TechCrunch LA

MARCH 27, 2021

Who knew building a vertical software as a service toolkit focused on home heating and cooling could be worth $8.3 In all, the new $500 million round likely sets the stage for a public offering later this year or before the end of 2022 if market conditions hold. Based in Glendale, Calif., Based in Glendale, Calif.,

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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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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. — Alex Cohen (@anothercohen) June 18, 2022. — Molly White (@molly0xFFF) June 16, 2022.

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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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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2019

This approach, popularly known as “ glocalization ,” means you have to design and deliver global solutions that have total relevance to every local market in which you operate. Remember when the Chevy Nova required a rename, once Chevrolet realized that Nova meant "no go" in the Spanish market (not a great name for a car).

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 31, 2022

What type of market, if any, is the right one? Paris has been an important market for the e-scooter industry at large, but the city has chafed against the vehicles, citing safety incidents , some of which were fatal. kilometers in July 2022 and 2.53 Paris: To ban or not to ban? Photo by THOMAS COEX/AFP via Getty Images).

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The most common failures are solutions looking for a problem, lack of a defined market, or an inadequate revenue model. Target market. A target market is the group of customers that the startup plans to attract through marketing and sales their product or service. Sales/Marketing. Who are you selling to?

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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

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

When people talk about “online food delivery” services, chances are that they’ll think of the Uber Eats, Instacarts and Getirs of this world. Longer term, the plan will be to look at an IPO provisionally filing the paperwork by summer 2022, Xu added.

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Tech.Co

JUNE 3, 2022

Square is one of the biggest POS systems on the market for retailers and restaurants alike, while Apple is one of the biggest tech giants. But the news another sign of the innovation, consolidation, and power-jockeying happening in the payments service business. Secure and Seamless Payment. Should Your Business Get Tap to Pay?

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Tech.Co

MARCH 25, 2022

Instacart cites “market turbulence” and a need to attract talent as reasons why it has reassessed. “We are confident in the strength of our business, but we are not immune to the market turbulence that has impacted leading technology companies both public and private,” Instacart said in a statement.

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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. As an angel investor, I expected startups to have a passion for their solution, but also to have done the market research and customer validation to size the real opportunity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2022

According to Tim Cook at Apple, there are over 34 million registered developers in 2022. Here are some ways we both recommend to beat the odds and thrive in today’s app ecosystem: Sell a digital service through your app. You provide the free app in the App Store that gives subscribers mobile access to your service.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 1, 2022

I recommend that you always use brainstorming, or expert feedback, to define similar approaches and markets, before proceeding to produce and sell a solution that may be expensive to change later. I have found, for example, that “early adopters” love innovation and new features, while “mass market” customers enjoy simplicity and usability.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2022

In these days of global competition via multiple channels, you need continuous marketing to find more customers. Due to the rapid growth of influencer marketing , influencer tracking systems, such as Traackr or Pixlee have emerged as reliable tools for brands that employ influencers to track conversions from their sponsorships.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

This approach, popularly known as “ glocalization ,” means you have to design and deliver global solutions that have total relevance to every local market in which you operate. Remember when the Chevy Nova required a rename, once Chevrolet realized that Nova meant "no go" in the Spanish market (not a great name for a car).

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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. We've scoured the startup scene to find out which budding businesses have made big waves in 2022 — and whose growth is showing no signs of slowing down. Source: wander.com.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 20, 2022

Even if your business is local, like ride sharing, think about the potential for emerging markets in new countries. Many companies I know claim to do this, but few provide more than lip service to this approach. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 7/7/2022 Early mistakes can result in later business constraints.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2022

Thus, in my mentoring of potential technical entrepreneurs who have a real passion for their technology, I often recommend that they find a co-founder who can manage the marketing and execution elements of the new venture. If tracking the market and reality checking are not your thing, you may need a partner who can fill that gap.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 12, 2022

They look at your track record, industry leadership, marketing energy, moral values, and peer relationships. Back in the early days of the personal computer, Bill Gates and Microsoft were widely recognized and having the strongest technical culture, as well as a commanding marketing presence.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

They helped create over 5 million new businesses in 2022, a forty percent increase over the previous year. Minimum viable products (MVPs) are recommended for validating the market, with iterative enhancement to quickly meet market feedback. Incorporating a business entity early through online services.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Bespoke Financial wants to provide cannabis businesses with the same kind of financial services that other businesses get, but that dispensaries and growers can’t yet access.

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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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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2022

Even though many of these may seem intuitively obvious to most of you, I continue to see them overlooked by many, so I offer them for your consideration in staying a step ahead of the market and your competitors: Close the deal and cash the check before you spend it. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 3/11/2022.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Many of you will argue that business plans are no longer required for funding, but I assure you that there is no better way to quantify your own analysis of your value proposition, market size, business model, competition, required marketing, and strategy. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 8/24/2022.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2022

Sharing is a lot more effective with customers than selling and marketing. Having a purpose is more lasting over time, inspires better service, reinforces values, and drives performance. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 6/23/2022.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Here are ten examples to get your creative juices flowing: Targeted direct marketing. Companies need the same service on partner and acquisition candidates, even vendors. According to a Markets and Markets report, the predictive analytics market is growing at a compound rate of 22.1%, and is expected to reach $12.41

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 26, 2022

I recommend that you look for new or emerging opportunities in new markets. Successful businesses are built around solutions that work, have a market, and are scalable. Every successful business requires a focus on providing solutions, business management, and customer service. Every business is a work in progress.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Customer feedback in the form of online reviews and poor customer service is often rationalized as unreasonable expectations or one or two crazy individuals. Positive team collaboration is a culture that you must foster to increase productivity and the ability to change with the market. More happy customers is a major key to success.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

The second phase was the emergence of influencer marketing, or connecting those influencers to brands to leverage their audiences … Now that influencer marketing has become an established part of the marketing playbook, we are in phase three: tools to help influencers further monetize their influence, like Cameo, and then manage their lives.”.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 24, 2022

You need leaders who focus on delivering value to the market and dealing with competitors, addressing customer and competitive needs now and in the long-term. In addition to good customer service, they are now expecting a total memorable experience , from quality, to shopping, and delivery.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 25, 2022

In my experience, most technical entrepreneurs have little interest or expertise in the financials, or marketing. A co-founder who has different motivations, for example maximum profit versus great customer service, will likely undermine you, take a minimal role, or leave the business quickly.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 20, 2022

With the financial constraints on every business today, it is easy to convince marketing and development that they are competing for resources, rather than working together to offer the best solutions for customers. You can’t build a positive team culture, while taking obvious shortcuts on your solution quality or customer service.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2022

I will summarize here some of the key business domains with large opportunities, based on reports by Data-Flair , Gartner , and other sources : Targeted marketing. By any definition, the opportunities from ‘big data’ have the potential to create a next wave of successful technology companies that could change the way we all live and work.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2022

You need to realize that the business role, including financials, marketing, personnel, and team building, only grows over time and your creative role is reduced. As businesses grow, it becomes harder and harder to provide that high standard of personalized service. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 3/22/2022.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 18, 2015

This approach, popularly known as glocalization , means you have to design and deliver global solutions that have total relevance to every local market in which you operate. Remember when the Chevy Nova required a rename, once Chevrolet realized that Nova meant "no go" in the Spanish market (not a great name for a car).

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Here are ten examples to get your creative juices flowing: Targeted direct marketing. Companies need the same service on partner and acquisition candidates, even vendors. According to a recent Markets and Markets report, the predictive analytics market is growing at a compound rate of 22.1%, and is expected to reach $12.41

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