TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 29, 2019

.” The professional gamers who list their services on the site charge an average of $10 per session and ProGuides takes about a 25% cut. The company lowers its rates for popular gamers or gamers who are willing to spend more time on the platform either selling their services or actually coaching esports players.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The company said the shuttles--which are going to be used by ACE Parking--are the first of a total of 29 all-electric vehicles planned for the site. Endera says its shuttles are based on the Ford F-550 platform with a body built by Diamond Coach.

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socalTECH

JUNE 10, 2009

As the official youth basketball initiative for the NCAA and NBA, iHoops offers support services and programs for youth basketball players, their parents, coaches, officials and other related personnel. Active said it will also utilize various online resources and tools in an attempt to enhance the site's visitor engagement.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 21, 2023

These authors bring a wealth of knowledge from their decades of practicing executive coaching and psychology, as well as business employment law, with real companies both before and during the transition. Create mentorship programs and conduct positive team building activities both off-site and on-site.

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Satisfaction Coach Activity Sites 85

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2012

WePlay, which is headed by Lane Soelberg, said the deal will launch it into the fantasy sports sector, allowing users of its site to create their own teams and play in fantasy leagues. Weplay offers up an online social site aimed at coaches, parents, and players of youth sports. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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socalTECH

JULY 27, 2011

Los Angeles-based ResumeBucket , the online resume site co-founded by Ted Hekman and Josh Stomel, said today that it is approaching the one millionth user of its website. ResumeBucket operates an online site which makes it easy for job seekers to create an online resume, publish that resume and different versions to employers, and more.

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socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

Los Angeles-based online sports site WePlay has been acquired by online amateur sports team management provider TeamSnap , TeamSnap announced this morning. TeamSnap said it has acquired Weplay''s customers, technology, and online coaching resources and extensive video content as part of the buy. The company said that WePlay had 2.25

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socalTECH

AUGUST 1, 2012

Weplay , the online social media site focused on youth sports, has inked a sponsorship deal with the owner of thirty local Denny's restaurants in New York, to sign up local sports teams for the platform, the company announced Wednesday. Financial details of the sponsorship deal were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 27, 2020

John Altobelli was coach of Orange Coast College's baseball team. The crash site where Bryant and the others crashed is within view of a cluster of business parks, which houses some of the high tech companies along the 101 corridor. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Santa Monica-based LIVESTRONG.COM , the online health and fitness site joint venture of Demand Media and Lance Armstrong, said this week that it has launched a new, iPhone application geared at helping users quick smoking. Livestrong said its new MyQuit Coach iPhone application--which costs $3.99

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 3, 2014

Her positive attitude and willingness to take chances rapidly propelled her to the coveted and influential position of Coach. Several Zappos employees had mentioned "Coach" and the impact she has had on the corporation during our tour. and I was always really passionate about the coaching program. Selfless Coaching.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 2, 2012

In a move into creating its own video content, Los Angeles-based Fandango , the movie ticketing and movie information site, said this morning that it plans its first ever, original video development slate. The company said its original video series will be made for Fandango, spearheaded by new Fandango Chief Correspondent Dave Karger.

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Fandango Coach Hollywood Entertainment 154

socalTECH

JULY 25, 2011

Santa Monica-based LIVESTRONG.COM , the health and wellness site run by Demand Media, is trumpeting two pieces of app news today.

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Santa Monica Coach News Demand 184

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2020

That means starting your search through contract services sites, rather than conventional career hiring sites. By hiring contract experts, less oversight and coaching is needed. In addition, you need the flexibility to pivot quickly as required.

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Competition Startup Demand Training 168

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 29, 2023

The business world doesn’t thrive with yet another social media or dating site – it’s begging for paradigm shifts in the technology or business model. As you gather your team, recognize that they will need your help and coaching as well. Venture where no business has gone before. Never give up in the face of adversity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

There are other social networks in the list of 300 “major sites” recognized by Wikipedia that entrepreneurs use for networking, depending on where you are in the world, like Viadeo, Ryze, and Sina Weibo, but talking to friends on Facebook probably won’t help you. Volunteer to help out with entrepreneur activities at your local university.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

We'll discuss trends and tips in online dating (what should your profile pic be, what description, social media for dating), how sites like eHarmony and dating authors use social media to promote, how romantic comedies market and tie into V-day, and more. Join us for our pre-Valentine's Day "Digital LA - Love Goes Digital" panel!

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 4, 2022

That means making sure you are utilizing coaching and mentoring, as well as training to keep up with changes in technology and the marketplace. In fact, changes are often highlighted by online sites and influencers as positive, and can give you that extra boost you need to stand out in the marketplace over competitors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2018

The most common proposals I hear are for yet another social networking site ( over 200 exist ), or another dating site (over 2500 in the US alone). Training and coaching. Ongoing coaching from the top is essential to maintain the attitude and spirit. Idea management. Build and manage a pipeline of ideas.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2015

The most common proposals I hear are for yet another social networking site ( over 200 active ), or another dating site (now over 2500 in the US alone). Training and coaching. But these still need coaching on the unknowns, and ongoing education to keep up with the industry and the technology. Idea management.

Entrepreneur 101

Entrepreneur Startup Coach Metrics 101

socalTECH

MARCH 10, 2009

eteamz specializes in designing custom Web sites for amateur athletic teams, which, in turn, use those sites to help collect money from players and parents for everyday team expenses. Financial impact of the win with eteamz was not disclosed; CircleUp launched its online payment service last week. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2012

Los Angeles-based WePlay (www.weplay.com) is hoping to be the site for all of that, and more. It's a very fragmented market, and there's not a lot of infrastructure to help those volunteers, who just figured out last Friday that they've got to coach their AYSO, Pop Warner, or Little League team. How did you get involved?

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2016

The most common proposals I hear are for yet another social networking site ( over 200 active ), or another dating site (over 2500 in the US alone). Training and coaching. Ongoing coaching from the top is essential to maintain the attitude and spirit. Idea management. Build and manage a pipeline of ideas.

Metrics 64

Metrics Coach Competition Ideas 64

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2017

For example, you probably never knew that both Facebook and YouTube started out as dating-site experiments, but pivoted to something more unique when that experiment failed due to an apparently over-crowded market. Establish mentoring and coaching relationships. Potential is enhanced in a learning culture.

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Coach Mentor Organization Entrepreneur 57

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

The business world doesn’t thrive with yet another social media or dating site – it’s begging for paradigm shifts in the technology or business model. As you gather your team, recognize that they will need your help and coaching as well. Venture where no business has gone before. Never give up in the face of adversity.

Startup 117

Startup Entrepreneur Social Media Satisfaction 117

Berkonomics

JANUARY 8, 2015

Available at berkus.com and bookseller sites. I urge the founder to coach, but not to expect the new executive to be a duplicate in style or perceived ability. scale the company to grow quickly. It is an unhappy but common occurrence: the recently hired and trained professional manager is let go, and a new search started.

Metrics 120

Metrics Coach Training Entrepreneur 120

socalTECH

DECEMBER 18, 2008

Los Angeles-based Machinima.com , a venture-backed online site which centers around video games and entertainment, said this morning that it has tapped fifteen writers from popular comedy television series such as The Simpsons, Saturday Night Live, and Seinfeld, for a series of original comedy plots on the site. READ MORE>>

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2020

These events can be as simple as a team pizza party for meeting development milestones, to an off-site adventure or concert to recognize progress and generate new team enthusiasm. Make sure your objectives and rewards motivate employees through innovation, and desired training and coaching.

Startup 127

Startup Coach Satisfaction Training 127

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2020

Through mentoring and coaching, you can build a culture of sharing and collaboration throughout the team. Sessions can be off-site to create a sense of entertainment, but need to be realistic in creating a sense of urgency and building a culture of thinking outside the box, and creating implementation plans.

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Eric Greenspan

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

I coached them through it over email and then fixed how the site operates to eliminate the issue for others. Naturally, I Googled it, found a solution and turned my attention back to other matters. Later that day, a client was having trouble logging in to schoolofbookkeeping.com. So I moved to the next task.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 13, 2012

We spoke with Rudy DeFelice , founder of the site and a local serial entrepreneur, to hear about the vision for Kidworth and it's mission of creating millions of young entrepeneurs. So, they get a way to build a site, demonstrate their things, and have people come and interact with them via credit card. What exactly is Kidworth?

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

There are other social networks in the list of 200 “major sites” recognized by Wikipedia that entrepreneurs use for networking, depending on where you are in the world, like Orkut, Viadeo, and Sina Weibo, but talking to friends on Facebook probably won’t help you. Volunteer to help out with entrepreneur activities at your local university.

Networking 90

Networking Entrepreneur Social Network Activity 90

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

I acted as the occasional mentor, advisor and coach to Ethan. Ethan had pointed out to me that merchants were being barraged by “deal site” wanting to drive customers in the door but they didn’t have great tools to manage their customers. I think it’s a beautifully designed site and product.

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CTO Coach Google CTO Hire GRP Partners 359

Eric Greenspan

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

I coached them through it over email and then fixed how the site operates to eliminate the issue for others. Naturally, I Googled it, found a solution and turned my attention back to other matters. Later that day, a client was having trouble logging in to schoolofbookkeeping.com. So I moved to the next task.

Google 100

Google Email Coach Entrepreneur 100

Eric Greenspan

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

I coached them through it over email and then fixed how the site operates to eliminate the issue for others. Naturally, I Googled it, found a solution and turned my attention back to other matters. Later that day, a client was having trouble logging in to schoolofbookkeeping.com. So I moved to the next task.

Google 100

Google Email Coach Entrepreneur 100

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 27, 2013

After that a meme developed amongst many startups (and the advisors that coached them) that, “TechCrunch didn’t matter. If you’re an app for “normals” targeting middle America it might be good to target the USA Today or if you’re a B2B site you might target industrial rags.

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Blogging Journal Press Startup 309

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Others schedule long and exhaustive practice and coaching sessions for everyone on the team, including showcase customers, to make sure that everyone tells the most positive and consistent story. Usually this stage only really starts after an investor has expressed serious interest, or already informally agreed to invest.

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