Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

This week in Startup Spotlight, we found an affordable cyber security service for small businesses, biometric startup with facial recognition tech for businesses, car care for smart cities, a platform that will reduce the grunt work at marketing agencies, and more. Panamplify is the reporting easy button for businesses.

Artificial Inteligence 93

Artificial Inteligence Startup Platform Training 93

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 8, 2021

Contrary to popular belief, according to a report by A. The parent company guaranteed the spin-off a revenue stream and provided incentive bonuses based on artificial objectives, rather than competitive or market driven targets. An example would be Time Warner spinning off AOL—to end a disastrous, dot.com-era marriage.

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Company Companies Startup Examples 125

socalTECH

AUGUST 7, 2014

THIS ROLE REQUIRES DEEP EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND RELATIONSHIPS IN THE IT SERVICES, TELECOM, CLOUD AND HOSTING MARKET. NO OTHER APPLICANTS WILL BE CONSIDERED.

SoCalTech 124

SoCalTech SaaS Los Angeles Platform 124

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

According to a recent Ernst & Young global report , the first half of 2017 was the most active first half by global number of IPOs since 2007. The reasons are a lot more complex than the meltdown of key investment banks in the US a few years ago, so don’t expect a big change in the numbers soon, even with recent stock market rallies.

Startup 87

Startup Technical Review Report Entrepreneur 87

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2018

My friend Michael Broukhim, founder & co-CEO of FabFitFun and I recently had a catch-up meeting for 3-miles on the Santa Monica “Bird Trail” No company has ever elicited so many questions by friends, colleagues, entrepreneurs, fellow VCs and journalists as has Bird, the company that pioneered the electronic scooter as a service market.

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Santa Monica Funding Startup Course 256

socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2009

Irvine-based Microsemi is reporting this afternoon that it has settled a civil lawsuit against the firm by the U.S. The DOJ had sued Microsemi in December, after the July acquisition of the assets of Semicoa, a provider of semiconductors for the military and commercial market. READ MORE>>.

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Competition Pricing Acquisition Report 100

Tech.Co

MAY 31, 2023

But while competition remains fierce, the advancement and accessibility of smart solutions are making it easy than ever for startups to find their feet. Yet, with so many tools vying for the attention of business owners, navigating the over-saturated market can be overwhelming. VPN Startup tool: VPN Price: Free Hide.me

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Tool Startup Software Review Technical Review 131

socalTECH

APRIL 12, 2012

We partnered with the world's largest distributors, Ingram Micro and others, to provide great services, prices, and products to consumers. There are more than 10,000 people in Japan, and they're the third largest site behind Amazon and eBay, doing over 15 billion, with a 14 billon market cap in Japan. There is more reporting, for sure.

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Sites Commerce Pricing Product 210

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 22, 2011

Well marketed. It’s a market commentary, not a company commentary. I’ve spoken positively about their design simplicity, their UX flow and their marketing prowess. I love seeing non Silicon Valley markets boom as it broadens our country’s innovation hubs. Group messaging is still a feature.&#

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Company Companies Gogii Google 295

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

According to a recent Ernst & Young global report , 2014 was a strong year with IPOs actually outperforming other indices by 10 percent. Yet they see warning lights flashing, based on a still fragile global economy, and volatile markets ahead. Violent market swings usually hit public companies first.

Startup 98

Startup Technical Review Report Entrepreneur 98

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

But VC is an “illiquid asset&# so funds didn’t disappear quickly - In 2000/01 the stock market quickly adjusted punishing investors in the NASDAQ and in individual public technology stocks. What accelerated this was the collapse of the public stock markets. PE Hub reported that there were mass defections.

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Venture Capital Startup Seed Funding Rustic Canyon 311

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2012

You can’t succeed in business without an operational model that delivers value to customers at a reasonable price, with an underlying cost that allows you to make a profit. The most common failures are solutions looking for a problem, lack of a defined market, and giving away the product. Target market. Sales/Marketing.

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Sales Customer Custom Outsource 97

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 31, 2021

The sweeping infrastructure package put forward today by President Joe Biden comes with a price tag of roughly $2 trillion (and hefty tax hikes) but gives startups and the broader tech industry about $1 trillion worth of reasons to support it. ” Climate resiliency . Given the steady drumbeat of climate disasters that hit the U.S.

Startup 229

Startup Technical Review Invest Research 229

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. We’re going to start aggressively spend money on marketing our product. (it is also the title of a fabulous book from Internet 1.0

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Startup Company Companies .Net 383

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

According to an Ernst & Young report , the number of startups that have gone public in the US over the past decade is down about 75% from the previous decade, to about 10% of startup exits. Public companies of any size must comply immediately with the full reporting requirements of the SEC.

Startup 97

Startup Report Entrepreneur Statistics 97

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

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Southern California Tech Coast Angels IP Orange County 113

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2011

You can’t succeed in business without an operational model that delivers value to customers at a reasonable price, with an underlying cost that allows you to make a profit. The most common failures are solutions looking for a problem, lack of a defined market, and giving away the product. Target market. Sales/Marketing.

Sales 98

Sales Customer Custom Outsource 98

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 20, 2014

Last year at this time I spoke at VidCon and gave this presentation in which I said YouTube was “the Walmart of Online Video” but I also commented that I felt YouTube was vulnerable to competition because their rev share to MCNs wasn’t high enough to allow MCNs to build a profitable business inside of YouTube.

Invest 291

Invest Content Media Networking 291

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

Pricing engine helps publishers ascertain ad inventory pricing by analyzing ad transaction data from the market/exchanges. Data reports include following sample fields: real-time suggested price for specific unit of ad inventory, ad server data, order insertion data, behavioral targeting data, conversion data, etc.

Venture Capital 214

Venture Capital Startup Design S3 214

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 28, 2012

A while back, I wrote about the value of Michael Porter’s Five Forces framework for analyzing the competitive environment, and using every opportunity to highlight and emphasize your relative advantages, whether they be price, features, or bargaining power. Look at all systems, policies, procedures, reports and rules.

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Customer Custom Startup Organization 104

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 1, 2013

Underestimating the value of financial reporting. Managing the day-to-day accounting is important, but you also need financial reports for insight into the big picture, that is, the real-time and projected status of your profitability. Pricing is an art, a challenging art. Do your due diligence to perform competitive analysis.

Startup 93

Startup Pricing Outsource Competition 93

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 6, 2015

Lore’s biggest promise is that Jet members will enjoy prices “10 to 15 percent below the lowest prices online,” a bold pitch in today’s hyper-competitive retail landscape. On July 21, Jet’s launch day, Profitero conducted a study to evaluate Jet’s lowest-price promise. same UPC, brand, and size) across seven categories.

Pricing 40

Pricing Commerce Startup Study 40

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 26, 2018

The market for recent IPOs also remains extremely volatile, and as a result many of them are currently trading below their opening price. Concerns over valuations being reset to a new normal, and a soft exit market, are seen as key drivers. Market volatility usually hits public companies first.

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Acquisition Study Marketing Startup 51

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

A while back, I wrote about the importance of a “ sustainable competitive advantage ,” and outlined the business plan value and limitations of patents and competitor feature comparisons. Look at all systems, policies, procedures, reports and rules. Destroy barriers to delivering superior service. Use it, and don’t lose it.

Customer 90

Customer Custom Services Startup 90

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 26, 2015

The sponsoring partner will be given feedback on what some partners don’t like about the team, the market, the product, the competition or the deal terms and that partner may have to answer back on those topics at the next partner meeting or maybe even just later that day (depending on time sensitivity of the deal).

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Venture Capital Capital Startup Invest 150

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

The strategy of GigaOm and where they differentiate in the market. An investment doesn’t guarantee your product will suddenly be on the investor’s price sheet. Self-reported 60mm daily unique as of Dec 2009, games played by 250mm people a month (AppData). Paul discussed his perspective having been at SAP Ventures.

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Venture Capital Google Web Sites 225

Xconomy

AUGUST 26, 2016

Mylan bumped up the price of the EpiPen 400 percent, presidential nominee Hillary Clinton responded with a tirade against drug price hikes, and—much like when Clinton railed against drug pricing last year—biotech indexes promptly plummeted more than 3 percent. It was the tweet heard around the biotech world, again.

Pricing 40

Pricing Thousand Oaks Startup Research 40

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2014

Projecting the financials should be the last step of your business plan preparation, since it assumes you already know the opportunity size, customer buying habits, pricing, costs, and competition. Here are some basic “rules of thumb” that every Angel or venture capital equity investor uses, to help you anticipate their reactions.

Equity 99

Equity Venture Capital Invest Pricing 99

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 28, 2009

Reporters were no longer interested in talking about B2B eCommerce. Buzzsaw (owned by Autodesk) raised $90 million and was making weekly noise in the market. Our biggest problem was market traction not each other. You need to be sure that you’re constantly communicating with the market. Having a conversation.

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Startup Press Customer Custom 331

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Contrary to popular belief, according to a report by A. The parent company guaranteed the spin-off a revenue stream and provided incentive bonuses based on artificial objectives, rather than competitive or market driven targets. An example would be Time Warner spinning off AOL—to end a disastrous, dot.com-era marriage.

Startup 85

Startup Entrepreneur Examples Services 85

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 4, 2015

Valuation is one of those ubiquitous words: at least when it comes to discussions around startups — and, of course, stock market multiples. And there are public market valuations for where stocks trade now and predictions for what they’ll be worth in the future. Business valuations = the price of the company. Market sentiment.

IP 40

IP Equity Examples Guide 40

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 8, 2014

The initial company, Roam Mobility Service came to market in January 2012. Considering the size of the addressable market (60M visiting the US, 20M Canada), their goal was to create products that allowed every Canadian entering the US to forget about roaming fees. Introductions and Inspiration. ” Emir’s Take On Wireless.

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Mobile Startup Customer Custom 86

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 5, 2015

In his premier film appearance in the blaxploitation send-up “I’m Gonna Git You Sucka,” Chris Rock inadvertently addresses a key pricing challenge faced by most entrepreneurs. Watch this 93-second clip and see if you can identify the pricing pitfall addressed in this humorous snippet. Price = Value. How Much For A Rib?

Pricing 100

Pricing Product Startup Customer 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2013

Projecting the financials should be the last step of your business plan preparation, since it assumes you already know the opportunity size, customer buying habits, pricing, costs, and competition. Here are some basic “rules of thumb” that every Angel or venture capital equity investor uses, to help you anticipate their reactions.

Startup 97

Startup Equity Entrepreneur Venture Capital 97

socalTECH

OCTOBER 7, 2009

Nick Desai: FitOrbit delivers a proven solution for fitness and weight loss over the Internet, for the first time, at a price people can afford. If you're at the point that you are tracking your fitness and calories, self reporting and self tracking that every day, that's fantastic. That's a market of 150 million people.

Media 168

Media Pricing Sites Training 168

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Contrary to popular belief, according to a report by A. The parent company guaranteed the spin-off a revenue stream and provided incentive bonuses based on artificial objectives, rather than competitive or market driven targets. An example would be Time Warner spinning off AOL—to end a disastrous, dot.com-era marriage.

Startup 85

Startup Examples Services Competition 85

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 16, 2018

Without taking a dime of outside capital, the company has achieved impressive success in a competitive, SaaS market segment, landing companies such as Nike, Intuit, NASA, AutoDesk and PBS. Most companies have a roadmap describing what they’re planning to build, deliver or market. We have had to take sub-market salaries.

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Venture Capital Entrepreneur Santa Barbara SaaS 115