socalTECH

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Santa Monica-based Bird said last week that it had overstated its revenues for more than two years, by recognizing unpaid customer rides as revenue. According to Bird, its financial reports from the first quarter of 2020 through the second quarter of 2022 should "no longer be relied upon".

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socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2021

The company is also offering up multi-seat packages, in addition to letting customers book entire flights. The company is planning to start commercial service next year, in 2022. The company--which developed its vehicles and technology in Mojave, California--is selling seats on its spacecraft for $450,000 per flight.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Probably not and 10x (May 2022) seems more in line with the historical trend (actually 10x is still high). We could talk with customers, meet the entire management team, review financial plans, review customer purchasing cohorts, evaluate the competition, etc. In 2009 we could take a long time to review a deal.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

GrubMarket , which provides software and services that help link up and manage relationships between food suppliers and their customers — which can include wholesalers and other distributors, markets and supermarkets, delivery startups, restaurants, and consumers — has picked up $120 million in a Series E round of funding. .”

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 2, 2022

Among its fastest-growing challengers is Cider, which, like Shein, relies on China’s responsive clothing manufacturers to sell affordable, trend-led pieces to customers around the world. In the first half of 2022, it recorded 2 million downloads in the U.S., Its success naturally spawns imitators and challengers.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The company claims it will start production at the plant in July of 2022. Faraday Future--like many other companies aiming at the electric car market--has yet to deliver production vehicles to customers. The company said the plant includes electrical and plumbing, and it hopes to begin installation of production and assembly equipment.

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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. Please fill in your email.

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Social Media Startup Commerce News 132

TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 30, 2022

By the end of 2022, the company aims to replace more than 20 million single-use PPE gowns and divert 6,000 tons of hospital waste from landfills or incinerators. but also those hospitals are introducing her to other hospitals which is the best form of customer acquisition.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Los Angeles-based Fisker has started taking reservations for its newly announced Ocean SUV, saying that $250--taken online, or through either an iOS or Android app--will reserve a vehicle for interested customers. According to Fisker, the $379/month "FLEXEE" payment is due after subscriptions for its vehicles commence in 2022.

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socalTECH

MARCH 22, 2021

Acording to the companies, Support.com will continue to provide customer and technical support solutions delivered by home-based employees, with Support.com becoming a wholly owne subsidiary of Greenidge. Support.com went public back in 2004, and was one of Southern California's earlier venture-backed IPO successes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2022

Unfortunately, in this new age of rapid market change and harder-to-satisfy customers, you can’t assume that what worked yesterday will work tomorrow. Innovative product and process solutions are only temporary, as they quickly become a commodity in the minds of customers and competitors. Believing you have a magic approach to growth.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2022

You may feel good when that first burst of customers arrives, but don’t assume that “ word of mouth ” and those early adopters will grow your business to match your dreams of success. In these days of global competition via multiple channels, you need continuous marketing to find more customers. They won’t find you.

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Technical Review Social Media Conference Customer 142

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 18, 2022

Instead of sizing up new opportunities and actively courting every new customer, you start worrying about cutting costs, repeatable processes , and overtaking known competitors. As a consultant, I hate to see you lose that startup focus on innovation, change, and customers. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 3/2/2022.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 4, 2022

If you aren’t yet adapting to the market and your customers, you are falling behind. I define business agility for my consulting clients as the ability to change your business rapidly to meet customer and environmental changes, with minimal organizational disruption and cost. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 2/18/2022.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 1, 2022

As a mentor to many business professionals and owners, and aspiring entrepreneurs, I find a wealth of innovative ideas, but often less insight on what it really takes to transform ideas into an income stream that can excite new customers into long-term business success. Test your innovation with at least a hundred customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2022

Today more than ever, the evidence is clear that business people need to find and communicate a purpose that goes beyond making a profit, in order to ensure customer engagement, as well as your own, and drive results in the marketplace. As you grow, so will your team and customers. Driven to reduce personal hardship and suffering.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Great marketing is required to generate revenue and grow every business, especially new businesses which have no brand recognition nor loyal customer base. Yet, as a business consultant, I still find many of you business leaders relying primarily on your technology, word-of-mouth , or location to attract necessary customers.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Ultimately 1,000 customers signed up, and The Kelp Burger is now the “hero product,” Boyd Myers said. Boyd Myers explained that there are sales and repeat customers, but it was too early to discuss growth metrics. AKUA started selling via direct to consumers in May and currently ships to all states except Alaska and Hawaii.

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Tech.Co

JUNE 3, 2022

With it, customers can quickly use contactless payment, giving consumers an easier shopping experience while helping sellers use the Square system with even less friction. Square is teaming up with Apple to enable the ‘Tap to Pay' iPhone functionality within the Square Point of Sale app. Should Your Business Get Tap to Pay?

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News Newsletter Sales Tips 138

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2022

According to Tim Cook at Apple, there are over 34 million registered developers in 2022. The ideal business model is to establish a direct-to-consumer service that enables you to bill the customer directly. Just getting an app accepted into the Store won’t get it found and downloaded by your targeted customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2022

by Donna Cutting, who is a globally-recognized guru on employee culture and optimizing customer service. In my experience, a healthy team is a prerequisite for a thriving business, innovation to meet market needs, and high customer loyalty. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 4/1/2022. Emotional stability.

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Technical Review Mentor Social Media Customer 141

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 20, 2022

If your business today is healthcare, it may be time to look for opportunities in artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and digital data management, rather than just more unhealthy customers. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 7/7/2022 You can bet some startups are already out there looking.

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Artificial Inteligence Netflix Resource Customer 146

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2022

In my experience, there will always be growth challenges that you can’t predict, including new technologies, economic downturns, and political changes, but I’m talking here about changes in the market that every good business leader should anticipate, including the following: Your targeted customer segment has a limit.

Marketing 110

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

In my experience of many years as a business founder, consultant, and executive, I offer the following list of situations that always imply a real need for people and business leadership, and have the potential for long-term positive impact to your bottom line and business success: Your business image is slipping in the eyes of customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 27, 2022

In particular, new generations of customers, including millennials, are often looking for something really innovative, as the fashion industry has found out many times. Initiate a regular program of customer experiments. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 7/13/2022.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2022

You may focus only on Facebook, and missing customers who expect to see you on Instagram and YouTube. Get interactive with online users and customer feedback. Publishing your content is positive, but responding to customers online multiplies your impact. Sponsor customer events for visibility and giveaways.

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Marketing Social Media Mentor Conference 119

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2022

Balance of passion with reality and customer feedback. A strong vision and deep insight may get your business off the ground, but long-term success requires constant data analysis, metrics, and attention to your customer feedback. The competition will improve, the market will change, and your customers will demand more.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2022

Passion is great, but it must be backed by data, confirming a real problem and customers willing and able to pay for your solution. Able to maintain customer trust and team confidence. I look for an intent and an ability to generate trust by delighting customers, as well as your team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2022

It does mean owning up to mistakes, pivoting, and really listening to customers, advisors, and industry experts. Keep your focus on customers, who are never perfect, and build productive relationships. The real value to you and the customer comes later, through hard work and execution.

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Startup Ideas Satisfaction Social Media 142

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

While these investors, and early customers, will always argue that they found you, I’m convinced that there is no substitute for aggressive networking on your part. Ability to relate aspirations to customer needs. You need to show insights to real customers and their needs, that get beyond your passions and projections.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 1, 2022

Winning business owners really listen and act on feedback from customers and advisors. Technology, competitors, and customers are changing every day, so the “ tried and trusted ” ways you do things need to be reviewed and updated regularly. Don’t be totally driven by a key customer. Listening to customers also helps.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Customer Custom Social Media 120

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 12, 2022

With today’s worldwide Internet and social media, your brand impact is not set by what you say, but by numbers of followers, influencers, and satisfied customers. Just be aware that building your customer base first requires deep pockets, or many investors. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 2/25/2022.

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Technical Review Social Media Entrepreneur Startup 147

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2022

The challenge for each of you is to get it handled quickly and effectively, without losing the trust of constituents , as well as customers. It doesn’t matter if the impending crisis was caused by your mistake, or your team, or was a fluke accident, you win trust by accepting responsibility for how it has affected customers and apologize.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Providing business leadership is a challenge under the best of circumstances, but it is especially difficult in times of market and customer crises. For most of the others, it was a crisis where business leaders were challenged like never before to rethink their business model, redefine their organizations, and reconnect with customers.

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Customer Custom Examples Organization 122

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 9, 2022

Start by reviewing current statistics, like the recent Social Media Marketing Benchmark Report 2022 , to learn which social media sites are most popular, which features drive the most impact today, and how other social media marketers have maximized their efforts and seen the greatest ROI. Pick the ones that fit your desired outcome.

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Social Media Framework Media Metrics 135

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2022

You can’t succeed in business without an operational model that delivers value to customers at a reasonable price, with an underlying cost that allows you to make a profit. A target market is the group of customers that the startup plans to attract through marketing and sales their product or service. Target market. Sales/Marketing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2022

In addition, you need to focus on the unique value you bring, and maintaining the gap between what customers are willing to pay versus your best cost. Business agility can also be improved by proactively looking ahead – for new trends and technologies that will likely attract competitors and customers. Optimize your ability to react.

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