socalTECH

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Nobl9's software is designed to manage what it calls service level objectives (SLO), and is in use by more than 50 organizations, according to the company. The company said the new funding will go towards customer deployment, software team expansion, and marketing programs. Marcin Kurc is the co-founder and CEO of Nobl9.

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socalTECH

MAY 18, 2009

Thousand Oaks-based Xirrus , a developer of Wi-Fi networking equipment, announced Monday that it has put together a portable, pre-packaged kit which is designed for deploying Wi-Fi into disaster response and temporary events. Venture Partners, August Capital, and QuestMark Partners. Xirrus is venture backed by Canaan Partners, U.S.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 26, 2020

The World Health Organization approved their sanitizers, which the company will produce in its warehouse in San Francisco. Bulk quantities will be distributed to healthcare organizations and facilities that need them. Bulk quantities will be distributed to healthcare organizations and facilities that need them.

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socalTECH

MAY 2, 2014

Tehrani is founder and President of Allied Group, a product design and manufacturing company, and also has been very involved in the. Young Presidents Organization (YPO).

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 25, 2019

Last week, I wrote about an alternative to venture capital called revenue-based financing and before that, I jotted down some notes on one of VCs’ favorite spaces: cannabis tech. Founder Alix Peabody designed a line of female-focused canned rosé. Startup capital. Modsy scores $37M to virtually design your home.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2023

If your forte is a service, like consulting or web site design, it’s harder to find guidance on what will get you funded, and how you can scale your business. Even artisan-based services, like graphic design and writing good ad copy, have innovative processes and principles. Capture your “secret sauce.”

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 28, 2012

LoveIt is a site for individuals and groups to discover, collect, organize and share images they love in public or private collections. The feedback primarily fell into three categories: better ways to discover new content, better organization tools and the option to have private collections. What is LoveIt and why the name?

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

When the Los Angeles-based startup Maslo launched its first product in early 2018 , the company was focused on a direct-to-consumer tool designed to encourage mindfulness and self-awareness through a machine learning enabled avatar that would respond to individual’s inputs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2020

If your forte is a service, like consulting or web site design, it’s harder to find guidance on what will get you funded, and how you can scale your business. Even artisan-based services, like graphic design and writing good ad copy, have innovative processes and principles. Capture your “secret sauce.”

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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. To be eligible for the program, you need to be a NASE member, and monthly and Silver members have to be involved with the organization for over 90 days.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 9, 2018

Recently, I was in Chicago for Paradigm IQ’s D&I Lab: Data-Driven Strategies to Attract & Hire Diverse Talent , a one-day workshop designed to equip attendees with new strategies for designing an inclusive organization. Read more » Reprints | Share:

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

WD said it will invest approximately $390M USD over the next five years, for a plant acquisition, capital equipment, and more for the center. READ MORE>>.

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Tech.Co

MAY 25, 2018

The barriers to entry when it comes to launching a company require less tension and a lot less capital. Still though, when founders are seeking funding, “ 75 percent of the venture capital goes to three states: Massachusetts, New York, and California,” said Steve Case in an interview with Recode. iFundWomen (New York, NY).

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Tiny Rhode Island and its capital city Providence have always punched above their weight, for better or for worse. Worse: After World War II, one Providence neighborhood became the nerve center of New England organized crime and one of its mayors the ne plus ultra of civic corruption—twice elected, and twice a felon.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 5, 2021

In today’s fast-paced world, that means recognizing early and capitalizing on the changes that are bringing many big companies to their knees, before that company is yours. Explore new models like Conscious Capitalism™ and Benefit Corporation to win with all stakeholders. Environmental degradation.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2019

I love Notion, the self-service database tool that allows you to build, collect and organize all the structured things in your life. I organize everything from documents, media files to trip planning, and family calendars on Notion. What was the biggest lesson you learned this year?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Today Upfront Ventures is announcing that we’ve backed Rebecca Kantar ’s startup Imbellus , a company designed to assess human potential and ultimately change the way we teach children. We led a $4 million investment along with Thrive Capital, GLG and Sound Ventures. was sufficient for the jobs that existed in the industrial economy.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 19, 2020

” Instead, Dietz and the architecture firm Modative collaborated on a new design for a pre-fabricated house. The company uses a local nonprofit organization called Chrysalis to build its units. Modative isn’t the only partner from the Los Angeles community that United Dwelling has brought on board.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 9, 2022

This round is being led by Point72 Private Investments, with previous backers Toba Capital, Index Ventures, Bonfire Ventures, BoxGroup, and VMG Partners also participating. The gap in the market that Boulevard is building to fill is that one-person bands, independent salons, and bigger chains all grapple with the same problem. license. “As

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 23, 2018

It’s less well-known that the company is backed by some of the biggest names in venture capital investment — firms like Sequoia Capital. I’ve used my platform to raise real money for important organizations throughout LA and I’ve seen lives changed as a result. It worked. . “[Manufacturing] social influence.”

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Recently I wrote a post arguing to make the definition of a Startup more inclusive than that to which Silicon Valley, fueled by Venture Capital return profiles, would sometimes like to attach to the word. Local Capital – I do believe that you’ll struggle to get a community started without some local capital.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 6, 2020

The remaining $200 million came from new investors Macquarie Capital, Mori Building and Shell, as well as existing investors 83North, Broadscale Group, Ervington Investments, Hearst Ventures, Planven Ventures, Pitango and RiverPark Ventures. Rodgers and York Capital participated, as well as an unnamed “major new strategic investor.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 16, 2020

On your part, it takes a totally different focus and skill to foster a creative team, compared to designing and building that first innovative product or solution. Create and capitalize on a diverse team culture. But I believe the necessary skills can be learned, and it isn’t rocket science. He is quoted as saying, “I have not failed.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Since our industry has been so heavily dominated by male leadership in both tech and venture capital for so long, this “inclusion” is something that would benefit us all in making better decisions. In Dan Rather’s book he talks about Ruth Bader Ginsberg who was appointed the the Supreme Court in 1993.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

As a startup in this phase you often raise capital, get press, hire staff and everything feels possible. The best CEOs realize that they need to build organizations and hierarchy and delegate decision making while still holding their teams accountable. We built a strong brand in the city and acquired a ton of organic traffic.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Ann Wang: My background is in international development, where I had worked with a lot of organizations around the world. I had worked along with some of these organization son the ground, who were employing people, providing microfinancing, education, and help. How do you work with those organizations?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

We seed funded a company a few years ago called Parachute Home that has grown 180% CAGR (compounded annually) and is now doing tens of millions of revenue with very little capital raised. and a differentiated feel in terms of fabric, design, sustainability, etc. Ariel understood her customer?—?the the modern buyer of home products?—?better

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Those services work on volume, and the designs you can send--and which you receive--are from a limited selection, not at all personalized to the recipient, and for the florist delivering the flowers, provides slim margins and no opportunity to build a customer base. It''s sort of an Etsy for flowers. They have to pay for placement.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Capitalism is fundamentally about timing, since market competition is about finding opportunities before others. Between TechCrunch today and my former roles in venture capital, I’ve had the opportunity to practice timing a lot. It’s the only way forward in capitalism, and it’s worth every investment you can make.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 21, 2019

For years software development worked on a “waterfall model” in which you did research, design, build, test, deploy and then watch how users reacted to your product. Summary Boards are organizations that need managing just as you would do for your management team. Below is just the highlight points. How Do Boards Get Out of Sync?

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

MBA’s are trained to design, organize and manage such large-scale, complicated operations. Large Capital Requirements – MBA’s, especially those from top schools, have access to significant amounts of capital, primarily through their alumni and peer networks. billion from 2010-2015.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

This workshop is specifically designed to address key issues in the formation, organization and execution of any early stage company. Thursday, February 12, 2009 -- TCVN Workshop LA. See [link] (more).

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 30, 2009

This workshop is specifically designed to address key issues in the formation, organization and execution of any early stage company. Thursday, February 5, 2009 -- TCVN Workshop Orange County. See [link] (more).

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2020

For example, Lyft and Uber were able to capitalize on the current ride-sharing trend worldwide by tracking statistics that indicated reduced interest in car ownership by millennials, lack of parking spaces, and auto ownership costs moving up rapidly. Focus on agility as the key skill your organization needs.

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Southern California Edison Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

At SCE Carrier Solutions, our team of experts knows that no two organizations are alike; as a result, we work with our customers to pick a fiber optic solution that best suits their particular needs. We find that many smaller organizations are unaware of the benefits of Wavelength services. Download the Network Solutions Guide.

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socalTECH

MARCH 9, 2017

Veracity, which is backed by Microsemi and Frost Data Capital, recently inked a contract with the U.S. The problem with that, is these systems, in the early days, were air-gapped from IT networks within the same organizations. Paul Myer: Veracity was originally part of Frost Data Capital, as part of their incubator.

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Networking Startup Incubator Orange County 124

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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