Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2020

Examples of profitable companies practicing this model include Trader Joe’s , led by Doug Rauch as retired president, and Conscious Capitalism® board member, and the Container Store , built by Kip Tindell. The idea has four principles guiding and underlying every business: Higher purpose.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 12, 2014

Prorata investments rights given investors the right to invest in your future fund-raising rounds and maintain their ownership % in your company as your company grows and raises more capital. You now own 20% of a company valued at $50 million but you’ve put in $4m to get that. Why investors care about prorata rights.

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socalTECH

JUNE 26, 2012

Fullerton-based mobile app developer HipGeo has tied with Rough Guides , the travel guide publisher, for a set of iPhone and iPad apps, the companies said yesterday. Business details between Rough Guides and HipGeo were not announced. HipGeo is headed by Rich Rygg. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 27, 2011

The new iOS 5 compatible app adds "Guides", users who are specifically being features for their use of the service and knowledge of food, as well as new sharing features. ReachLocal launched Bizzy as a personalized, restaurant and business recommendation engine in November of last year. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Venture capitalists (VCs) have long been seen as the top of the pyramid for startup funding sources, but in fact angel investors now fund over twice as many companies, according to a classic Crunchbase article.

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Guide Venture Capital Funding Class 136

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. How about outside investors?

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Company Companies Sales Venture Capital 156

Berkonomics

JANUARY 11, 2018

And good board members can add real value to you and the company. If you are responsible for forming a board, managing it, or evaluating its collective performance, consider these three important modes of engagement as you guide…. Importantly, these also help a board to cover the legal “duty of care” for the health of the company.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 15, 2019

Los Angeles-based Internet services and publishing giant j2 Global has acquired two companies, saying this morning that it acquired Ekahau , a company in the digital media space, and Castle Connolly , a company in the digital media and healthcare industry.

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Company Companies Southern California Acquisition 133

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Santa Monica-based Edmunds.com , the online car information site, said this morning that it has bolstered the content on its site, by launching a new online guide to shopping for in-car technology.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 9, 2018

For example, it uses fire alarm information to guide people out of a building while avoiding hazard zones. Semtech explained that its technology is being used in HEX SAFETY's systems, which help people navigate complex hazardous zones in real-time by indicating the quickest and safest direction out of the premises. READ MORE>>.

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Design Company Companies Guide 113

socalTECH

JUNE 3, 2015

The company--whose two-factor authentication is used by websites to add another layer of verification to user logins--released step-by-step guides for turning on two-factor authentication for Facebook, Twitter, Gmail, Apple, and many, many others. TeleSign is the two-factor authentication provider behind many of those services.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 16, 2012

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 -- A Practical Guide to "Enterprise Cloud" How to Avoid Risks and Maximize Opportunities in the Cloud! We know that by now you have a good understanding of the cloud and its benefits. See [link] (more)

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

The book is a layman’s guide to understanding how we as humans make decisions and is underpinned by data-oriented studies to prove his claims. Social proof is defined as “looking for others to guide our decision&# and it can be both explicit and implicit. He first worked hard to get him to be an advisor to the company.

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Guide Funding Venture Capital Technical Review 293

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

So, instead he was really looking for two people: (1) someone with experience who could spend an hour here and there guiding development, (2) an up-and-comer who wanted to get into mobile development. Some places you can find programmers locally: In your company or other companies. Did we just make his problem twice as hard?

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Guide Startup Mobile Framework 349

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 3, 2012

His talk was especially intriguing, as he attended UCSB, but dropped out to start a clothing design company. To help guide the students’ evaluation of the feasibility and merit of each idea, I require them to complete a one-page form, as specified in Entrepreneurship Is A Compulsion.

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Ideas Guide Startup Santa Barbara 266

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Creating a gerat company in a relative vacuum is an exercise in complete trust that the entrepreneur knows what’s best for the customer, perhaps even without interaction with such a customer. So, I’ve developed the three step dance in order to help form a repeatable method of how to create a great company from an early idea.

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Company Companies Startup Ideas 229

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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Startup Company Companies .Net 383

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

So, instead he was really looking for two people: (1) someone with experience who could spend an hour here and there guiding development, (2) an up-and-comer who wanted to get into mobile development. Some places you can find programmers locally: In your company or other companies. Did we just make his problem twice as hard?

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Guide Startup Mobile Framework 296

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

The company--which offers up an interactive election tool to help voters figure out which candidates agree with their personal positions on key issues--is looking to help educate voters based on positions cited by political parties, candidates, and supporters of state ballot measures.

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Guide Education Los Angeles Tool 153

Xconomy

JULY 19, 2019

Carlsmed, a San Diego-based medical technology company that’s developing personalized spinal implants, has merged with Precisive Surgical, a spine imaging system startup in Seattle. Financial terms weren’t disclosed.

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San Diego Company Companies Startup 67

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Most accelerators, but not all, offer up physical space, but they're more geared around mentoring and a formal program for helping companies to define their business, prototype and develop the first version of their service, and create a pitch and get funding. Representative companies: Look.io, Getbonkers, Invested.in, Tidepool, Stacksocial.

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Southern California Incubator Guide Startup 246

SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

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Venture Capital Guide CTO Coach Southern California 150

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 7, 2023

In 1981, Herb Cohen wrote and published “ You Can Negotiate Anything ”, an excellent guide to great negotiating. That of course jumps to the top of the list for young, fast-growing technology companies. What if employee candidates ask for the moon? Then again, there are those seductive unicorn opportunities.

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Examples Guide Education Course 156

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

. “As part of our commitment to serve the public conversation, we’re working to clean up inactive accounts to present more accurate, credible information people can trust across Twitter,” the company said. This follows reports that the streaming company is also working to buy the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Netflix Guide Los Angeles Screening 243

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

As you can guess, that would be an informal group with no legal responsibilities, but one able to be called upon to act as business, industry and scientific advisors to the company or CEO. Sometimes, celebrities will agree to sit on an advisory board as a gift to the CEO, providing a bit of glamour for the company at small expense.

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Knowledge Base Guide Patents Email 156

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

As we turn our ideas for the future into the latest startups and companies of today, there’s always a need for resources to help guide one through the process of it all. As that idea grows into a business there may come a time where the need for outside funding in necessary to further grow and scale.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 31, 2022

Los Angeles-based Silent Arrow, a developer of autonomous systems for guiding cargo dropped off C-130 aircraft, said today that it has had its first overseas deployment of its systems, delivering 1,026 lbs. The company said that its delivery--part of a $1.5M The company said that its delivery--part of a $1.5M

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Outsource Development Guide Los Angeles Design 113

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 8, 2009

Now there are some firms that have strict rules about not funding pre-revenue companies – that’s different. The problem is that they see hundreds of pitches and they often don’t proactively step back and think about the companies that seemed promising but they weren’t ready to pull the trigger.

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Venture Capital Guide Startup Technical Review 309

socalTECH

OCTOBER 13, 2014

Los Angeles-based Vyu , which is developing a personalized, mobile entertainment guide service, said this morning that it has raised $825,000 in a seed funding round. The company says its service helps viewers follow, share and discover TV and video via their mobile devices. The startup, led by Ahmed Nassef. READ MORE>>.

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Guide Yahoo Seed Funding Mobile 171

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

The company said its new tool is being released in partnership with the United Nationas and GEO Blue. The company says the tools can be used to help guide policy and reduce pollution from land sources. Esri said the tool helps analyze above-normal concentrations of marine algae.

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Tool Guide Help Software 113

Southern California Edison Blog

JUNE 11, 2021

Small- to medium-sized businesses may lack the resources and IT expertise to manage, protect, and upgrade their networks effectively compared to larger, more enterprise-level companies. Top Small- to Medium-Sized Company Network Challenges. Network security is a concern for virtually every company type in every industry.

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Networking Company Companies Organization 54

socalTECH

AUGUST 7, 2020

Los Angeles-based Cinedigm , a provider of premium content, streaming channels and technology services, is powering a new wellness video-on-demand application from Sanctuary Studios , the company said today. Financial details of the win were not announced.

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Services Guide Demand Content 124

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

He makes the case, and I agree, that creativity in a company, large or small, doesn’t just happen – it requires a culture. If you want to build and maintain a creative culture in your organization, you need to make sure your operation is guided by these seven critical strategies: Fuel passion.

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Company Companies Competition Netflix 90

socalTECH

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Elon Musk and The Boring Company have finally opened up their first, demonstration tunnel underneath the streets of Los Angeles, showing off a system which transports Tesla vehicles on guided rails under the city. The Boring Company Loop system pic.twitter.com/xVpDHzZKXB — The Boring Company (@boringcompany) December 19, 2018.

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Guide Los Angeles Company Companies 138

socalTECH

MARCH 30, 2021

According to Uprise, Uprise provides its health services through self-guided modules, live coaching, and in-person therapy. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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Coach Equity Guide Acquisition 113

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. Everything needs to be part of a holistic company strategy. Basically, no islands at startups.

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Software Review Software Services Company 321

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

We've defined this as an incubator or investor which creates companies--usually, from in-house efforts, but sometimes in partnership with external entrepreneurs--and invests in them and often provides resources, offices, and more to get those companies off the group. Representative companies: MeUndies, Eventup. Amount: Varies.

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