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.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 13, 2012
Technology mogul Elon Musk has made huge waves in Southern California with his success at Hawthorne-based commercial rocket and spaceflight company SpaceX. SolarCity is a provider of power purchase agreements (PPAs), used to finance solar power installations, which just debuted on the NASDAQ Global Market as SCTY. READ MORE>>.
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socalTECH
MAY 18, 2012
As Mountain View-based social networking site Facebook hits the market today, in what is the largest tech initial public offering in history, one question is if it will spur what has, so far, been a lackluster IPO market for Southern California technology firms. Despite the huge interest in Facebook's IPO--the firm priced at $38.00
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 29, 2016
Santa Monica-based Event Farm , which develops event marketing software, has acquired Boston-based event software company Attend , as an expansion of the company's reach. said the acquisition will add its presence with an office in Boston. Event Farm--which already has offices in Santa Monica and Washington D.C., READ MORE>>.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 21, 2021
When you see startups like SpaceX and Pinterest grow from a low valuation to a billion dollars in just a few years, it’s easy to assume that if you just keep doing what you are doing, you can get there as well. Of course, customer relationships, and penetration into new market segments are also critical elements.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 8, 2012
It's been a big weekend for tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, after another successful launch Sunday from his commercial spaceflight firm, SpaceX--based in Hawthorne--and, it turns out, another IPO filing for Musk. It turns out that Musk owns 31.9 percent of SolarCity, which was founded by his cousins, Lyndon and Peter Rive.
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 31, 2018
In this age of constant market evolution and new technology, there is no such thing as a static business that is self-sustaining. Populating new domains to sustain your market. For example, Swatch was able through marketing to define their watches as fashion accessories, as well as timepieces, greatly expanding their segment.
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