TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 26, 2022

The cuts, which amount to around one-third of Glossier’s corporate workforce, will primarily impact the company’s technology team. “[W]e W]e are shifting our technology strategy to leverage external partners for parts of our platform that we’re currently maintaining internally,” Weiss wrote in the email announcing the layoffs to staff.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

According to what I see, as outlined by Surdak, this data surge is being driven by the following six technological and social trends: Mobility: smartphones, tablets, and the “Internet of things.” Use internal collaboration platforms, then extend to online customers through your website, blogs, and social media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2022

Many entrepreneurs think that adapting to the new technologies, like smart phones and Internet commerce, are the key to attracting new customers. High-technology product startups, without customers, don’t make a business. Solis outlines the heuristics of social psychology that are key to building positive customer experiences today.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 19, 2013

Now it appears that Twitter is going to try to cash in on the lucrative TV-Twitter experience in some way by creating their own technology around it. Twitter and Blogs. Posterous is offering digital downloads of blog content for bloggers to transfer over to another service until then. Time will tell.

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Xconomy

MARCH 7, 2019

Chinese pharma company BeiGene has agreed to pay Ambrx $10 million upfront to experiment with technology the biotech has developed in a bid accelerate BeiGene’s search for new protein drugs for cancer treatment. Ambrx says its technology is able to incorporate “non-natural” amino acids into cells like E.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 22, 2007 Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups Ive been participating in a Yahoo Group that are users of LinkedIn and who are Bloggers: [link] Its an interesting group of folks from diverse backgrounds. See Five Things Meme as an example.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 16, 2018

In our Insights and Opinions section, we regularly feature contributions from the local community about the local technology ecosystem. This blog post highlights a trend I'm seeing here in Los Angeles: Established mobile gaming founders are leveraging their deep mobile expertise, including performance marketing, into new non-gaming verticals.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 2, 2017

Many entrepreneurs think that adapting to the new technologies, like smart phones and Internet commerce, are the key to attracting new customers. High-technology product startups, without customers, don’t make a business. Solis outlines the heuristics of social psychology that are key to building positive customer experiences today.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 6, 2016

I even prefer to fund entrepreneurs who have experience some level of set-backs in their careers or startups because I think it brings a humility to decision-making that I find healthy. In my experience the US loves the narrative of the come back. Many are no doubt trying to change this culture.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 19, 2022

In my experience, the good news is that everyone is becoming more and more comfortable with relationships via the new media and technology. Real relationships require frequent and personalized communication, to make them memorable experiences with loyalty. Highlight your personal leadership values and experience.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2010

Blogging has come a long way in the past few years, from a social release for narcissists, to today’s required vehicle for promoting your business and gaining valuable online exposure, ultimately bringing in more customers. Here are some tips I’ve gleaned from experience: Make your blog your website. Leverage blog content.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2023

A successful services business, more than a product business, comes from a skill or insight that you have honed from experience. Be accessible on social media, write a blog or articles for industry publications, and participate in conference panels and speaking engagements. The customer experience is more than the service.

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Southern California Edison Blog

JUNE 26, 2019

Connected classrooms are part of a rapid trend to leverage technology to bring learning into a more national and global sphere. Connected classroom technology can also help customize the learning experience for each student, making lessons more effective. Communication Technology. Those fundamentals are just the start.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2021

In my experience, it’s the fastest way to create trust and authenticity in this age of the consumer. According to relevant reports , 93 percent of online experiences start with a search engine. Push marketing effectiveness has dropped sharply with the explosion of technology over the past decade.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Beyond a simple phone call, far-flung friends are using any technical means possible—like Skype and live tweeting—to duplicate that cozy experience of sitting in front of the same TV together. On another front, technology is changing the way we influence the polls that try to predict the likely outcomes of elections.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Jason Calacanis , the CEO of Mahalo, is planning some direct competition to Michael Arrington's technology blog empire, TechCrunch , according to a report today from the Guardian. The new publication would not be a stretch for Calacanis--who, like Arrington, made his own fortune by selling his last company, blog network Weblogs, Inc.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Yet most startups I know experience the same shock of disappointment when they first open up their website to offer their “million dollar idea” product, and nobody comes. Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and highlight several videos, podcasts, or eBooks of you and your technology.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2020

A successful services business, more than a product business, comes from a skill or insight that you have honed from experience. Be accessible on social media, write a blog or articles for industry publications, and participate in conference panels and speaking engagements. The customer experience is more than the service.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 28, 2016

I’ve been online for nearly 30 years (yes, there was CompuServe and Prodigy before the www), blogging for 10 and using social media tools since the earliest days. We secretly still wanted that small network chat room experience as a place to chat amongst friends. The “half life” was very short.

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Xconomy

APRIL 9, 2020

Multiple COVID-19 vaccine candidates that use a new technology called messenger RNA are now being readied for clinical trials that Pfizer and BioNTech plan to start in coming weeks. The partnership pairs the mRNA vaccine technology of BioNTech (NASDAQ: BNTX ) with the vaccine and clinical trial experience of Pfizer (NYSE: PFE ).

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 23, 2012

Patil’s presentation ‘Managing Life in a Chaotic World via Data,’ starts with an audience experiment to show us that “we are all data products,” according to Patil. Patil goes on to elaborate on the fourth point through his experiences with Linkedin. According to Patil, there are.

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Xconomy

JUNE 27, 2019

San Francisco-based Degreed is among the educational technology companies now classified as “learning experience platforms,’’ because they organize staff participation in skills development training and coordinate it with the goals of employers, who are their clients.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Yet, as a business consultant, I still find many of you business leaders relying primarily on your technology, word-of-mouth , or location to attract necessary customers. He is a business executive and consultant with three decades of marketing and real business growth experience. The possibilities are endless.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Years ago, it cost a million dollars for a new e-commerce site, one that you can now create for almost nothing with current tools and technology. Building your public image and presence should start even before product development, through your website, logo, and blogging. Building a minimum viable product, with customer validation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2022

Most social media outlets don’t require a subscription charge, but they certainly always require an investment, sometimes large, in people, in technology, your reputation, and your time. Heavy texting experience is not a qualification for communicating via social media. But, contrary to what most people preach, it isn’t entirely free.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 6, 2009

VentureNet – Great annual event by the Technology Council. Meetup – My personal experience has been mixed with these. Southern California Tech Central – Brings together posts from top bloggers around Southern California including John's blog and this blog. They put on great events.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 23, 2010

I was an early user of Quora and like all new technologies they take a bit of playing with them for a while, discussing them with others and reflecting on them to let them sink in. Here’s my experience, my “ah ha&# moment and why I think, although still nascent, it’s one of the most powerful websites on the web right now.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 30, 2011

For today's Insights and Opinions piece, we turn again to prolific blogger and local venture capitalist Mark Suster of GRP Partners , for his insights into how a wider experience--beyond the confines of the startup world--can help you as an entrepreneur. Let Experience be Your Compass. Continued.). Read Widely. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 24, 2018

As a long-time advisor to aspiring entrepreneurs, and a technology fan myself, I still meet dozens of techies with great solutions who assume they don’t need marketing to change the world. She points out changes and new approaches, based on her thirty-year career in technology advertising. This is the new art and science of marketing.

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socalTECH

MARCH 27, 2012

For today's Insights and Opinions section, where we feature contributions, opinions, and editorials from members of the Southern California technology community, we have an advice piece from venture capital veteran Jon Funk , who gives five things entrepreneurs ought to think about before raising capital.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 15, 2022

According to what I see, as outlined by Surdak, this data surge is being driven by the following six technological and social trends: Mobility: smartphones, tablets, and the “Internet of things.” Use internal collaboration platforms, then extend to online customers through your website, blogs, and social media.

Startup 126

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2019

Many entrepreneurs think that adapting to the new technologies, like smart phones and Internet commerce, are the key to attracting new customers. High-technology product startups, without customers, don’t make a business. Solis outlines the heuristics of social psychology that are key to building positive customer experiences today.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Many of the entrepreneurs I advise or invest with spend considerable time on the Internet, keeping up with technology, customers, and competitors, but very few feel the need for an early personal presence. Remember the classic “ United Breaks Guitars ” experience, which reportedly United cost over a billion dollars in lost business.

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socalTECH

JUNE 27, 2013

We caught up with Mark Suster , one of Upfront''s General Partners and a well known blogger and technology personality, the new fund, and how his blogging is now driving the firm''s investment activity. It''s good news for us, but it''s also good news for Los Angeles technology. Tell us about the new fund?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Use marketing, blogging, and industry conferences to get the message out. Customers will be impacted and less likely to have a memorable experience. It’s easy for technology to count number of products sold, or service requests completed, so these can become your focus, rather than number of customer advocates, or repeat customers.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 1, 2011

And even the best teams combined to create big innovations sometimes don’t time markets well, are surprised by unexpected technology breakthroughs by competitors or just don’t find the magic the leads to mass customer adoption. I was thinking about all of this as I looked at the logs from my WordPress blog this evening.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

Years ago, it cost a million dollars for a new e-commerce site, one that you can now create for almost nothing with current tools and technology. Building your public image and presence should start even before product development, through your website, logo, and blogging. Building a minimum viable product, with customer validation.

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