Sketchy Names New Exec, Advisors
socalTECH
JULY 22, 2021
Los Angeles-based education technology startup Sketchy is ramping up its hiring efforts, saying today that it has added a number of new executives and advisors to the company.
Global Village Concerns Gets Debt Funding For E-commerce Platform
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 13, 2014
San Diego-based Global Village Concerns , which provides an online service which helps school with their branding and marketing--via online e-commerce shops with branded merchandise and gear--has raised ar round of debt funding. The funding came from Agility Capital, a provider of venture debt to startups and other high tech companies.
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Generative AI – The End of Empty Textboxes
TechEmpower
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
As part of the onboarding process, the app asks both job seekers and employers what they’re looking for - in a text box - while providing a few suggestions in a pop-up. This isn’t just our opinion - our startup metrics prove it! Even with the pop-up suggestions, we saw significant drop-off during user onboarding.
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Enrou: Combining Causes and Commerce To Help Improve The World
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 18, 2014
We spoke with Ann Wang , co-founder of Enrou, to learn more about how the company wants to help tie together the world of e-commerce and worthy causes to help improve the world. I had worked along with some of these organization son the ground, who were employing people, providing microfinancing, education, and help. What is Enrou?
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5 Generators Of Customer Pain Conducive To Startups
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 17, 2020
Maybe we haven’t seen the results yet, but there are thousands of startup opportunities to offer new alternatives and services, to replace those destroyed by the crisis. Other countries can provide e-commerce with different business models, outsource manufacturing at low cost, and a huge market for new products.
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Snap accelerator names its latest cohort
TechCrunch LA
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
The new batch of startups coming from across the U.S. and international cities like London, Mexico City, Seoul and Vilnius are building professional social networks for black professionals and blue collar workers, fashion labels, educational tools in augmented reality, kids entertainment, and an interactive entertainment production company.
Content, Commerce, and Cosmetics: A Look At IPSY's Subscription Business
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
Los Angeles�as the center of the entertainment industry�has begun to adopt a new role as the center of online video in recent years�and has also with the e-commerce industry and expertise here from the technology industry. We caught up with him to learn more about IPSy and its subscription business. I've been involved since the launch.
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Boston Startup School Launches | Education 2.0
Tech Zulu Event
JUNE 25, 2012
As we continue this monumental year in the startup realm, we welcome a newcomer – Boston Startup School. Last week Boston Startup School officially launched and began with their inaugural class. ” -says Shaun Johnson, Co-Founder and COO of Boston Startup School. great jobs.
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How TaskUs Is Powering LA's Technology Startup Boom
socalTECH
AUGUST 7, 2014
Los Angeles has been in the midst of a technology boom over the last few years, with many of high profile startups growing in the area. We spoke with Bryce Maddock , founder of TaskUs, about the company and how it has been providing the manpower behind a lot of LA''s technology startups. So, what is TaskUs?
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8 Creative Pricing Strategies Most Startups Overlook
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 14, 2021
This pricing strategy started primarily associated with buffet restaurants, but the concept has now been applied to many other businesses. With e-commerce online, I see many new industries jumping in. Often online consumers will provide information such as birth dates, education levels and occupations.
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8 Tactics For Every Entrepreneur To Manage Technology
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 5, 2023
Startups succeed most often when the founding partners know how to build and run a business, rather than how to build and run technology. A great technical LinkedIn profile is a good start, but not enough to assure success in your environment. Let candidates educate you on attributes you need and they bring.
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Yamibuy Rounds Up $10M For Asian American Ecommerce
socalTECH
JULY 10, 2017
City Of Industry-based Yamibuy , an online e-commerce startup selling Asian snacks, cookies, candy, instant food, tea, and more, aimed at Asian American consumers, has raised $10M in a Series A funding, the company said on Monday.
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8 Ways To Stay Competitive In Today’s Technical World
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 10, 2020
Startups succeed most often when the founding partners know how to build and run a business, rather than how to build and run technology. A great technical LinkedIn profile is a good start, but not enough to assure success in your environment. Let candidates educate you on attributes you need and they bring.
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Social Search – What Entrepreneur Needs To Know
InfoChachkie
NOVEMBER 3, 2014
It is no secret that Pinterest and other social commerce sites have begun to dial in the commerce equation. These sites (so far) have managed to balance facilitating product discovery and purchase capabilities with users'' desires to entertain and educate themselves without feeling like they are in a marketplace.
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210 Interview with Andrew Schydlowsky, TrackStreet: Brand Protection Using AI
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
Our interview today is with Andrew Schydlowsky , the CEO and founder of Santa Barbara-based TrackStreet (www.trackstreet.com), a startup which is backed by Okapi Capital, The Cove Fund, Early Light Ventures, SaaS Venture Capital, and Stage Venture Partners. It allows us to start peeling the onion. How did you start the business?
A Few Kids Lead In Business, But Most Need Your Help
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 13, 2021
This makes me wonder what starts that entrepreneurial drive in kids, and how early parents and schools should start teaching the basics. Another one is Kid Start-Up: How YOU Can Become an Entrepreneur , by Mark Cuban, Shaan Patel, and Ian McCue. Start a summer business. The positives include: Learn to make money.
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Meet the 2017 Startups from the Disney Accelerator
Tech.Co
JULY 12, 2017
Other Disney startups such as Atom Ticket , a new movie ticketing app, partnered with the next Star Wars movie and will continue to work with Walt Disney Studios on major film releases. This corporate partnership has proven well for these startups in helping them launch their products and services into another galaxy.
‘Do-It-Yourself’ Startups Have Never Been Easier
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 14, 2014
Sponsored by VISA Business If you have a unique product or service, and you are not selling it around the world on the Internet, now is the time to start. In the early days (20 years ago), most new e-commerce sites, for example, cost a million dollars to set up. Start simple. The cost of entry has never been lower.
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Shopify opens its first brick-and-mortar space in Los Angeles
TechCrunch LA
OCTOBER 11, 2018
For Shopify, Los Angeles is the ideal place to debut a physical storefront showing off the company’s new line of hardware products and the array of services it provides to businesses ranging from newly opened startups to $900 million juggernauts like the Kylie Cosmetics brand.
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5 Sources Of Ideas That Turn Into The Next Big Thing
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 8, 2023
Maybe we haven’t seen the results yet, but there are thousands of startup opportunities to offer new alternatives and services, to replace those destroyed by the crisis. Other countries can provide e-commerce with different business models, outsource manufacturing at low cost, and a huge market for new products.
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5 Reasons For Monetizing The Idle Resources Of Others
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 13, 2021
Usually these are revenue-generating e-commerce sites, or have the potential to be revenue-generating. These days, accessible starts with being visibly listed online, in lieu of the now old-fashioned rental sites and swap-meets. It’s time to start caring about sharing. Assets need to move in a community of engaged users.
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Batch 8 500 Startups Demo Day | Our Top Ten
Tech Zulu Event
MAY 9, 2014
As our first time covering a 500 Startups demo day , we could only imagine the stratospheric levels of stress our Batch 8 founders must have gone through to get on stage and present their progress from their last four months of startup bootcamp. In true 500 Startups fashion, Demo Day had an almost cathartic feel.
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500 Startups Presents Bitcoinference
Tech Zulu Event
MARCH 21, 2014
Introducing Bitcoinference | A Decentralized Conference , hosted by illustrious startup accelerator, 500 Startups. Bitcoin has had a rough start to the year (to say the least) – with a never-ending news feed consisting of massive bankruptcy , scandal stories, and car chase media fiascos. Getting Things Started.
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104 How Float Is Tackling Millennials' Lack Of A Credit Score
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 15, 2017
That's the experience that Max Klein , the CEO of Float (www.hellofloat.com) had, and is now looking to fix, with a new fintech startup which hopes to make it easier for Millennials to start to establish their credit record. We caught up with Max to hear about the company, which just announced a $3M angel funding round last week.
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TX Zhuo Talks About LA's Newest Venture Fund, Karlin Ventures
socalTECH
OCTOBER 23, 2012
However, the recent surge in startup activity has attracted a lot more capital into the area, including a significant amount of capital from LA's latest fund: Karlin Ventures (www.karlinvc.com). Specifically, we look at digital media, healthcare IT, e-commerce, education technology and financial services.
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Finding an Investor Who is in Love with You
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 9, 2014
I really want to start my journeys only with people with whom I want to work closely with for the next 5-7 years or more. If I were an entrepreneur in that space I think I would seek them out as a starting point because their interest seems authentic. Whenever somebody has a car startup I send it straight his way.
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Disney Accelerator Names New Class Of Companies
socalTECH
JULY 12, 2017
According to Disney, the companies in this class include Ambidio (sound processing); aXiomatic (e-sports); Brit + Co (educational content for women); Epic Games (Unreal game engine); Hoodline (local news and content discovery); Kahoot (game-based learning); ProductionPro (tools for creators); ReplyYes (mobile e-commerce); Samba TV (television analytics); (..)
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Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator Launch Event
SoCal Tech Calendar
OCTOBER 5, 2011
The City of Los Angeles is launching its new cleantech business incubator to accelerate the development of cleantech start-ups and to help build a stronger green economy in LA. See [link] (more)
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Tech Zulu Event
DECEMBER 30, 2011
TechZulu is excited to invite you to the 2012 Startup and Entrepreneurial Forecast taking place on Tuesday Jan. We have a line up of amazing speakers who will share their insights and forecast for startup trends in 2012. Mike is actively involved with early-stage start-ups as an investor, advisor and board member.
Meet the 25 Startups Competing at SXSW Startup Night 2018
Tech.Co
MARCH 1, 2018
And while that cliché has been said about everything in the Lone Star state for years, it rings particularly true for the hottest startups showcasing their big innovations at SXSW Startup Night 2018 presented by the Kauffman Foundation and TechCo. Beast Mode is taking on a new meaning in the startup world.
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8 Keys To Keeping Up With Technology In Your Business
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 14, 2018
Startups succeed most often when the founding partners know how to build and run a business, rather than how to build and run technology. A great technical LinkedIn profile is a good start, but not enough to assure success in your environment. Let candidates educate you on attributes you need and they bring.
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87 10 Principles Define Your Startup As Open Vs Closed
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 22, 2015
Bring focus on your core competencies and expertise by educating and helping others, who can then return the favor by helping you or buying from you. Consider setting up a new idea forum on your website, with rewards and motivational offers, to facilitate involvement from customers and business partners. Adjust accordingly.
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LA CEOs
SoCal Tech Calendar
JULY 29, 2011
Thursday, August 4, 2011 -- LA CEOs, an education and support group for CEOs presents: Free Traffic From the Search Engines Do you have a beautiful startup or established website for the world to see. Whether you have a personal blog or e-commerce website, search traffic is a crucial aspect for you to grow your business.
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Launchpad LA – 10 Startup Companies to Watch
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 17, 2010
We want to give our brightest new startups the connections and interactions they need to help streamline success. We’ll be conducting a series of educational programes covering: fund raising, team building, product development, sales, marketing, business development and how to prioritize your time as a CEO. Watch this space.
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276 Meet the Investors & Tech Leaders Judging at Startup Night SXSW 2018
Tech.Co
MARCH 8, 2018
Getting face time with VCs or people of influence is an ongoing challenge for startup founders, and it may take layers of introductions to get to the right person. Lisha works tirelessly to build a platform of advocacy around issues such as tech inclusion, diversity, and education. As the President of Start Co.,
Interview with Jonathan Lehmann and James Chung, KarmaGoat
socalTECH
JUNE 13, 2011
Exatly a year ago was the very beginning of KarmaGoat, where I was trying to come up with something that would work as a marketplace donating items. I developed the idea over the summer, articulated the vision, drew out the site, and then teamed up with other students at UCLA and started developing KarmaGoat.
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Girls in STEM and Cyber Security Among Top Startups at Eureka Park 2018
Tech.Co
JANUARY 9, 2018
In a study by the US Department of Commerce , women in STEM jobs earn 33 percent more money than women in non-STEM positions. Near the nation’s capital, Arlington, VA has a thriving startup community that supports female-led companies, startups in STEM, cyber security, defense, and everything in between aimed at improving the status quo.
Past Is Prologue: 13 Startup Lessons From How We Got To Now
InfoChachkie
FEBRUARY 9, 2015
Successful entrepreneurs make similarly educated guesses. Examples: Accurate clocks enabled train travel and geographically distant commerce, while the ability to accurately measure bacteria in a petri dish led to modern medical care. Follow my startup-oriented Twitter feed here: @johngreathouse. Share and Enjoy.
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10 Sharing Principles Propel Many Current Businesses
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 31, 2022
Bring focus on your core competencies and expertise by educating and helping others, who can then return the favor by helping you or buying from you. Consider setting up a new idea forum on your website, with rewards and motivational offers, to facilitate involvement from customers and business partners. Adjust accordingly.
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126 How FatCloud Is Bringing NoSQL To The World of Microsoft
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 22, 2013
One of the startups in that area--born out of a.NET development organization here in Los Angeles--is FatCloud (www.fatcloud.com), which develops a NoSQL database which ties directly into Microsoft''s SQL Server database. I started my career in Europe, and spend my first decade working out of there. What is your background?
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The Sharing Economy Is Changing The Rules Of Business
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 2, 2019
Usually these are revenue-generating e-commerce sites, or have the potential to be revenue-generating. These days, accessible starts with being visibly listed online, in lieu of the now old-fashioned rental sites and swap-meets. It’s time to start caring about sharing. Assets need to move in a community of engaged users.
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The Startup Guide To SXSW Panel Picking
Tech Zulu Event
AUGUST 13, 2010
TechZulu is helping the startup community out by listing all the great startup/entrepreneur oriented panels. Bootstrapping: Score PR for Your Start-Up, On the Cheap. Publicity and positive word-of-mouth can help grow your start-up into a successful venture. Bootstrapping bootstrap, Profitability, Startup.
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How To Decide If A Celebrity Can Help Your Venture
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 3, 2014
Most startups dream of attracting a celebrity endorsement, and assume that it will take their startup to the stars. Startups such as Chirpify have managed to flourish and raise millions with endorsements from folks like Lil Wayne and Snoop Lion. Beyond that, the place to start is with publicists, agents, and other handlers.
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96 Mark Suster, Nely Galan to Keynote Silicon Beach Fest
Tech Zulu Event
JUNE 11, 2013
Silicon Beach Fest is gearing up to showcase the most promising startups and visionaries from across LA’s growing startup entertainment ecosystem. More than 150 speakers include top executives from local accelerators, venture capitalists, entertainment powerhouses, brands, and emerging and established start-ups.
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