socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Los Angeles-based startup Glip , a developer of team productivity tools and software, said this morning that it is making its service free for students and educators. The company launched in October, and is led by Peter Pezaris. glip team collaboration service startup work project management students education school'

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Education Email Los Angeles Tool 138

socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2018

WebMD Health Services , which is a subsidiary of WebMD, itself a part of Los Angeles-based Internet Brands , said this morning that it hass launcheda new financial wellness product. The company said the new service is aimed at reducing money-related stress, and also to help motivate change. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 8, 2021

Discord is a great example of a company going viral mostly from word of mouth. How do you make your product go viral? What are the elements needed to focus upon in making the attempt to take a product viral? Sometimes, it is just the right idea to brand your product inside that of a known presence. Third: cost.

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socalTECH

MAY 22, 2014

Irvine-based Zadara Storage , the developer of enterprise, cloud-based storage products led by storage veteran Nelson Nahum, reports a win this morning with distance education and learning company Echo360. Financial impact of the deployment was not announced. READ MORE>>. zadara storage cloud amazon enterprise array drive'

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Berkonomics

MAY 8, 2014

I am chairman of a company that, as I write this, is twelve years old and has not yet taken a dollar of outside investment. The company has been funded entirely by grants from the National Institute of Health, amounting to millions of non-dilutive dollars in all. How refreshing!

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Even when your new product or solution fills a real customer need, and has a positive value proposition, many new venture founders are surprised and frustrated to find that excited customers are hard to find and growth is slow. Product is “disruptive technology” or a “paradigm shift.” They know you exist, but any change is painful.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Los Angeles-based Sketchy, an educational technology company known for creating visual study tools, says it is taking aim at the MCAT (Medical College Admission Test) in a deal with Blueprint, a provider of MCAT prep products. The companies said the two have partnered to help students prepare for the MCAT.

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socalTECH

MAY 28, 2013

To bring that ability to name your own price on products, Los Angeles-based Greentoe (www.greentoe.com) recently launched, allowing consumers to name their own price to retailers of everything from electronics to baby products. Joe Marrapodi: GreenToe is a name your own price marketplace for products. What is Greentoe?

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Women have made great inroads into the tech world in recent years, but there remains a long way to go before we reach a truly equitable state of affairs in workforce numbers, remuneration and product development. Entity’s own story fits into both of those story lines.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Why are you so strongly sold on royalty licensing as the most effective way to finance a tech-based early stage company? So here goes: How would I find companies willing to license my intellectual property or to invest in a royalty stream from licenses? I asked him five important questions, which he answered, and I’ve summarized below.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 4, 2021

Over the years, as I managed my several computer companies as CEO or executive chairman, I made the decision to go to market with a brand-new product that had never before been exposed to my customer’s marketplace. The answer is invariably ‘no,’ because the cost of evangelizing a new product is completely unknown.

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Tech.Co

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

by providing cutting-edge online education to a global population of people looking to make it in the ever-evolving entertainment industry. There’s a community feel even to our education. And the ability to bring education to the world has been our intention from day one.”. Educating the next generation of media talent.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Why are you so strongly sold on royalty licensing as the most effective way to finance a tech-based early stage company? So here goes: How would I find companies willing to license my intellectual property or to invest in a royalty stream from licenses? I asked him five important questions, which he answered, and I’ve summarized below.

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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.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Yellow , the accelerator program launched by Snap in 2018, has selected ten companies to join its latest cohort. The list of new companies include: Brightly — an Oakland, Calif.-based based media company angling to be the conscious consumer’s answer to Refinery29. Hardworkers — a Cambridge, Mass.-based

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 7, 2023

They include an expense account, company car, profit sharing, 401k contributions, medical coverage for dependents, free life insurance, educational payments, extra vacation, relocation expenses, paid trips to industry association meetings, or a small override on revenue from new products developed under the candidate’s watch.

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socalTECH

MARCH 27, 2020

Chandler, Arizona-based Zovio , a provider of education technology services, says it plans to boost hiring in San Diego, as well as in Chandler, Arizona and Denver, Colorado, as a result of soaring unemployment due to the coronavirus pandemic. The company said it provides personalized learning products for higher education institutions.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 8, 2021

San Diego-based Opy USA and its parent company, Openpay Group Ltd., The two, who provide "buy now pay later" financial products, said the funding will help it with expansion in the the U.S. Openpay says it offers up financing to consumers in the automotive, healthcare, home improvement, membership, education, and other areas.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

When entrepreneurs introduce new products to the market, their passion and conviction often leads them to assume that every potential customer will see the immediate need and value, and will quickly adopt the solution. The more revolutionary the solution, the more important it is to educate customers on a solution’s existence and value.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 16, 2020

But in the face of a global pandemic, every company has had to improvise and in the few months since its launch in 2019, that’s just what Bümo did. The company said the money went to boost the development of new curriculum and hire educational and operational staff. Both Nguyen and Lim are serial entrepreneurs.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Positioning pitches, one-line descriptions of a company''s value proposition and relative placement within its ecosystem, are the first step in achieving such balance. The type of business, the nature of the investor audience and the company''s relative maturity all influence the relevancy of a company''s positioning claim.

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Product Yammer Technical Review Google 208

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 5, 2022

New investors into the company this time around include Bullish and Kendra Jackson, while Lerer Hippeau, which led the $4 million seed round, is back again with additional seed investors, including Sugar Capital, Brand Foundry Ventures, Selva Ventures, Silas Capital, Gabby Slome, Brian Bordainick and Kate Wallman. The move is buoyed by a $2.5

Los Angeles 169

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 31, 2020

I was chairman of a company that, for twelve years never took a dollar of outside investment. The company was funded entirely by grants from the National Institute of Health, amounting to millions of non-dilutive dollars in all. First, an example of grant-based financing . No dilution to shareholders or the founders.

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socalTECH

JUNE 3, 2021

NEOGOV develops employee management software for state and local government, education, public safety, and other public sector customers, made available through software-as-a-service. The company was founded in 2000.

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socalTECH

JUNE 15, 2021

a Bristol, UK-based software company which focuses on vivistor management and smart access control for the real estate market. sells its products into the office, retail, industrial, flexible workspace and the education sectors. We Are Forge Ltd. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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Santa Barbara Education Software Development Acquisition 113

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Amir Tehrani, the company’s co-founder and chief executive spent, his life in the cookware and kitchen business, while his wife, Shiza Tehrani, is the co-founder of the Malala Fund, supporting educational initiatives for young women around the world, and Now Ventures, an impact seed investment fund based in Los Angeles.

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Los Angeles Education Venture Capital Study 150

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

Today’s customers demand more than a good product; they expect a great customer experience. A few companies are leading the way, including Apple with their iPad and iPhone, offering irresistible stores with friendly experts, elegant packaging, and customer service that never ends. Experience using the product is only one stage.

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socalTECH

MAY 28, 2020

in a funding round, the company said this morning. As part of the funding, Stackin said that Marieke Christmann, Principal at Octopus Ventures, has joined the company's board of directors. The company mixes in access to financial products and services in between its educational and tips. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 19, 2019

.” So the goal at Huron is to create products that can stack up against “brands on the shelves at Bloomingdale’s, Neiman Marcus or Nordstrom,” but without the costs and price markup associated with a big department store. Consumers can buy Huron products individually, as part of a larger kit or via subscription.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 16, 2019

Walnut, California-based Adesso , which manufactures computer peripherals, says it is rolling out a line of products with the KODAK brand on it, including new education and office peripherals for the PC and Mac platforms. Adesso licenses the KODAK brand for those products. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2019

K1 Investment Management says it invests in high growth, enterprise software companies. Graduway is based in the UK, and offers up its software to educational institutions and non-profit organizations. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

He was a life-long entrepreneur and the first business he created out of college (actually, he founded it while he was at Caltech) was a company that manufactured high quality audio speakers. So he launched a company with exclusively paid search. They were a juggernaut and Google was a small company. Overture was sold to Yahoo!

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

Thursday night was the unveiling of the newest batch of Launchpad LA companies. The VC’s & executives were then asked to make “commitments&# (in writing) to 3-5 of the companies that they felt they could make some sort of contribution to. Have a look at the companies below.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

According to Appetize, it has named Robbie Knutson-Ratto as Senior Vice President of Product, Alain Avakian as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), and also named co-founder Jason Pratts as Chief Information Officer. Avakian joined Appetize earlier this year, according to the company. Appetize said that Ms. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 29, 2020

Irvine-based Mobilogix , a developer of asset management and tracking products, said this morning that it has named Dr. Alfred Man Cheuk Ng, Chief Technology Officer of SUGA International Holdings Limited, to its board. Mobilogix said the addition of Ng will help the company to grow, citing Ng's global business experience and connections.

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socalTECH

APRIL 10, 2019

Procore appears to be one of the first Southern California companies to join the movement, which originated in Silicon Valley with such companies at Atlassian, Rally, Salesforce, and Tides. READ MORE>>.

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Southern California Education Equity Software 133

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

United Scope sells its products to the education market, life sciences, scientific research, and industrial inspection markets. The companies said the funding will go towards international expansion strategy, product development efforts, and accretive acquisitions. United Scope had been founded and was owned by Frank Dai.

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