InfoChachkie

AUGUST 4, 2014

If you could share one startup lesson with a young entrepreneur, what would it be? So I ask prospective new entrepreneurs, ''What is it specifically that you can bring to the industry?'' How has this reality impacted your customer acquisition strategies? Even busy entrepreneurs need to take a break and recharge.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

As an entrepreneur, you always need to be on the lookout for ways to expand your current business, and always on the lookout for your next big thing. By utilizing economies of scale, location, and common design, you may be able to provide a better solution faster for a lower cost. New products or services to existing customers.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Entrepreneurs have to be wily in all of their transactions, especially long-term commitments, such as property leases. I always encourage entrepreneurs to put a provision or two into their agreements that might have a low likelihood, but a potentially big payoff. A version of this article previously appeared Forbes. Brilliant. .

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

That's proving very useful for our design. which is somewhat unusual for an entrepreneur. With our acquisition of the STEMConnector group, you are going to see POD's technology expand. We are heavily standardized on AWS, and are using a lot of AWS technology, including the database, Elastic Search.

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Mentor Southern California Startup Networking 157

InfoChachkie

JULY 26, 2010

Entrepreneurs can emulate de la Guerra’s strategy and make their adVenture appear far larger than reality and thus increasing its influence and market reach while discouraging competitive threats by creating an industry alliance. Tags: Entrepreneur Networking Partnerships The Fringe. John is a CPA and holds an M.B.A.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Eighteen months ago, when MAKE IT IN LA's launch from Mayor's Garcetti's office was featured in a White House press release, we announced an audacious goal of reaching 1,000 entrepreneurs with our programming by the end of this year. We also started offering Factory Tour Workshops to entrepreneurs, with nearly 100 applying for the pilots.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Yarnell Design (www.masonyarnell.com/tech). Brilliant web and iPhone app design. Thanks to all of our sponsors, who make our coverage of Southern California's technology industry possible: Sponsors. Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com). Technology.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 9, 2014

One local startup, Chippmunk (www.chippmunk.com), hopes so, and believes that focusing on user interface design will help it win over its competitors. They don''t have coupons that work on that given day, the layout and design looks really spammy, and it feels spammy. The company recently raised a $750,000 seed round of funding.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Messenger : Lynda Weinman , Co-Founder and Executive Chair, lynda.com and author of Designing Web Graphics , a world-wide bestseller, translated into 15 languages. 9) I believe that entrepreneurs who are driven by a compelling mission that is not based on making lots of money have a much higher propensity for success.

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Entrepreneur Training Startup Web 245

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Messenger : Lynda Weinman , Co-Founder and Executive Chair, lynda.com and author of Designing Web Graphics , a world-wide bestseller, translated into 15 languages. 9) I believe that entrepreneurs who are driven by a compelling mission that is not based on making lots of money have a much higher propensity for success.

Entrepreneur 245

Entrepreneur Training Startup Web 245

socalTECH

JULY 21, 2014

We spoke with Scott Painter , CEO and founder of the company--and already a successful serial entrepreneurs--about the journey from startup to public company, lessons learned, and his advice to CEOS who might be thinking about an IPO for their own company. Your thoughts on the IPO process and how it relates to those entrepreneurs?

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Truecar Entrepreneur Southern California .Net 209

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

where entrepreneurs share their stories. 63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. Free Corporations For First-Time Entrepreneurs. Right now they’re setting up 500 free corporations for first time entrepreneurs. Here are 62 63 Los Angeles entrepreneurs we can be proud of.

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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

Fair (www.fair.com), the latest startup by serial entrepreneur Scott Painter , does just that, letting users shop for a car, get approved, and pay for a car through a month-to-month payment--with no long term committment. If you've played with the app, it has a very elegant user interface, and it's designed to be very easy to navigate.

Startup 124

Startup Truecar Pricing Entrepreneur 124

socalTECH

OCTOBER 25, 2012

We launched into bridal first, and gave us a good start in a niche, and let me prove the business model and myself as an entrepreneur. I read everything online I could about customer acquisition, marketing, design, and coding, and every part of the business I could. I think that's important for other entrepreneurs to know.

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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.

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IP Patents Company Companies 256

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2015

Many experts are certain that successful entrepreneurs are the ones with the most inspiration (passion and dream), while others will assert that it’s about more perspiration (working harder). Overcoming obstacles and learning is one of the biggest inspiration for most entrepreneurs. Note the growth of your team and your own leadership.

Satisfaction 101

Satisfaction Entrepreneur Customer Custom 101

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

On the flip side, we attract those candidates, based on their affinity group, such as Blacks in Tech, Latinos In UI and UX design, women enggineers, and other affinity groups that attract talent, making them accesible to companies that are looking to hire for diversity. What's the biggest lesson you've learned so far as an entrepreneur?

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Technical Review Startup Platform Resource 140

socalTECH

JUNE 13, 2019

In January, Los Angeles-based Pluto TV (www.pluto.tv) was acquired by Viacom for $340M, one of the largest acquisition deals so far in the region this year. I started a web design company, and ended up going to college in Florida, but kept on running the company on the side. The opportunity for an acquisition came from them.

Startup 124

Startup Content Demand Netflix 124

socalTECH

JULY 24, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. We are seeking a Product Marketing Manager, who plans, develops, and implements marketing programs designed to increase product penetration of commercial customers. inspired with entrepreneur Aaron Ross at our next meeting, on July 28th in.

SoCalTech 100

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Value Prop Twitter Style : SocialStay is: "An easy to set up & manage mobile platform designed for the hospitality industry. Great design/ user experience carries more and more weight these days and I have been lucky to touch some of the world’s most visible brands. It drives revenue & engages guests."

Startup 233

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

For entrepreneurs who want to learn about how to work with investment banks, how to position yourself to be acquired and what the IPO markets look like this is the episode to watch. They have relationships that are hard for entrepreneurs to build. How to investment banks help with the M&A (mergers & acquisitions) process?

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Venture Capital Mission Ventures Capital Help 242

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. and international patent and trademark procurement - IP Litigation - IP Licenses and Agreements: distribution, development, joint venture - Intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com). Startups Made Simple.

Orange County 113

Orange County Southern California IP Glendale 113

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. And I had been telling my partners for a couple of years that I thought Ethan was one of the more talented entrepreneurs I had come across in San Francisco. Nice sweep!

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CTO Coach Google CTO Hire Yammer 359

socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2015

As founder of Digital LA, I run one to two tech events every week bringing together tech, startups, investors, Hollywood, developers designers, and more. Disney''s acquisition of Maker Studios for $500M-$1B set the tone, and soon after, Facebook acquired Oculus for $2B, and Apple acquired Beats By Dre for $3B. I like events.

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Cornerstone OnDemand Belkin Entertainment Newsletter 100

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. Female entrepreneurs can apply anytime by telling their story, however, details about your company, industry, and market will help your case seem more competitive.

Technical Review 193

Technical Review Software Review Startup Competition 193

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Ten Tech Entrepreneurs Who Are Putting LA on the Map. Tech startup accelerators dot the landscape, feeding investments into the waiting arms of the nation’s most intelligent and driven entrepreneurs. Miller was even honored as an Ernst & Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” for 2011. Follow PandoDaily: Search.

Technical Review 75

Technical Review Entrepreneur Riot Games Southern California 75

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 16, 2019

Additionally, Bartasi says they are in the process of closing an acquisition in Los Angeles that will result in Kindbody’s first permanent clinic in the city. “We are women designing for women. ” Bartasi isn’t the only entrepreneur to catch on to the opportunity here, as I’ve noted.

Mobile 167

Mobile Pricing Social Network Los Angeles 167

SoCal CTO

MARCH 11, 2013

Cases Where a Mockup is Not Enough There are a few cases where mockups or clickable prototypes may not be enough: Usability, interaction design, etc. As Steve Blank likes to say: A Startup Is a Temporary Organization Designed to Search for A Repeatable and Scalable Business Model The unfortunate reality is - an MVP is not the above!

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Metrics Venture Capital News Product 264

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

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

We both wanted to build a practice that would make Los Angeles proud but where we would travel tirelessly to other locations to make investments in the best entrepreneurs wherever they were. One of his biggest accomplishments there was championing the acquisition of StubHub. I made some reference calls. They were effusive.

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Venture Capital GRP Partners Startup Invest 360

socalTECH

AUGUST 7, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. We are seeking a Product Marketing Manager, who plans, develops, and implements marketing programs designed to increase product penetration of commercial customers. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com). Dedicated to our Clients. Need office or Tech Space?

SoCalTech 100

SoCalTech Orange County Southern California IP 100

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 3, 2016

Examples of VC platform services include: recruiting, marketing, design support, inside sales reps, consulting, accounting services and so forth. The new war for platforms has mostly been waged by Andreessen Horowitz who have raised astounding amounts of capital and therefore had the fees to put into providing more services for entrepreneurs.

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Platform Startup Resource 150

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2016

Many experts are certain that successful entrepreneurs are the ones with the most inspiration (passion and dream), while others will assert that it’s about more perspiration (working harder). Overcoming obstacles and learning is one of the biggest inspiration for most entrepreneurs. Note the growth of your team and your own leadership.

Satisfaction 61

Satisfaction Startup Customer Custom 61

socalTECH

MAY 22, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. and international patent and trademark procurement - IP Litigation - IP Licenses and Agreements: distribution, development, joint venture - Intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions. They include: Sponsors. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com).

SoCalTech 100

SoCalTech Southern California Rustic Canyon IP 100

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2018

My friend Michael Broukhim, founder & co-CEO of FabFitFun and I recently had a catch-up meeting for 3-miles on the Santa Monica “Bird Trail” No company has ever elicited so many questions by friends, colleagues, entrepreneurs, fellow VCs and journalists as has Bird, the company that pioneered the electronic scooter as a service market.

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Santa Monica Funding Startup Course 256

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

After the acquisition, MyMiniLife became the common technology platform at Zynga and powers 150M monthly users including games like Cityville, Farmville, and Frontierville. He is also an active investor with stakes in companies like Hipmunk, GroupMe, Facebook, Zynga (acquisition stock), and SV Angels. He received a B.S.

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