SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

I have a few meetings with the team, perhaps about the website design, radio show structure, an event we are working on, a sponsorship (perhaps the uniforms for our youth basketball team). A day might include a discussion with a finance partner, an investor, a customer or a fusion partner. A negative customer acquisition cost!

Acquisition 170

Acquisition Customer Custom Ideas 170

socalTECH

MAY 28, 2021

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. According to LiveXLive, Gramophone Media is an artist and brand development company which comprises boutique agencies specializing in PR, music and technology, A&R, strategic marketing, brand positioning, graphic design, and social media management, including Mavrick Artist Agency.

Media 113

Media Social Media Acquisition Los Angeles 113

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Online job and career sites still seem to be in another decade, when it comes to both design--and user friendliness. Can a startup gain a foothold in the competitive market by designing the right UX and user experience to make a job and career site for everyone? Starting on the employer side first, we put a big emphasis on design.

Design 174

Design Sites Cornerstone OnDemand Startup 174

TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

After operating in stealth mode for about two years, First Resonance , a company founded by former SpaceX engineers, is finally showing the world their software toolkit designed to let manufacturers make things using the processes employed by their former boss.

SpaceX 248

SpaceX Tool Los Angeles Design 248

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. ProSites says it offers up custom website design, search engine marketing, social media management, and pay-per-click services to over 14,000 dental, medical, and professional practices; the firm is led by Dr.

Social Media 138

Social Media Acquisition Design Media 138

socalTECH

JANUARY 15, 2019

Financial details of the two acquisition were not announced, although the company said the financial impact of those acquisition is not expected to be material to the publicly held company.

Company 133

Company Companies Southern California Acquisition 133

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Amptech was founded in 1980, and is based in Manistee, Michigan, where it designs, engineers, and manufactures circuit boards for the automotive, utility, and other industrial markets.

Equity 113

Equity Design Acquisition Product 113

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Bourns said the portfolio of products from Transtek includes custom transformers, inductors and coils, used for electrical isolation and voltage conversion in power electronics circuitry. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

Riverside 138

Riverside Acquisition Design Sales 138

socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2014

San Diego-based Accelrys , the publicly held developer of software used to manage laboratories in the chemistry, biology, and materials area, is being acquired by Dassault Systems , the French 3D design software marker. Accelrys counts such customers as Sanofi, Pfizer, GSK, AstraZeneca, Du Pont, Shell, BASF, P&G, Unilever and L''Oreal.

San Diego 138

San Diego Design Acquisition Software 138

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Here are five key ones to celebrate: Enjoy the feedback from every satisfied customer. Talking to real customers is the best way to keep your inspiration alive, as well as the best way keep on track with changing trends and future innovation ideas. Increasing customer focus and loyalty.

Startup 118

Startup Satisfaction Customer Custom 118

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. As part of the funding, Livefyre said it will be opening up a new San Diego office, and all of Realtidbits'' team will join the company as part of its product, engineering, and design teams. realtidbits livefyre merger acquisition social commenting software' READ MORE>>.

Dollar Shave Club 153

Dollar Shave Club San Diego Acquisition Software 153

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 2, 2009

As noted in Pour and Stir Part I , the key to the successful execution of this strategy is managing the following equation: The cost to acquire a customer < lifetime value of a customer. Decreasing Your Customer Acquisition Costs. Unattributed – There is no such thing as organic customers.

Customer 164

Customer Custom Advertising SEM 164

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2016

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Willdan said Genesys had approximately $30M in revenues in 2015, and provides planning, design, project management, and commissioning services for the energy and utility infrastructure of major facilities and large building complexes.

Acquisition 100

Acquisition Design Services Customer 100

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

When a product is truly unique and demanded a retailer willingly promotes and sells it en masse in part because it does get margin on the good but also because it brings customers in the door who spend on other products. Ariel understood her customer?—?the and a differentiated feel in terms of fabric, design, sustainability, etc.

Product 296

Product Course Customer Custom 296

socalTECH

JANUARY 19, 2012

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Microsemi said the acquisition will further provide its customers with critical synchronization components. The components lines that Microsemi are buying are used by electronic designers for clock distribution across electronic systems. READ MORE>>.

Product 145

Product Acquisition Design Customer 145

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2020

Here are five key ones to celebrate: Enjoy the feedback from every satisfied customer. Talking to real customers is the best way to keep your inspiration alive, as well as the best way keep on track with changing trends and future innovation ideas. Increasing customer focus and loyalty.

Satisfaction 174

Satisfaction Customer Custom Outsource 174

Xconomy

APRIL 29, 2019

That company was Syrrx, a private San Diego-based biotech that used X-ray crystallography to help determine the structures of disease-related molecules so drugs could be designed to target them. More than 90 percent of them are researchers.

San Diego 89

San Diego Research Design Acquisition 89

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. Acording to the company, the merger will create the first, publicly traded bitcoin mining company that owns its own power plant.

Technical Review 113

Technical Review Company Companies Technical Support 113

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

There is nothing more pure than building a product, putting it out in the world and seeing paying customers using your product and in some cases loving it. As companies get this initial customer feedback on their product they start to have to ask harder questions about unit economics: How much does it cost us to acquire a new customer?

Startup 286

Startup Technical Review Customer Custom 286

Xconomy

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Cisco, the San Jose, CA-based tech giant (NASDAQ: CSCO ), said Tuesday that Luxtera’s advanced chips will help it offer its customers faster and better network service performance.

San Diego 49

San Diego CalTech Acquisition Design 49

socalTECH

JULY 14, 2010

The firm said the order came for customized GPS modules which will be used for military missile guidance, secure radio communications, and guided munitions. The firm said the technology used in the modules came as a result of its acquisition of White Electronic Designs Corporation in May. READ MORE>>.

Guide 140

Guide Design Acquisition Report 140

TechCrunch LA

MAY 25, 2019

Founder Alix Peabody designed a line of female-focused canned rosé. As Amex scoops up Resy, a look at its acquisition history . Modsy scores $37M to virtually design your home. When will customers start buying all those AI chips? Peabody explained most alcohol brands cater to men, and that’s a problem. Fundraising.

Startup 223

Startup Venture Capital Newsletter Tips 223

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 9, 2020

From lockdown in her Northern Italy home, Cevolini shared perspective on the future of motorcycling, acquisition offers and plans to recharge her company when the COVID-19 crisis subsides. As more of the major gas motorcycle companies enter the EV market, Cevolini is open to a merger or acquisition, but only on her terms.

Technical Review 277

Technical Review Competition Demand Sales 277

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 24, 2012

This workshop will teach you the essentials of how to design a successful business model for your technology innovation. As a result, most new technologies fail to realize their commercial potential.

High Tech 100

High Tech Design Acquisition Technology 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Those services work on volume, and the designs you can send--and which you receive--are from a limited selection, not at all personalized to the recipient, and for the florist delivering the flowers, provides slim margins and no opportunity to build a customer base. What is BloomNation? It''s sort of an Etsy for flowers.

Beverly Hills 157

Beverly Hills Technical Review Design Startup 157

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 3, 2013

We spent a year (2012-2013) building a merchant acquisition machine and all of the systems to support bookings, calendar integrations, location services, etc. I am stunned at the speed at which the team cranked out this application while at the same time building out an entire suite of merchant solutions to help them better manage customers.

Development Team Review 324

Development Team Review Course Mobile Writing 324

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2012

Last week, Pasadena-based Punchcard (www.punchcard.com) launched its mobile apps, which help local retailers provide rewards to loyal customers. It provides consumer rewards, and on the merchant side, it allows them to identify local customers and reacquire them by pushing them offers and incentives to come back. What is Punchcard?

Southern California 245

Southern California Idealab Startup Customer 245

Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

While free money may sound too good to be true, there are hundreds of grants available to small businesses in 2024 designed to make financing more accessible to business owners. The grants can be used up to the business owner's discretion, but common uses include land acquisition, renovation, project planning, construction, and more.

Technical Review 193

Technical Review Software Review Startup Competition 193

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

RedBeacon went on to sell to HomeDepot in what was considered a very successful acquisition on all sides. But Ethan had left by the time of the acquisition. The goal is not only to help local service-based merchants find new business but also to help them be more efficient in booking existing customers which should help with loyalty.

CTO Coach 359

CTO Coach Google CTO Hire Yammer 359

Tech.Co

MAY 9, 2017

Taylor returned home and dove into learning web development and design on his own. He ended up building a digital agency that did everything from custom apps and web development to branding and digital marketing. San Francisco was designed to be a hub for all things VR and AR to legitimize the industry and give it a home,” he said.

Startup 70

Startup Web Development Design Education 70

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 10, 2010

This acquisition resolved the surgical robotic IP landscape and allowed Intuitive to dominate the market. Another factor that impacts a patent’s value is its type, of which there are essentially two: utility patents and design patents. Design patents make up the majority of non-utility patents.

IP 256

IP Patents Company Companies 256

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

I understood acquisitions, business, fashion, and how to unite business with passion. Because of technology and the Internet, we're able to cut many of those links, be a manufacturer, and make our own brand, selling that brand of high quality basics to customers. How difficult was it to handle the back end of design and manufacturing?

Commerce 201

Commerce Startup Design Los Angeles 201

Xconomy

MARCH 20, 2018

Mythic , which last year unveiled its novel computer chip designed for artificial intelligence, announced today that it has raised $40 million in a Series B fundraising round led by the venture capital arm of Japanese telecom and tech giant SoftBank. The boxes Mythic wants to break customers out of are their big.

Artificial Inteligence 77

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Venture Capital Software Review 77

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

At the end of the day, to really deliver a completely unique and excellent customer experience, we found you need to underwrite the transaction itself. We buy the car, put it on our balance sheet, while simultaneously entering into a contract with you, the customer, to let you use that car for as long as you want.

Startup 124

Startup Truecar Pricing Entrepreneur 124

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

What age is the service designed for? We''re really taking that to heart with Thrively, going out and exploring a range of different kinds of business relationships, marketing approaches, customer acquisition techniques, which we''re really excited about. Jon Kraft: The real core ages are from eight to thirteen.

Help 252

Help Idealab Activity Startup 252

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies. Yarnell Design (www.masonyarnell.com/tech). Brilliant web and iPhone app design. Robert Ramey Software Development (www.rrsd.com/socal ) - We provide services for the design and development of products requiring expertise in software, electronics, and mechanical engineering.

Southern California 113

Southern California Tech Coast Angels IP Orange County 113

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Designed CD-ROM filing system and created Universal Software Bus. John Greathouse has held a number of senior executive positions with successful startups during the past fifteen years, spearheading transactions which generated more than $350 million of shareholder value, including an IPO and a multi-hundred-million-dollar acquisition.

IBM 124

IBM IBM Software Review Customer 124