socalTECH

MAY 11, 2010

Our customers tend to be mostly moms, but also some dads who support their families, uncles, aunts, and their friends, but primarily moms. We started because of a relationship with a new food, which was just about to be launched, which was really interesting for e-commerce. What EcoMom is all about?

Software Review 200

Software Review Commerce Startup Sites 200

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Commit to a major customer. Apply for contests and business grants.

Startup 136

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 136

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Companies that have leveraged technology to make the procurement and delivery of food more accessible to more people have been seeing a big surge of business this year, as millions of consumers are encouraged (or outright mandated, due to Covid-19) to socially distance or want to avoid the crowds of physical shopping and eating excursions.

Technical Review 343

Technical Review Startup Marketing San Diego 343

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Up 33% this year, according to the Washington Post, online commerce is trending upwards from $175 billion in 2007 to a projection of $335 billion in 2012 (Forrester Research). As customers shift online, retailers have no choice, to not only follow suit, but to adapt to their changing demands.

Customer 74

Customer Custom Advertising Demand 74

socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2011

We actually built that about a year and a half ago, and are bringing that back due to overwhelming demand. But, with the economy turning south in 2008, lots of those customers went out of business. In the meantime, Groupon came along, and our media customers started to lose advertising. How do clients license your software?

Platform 263

Platform Training Software Review Advertising 263

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 26, 2011

Up 33% this year, according to the Washington Post, online commerce is trending upwards from $175 billion in 2007 to a projection of $335 billion in 2012 (Forrester Research). As customers shift online, retailers have no choice, to not only follow suit, but to adapt to their changing demands.

Customer 72

Customer Custom Demand Advertising 72

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2022

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Commit to a major customer. Apply for contests and business grants.

Tips 104

Tips Startup Technical Review Equity 104

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 5, 2019

Take advantage of software tools to automate routine business functions, like taking and delivering orders. Provide website forums to help customers solve their own problems. Use free e-commerce software and services like PayPal before building an expensive customized solution. Automate to the max.

Technical Review 97

Technical Review Case Study Software Review Startup 97

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Take advantage of software tools to automate routine business functions, like taking and delivering orders. Provide website forums to help customers solve their own problems. Use free e-commerce software and services like PayPal before building an expensive customized solution. Automate to the max.

Startup 107

Startup Technical Review Case Study Software Review 107

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2019

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Commit to a major customer. Apply for contests and business grants.

Startup 128

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 128

Xconomy

JUNE 3, 2016

States have been fighting to collect sales taxes from online retailers since the dawn of the e-commerce age. However, the New York Department of Taxation recently said that an online healthcare service company must collect sales tax from its customers. For example, medical services are generally not subject to sales tax.

Sales 62

Sales Company Companies Software Review 62

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

We''ve got a grid of 500 nodes, handling a billion and a half clicks and call impressions, which we drive for our customers. Yelp and Agie''s List has been fantastic in the reviews path. But, going down that review path was not where we wanted to take it, or at least, not where we wanted to start. READ MORE>>.

Technical Review 211

Technical Review Glendale Advertising Google 211

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2019

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Commit to a major customer. Apply for contests and business grants.

Startup 87

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 87

socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2017

due to a less developed financial system, lack of credit tracking, and oftentimes and informal economy. What we've developed, is an Android app that allows us to open up financial access to customers in emerging markets. We've developed software, which seamlessly brings that information in, and it's really accurate, valid information.

Startup 100

Startup Santa Monica Customer Custom 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 7, 2013

Take advantage of software tools to automate routine business functions, like taking and delivering orders. Provide website forums to help customers solve their own problems. Use free e-commerce software and services like PayPal before building an expensive customized solution. Automate to the max.

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Startup Technical Review Case Study 105

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

We''ve got a grid of 500 nodes, handling a billion and a half clicks and call impressions, which we drive for our customers. Yelp and Agie''s List has been fantastic in the reviews path. But, going down that review path was not where we wanted to take it, or at least, not where we wanted to start. READ MORE>>.

Technical Review 223

Technical Review Glendale Advertising Google 223

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 8, 2012

Take advantage of software tools to automate routine business functions, like taking and delivering orders. Provide website forums to help customers solve their own problems. Use free e-commerce software and services like PayPal before building an expensive customized solution. Automate to the max.

Technical Review 99

Technical Review Case Study Startup Software Review 99

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Old School Software Distribution Is Doomed. On December 10th, 1993, a small group of software developers in Shreveport, Louisiana changed the software world. id Software’s first-person shooter game, entitled simply DOOM, could be downloaded free, allowing gamers to play the first nine levels.

Entrepreneur 230

Entrepreneur Software Review Allegis Metrics 230

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2015

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Commit to a major customer. Apply for contests and business grants.

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Startup Technical Review Equity 105

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2014

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Commit to a major customer. Apply for contests and business grants.

Entrepreneur 113

Entrepreneur Funding Startup Technical Review 113

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2017

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Commit to a major customer. Apply for contests and business grants.

Develop 70

Develop Development Product Startup 70

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 26, 2016

This will also drive mobile usage and the growth of industries such as e-commerce and fintech, with a focus on streamlining and online task management integration tools supporting business use. wireless carriers will begin to treat enterprise customers differently. e-Commerce noise has been replaced with talk of m-Commerce growth.

Commerce 40

Commerce Mobile Technical Review Google 40

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Commit to a major customer. Apply for contests and business grants.

Startup 123

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 123

socalTECH

JUNE 5, 2013

We gather rich data on a dentists, including where they got their degree, how many years they have been in practice, and patient reviews, plus what technology they employ in their practice. You often hear complaints that Los Angeles companies are too much about e-commerce and entertainment.

Pricing 227

Pricing Startup Networking Software Review 227

socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2018

Jonathan Neddenriep: So, the core of what we've built in Postie, is a machine learning stack that ingests who your current customers are, and figures out who across every household in the United States is most likely to become a customer based on that data. We build on those audiences, and find others that look alike. We raised $3.5M

CTO Hire 100

CTO Hire Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Marketing 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2018

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Commit to a major customer. Apply for contests and business grants.

Startup 53

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 53

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

Many of the businesses and entrepreneurs I know still don’t realize that they need to use and understand the Internet, even if their interest is not e-commerce. For businesses, these are now prime sources of business networking, customer service, and client leads. Here is a quick test of your real Internet savvy.

SEM 95

SEM Search Engine Optimization Blogging PPC 95

Xconomy

AUGUST 3, 2016

The first banned lenders from withdrawing money directly from their customers’ bank accounts, while the second restricted their ability to lend by imposing credit limits. The merger anticipates that the decline of payday lending will drive even more customers to pawn shops. That distinction belongs to the Internet. Our timing was good.

Help 40

Help Technical Review Customer Custom 40

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Every day is different, from dealing with creative elements, to financial challenges, marketing and sales, and customers of every type. You can now start an e-commerce site for $100, or develop software applications for smart phones for a few thousand. Your office is where you want it. What are you waiting for?

Startup 109

Startup Ideas Software Review Entrepreneur 109

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 4, 2014

It’s almost been a work week since Techzulu and Gadget Review’s REACH | The Connected Future and we’re still reeling with excitement. Connecting investors to researchers, connecting double-bottom-line entrepreneurial ventures to their customers, etc.

UCLA 99

UCLA Technical Review Software Review Incubator 99

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

The premise is simple: if you want to engage with your customers, go where they are and where you can matter. Apps largely depend on smartphones and since people check their phones by the minute, sleeps with the phone beside them, and just can’t live without them, your brand automatically occupies that special place in their customers’ lives.

Mobile 40

Mobile Social Media Google Software Review 40

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2010

Many of the investors and entrepreneurs I know still don’t realize that they need to use and understand the Internet, even if their business is not e-commerce. They became popular for socializing, but now are prime sources of business networking, customer service, and client leads. Here is a quick test of your real Internet savvy.

Entrepreneur 89

Entrepreneur SEM Search Engine Optimization Blogging 89

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Every day is different, from dealing with creative elements, to financial challenges, marketing and sales, and customers of every type. You can now start an e-commerce site for $100, or develop software applications for smart phones for a few thousand. Your office is where you want it. What are you waiting for? Marty Zwilling.

Startup 90

Startup Entrepreneur Software Review Satisfaction 90

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Back then were were looking for the same things users look for today – the “6 C’s of Social Networking&# – Communications, connectedness, common experiences, content, commerce & cool experiences. Third-party software companies will start to offer features to websites to actually drive social features.

Social Network 297

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Web 297

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2010

He’s a natural leader, appropriately competitive, very customer focused and a pleasure to work with. It broke the hegemony that the carriers had over software on mobile phones and the industry will forever be changed (for the better) for this. He knows the ad management and ad network businesses. Enter Burstly. What does it do?

Mobile 282

Mobile Invest Company Companies 282

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

We were looking for what I call the “6 C’s of Social Networking&# – Communications, connectedness, common experiences, content, commerce & cool experiences (fun!). If you were a newly minted, venture-backed consumer Internet company you had to have a deal with AOL to reach your customers. It was mostly timing.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

Berkonomics

MARCH 23, 2023

We use QR codes to simplify the process. The principal drivers of this re-imagination are the hyper-growth of the mobile Internet, consumer-controlled commerce, the rise of big data, and “globality.” With 7 billion people on the planet today, there are more than 6 billion mobile subscriptions, up from just 720 million in 2000.

Mobile 156

Mobile Commerce Software Review Yammer 156