socalTECH

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

In one of the biggest acquisitions out of Southern California's technology startup industry in recent years, Los Angeles-based Honey Science Corporation , which develops a savings discovery and price tracking tool, has been acquired by PayPal , in a deal worth approximately $4 billion.

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Southern California Commerce Acquisition .Net 133

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2017

The conclusion of our report was that winter did come, but it was mild and short. We are now publishing some of the VC survey data the report used and the results are clear — it’s a great time to be a startup raising venture capital.

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Venture Capital Artificial Inteligence Capital Startup 277

TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

The Facebook parent-company saw its stock price get bludgeoned after a bad earnings report showcased that Apple’s ad-blocking changes are shaving billions off its books and the company’s crown jewel — the Facebook platform — has stopped growing and actually shrank this quarter. Image Credits: Facebook.

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Marketing Newsletter Technical Review News 246

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

TrueCar--which offers up automotive pricing information and automotive configuration and quoting software--said the sales came from more than 5,500 dealer partners. The firm's back end software is used to power the no-hassle, automobile purchasing programs from American Express, Yahoo Autos, AAA, USAA and Consumer Reports, among others.

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Tech.Co

APRIL 11, 2018

But, you’d be wrong, according to a new report out from LinkedIn. LinkedIn’s April report on the state of the U.S. LinkedIn’s April report on the state of the U.S. And, as it turns out, reports of Silicon Valley’s destination demise have been greatly exaggerated. San Francisco Skills Gap.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 10, 2021

Overall, Klarna is live in 20 markets, has more than 90 million global active users and more than 2 million transactions a day conducted on its platform. To put that into context; Affirm’s financial report in May projected it would process $8.04 Klara is now live with 24 of the top 100 U.S. In the first quarter, Klarna notched $18.1

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2019

With the current strong economy I’m seeing a continued resurgence of entrepreneurial spirit, and more startup activity than ever before. In addition, young businesses that are still active after one year continues to hover at nearly 80%. Statistica reports that almost 20 percent more companies went public in 2018 versus 2017.

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Startup Social Media Satisfaction Entrepreneur 128

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2022

Because public shareholders usually take the short-term view, they want to see constant rises in the stock's price so they can sell their shares for a profit. Public companies of any size must comply immediately with the full reporting requirements of the SEC. Startups going public are laid open to competitors and critics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 23, 2022

In every report, negativity is seen as an indictment of bad managers, but I believe it is also an indictment of employee whiners as well. Too many startups give short shrift to the hiring process, because they are too busy, don’t want to pay market prices, or have no experience. Use the hiring process effectively. Don’t hire them.

Startup 141

Startup Journal Customer Custom 141

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2022

Everyday devices, like Internet soda vending , have an embedded computer allowing full remote reporting and control. This is a software distribution and pricing model in which new applications are hosted by a service provider and made available to customers over a network, rather than requiring customer hardware. Mobile Computing.

Technology 133

Technology Cloud Computing Social Media Networking 133

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2019

According to a recent Ernst & Young global report , the first half 2019 global IPO activity slowdown continued, following an unusually quiet Q1 2019 as ongoing geopolitical tensions and trade issues dampened IPO sentiment. Public companies of any size must comply immediately with the full reporting requirements of the SEC.

Startup 84

Startup Technical Review Report IBM 84

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Arguably the least-authentic personality on the list, Kim Kardashian, has the most legitimate followers of the Top 15 Tweeters, with 43% of her Twitter fans judged by StatusPeople to be real and active. Prices range from $10 for 1,000 auto-generated Twitter followers to $1,350 for 1,000,000 counterfeit followers. real and active.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

With the current volatile economy, as an active startup mentor, I’m seeing a new surge of entrepreneurs and startups, with the commensurate scramble for funding. It better be an established company, with millions of dollars in annual revenue and profits, following generally accepted accounting, reporting, and audit procedures.

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Funding Summary Entrepreneur Acquisition 104

socalTECH

AUGUST 13, 2010

Pasadena-based Green Dot , the provider of prepaid credit cards which recently debuted on the markets, reported its quarterly earnings Thursday, saying that the tight financing environment continues to drive new customers to the company. The firm said it had net income of $4.6M on operating revenues of $90.3M

Customer 160

Customer Custom .Net Southern California 160

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 10, 2011

The big price increase : 5 out of 5 stars. Some customer segments value the DVD business and these may be more price sensitive. They might be willing to pay higher prices (and perhaps not an “all you can eat” price but a “pay as you go” price per film). No, probably not. for DVD only.

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Netflix Customer Custom Pricing 287

Berkonomics

JULY 8, 2021

And it happened again in early 2008, as CEOs reported the first evidence of order slowdowns and issues with customer payments – right before the ‘great recession.’. Every leader has stories to tell. I contribute my two cents of advice, as do the others in the group.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

According to a recent Ernst & Young global report , the first half of 2017 was the most active first half by global number of IPOs since 2007. Because public shareholders usually take the short-term view, they want to see constant rises in the stock's price so they can sell their shares for a profit.

Startup 87

Startup Technical Review Report Entrepreneur 87

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

One or more of the following parameters are viewed by most investors as traction indicators, but good entrepreneurs are often creative and define their own to supplement these: Start with sales to-date for a priced offering. In the consumer world, groups like Consumer Reports , will give you similar credibility, if positive.

Startup 121

Startup Metrics Customer Custom 121

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2018

With the current strong economy, and sparked by the last recession, I’m seeing a real resurgence of entrepreneurial spirit, and more startup activity than ever before. Bloomberg reports that forty-nine percent more companies went public in 2017 versus 2016. Initial Public Offerings (IPO) are back as an exit strategy.

Entrepreneur 66

Entrepreneur Startup Social Media Satisfaction 66

Xconomy

JULY 1, 2016

At the gathering, Biden took verbal shots at scofflaw cancer researchers and at drug prices, while the FDA said it would take a shot at restructuring the way it evaluates oncology products. Gilead Sciences has been a target of drug-price criticism for its hepatitis C treatments, but it dialed back the price of its new one.

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Buzzfeed News Pricing IBM 59

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 31, 2021

The sweeping infrastructure package put forward today by President Joe Biden comes with a price tag of roughly $2 trillion (and hefty tax hikes) but gives startups and the broader tech industry about $1 trillion worth of reasons to support it. ” Climate resiliency . Given the steady drumbeat of climate disasters that hit the U.S.

Startup 229

Startup Technical Review Invest Research 229

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2019

With the current strong economy, as an active startup mentor, I’m seeing a new surge of entrepreneurs and startups, with the commensurate scramble for funding. It better be an established company, with millions of dollars in annual revenue and profits, following generally accepted accounting, reporting, and audit procedures.

Summary 121

Summary Startup Entrepreneur Funding 121

TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 17, 2019

Relativity prices its dedicated missions at $10 million, and $11,000 per kilogram to achieve Sun-synchronous orbit. All of this activity helps the company in another segment of its business: licensing and selling the manufacturing technology it has developed. “That’s why we created the printing tech.

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Sites Outsource Development SpaceX Inglewood 217

socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2008

The division of Westlake Village-based ValueClick said that its new product will allow advertisers to segment their qualified customers, based on prior activity on the web. Other features of the suite include dynamic optimization of ads based on performance, rich media advertisement support, and reporting tools.

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Westlake Village Advertising Web Examples 100

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 16, 2019

In every report, negativity is seen as an indictment of bad managers, but I believe it is also an indictment of employee whiners as well. Too many startups give short shrift to the hiring process, because they are too busy, don’t want to pay market prices, or have no experience. Use the hiring process effectively. Don’t hire them.

Journal 95

Journal Product Customer Custom 95

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 9, 2013

As I outlined in my talk, I believe the greatest Internet companies created over the past 15 years have been “deflationary” meaning they are driving down the prices or goods & services. Declining prices & margins in a small market is much less interesting. Prices down. Network Up. But what else?

Marketing 361

Marketing Course Pricing Networking 361

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 10, 2014

The Los Angeles Business Journal recently reported data compiled by SoCalTech.com showing that “L.A. The real estate impact of this activity can probably be traced to the 2011 arrival of Google in the Frank Gehry-designed “binoculars” building on Main Street in Santa Monica. Here, prices can climb higher.

Entertainment 108

Entertainment Santa Monica Journal Belkin 108

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

According to a recent Ernst & Young global report , 2014 was a strong year with IPOs actually outperforming other indices by 10 percent. Because public shareholders usually take the short-term view, they want to see constant rises in the stock''s price so they can sell their shares for a profit.

Startup 98

Startup Technical Review Report Entrepreneur 98

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

The most recent report to weigh in on the troubles of the industry was produced by the esteemed Kauffman Foundation. Contrary to some press reporting, the boom in startups, the creation of accelerators and seed funds as well as the deserved popularity of AngelList do not signal doom for our industry. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin!

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

socalTECH

OCTOBER 6, 2017

The platform approach we took allows teams and companies and venues to access the best functionality, at a subcription price, rather than a custom development price. That provides much better reporting to sponsors. Laurence Sotsky: The big goal for us now, is to continue to drive monthly active users.

Mobile 162

Mobile Platform El Segundo UCLA 162

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

Everyday devices, like Internet soda vending , have an embedded computer allowing full remote reporting and control. This is a software distribution and pricing model in which new applications are hosted by a service provider and made available to customers over a network, rather than requiring customer hardware. Mobile Computing.

Technology 86

Technology Cloud Computing Social Media Networking 86

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

According to an Ernst & Young report , the number of startups that have gone public in the US over the past decade is down about 75% from the previous decade, to about 10% of startup exits. Public companies of any size must comply immediately with the full reporting requirements of the SEC.

Startup 97

Startup Report Entrepreneur Statistics 97

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 31, 2014

And it happened again in early 2008, as CEOs reported the first evidence of order slowdowns and issues with customer payments – right before the ‘great recession.’. As an active, professional angel investor, often I can help in areas not familiar to the others, when fundraising issues are on the list.

Organization 176

Organization Email Startup Training 176

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Yet you can never forget the seasonal business cash flow and activity demands that are approaching, so to be prepared – you need to start the planning now. Home prices are slowly coming back, and consumer spending reached a new high of almost $11 billion in May 2013. Venture capital investments are returning to startups.

Startup 86

Startup Tips Venture Capital Demand 86

socalTECH

MAY 14, 2012

If we do have a report that a post is not their own, we have a two strike policy. We have a very active community on the site, who are lovers of photography, and that community is very self regulated. How does pricing on the photos work? To make it easy, we set the prices. We have those same requirements.

Startup 153

Startup Pricing Sites Acquisition 153

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2018

In fact, very few website owners even track their website activity, or use Search Engine (SEO) or Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) tools now available. Test your pricing and packaging options, and tune them regularly. In non-conversion exit surveys, visitors often report that they need to think about it and come back later.

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SEO Tips Newsletter Statistics 53

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

He shared tons of information about how how they were using marketing to quantitatively make marketing decisions at HauteLook and acquire customers for prices that were far cheaper than similar companies. We settled on Venture Partner as is now being reported and also picked up here. ” And then we settled in on his role.

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Venture Capital GRP Partners Startup Invest 360