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SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
The music industry in Los Angeles has grown to encompass far more than just production MORE
Los Angeles-based personal care, beauty, baby, and household products brand The Honest Company says it has named two new members to its board of directors. According to the company, it has named James White and Susan Gentile to the company's board, effective upon the company becoming a public company. White has previously served at Safeway, The Gillette Company, and Setle S.A.; The Honest Company is led by Ceo Nick Vlahos. MORE
Electric vehicles are touted as the future, especially in Los Angeles where the city’s climate goals call for 80% of vehicles sold to be electric by 2028 — seven years ahead of the state’s 2035 cutoff for gasoline-powered auto sales MORE
Los Angeles-based The Honest Company has set its anticipated IPO range, saying in a filing on Monday morning that it is now expecting to price its IPO at between $14.00 The company has applied to list on the Nasdaq Global Select Market as HNST. The Honest Company said it is offering up 6,451,613 shares of its common stock in the offering, which is being underwritten by Morgan Stanley, J.P. honest company jessica alba merger acquisition consumer products honestco MORE
Elon Musk and his tunnel drilling company, The Boring Company, appears to be pitching the idea of using its tunnels for freight, according to pitch materials leaked from the company. According to Bloomberg, The Boring Company is now pitching wide tunnels, 21 feet across, which would be able to move two shipping containers side-by-side, with battery-powered freight carriers. boring company elon musk freight tunnel MORE
She stated that she had rejected the investment being discussed, because in her mind the entire company was “just a button, on a feature, in an app.” If you have invented a game that will be marketed as a new app in the app store, have you created enough of a model to create an ongoing company, or just another app that will compete with the millions already in the store? The post Can you build a company, not just a product? MORE
founder and Chief Executive Sheldon Owen saw that companies selling cannabis products would need technological tools to advertise in compliance with regulations Vana Technologies Inc. MORE
Some of the world’s best companies to work for are those that encourage employees to spend time following their own paths of curiosity toward development of new products or services. Every company has hidden talent, creative thinkers that are not in a position to demonstrate their talents. MORE
As a rule of thumb, a company with a majority owner in control will be required to provide such a guarantee for most any borrowing of significant size in relation to assets. A win-win for the investor and entrepreneur assuming the company does grow and have a liquidity event someday. MORE
Holographic technology startup PORTL Inc. announced $3 million in seed funding MORE
According to HONK, it has signed up Wawanesa Insurance, and will manage the roadside assistance program for the insurance company. HONK says that Wawanesa is ranked the number one insurance company in California for customer satisfaction, according to J.D. Los Angeles-based HONK Technologies , which is developing an app that helps provide roadside assistance to users, has signed up an insurance firm as a customer. MORE
Sometimes the end game or sale of the company is not a happy event. And yet, VCs sometimes bravely put in more money near the end of the life of a company to bridge the company to a sale of assets in an attempt to recover some or all of the original investment. MORE
Years ago, when I was CEO of my record manufacturing company in Hollywood, I happened to walk around the plant into the press room just as Bobby, one of the employees’ favorite coworkers, was offering stolen merchandise to his fellow pressmen from a bag he was carrying. How your decisions affect your company. How you comport yourself in these situations is absolutely the litmus test for how your company culture will reflect your actions. MORE
PacketFabric will not retain RSTOR’s Saratoga headquarters MORE
Westlake Technology Holdings and sister company Nowcom Corp. have joined to create NowLake Technology MORE
A year later, local micromobility companies are optimistic Going into 2020, the micromobility industry was already experiencing some growing pains. MORE
Yet, in my role as advisor to small businesses, I find many people who still believe some old myths that work should never be fun, and create a self-fulfilling prophecy that takes down their sense of well-being , as well as their company results. MORE
Growing companies usually require more working capital during their periods of rapid growth. The problem is that few small, growing companies seem to be attractive to most banks for traditional unsecured or asset-backed loans. Catching up from past insights. MORE
The San Diego Angel Conference, an angel investing effort which is run by the University of San Diego (USD) School of Business, says it has made investments in five companies at its conference this year, worth a total of $500,000. ucsd investment capital venture company angel diego MORE
Fountain Valley-based Motive Companies, which provides renewable energy and infrastructure products, says it has made a strategic investment in GenXComm, a developer of dynamic filtering and Radio Frequency (RF)-photonics systems. GenXComm said it has raised $20M in its Series B funding round, which was led by Motive Companies, along with Raine Next-Gen Communications and BMW iVentures. motive companies genxcomm venture capital strategic investment radio frequency cleantech MORE
said the idea for the company came to her after working with a real estate agent to sell her first home Lindsay McLean, founder and chief executive of Home-Lister Inc., MORE
For the Consumer Technology Association, the show must go on. The three-day virtual version of the trade show is scheduled to run from Jan. 12 through Jan. MORE
Here’s one for executives of any company with next generation products in mind. In many companies, there are quiet geniuses, wanting to work on projects outside of the daily focus of the department or company. Technology companies are prime targets for this problem. . MORE
acquired Circ, an electric scooter company headquartered in Berlin, in a bid to expand the Santa Monica-based company’s European operations Electric scooter operator Bird Rides Inc. MORE
It may seem redundant to say that a company focused on creating virtual reality experiences is ahead of the curve, but that’s precisely the case for West Adams-based Survios Inc MORE
Los Angeles-based The Boring Company has just received approval from Clark County, Nevada, for its plans to create an underground transportation system that will connect the Las Vegas Strip, Allegiant Stadium, and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. vegas boring company underground transportation tesla elon musk tunnel MORE
PreciseFP’s eight employees will join Docupace MORE
Los Angeles-based TrillerNet, the parent company of social video app developer Triller, has acquired two companies, including a live event and pay-per-view (PPV) company, and a conversational artificial intelligence (AI) company. MORE
Since the beginning of the year, three companies have been acquired by special purpose acquisition vehicles and are on a path to go public, while a third has raised tens of millions from some of the biggest names in private equity investing for its own path to commercial viability. MORE
So many tasks; so little time. As a manager, you have a number of critical tasks that are general to your position as opposed to specific to your industry. MORE
Akash Nigam, founder and chief executive of Venice-based Genies Inc., said he wasn’t entirely sure what a nonfungible token was until last summer when he met with Dapper Labs Inc. Chief Executive Roham Gharegozlou MORE
Pasadena-based Embodied Inc. released a product last year called Moxie, an artificial-intelligence-enabled robotic companion for young children MORE
Los Angeles-based Boring Company , the tunneling-and-Hyperloop-transportation company founded by Elon Musk, is setting up shop in Austin, Texas, saying on Monday that it is hiring in the city. The company listed jobs in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Accounting, Business Development, and other areas. link] — The Boring Company (@boringcompany) November 9, 2020. boring company austin expansion texas elon musk hyperloop transportation MORE
Play Versus Inc., the Sawtelle-based organizer of high school and college esports programs reached a deal to acquire Vancouver-based GameSeta Esports Inc MORE
The CEO of the high-performance Italian motorcycle manufacturer offered that point of optimism, as her Modena based EV company remains closed by government decree. The company — that has has a California office and U.S. MotoE riders use the company’s EGO model as their base bike. MORE
Of all the industries in Los Angeles, the tech sector was among the quickest to adapt to the pandemic MORE
In fact, only 100 of the 10,000 multimillion-dollar consumer companies around the world can claim to be an “apostle brand” – one that inspires enduring trust, loyalty, and endorsement. Boston Consulting Group brand building consumer companies rules MORE
Venice-based virtual reality software company Specular Theory Inc. secured a $4.5 million contract with the Defense Department to expand development of its training products for the Air Force MORE
George Jacobs’ restaurant journey started with his father, the owner of Georgee’s Pizza in La Cañada Flintridge MORE
It’s been a rough and perplexing six weeks for shareholders of downtown-based water infrastructure development company Cadiz Inc MORE
It is not common for the CEO of a rapidly growing company to think of slowing down the furious pace enough to have each manager (including the CEO) document the job process managed, as well as see to the documentation for each process managed below. MORE
With the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden days away, local companies are preparing for an array of proposed policy changes MORE
Red Six Aerospace, which creates AR combat training for the military, has moved it headquarters to Miami MORE
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OCTOBER 21, 2021
Los Angeles-based The Boring Company has just received approval from Clark County, Nevada, for its plans to create an underground transportation system that will connect the Las Vegas Strip, Allegiant Stadium, and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. vegas boring company underground transportation tesla elon musk tunnel
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
Fountain Valley-based Motive Companies, which provides renewable energy and infrastructure products, says it has made a strategic investment in GenXComm, a developer of dynamic filtering and Radio Frequency (RF)-photonics systems. GenXComm said it has raised $20M in its Series B funding round, which was led by Motive Companies, along with Raine Next-Gen Communications and BMW iVentures. motive companies genxcomm venture capital strategic investment radio frequency cleantech
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Berkonomics
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
Here’s one for executives of any company with next generation products in mind. In many companies, there are quiet geniuses, wanting to work on projects outside of the daily focus of the department or company. Technology companies are prime targets for this problem. .
L.A. Business Journal
OCTOBER 18, 2021
It’s been a rough and perplexing six weeks for shareholders of downtown-based water infrastructure development company Cadiz Inc
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SEPTEMBER 19, 2021
In fact, only 100 of the 10,000 multimillion-dollar consumer companies around the world can claim to be an “apostle brand” – one that inspires enduring trust, loyalty, and endorsement. Boston Consulting Group brand building consumer companies rules
L.A. Business Journal
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
Westlake Technology Holdings and sister company Nowcom Corp. have joined to create NowLake Technology
TechCrunch LA
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Since the beginning of the year, three companies have been acquired by special purpose acquisition vehicles and are on a path to go public, while a third has raised tens of millions from some of the biggest names in private equity investing for its own path to commercial viability.
L.A. Business Journal
MAY 10, 2021
Akash Nigam, founder and chief executive of Venice-based Genies Inc., said he wasn’t entirely sure what a nonfungible token was until last summer when he met with Dapper Labs Inc. Chief Executive Roham Gharegozlou
L.A. Business Journal
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
The music industry in Los Angeles has grown to encompass far more than just production
L.A. Business Journal
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
Electric vehicles are touted as the future, especially in Los Angeles where the city’s climate goals call for 80% of vehicles sold to be electric by 2028 — seven years ahead of the state’s 2035 cutoff for gasoline-powered auto sales
L.A. Business Journal
APRIL 19, 2021
founder and Chief Executive Sheldon Owen saw that companies selling cannabis products would need technological tools to advertise in compliance with regulations Vana Technologies Inc.
L.A. Business Journal
OCTOBER 4, 2021
PacketFabric will not retain RSTOR’s Saratoga headquarters
socalTECH
APRIL 26, 2021
Los Angeles-based personal care, beauty, baby, and household products brand The Honest Company says it has named two new members to its board of directors. According to the company, it has named James White and Susan Gentile to the company's board, effective upon the company becoming a public company. White has previously served at Safeway, The Gillette Company, and Setle S.A.; The Honest Company is led by Ceo Nick Vlahos.
L.A. Business Journal
OCTOBER 1, 2021
PreciseFP’s eight employees will join Docupace
socalTECH
APRIL 26, 2021
Los Angeles-based The Honest Company has set its anticipated IPO range, saying in a filing on Monday morning that it is now expecting to price its IPO at between $14.00 The company has applied to list on the Nasdaq Global Select Market as HNST. The Honest Company said it is offering up 6,451,613 shares of its common stock in the offering, which is being underwritten by Morgan Stanley, J.P. honest company jessica alba merger acquisition consumer products honestco
L.A. Business Journal
MAY 3, 2021
said the idea for the company came to her after working with a real estate agent to sell her first home Lindsay McLean, founder and chief executive of Home-Lister Inc.,
L.A. Business Journal
JUNE 14, 2021
Venice-based virtual reality software company Specular Theory Inc. secured a $4.5 million contract with the Defense Department to expand development of its training products for the Air Force
L.A. Business Journal
MAY 17, 2021
Pasadena-based Embodied Inc. released a product last year called Moxie, an artificial-intelligence-enabled robotic companion for young children
Berkonomics
JULY 16, 2020
Growing companies usually require more working capital during their periods of rapid growth. The problem is that few small, growing companies seem to be attractive to most banks for traditional unsecured or asset-backed loans. Catching up from past insights.
socalTECH
APRIL 15, 2021
Los Angeles-based TrillerNet, the parent company of social video app developer Triller, has acquired two companies, including a live event and pay-per-view (PPV) company, and a conversational artificial intelligence (AI) company.
socalTECH
MARCH 23, 2021
The San Diego Angel Conference, an angel investing effort which is run by the University of San Diego (USD) School of Business, says it has made investments in five companies at its conference this year, worth a total of $500,000. ucsd investment capital venture company angel diego
Berkonomics
JULY 23, 2020
Sometimes the end game or sale of the company is not a happy event. And yet, VCs sometimes bravely put in more money near the end of the life of a company to bridge the company to a sale of assets in an attempt to recover some or all of the original investment.
Berkonomics
JANUARY 23, 2020
Some of the world’s best companies to work for are those that encourage employees to spend time following their own paths of curiosity toward development of new products or services. Every company has hidden talent, creative thinkers that are not in a position to demonstrate their talents.
Berkonomics
OCTOBER 29, 2020
She stated that she had rejected the investment being discussed, because in her mind the entire company was “just a button, on a feature, in an app.” If you have invented a game that will be marketed as a new app in the app store, have you created enough of a model to create an ongoing company, or just another app that will compete with the millions already in the store? The post Can you build a company, not just a product?
L.A. Business Journal
JULY 14, 2021
Red Six Aerospace, which creates AR combat training for the military, has moved it headquarters to Miami
socalTECH
JUNE 22, 2021
Elon Musk and his tunnel drilling company, The Boring Company, appears to be pitching the idea of using its tunnels for freight, according to pitch materials leaked from the company. According to Bloomberg, The Boring Company is now pitching wide tunnels, 21 feet across, which would be able to move two shipping containers side-by-side, with battery-powered freight carriers. boring company elon musk freight tunnel
L.A. Business Journal
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
Holographic technology startup PORTL Inc. announced $3 million in seed funding
L.A. Business Journal
JANUARY 25, 2021
Play Versus Inc., the Sawtelle-based organizer of high school and college esports programs reached a deal to acquire Vancouver-based GameSeta Esports Inc
Berkonomics
FEBRUARY 20, 2020
As a rule of thumb, a company with a majority owner in control will be required to provide such a guarantee for most any borrowing of significant size in relation to assets. A win-win for the investor and entrepreneur assuming the company does grow and have a liquidity event someday.
TechCrunch LA
APRIL 9, 2020
The CEO of the high-performance Italian motorcycle manufacturer offered that point of optimism, as her Modena based EV company remains closed by government decree. The company — that has has a California office and U.S. MotoE riders use the company’s EGO model as their base bike.
L.A. Business Journal
JANUARY 31, 2020
acquired Circ, an electric scooter company headquartered in Berlin, in a bid to expand the Santa Monica-based company’s European operations Electric scooter operator Bird Rides Inc.
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 10, 2020
Los Angeles-based Boring Company , the tunneling-and-Hyperloop-transportation company founded by Elon Musk, is setting up shop in Austin, Texas, saying on Monday that it is hiring in the city. The company listed jobs in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Accounting, Business Development, and other areas. link] — The Boring Company (@boringcompany) November 9, 2020. boring company austin expansion texas elon musk hyperloop transportation
Berkonomics
MARCH 26, 2020
So many tasks; so little time. As a manager, you have a number of critical tasks that are general to your position as opposed to specific to your industry.
Berkonomics
JANUARY 30, 2020
It is not common for the CEO of a rapidly growing company to think of slowing down the furious pace enough to have each manager (including the CEO) document the job process managed, as well as see to the documentation for each process managed below.
L.A. Business Journal
JUNE 28, 2021
Of all the industries in Los Angeles, the tech sector was among the quickest to adapt to the pandemic
L.A. Business Journal
AUGUST 9, 2021
George Jacobs’ restaurant journey started with his father, the owner of Georgee’s Pizza in La Cañada Flintridge
L.A. Business Journal
JANUARY 11, 2021
For the Consumer Technology Association, the show must go on. The three-day virtual version of the trade show is scheduled to run from Jan. 12 through Jan.
L.A. Business Journal
NOVEMBER 16, 2020
It may seem redundant to say that a company focused on creating virtual reality experiences is ahead of the curve, but that’s precisely the case for West Adams-based Survios Inc
L.A. Business Journal
JANUARY 18, 2021
With the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden days away, local companies are preparing for an array of proposed policy changes
Berkonomics
MAY 24, 2018
Years ago, when I was CEO of my record manufacturing company in Hollywood, I happened to walk around the plant into the press room just as Bobby, one of the employees’ favorite coworkers, was offering stolen merchandise to his fellow pressmen from a bag he was carrying. How your decisions affect your company. How you comport yourself in these situations is absolutely the litmus test for how your company culture will reflect your actions.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 6, 2021
Yet, in my role as advisor to small businesses, I find many people who still believe some old myths that work should never be fun, and create a self-fulfilling prophecy that takes down their sense of well-being , as well as their company results.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
According to HONK, it has signed up Wawanesa Insurance, and will manage the roadside assistance program for the insurance company. HONK says that Wawanesa is ranked the number one insurance company in California for customer satisfaction, according to J.D. Los Angeles-based HONK Technologies , which is developing an app that helps provide roadside assistance to users, has signed up an insurance firm as a customer.
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