succeed.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Cosemi's cables provide both fiber optic speeds as well as power and control signals over copper, and offers up its cables into the areas of 4K/8K displays, video collaboration platforms, machine vision, as well as the personal computer market. The company's President and CEO is Dr. Nguyen X. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Fisker is hoping to show a prototype of the Ocean by the summer of 2021. Fisker says it will use a modified version of an EV platform developed by Magna for its Fisker Ocean SUV, using Magna's existing EV platform as the starting point for its own vehicle. Financial details of the deal were not announced.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 9, 2022

They randomly churn for hours a day on a couple of their favorite social media platforms, with little thought given to goals, objectives, or metrics; and ultimately give up and fall back to traditional marketing approaches. Obviously, the platforms and how you use social media would be different for lead generation versus service and support.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In fact, the latest figures show that crowdfunding globally is expected to reach $114 billion by 2021, exceeding the amounts contributed by either angel groups or VCs alone. I would summarize the qualms and feedback from professional investors as the following: Crowdfunding platform costs trickle down to angel groups.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 27, 2020

Shows on the platform at launch include a gameplay-focused series built around the augmented reality game, Ingress , developed by Niantic , the game studio behind the massive AR hit Pokemon Go. Series run anywhere from three to ten episodes and there area an additional twenty shows that are currently in production now.

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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. Saltbox opened its first facility — a 27,000-square-foot location — in its home base of Atlanta in late 2019, filling it within two months.

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 28, 2022

From state-of-the-art clean energy solutions to breakthrough podcasting platforms, here are six tech startups you should be keeping an eye on in 2023, and beyond. Also founded in 2021, Wander is a short-term rental startup that works in a similar way to apps like Airbnb and Vrbo.

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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. They’ve also had suppliers sell perishable goods as well — a vendor sold 80,000 dates on the platform a month ago. “We’re

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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. A Mountain to Climb.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Not only has he become the richest man in the world again, leapfrogging a certain Mr Musk, but it has also been revealed that Amazon has quietly acquired ecommerce platform Selz. In fact, ecommerce website builders and platforms have become seriously big business over the last few years. It's been a big week for Jeff Bezos.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2021

For example, my dictate that entrepreneurs need to find a “ painful ” problem to solve (such as high cost, low productivity) to attract customers, doesn’t really account for many successful startup businesses today, including top social media platforms, dating sites, and new fashions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2021

Today’s digital leaders all have a digital platform – a set of algorithms stitched together to collect and analyze key data, and tune their algorithms dynamically for every transaction. You need a platform that is comfortable with the global scope of today’s market, with it’s wide range of social and economic cultures, trends, and needs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2022

Use of collaborative and other social media platforms. In startups, and even corporate environments, I see the spread of collaborative social platforms such as Slack and Trello. Virtually every collaboration platform and mainline business process today has a cloud-based deployment option. In the U.S.,

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Move to modern platforms for more collaboration. Customers and peer groups, including freelancers, are already using popular social media platforms, including Facebook and Twitter, so make them a part of your team culture. Newer collaboration platforms, such as Zoom and the Cloud, are a step up from your legacy internal platform.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

It addresses a growing customer need, especially in times of a pandemic, with an innovative logistical platform. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 08/18/2021. For example, DoorDash is a highly successful new food delivery service allowing people to order from local restaurants through a mobile application.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 19, 2020

There are currently five homeowners who have agreed to be guinea pigs for the United Dwelling experiment in urban reconfiguration, but Dietz said that the company would have 150 buildings under management by the end of the year, and 1700 by the end of 2021.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 7, 2021

Sometimes, to scale the market you need drive expansion by co-opetition or fostering common platforms. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 04/23/2021. Act in the interests of expanding the total market. In business, just leading your company is not enough. Understand and exercise political judgement.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Two new additions to our portfolio companies stand out in particular: NextCar (Scott Painters latest disruptive LA-based automotive market play) and Transmute (Karyl Fowlers Austin-based supply chain identity and credentialing platform). What are you most looking forward to in the technology/startup world in 2021?

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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. Fundraising through online platforms and crowdfunding. Professional investors now look for startups through popular online platforms, including Gust and InvestorHunt.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2021

If you haven’t changed for several years the way you do common processes, like customer satisfaction surveys, lead generation, and marketing, it’s time to look at the new remote apps and social media platforms for more effective and relevant alternatives. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 11/17/2021.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 3, 2022

Nguyen is founder and CMO of Fanhouse , a creator platform that just raised $25 million from Andreessen Horowitz. . Less than 2% of venture capital funding went to all-female founding teams in 2021, marking a five-year low. .

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Tech.Co

MAY 31, 2022

billion valuation in 2021. ” In addition, Sophie Sakellariadis, Payments Product Lead at Stripe, cited the need to keep up with changing consumer preferences in her statement discussing the deal. Not all BNPL services are sailing to success, however.

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Southern California Edison Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Require password changes every quarter, or require different passwords for different platforms to limit what a phisher could access. million in 2021, which includes both immediate and long-term effects. Always install the latest software patches and updates to increase security. Data Breaches.

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