Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2020

For example, Richard Branson, CEO of Virgin Group, with no technical background at all, has started and run many technical companies, including the futuristic Spaceship One and an orbital space launch system, and reportedly does his own social media work.

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Competition High Tech Startup Social Media 174

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2014

.” The most recent was 18 months ago or so called The Kauffman Report. It had an influence on the people who fund our industry in a negative way as many asset managers who fund our industry read this flawed report. That’s a shame because many of these people missed out on what will be a few great VC vintages.

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Venture Capital Capital Startup Writing 362

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2020

According to recent reports , these come from all the way up and down the age and experience spectrum, including up to ninety percent of the current Baby Boomers, as well as Millennials. Zappos , led by Tony Heish, has been a leader in this direction, and reports many advantages, as well as challenges.

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Competition Startup Demand Training 168

L.A. Business Journal

AUGUST 28, 2017

SpaceX Hyperloop competition winner goes 201 miles per hour, crowdfunding platform FlashFunders Inc. acquired and Hulu Live TV service adds the CW.

SpaceX 100

SpaceX Competition Hulu Report 100

L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

California facing competition for video game industry; Snapchat’s new update triggers revolt by teens; and Tony Goncalves hired as CEO of Chernin Group and Otter Media.

Competition 100

Competition Report Media 100

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 26, 2010

You can always tell during this discussion whether the entrepreneur has logged into their products, talked to their customers, read all the news stories and gotten all of the back channel info on the competition. You can tell if they have a deep-seated competitive spirit. Can’t go a mile deep on competition?

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Entrepreneur Startup CTO Hire Sales 286

socalTECH

JUNE 6, 2019

According to an unconfirmed report on Wednesday, Santa Monica-based on-demand scooter rental startup Bird is in the midst of talks to acquire another, on-demand scooter company, Scoot. According to the report, Scoot was last valued at around $71M, and had raised $47M in total funding. READ MORE>>.

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Report Santa Monica Demand Competition 113

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2018

Santa Monica-based Bird , the on-demand electric scooter rental service backed by Valor Equity Partners, Index Ventures, Craft Ventures, Goldcrest Capital, Tusk Ventures and Upfront Ventures, may be seeing even more competition in San Francisco, after reports that Lyft is hoping to launch its own, electric scooter service in the city.

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Competition Santa Monica Demand Equity 100

L.A. Business Journal

JUNE 29, 2017

Recreational video game competition Super League Gaming raises $15 million, Boring Co. completes test tunnel and Upfront raises $400 million for sixth early-stage fund.

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Competition Report Funding 100

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

I am happy to see reports that young companies are leading the way in these trends, on both the customer and the employee side. Both are required to stay competitive.

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Competition Case Study Platform Yahoo 127

socalTECH

DECEMBER 5, 2011

The company reports it has signed up more than 15,000 users in the last nine months on the service. The firm's biggest competition is Salesforce.com. Nimble said it plans on releasing the new version in January of next year. READ MORE>>.

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Santa Monica Social Network Competition Software 213

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 9, 2020

Reporting has made much of urban areas attaining visibly cleaner air — featuring before shots of global cities with smog and after shots of clear skies since COVID-19 forced traffic off the roads. The venture is also one of the few e-motorcycle companies drawing engineering tips from competition.

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Technical Review Competition Demand Sales 277

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Shawn Peterson: Underbuilt is a simplified building codes report. The first thing we wanted to do, was to deliver accurate and fast building codes, information on height restrictions, floor areas, the size of a house, and setbacks, in a simplified report for everybody. Why would anyone need a building report like this?

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West Los Angeles Startup Report Design 228

socalTECH

JANUARY 6, 2012

San Luise Obispo-based Shopatron , the developer of e-commerce software for brand manufacturers, reports today that it added a total of 85 new clients in the sporting goods industry during 2011. The firm said those clients included K2, Rossignol, Powderhorn, Quickpoles, Academy Snowboard, and Bolle, among many others. READ MORE>>.

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Commerce Sales Competition Report 196

L.A. Business Journal

JANUARY 23, 2018

Esports One raises $3 million to help viewers make sense of e-sports competitions; Snapchat to let users share content on other social networks; and Boring Co. pitches Culver City Council on tunneling plan.

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Culver City Competition Snapchat Help 100

TechCrunch LA

MAY 17, 2019

Both services are entering a highly competitive and increasingly fragmented entertainment landscape with many big studios building moats around their content in the form of exclusive subscription-based streaming services. The company is reportedly spending $5 million per hour of storytelling for some of its titles.

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Services Report Netflix Content 167

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 11, 2021

Digital advertising spend is projected to grow 25% this year to $191 billion, and Google (69%), Facebook (59%), Snapchat (116%) and Twitter (87%) all just reported rapid growth in their year over year advertising revenues. that’s where the customers are. For these companies, it looks like a rosy picture.

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Product Platform Advertising Acquisition 424

socalTECH

MARCH 14, 2012

Irvine-based Broadcom reported this morning that it is contributing $100,000 in a donation to an Israeli team looking to win Google's $30M Lunar X Prize contest. SpaceIL itself is the only non-profit in the Google competition with plans to donate any winnings to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) for Israeli children.

Google 170

Google Funding Competition Report 170

Berkonomics

APRIL 14, 2012

When a company accepts an investment from professional or organized investment groups – such as angel groups, venture capitalists or corporations, there is usually a document signed called an “investors rights agreement” that calls out additional financial and narrative reporting requirements due to that class of shareholder.

Class 202

Class Report Competition .Net 202

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2013

If I’m covering a company can I get evidence of what the competition is doing so the story is balanced? You can imagine the press release, “New innovative model allows us to do audits differently than the competition!” Do I have data or facts to present so the story has legs? They sell accounting services.

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Marketing Press Blogging Startup 389

socalTECH

MAY 30, 2018

Santa Monica-based electric scooter service Bird is looking to raise $150M more in new funding, according to a report , which values the company at more than $1 billion. The report, from Bloomberg, cites "people familiar with the matter", saying that the round is expected to be led by Sequoia Capital.

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Report Santa Monica Funding Competition 100

L.A. Business Journal

MAY 5, 2017

SpaceX to relaunch second used rocket in June, Ellen DeGeneres adds show to YouTube, and agencies say Snapchat self-service feature will make it competitive with Facebook.

SpaceX 133

SpaceX Snapchat Competition Report 133

Xconomy

JANUARY 30, 2020

In other words, it’s a mixed bag when it comes to efforts to diversify biotech companies—a push that BIO believes will improve the competitiveness of the industry. Others have no women or people of color as employees, gather no data on employee demographics, and have no initiatives in place to support diversity and inclusion.

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Report Competition Organization Company 137

socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2018

Bird has raised funding rom Valor Equity Partners and Index Ventures, and also included Craft Ventures, Goldcrest Capital, plus Tusk Ventures and Upfront Ventures, and is reportedly seeking at least another $200M to help it fund its fight against its competitors. READ MORE>>.

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Competition Demand Equity Los Angeles 100

Berkonomics

JANUARY 11, 2018

But sometimes there is a barrier, an impossibly high cost not considered, a social backlash never thought of, or competition already covering the idea that is unknown to the originator. Strategic thinking: Board members who ask: “What is the competitive landscape?” Which leads us to the second class of creative board thinking….

Company 243

Company Companies Ideas Competition 243

socalTECH

APRIL 21, 2014

San Diego-based business process management software developer BP Logix reported a win this morning with the County of Fresno, replace a legacy system in that country for automating business reporting for the county. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed.

Outsource Development 138

Outsource Development San Diego Report Competition 138

Berkonomics

JULY 27, 2017

Together we would work out solutions in the form of new functions, new controls, new reports, and new safeguards. All companies whether service or product-oriented must fight to gain and maintain quality of product, or fall to the bottom of the competitive heap. We have explored feature-functionality.

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Customer Custom Design Conference 243

socalTECH

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Wish you could be a VH1 reporter, television producer, or other dream jobs? shoes toms employment competition hollywood content video production television dream dreamjobbing' READ MORE>>.

Social Media 153

Social Media Hollywood Competition Entertainment 153

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 26, 2022

We first met the Chicago-based company and its founder and CEO Vitaly Alexandrov last year when we reported that Food Rocket launched in the Bay Area , going up against the likes of Amazon Fresh, DoorDash, Instacart and Gopuff, which is no easy feat given each of the company’s footprint.

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Funding Demand Los Angeles Competition 246

L.A. Business Journal

JULY 22, 2019

Hulu CFO leaves for Amazon; Frank Pearce retires from Blizzard; SpaceX picks hyperloop competition winner

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Hulu SpaceX Company Companies 113

socalTECH

MAY 18, 2010

Los Angeles-based Demand Media , the user-generated content venture of Richard Rosenblatt, has new competition this afternoon, from Yahoo , after Yahoo announced it would acquire content publishing firm Associated Content. Reports from AdAge place the acquisition of Associated Content at over $100M.

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Yahoo Demand Content Media 150

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

San Diego-based Cymer , the supplier of light sources for semiconductor lithography systems, reported today that its stockholders have voted to approve the firm's merger with ASML. Cymer said the firm is still waiting for expiration of the Hart-Scott-Rodino antitrust and a number of other approvals under foreign competition laws.

San Diego 147

San Diego Competition Report Acquisition 147

socalTECH

JUNE 9, 2014

According to OpenX, the new product combines real-time-bidding (RTB) and ad network demand into a single auction system, which can help publishers maximize their advertising yield and increasing competition for their inventory. OpenX said that such customers as YP, TVGuide.com, and the New York Observer are already using the product.

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OpenX Product Advertising Demand 159

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2020

leadership, mentorship, competitiveness, communications, relationship-building?—?and As with all promotions, the reality is that Kara was already acting as a senior leader at our firm and also in the industry at large. She had all of the skills and traits we sought?—?leadership, and of course a relentless pursuit of helping founders succeed.

Venture Capital 361

Venture Capital Startup Invest CitySearch 361

L.A. Business Journal

MAY 21, 2018

SpaceX Readies Next Falcon 9 Launch; More Competition for Bird; Core Innovation Backs $8 Million Crypto Raise.

SpaceX 113

SpaceX Competition Report 113

socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2012

Santa Monica-based TrueCar reported today that it has named Pat Watson as its new Vice President, Industry Relations. It's a smart move for the firm, which has been battling some in the auto industry over its service, which have made automotive pricing much more transparent--and far more competitive--for auto dealers. READ MORE>>.

Truecar 154

Truecar Santa Monica Pricing Competition 154

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 26, 2013

The problem is that this is publicly available information that can and will be scanned by journalists and reported. I’m only reporting to you that many people do in fact delay their filing and I’ve spoken with lawyers about how to do this in a way that they feel is kosher. When you file, you must be prepared.

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