TechCrunch LA

MAY 24, 2020

Its goal is to give hypebeasts a chance to collect virtual versions of their physical objects of desire and win points to maybe buy the gear they crave, while also providing a showcase where brands can discover new design talent to make the next generation of cult collaborations and launch careers. View this post on Instagram.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 3, 2020

It is designed to allow U.S. Developmental Airspace Simulation: The companies will test traffic management services in NASA-designed airspace simulations for urban air mobility. There are preliminary technological tests that will take place this year. “We AirMap, Inc., of Santa Monica, California. AiRXOS, Inc.,

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JANUARY 15, 2013

The two are just a couple of the accelerator groups in the region which have been the driving force in early stage startup activity and funding, by providing mentoring, early stage seed funding, and a structured program designed to get startups to the next level.

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JULY 16, 2013

Andy Wilson: Innovate Pasadena is a grassroots effort to engage a cross section of the innovation, design, and entrepreneurship community in this part of Los Angeles, here in Greater Pasadena. So, I thought I''d see if there was an interest here to active a community in town. What is Innovate Pasadena?

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Berkonomics

MAY 18, 2017

The structure combined the listing of the goal with a series of strategies and then tactics, each designed to support each other, each measurable and made public throughout the organization. Penetrate the Fortune 500 with at least five active accounts within two years.

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JUNE 26, 2013

For all of the activity in Silicon Beach which seems to be crystallizing in Santa Monica, there are many other parts of Los Angeles which have a long history of involvement in the technology industry. One of those areas is Pasadena, home to Idealab, Caltech, and a large number of technology companies, big and small.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 2, 2013

According to the two, Fabletics will feature designs inspired by Hudson''s personal wardrobe and active lifestyle. El Segundo-based online fashion site JustFab and actress Kate Hudson said Tuesday that they have launched a new, lifestyle athletic wear apparel and accessories brand, Fabletics.

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socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2011

We were crowd sourcing artists and design. We provide the software platform, and if a client needs some custom design we can quote them on creative and setup, or they can handle it on their own. It looks like a lot of your execs have background at Active Network? As part of that, I built a ton of relationships at Active.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

San Diego-based online music service Slacker jumped on the release of iOS 7 today, saying it has launched a new mobile app specifically designed for the Apple iOS upgrade. READ MORE>>. slacker ios7 smartphone mobile ipad iphone music streaming service'

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Still, I had never actively thought about who would step into the role in a tough spot. What happened if our front-end designer gave her notice? I had never talked to my CTO about making sure he had no single-points-of-failure on his team – including himself. From then on in we all talked about it.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

The Nextspace @ Amplify campus is an attractive co-working space designed to foster working, learning and networking. Travis Oberlander has beene chronicling the local technology scene for socalTECH, with a particular focus on the startup accelerators and activity in Silicon Beach. Amplify.LA Memberships start at $99 per month.

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DECEMBER 16, 2013

According to the site, its new design helps users find coupon codes via a single search, adding instant search to access what it says are more than 13,000 active coupon code. CouponMountain was one of the "Owned & Operated" sites owned by ValueClick, which that company had been looking to offload to another company.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

How concerned are we about design for mobile? Obviously, it's far simpler to aim for browser-based systems and basically aim your design to work okay on mobile devices with some additional effort on the part of the user. Does the site need to throttle potential malicious activity? Do you have a merchant account already set up?

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socalTECH

MAY 11, 2011

The firm notably has Atari founder Nolan Bushnell as an advisor and serving as its chief game designer. We felt we'd have more impact over time, if we instead focused on people who are one generation younger, still working, and are active. So Nolan is behind the design of the games? How did you end up starting the site?

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 22, 2012

I discovered that the authenticity averages of these leading Twitter personalities is abysmal,with only 29% real and active, 30% fake and the remaining 41% inactive. Twitter's asymmetrical design makes it difficult to remove fake followers. However, for anyone interested, my average scores are: 3% fake, 13% inactive and 84% active.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

How concerned are we about design for mobile? Obviously, it's far simpler to aim for browser-based systems and basically aim your design to work okay on mobile devices with some additional effort on the part of the user. Does the site need to throttle potential malicious activity? Do you have a merchant account already set up?

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socalTECH

JUNE 15, 2012

Uncovet (www.uncovet.com), headed by Heather Lipner , said it would help consumers discover the most sought-after items from up-and-coming designers, vintage finds from select high-profile brands and home products. Heather Lipner: I've been in tech and design for twelve or thirteen years. What is Uncovet all about?

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JUNE 21, 2011

You build relationships with communications and activity. When you get into Nimble, we allow you to map in Twitter, Facebook, and Google, bringing in those contacts, unifying and merging them into a single record, and synchronize your activity and engagement with those contacts. They are not designed to help develop relationships.

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JUNE 5, 2012

We will design and manufacture an apparel brand based on the inspiration of collective editors. We then take that information and find trends and metadata, and all that content and sharing, and use it to drive e-commerce, and to design and manufacture apparel products. The two sat down with us to explain the idea behind the company.

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socalTECH

JULY 25, 2011

San Diego-based Fallbrook Technologies , the designer of transmissions used in electric vehicles, said today along with EV manufacturers Tomberlin Group and TEAM Industries , that they are expanding their joint venture activities.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Lenovo said that Kutcher will work with the company''s engineering teams to help develop and market the company''s new Yoga line of tablets, providing input and decision-making into design, specifications, software and usage scenarios. Financial details of the partnership were not announced.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 13, 2012

that entrepreneurs should strive to create a sustainable competitive advantage by “…performing different activities from rivals’ or performing similar activities in different ways.” This is in contrast to the approach taken by most big companies, which often focuses on outperforming the same activities conducted by their rivals.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

They understand that posting video is as much about activating your fan base to share socially as it is about marketing & promotion. So you either need to invest millions or partner with a “tools company” designed to help you promote and distribute video. It helps producers track fans and activate audiences.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2013

What you really want to know is which campaigns drove “bottom of funnel activities” such as: Purchases, newsletter signups, subscribers, comments and so forth in the same way you’d be tracking this on Google Analytics for your SEO / SEM campaigns, direct referrals, etc. The other major pilot customer was.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 5, 2011

What do you think of the design elements? When commenting please state if you have specific skills in visual design, copy or similar. We’re almost always the lead investor and usually the most active, too. What you’d like to see added, removed or changed. What text resonates? Navigation? I would embrace it.

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socalTECH

MAY 16, 2013

Arye Barnehama: Melon is all about turning the invisible activity of the mind, into something visible and meaningful in your everyday life. When we designed the headband, we made it so they can wear it during any activity that they are used to. What is that brain activity going to tell you? What is Melon? READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 2, 2020

San Diego-based Insightful Science said this morning that it has acquired Statsols , which develops clinical trial design software nQuery. Insightful Science has been active recently with other acquisitions--in May, it acquired another software company, Cytapex. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 10, 2010

Another factor that impacts a patent’s value is its type, of which there are essentially two: utility patents and design patents. Utility patents generally offer more protection than design patents and are thus usually more valuable. Design patents make up the majority of non-utility patents.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The key to building active optimism is observing how others were successful in similar situations, and believing you can do the same. Practice active listening and show appreciation. In addition, it’s important to have a higher level purpose in life, such as insanely great design, to guide your resolve and your decisions.

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APRIL 3, 2012

Beyond that, for a really social game, you have to have a whole underlying economy and data structure, which needs to be really well designed. We have a dedicated system game designer, whose sole purpose it to design our economy, and to design the flow through the game. That's a really critical piece.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Several security researchers have dropped me messages saying they’ve seen proof-of-concepts, but nothing actively malicious. .” In fact, ask around and you’ll find very little out there. The idea, though — that you can plug in your phone and have your secrets stolen — is not entirely farfetched.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 15, 2018

Camarillo-based semiconductor maker Semtech reported a design win today for its LoRa wireless technology. According to Semtech, its LoRa technology is being us to help monitor cattle health in real-time, via a design win with company Quantified Ag. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 4, 2017

The Two Bit Circus Foundation said it is designed to cultivate the next generation of inventors, advance environmental stewardship and spur community engagement. Two Bit Circus has been active in promoting STEAM learning, with many of its educational entertainment-themed activities centered on STEAM principles.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 24, 2022

This summer, parent company Niantic is unveiling Campfire, a social app designed to help mobile augmented reality (AR) gamers connect. “W e’re giving them a platform to better conduct their activities and … for players to find these groups. ” Image Credits: Niantic.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 30, 2014

That board member should be actively involved in questioning the positioning, marketing and even the design of the product to avoid just such a disaster. A great product at the wrong time or a poor product unable to address the needs of the industry will fail in the marketplace.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 20, 2011

LA Cleantech Incubator , officially launched last week, and was created by Los Angeles Cleantech Alliance, a group supported by Mayor's Office, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Community Redevelopment Agency for Los Angeles, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, UCLA, USC, CalTech, and Arts Center College of Design.

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JULY 19, 2019

Varram said its robot is "specially designed to keep dogs and cats mentally and physically engaged", by automatically interacting with your pets while you are away.

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