socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Newport Beach-based private equity investor L Squared Capital Partners says it has successfully sold one of its portfolio companies, Learners Edge , to another private equity investor, Quad-C Management. Financial details of the sale were not announced. Learners Edge provides professional education products to teachers. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

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. The result is higher repeat purchases and sales without promotion. A highly motivated front line engages customers and tells your story with passion.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Los Angeles-based J2 GLobal , which owns a diverse range of Internet information and services companies, announced this morning that it has acquired three more companies, and--unusually--also has divested one. Financial details of the acquisitions and sale were not announced by the company. READ MORE>>.

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L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Plans for the sale of TikTok’s U.S. have reportedly stalled as the Biden administration eases pressure on the social media company’s Beijing-based parent company. business to Oracle Corp. and Walmart Inc.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 28, 2020

There’s a new company that’s sitting on top of some of the fastest growing consumer-facing businesses in the world — liquor and marijuana delivery — and its name is Pacific Consolidated Holdings Group. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. .”

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

But what IS the right amount of burn for a company? Burn rate in case you don’t know is the amount of money a company is either spending (gross) or losing (net) per month. (it Conversely if you’re burning $600,000 per month (yes, some companies do) then you only have 5 months of cash left. Gross Burn vs. Net Burn.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 3, 2022

Irvine-based CalAmp, which is best known for its LoJack line of automotive tracking products, but also has a number of other asset tracking products, said over the holidays that its SVP and Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), Arym Diamond, has left the company. CalAmp did not say why its CRO decided to depart the company.

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socalTECH

APRIL 12, 2017

With all the hand wringing in the tech industry over gender balance and equity, here's one company that apparently has no issue: LA-based Evite , the online invitations service. Evite's gender balance is in stark contrast to such companies as Apple (68% male, 32% female employees and 72% male, 28% male leadership); Uber (63.9%

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socalTECH

JANUARY 24, 2022

Los Angeles-based Subspace, which operates a WebRTC, real time application network, has appointed Davide Petramala as its new Vice President of Sales, the company said today. Petramala was most recently at Avaya, where he was Managing Director of Avaya's public cloud business unit.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 24, 2019

Usually that means one they once or recently spent time in as an employee or manager within a company where they had little or no ownership. Some of these entrepreneurs starting a new company are alumni from companies that would be a competitor to the enterprise being created or joined. Are you one of those? Digital or analog!

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 24, 2019

Usually that means one they once or recently spent time in as an employee or manager within a company where they had little or no ownership. Some of these entrepreneurs starting a new company are alumni from companies that would be a competitor to the enterprise being created or joined. Are you one of those? Digital or analog!

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Poway-based Cohu said late Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire Kita Manufacturing Co LTD , a Japanese companies that develops products used in electronics manufacturing. The company said Kita had current year sales of estimated $17M. net of cash acquired.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 16, 2020

In my role as a mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, I find that many of you have your most creative ideas for your company’s first big bang , but often get bogged down with details as the company grows. By dedicating at least one percent of sales to environmental groups, he locked in engagement from both employees and customers.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 12, 2022

San Diego-based hybrid cloud provider NFINIT said it has named Bradley Craig as its new Director of Channel Sales. Craig previously has served at such cloud and managed service companies as Veeam and Insight. According to NFINIT, Craig has over 13 years of experience in the technology industry.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

The Honest Company , the Los Angeles-based e-commerce company founded by Brian Lee and celebrity Jessica Alba, has raised $25M more in a funding round, the firm said this morning. The Honest Company offers up a variety of eco-friendly baby- and kids- products via subscription. The Honest Company has now raised $58M in funding.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Hodes talks about how you might position your company for a sale, and some of the things you need to do as part of that process. In times of recession there is pent-up demand by entrepreneurs to sell their companies. What needs to be prepared to position a company for sale? Continued.). READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 17, 2021

The Los Angeles-based company has a new residential solar plus energy storage program for homeowners in Queens that’s going to be rolled out in partnership with ConEd. We’ll cover every aspect of company building: Fundraising, recruiting, sales, product-market fit, PR, marketing and brand building.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 11, 2010

Tuesday, June 15, 2010 -- Lessons Learned, Working with Distressed Company Sales What to Look for, What to Stay Away From. What are the signs of a distressed company? What actions can a company in trouble take early on to maximize their chances of success? Rockey Steve Rockey.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Minor decisions, such as replacing employees who have left the company or replacing equipment needing updating, are usually considered operational in nature, and unless the business is changing direction, not relevant to this test. Let’s analyze the effect of a potential acquisition upon the value of your company.

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L.A. Business Journal

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

s sales tumbled as supply chain issues rocked the company, according to its third quarter earnings report. Santa Monica-based automotive technology platform TrueCar Inc.’s

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Los Angeles-based ringDNA , which develops sales engagement software, says it has launched a new, artificial intelligence (AI) product, which it says helps recommend actions for sales reps, to increase success.

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Berkonomics

MAY 16, 2019

There must be at least several companies out there right now positioning to compete with you. And although many positioning efforts cross the lines between these, great companies play to the strength of just one. Innovation certainly defines a number of companies catering to early adopters and the mass audiences that follow.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 3, 2022

The company is backed by Sequoia's China Fund, Hillhouse, and CICC, and received $100M in a Series B investment back in June of 2021. The company said it more than tripled its sales in 2021, the second consecutive year for the growth. The company has benefited from an interest in its batteries for disaster preparedness.

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socalTECH

APRIL 23, 2021

Carpinteria-based construction management software unicorn Procore has named a new sales VP, saying this week that it has appointed Bill Crawford as the company's Senior Vice President of U.S. Crawford had previously served as Chief Value Officer at Ceridian, and Senior Vice President of Sales at ADP.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 3, 2014

Specifically what is often not in the DNA of founders are sales skills. Nor do they exist in the investors of early-stage companies. The result is a lack of knowledge of the process and of sales people themselves. I had never had any sales training so everything we did for the first couple of years was instinctual.

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socalTECH

JUNE 22, 2020

Holiday sales? Summer vacation sales? In a sign of the times, instead of the more traditional sales, Los Angeles-based online electronics retailer Newegg is aiming its next sale at people who are preparing to spend more time stuck at home this summer due to the pandemic, saying it has launched a new "Big Sale for Those Inside".

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socalTECH

JULY 14, 2021

Los Angeles-based Endgame, a developer of software that links user behavior with sales opportunities, has raised $17M in funding, according to the company. The company said the funding will go to increase headcount, invest in R&D, and other efforts.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The Los Angeles-based commerce and content platform StackCommerce has been acquired by the Integrated Media Company, a holding company set up by the massive private equity fund, TPG, to acquire new media businesses. Through its platform publishers can make between 15% to 20% of gross compared with 5% on an affiliate marketing site.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 21, 2013

So when I meet with GRP portfolio companies that do enterprise sales I try to emphasize the following: 1. But you do need to be sure your company doesn’t just become the internal R&D department for a large corporation. Often your sales engineers can do the customizations without bugging the core eng team.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 22, 2011

Feature, not a company. Whether something is a feature or a company is clearly subjective. And sometimes features (say, Twitter) turn into companies. At minute eight I spoke about group messaging companies as “features, not companies.&# It’s a market commentary, not a company commentary.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 13, 2013

Like most startup entrepreneurs, when I began my first company in 1999 I had no formal sales experience. This is a very important to do when you first start a company. But before you achieve product / market fit you’re often in “consultative sales” mode where your objective is to tease out customer needs.

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socalTECH

MAY 26, 2020

San Diego-based gaming headset maker Turtle Beach Products says it is seeing "record" retail sales in April, as a result of an industry-wide increase in gaming accessories. According to the company, its retail sales in April were more than double the brand's prior all-time high from April 2018.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2020

Santa Monica-based GumGum Sports , which develops advertising analytics tools, has named Dominic Zuccarini as its SVP of Sales, according to the company. Zuccarini previously served at such companies as Zendesk, Klout, Dachis Group, and Involver.

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socalTECH

JULY 18, 2019

Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand , which provides cloud-based learning and talent management tools, has linked up with a sales training company, Sandler Training, on a new sales training subscription, the two said today. Financial details of the partnership were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JULY 10, 2013

Local Santa Monica-based venture investor Siemer Ventures has boosted its total number of investments to 55 companies, the firm announced this week, after adding nine new companies in the second quarter of the year. Siemer also said it saw exits in the sale of AppAddictive, and the sale of Ecomom''s assets to GreenCupboards.com.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 23, 2017

in a Series J Convertible Preferred Stock financing, and has engaged an investment banking firm to "explore strategic alternatives" for the company. The publicly held company, which trades on the Nasdaq at MBVX, said the new funding will go toward working capital and general corporate purposes.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Who are the top tech companies to work for in Los Angeles? Despite a huge number of companies, we found there are a number which. Despite a huge number of companies, we found there are a number which. Demand Media consistently popped up near number one in the list of "companies to work for" from our readers. Demand Media.

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