TechEmpower

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Given this diversity, it's important to be selective in the development services company with whom you choose to partner. In the 25 years that TechEmpower has been in business, we’ve seen thousands of companies come and go. This article will primarily focus on locating and evaluating development companies, rather than design firms.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2020

This is counter to the traditional business premise of “control,” so many companies are still pushing back. I share her view of the ten key elements of the basic framework and vocabulary of open information sharing and open decision making: Explaining: creating buy-in.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 9, 2022

The next thing that entrepreneurs need to realize is that the process and framework for making social media marketing work are different from traditional marketing, and trial and error certainly doesn’t work. Ric Dragon, an expert in online marketing, in his classic book. More positively, social media also brings many more ways to succeed.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 4, 2013

This workshop will help you develop a strategy to optimize company growth and liquidity, maximize valuation and capitalize on strategic transactions. Valuation methodologies can be used to optimize transaction outcomes for both buyers and sellers in MandA and other transactions.

Framework 113

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socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2013

In one of the newest "hackathons" to hit Southern California, a group of companies are looking to draw Orange County software developers to a new hackathon, geared around WebRTC, the open "Web Real Time Communications" framework aimed at helping developers create voice and video chat applications. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 28, 2010

Years ago I was working in England and I worked for a very big company – Accenture. Anyway, I spent the first part of my career consulting for large companies. McKinsey had their “ 7S framework &# and BCG had the “ BCG Matrix &# with cash cows, dogs, stars and question marks. Stand for high quality.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 9, 2021

The company has been building a title called Blankos Block Party that seems to be Fall Guys meets Roblox meets Funko Pop. While the company has big hopes for Blankos as it onboards more users, the bigger investor opportunity is likely in the game engine that the team is building. The round was led by WestCap.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 8, 2010

Very few of them are started, in my experience, by sales people and very few early stage companies really understand sales. That’s why I started the Sales & Marketing Series and at one point I will do a bunch of posts on the sales methodology we developed at my first company called PUCCKA. They’re always on time.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The framework of his book has profoundly altered how I think about the technology market and affects how I thought about building my businesses and how I think about investing in venture capital. Reading it felt like read a university book for an economics class and no wonder since he’s a professor at Harvard Business School.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 10, 2012

They were making some significant choices that were going to have lasting impact on their company. I was very worried for several startup in the room. Why do this without the right technical advisor? Would you create contracts without an attorney? Tactical Technical Advisor. There's also a tactical level for technical advisors.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 19, 2015

Today I’d like to give that advice in more tangible terms and with a framework to think about your tasks – the funnel. I worked with a successful portfolio company recently that had to make some big moves in the market. Opening is easier than closing. As a board member I’m sometimes a real pain-in-the-ass about this.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 5, 2020

The SXSW festival has not been cancelled yet, although numerous companies are pulling out over concerns of the coronavirus. Some companies were already operating these services; this action created a regulatory framework. SXSW organizers said March 2 that the “2020 event is proceeding with safety as a top priority.”

Technical Review 237

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Where did the idea for the company come from? Samantha Lurey: This is actually my third company. My last company was a consulting firm, which was on the Inc. I sold that company in 2011, and then used the proceeds to start Go Trexx. That framework is beautiful in that way. I'm more of a serial entrepreneur.

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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. I’m going to set up the framework today and in future posts I’ll drill down into each area. We called our methodology PUCCKA. Unique Selling Proposition.

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Sales Startup Resource Customer 393

socalTECH

MARCH 18, 2013

The firm, headed by Michael Bleigh, currently offers up it web-based application builder under a free, open beta; the company said it plans to launch as a paid service later this year. The company said its software is based on the open source Bootstrap framework which was developed by Twitter.

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socalTECH

MAY 8, 2019

Los Angeles--based sports and live entertainment company AEG --which is behind the LA Kings , LA Galaxy , as well as Eisbaren Berlin and the Ontario Reign, said it has stepped up to support the United Nation's Sports for Climate Action Framework.

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socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2014

San Diego-based Qualcomm Ventures , the venture capital arm of Qualcomm, has put its funding behind MapR , the company behind the big data software framework called Hadoop. MapR said today that it has raised $110M in a giant funding round, which was led by Google Capital, and also included Qualcomm Ventures.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 9, 2020

The Los Angeles-based app development shop, V/One , is giving away 50,000 free mobile app builds through the rest of April as the company officially launches its platform for would-be, LA-based mobile app moguls. Since its soft launch, December 20th of last year, the app development company has built over 100 new applications.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

The toughest aspect of such opportunities is weaning your company off these “bad profits” and focusing on opportunities that may not have an immediate payoff, but will drive long-term enterprise value. A company that is constantly improving, even in small ways, is a difficult company to beat. Two Pizzas, One Meeting.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2010

We did big, boring but necessary implementations for large companies. I next moved into system design where I designed computer systems to deal with large industrial natural gas customers and telecommunication companies. We can also begin to socialize our answers with people in the company to get their reactions.

Entrepreneur 373

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socalTECH

AUGUST 31, 2011

According to the company, its subsidiary, Teledyne Brown Engineering, won the contract, which goes towards design, development, test, implementation, and maintenance effort for a test and simulation framework for the missile defense system. The contract is spread out over five years, beginning September 1st.

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Outsource Development Thousand Oaks Framework Design 133

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

recently wrote a post talking about how some VCs meddle in operating company decisions or some executive teams are too reliant on VCs to jump in and make hard calls for them. So operating at a higher level, helping to set the framework for decision making and then sitting down and watching the game be played, is certainly the way to go.”

Startup 339

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 3, 2009

And I had 2 “strategic&# investors in my first company. So I thought I’d try to lay out a framework for how you should think about it as many you will inevitably be faced with this experience. I had two strategics in my first company. He was also chairman of a $6 billion company! Most VCs aren’t either?

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Venture Capital Startup Entrepreneur Framework 279

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2015

“There was no real framework for a $15 million fund at the time so I had to make one up … it was really sort of an experiment … I invested across Funds I & II in 90 companies” Jeff then raised $55 million in 2010 and $85 million in 2014. The amount of money we save for follow-ons is called “reserves.”

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2016

It is a hugely compelling show because Zakaria covers world issues that will affect all of us in ways that are accessible and with frameworks for processing disparate information. My observation is that many companies become Game of Thrones with warring factions and competing interests.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

A mis-hire at the outset of your company can irreversibly alter the trajectory of your corporate culture. Some people are internally focused, and if they reach critical mass, they can tip the whole company.”. The most junior person in the company can win an argument with the most senior person with regard to a fact-based decision.

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Tips Startup Framework Customer 280

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 9, 2013

And it was convenient for me because we also held our annual London board meeting of DataSift , who helps companies processes and analyze large volumes of social plus enterprise data in realtime. Why is Collaborative Consumption Becoming a Hot Trend for Startup Companies? What are the Types of Collaborative Consumption Companies?

Marketing 361

Marketing Course Pricing Networking 361

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

I was recently contacted by an entrepreneur who was consider a few different business models for his company. Note: before you jump down my throat this founder is no longer with the company after making a mistake and apologizing to Jcal he decided to move on.) Consultants should provide you data & frameworks – not decisions.

Venture Capital 353

Venture Capital Course Guide Entrepreneur 353

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

It was a mobile app, so he ideally would find someone who had experience with mobile development or someone who could pick up a mobile framework. Some places you can find programmers locally: In your company or other companies. The size of his initial build was roughly 3 person months and it wasn't particular complex.

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Guide Startup Mobile Framework 349

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 12, 2010

I used to work for Andersen Consulting (for > 8 years) – mostly building computer systems for large companies in the fixed telecoms, mobile and Internet sectors. I started telling them, “I’m a tourist in your company. I’m a tourist in your company. Find other tourists to visit your company.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 3, 2015

A company presents. If it’s such an obvious deal then won’t 10 other companies being doing this? Then they need to take all the input they received, mix it up, apply a framework for how the information affects your decision and decide. A typical investment discussion is not a bed of roses.

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Startup Venture Capital Invest Framework 332

socalTECH

JULY 6, 2018

Virgin Galactic , the space vehicle developer which is backed by Sir Richard Branson, said on Friday that it has inked a deal with a number of companies to bring Virgin Galactic's spaceflights to Italy. Virgin Galactic develops all of its technology in Mojave, California, and officially has its "operational headquarters" in New Mexico.

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socalTECH

MARCH 25, 2021

The firm said it is majority Black-owned, and will employ cultural investment framework, using business and consumer trend research to identify companies that are "leveraging shifts in culture and behavior". The new firm is led by Adrian Fenty, Marlon Nichols, Michael Palank, and Charles D.

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socalTECH

JULY 13, 2020

Los Angeles-based Repicated , a new startup that provides monitoring and managing of Kubernetes-based cloud applications, has name former GitLab executive Mark Pundsack as the company's new Chief Product Officer, according to the company. Pundsack was previously Head of Product for GitLab.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

He has generously donated his time to talk about his company?s SUSE Cloud is an enterprise-class platform that is integrated with Crowbar, the open source framework that manages and configures the OpenStack deployment. Rick Ashford, Linux Technical Sales Specialist, is based in Austin, TX and works for SUSE. link] (more)

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

I thought I’d try to offer a framework for thinking about the topic. This conversation seems to come up very frequently these days both with portfolio companies and with entrepreneurs just looking for mentorship. So here’s my framework. Are you in the “lean&# phase? How long is the window open?

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socalTECH

JUNE 5, 2020

Los Angeles-based AcceleratXR said this week that it has launched a new, open source project called Composer.js , a new framework and toolset for building back-end API services using NodeJS.

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