Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

I’ve had a long-standing rule of thumb in product design, which I call “design for the novice, configure for the pro.&# I started saying this back in 2001/02, long before the era of Web 2.0, My philosophy emanated from my days of programming and later designing corporate software in the early 1990′s.

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socalTECH

MARCH 18, 2009

Santa Monica-based Topspin Media , the online music startup of former Yahoo Music GM Ian Rogers, said today that the firm has inked a deal with Berkleemusic.com, the online continuing education division of the Berklee College of Music, to partner on a set of online music courses. Topspin is backed by the Foundry Group and Redpoint Ventures.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 3, 2012

The vision part is fine, but successful entrepreneurs have found that the extreme uncertainty of a new product or service usually requires many course corrections, or “pivots” to find a successful formula. I agree with Eric’s summary of the top ten types of pivots to consider: Zoom-in pivot.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 7, 2022

The entrepreneur–founder explained this problem away by stating that the designers and manufacturers would ship direct after we’d grown to a large enough size. And designers or manufacturers never did offer to ship direct. I had my doubts but led the deal anyway. But we overcame the fears and…. In the end, you can guess the outcome.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 23, 2009

Thursday, October 29, 2009 -- Fundamentals of Finite Element Analysis for Mechanical Design using NASTRAN. Finite Element Analysis (FEA) has become an important tool in the product design process for companies of all types. See [link] (more).

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socalTECH

JUNE 16, 2014

Carpinteria-based online learning and video education site lynda.com said Tuesday that the company has updated its iOS application, completely re-designing the mobile app for the latest features of the operating system. Lynda.com said both apps provide access to more than 110,000 videos from 2,600 courses. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 24, 2022

This summer, parent company Niantic is unveiling Campfire, a social app designed to help mobile augmented reality (AR) gamers connect. Of course, GPS shows you where you are and what’s around you, but VPS adds another layer, showing you user-generated experiences designed to enhance your real-world experience.

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Snapchat Platform Los Angeles Mobile 177

TechEmpower

JULY 24, 2023

” Of course, it’s more complicated than just checking boxes on a question list. Graphic design? UI/UX design? Even when they have talked to multiple developers or development firms, we’re often the first to ask basic questions like “Who are your customers?” A Product Manager?

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TechEmpower

AUGUST 7, 2023

This is a safe choice, of course - but is it the best choice? Often, developers don’t think to answer these questions. Instead, given a startup project, they’ll default to building everything in-house, using technologies that they’re already familiar with. Is it the best path to profitability? It might be.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Carpinteria-based online education site lynda.com has tied into a new program from LinkedIn , to highlight courses that users of both sites have completed through the online learning site. Lynda.com provides a huge library of online video courses on software, web design, photography, and many other topics. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 24, 2019

Hawthorne-based SpaceX successfully delivered 60, Starlink communications satellites into orbit last night, the first of what is planned to be thousands of low earth orbit satellites designed to provide Internet communications anywhere in the world.

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Tech.Co

JUNE 17, 2015

More simply put, it’s an online portal to access university level arts and creative courses. Otis College of Art and Design. Emily Carr University of Art and Design. Massachusetts College of Art and Design. And, dang, are there some powerhouse universities you can access through Kadenze: Princeton.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 10, 2022

It’s the province of game designers and creators of new social media platforms. It’s imagining original themes, people with new roles, and things with unique designs. Of course, it normally takes more than the right mindset to master the creative mind. Think the opposite. That’s really the best indication of a true entrepreneur.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2014

Lynda.com , the online video education site which offers up a large library of video tutorials in computer software, business skills, design, and other areas, is in a big expansion today, saying that it has started offering up its products in Southeast Asia. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 20, 2013

Skeuomorphic design. FLAT design. In due course. In the absence of conviction, experience or pain-in-the-ass board members it’s easy to veer off course. Of course what you choose to do has be be meaningful, timely, valuable, prescient and high quality. Disappearing photo messages. Native apps. Open graph.

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Course Resource Social Media Design 368

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Interested in improving your skills in web design or photography while on the go? Lynda.com said its new, free app allows its members to access its entire library of video courses, letting users access more than 110,000 videos across the 2,400 courses available through the site. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2023

The hurricanes in the Gulf, the wildfires in California, and the monsoon floods around the world, all suggest that real opportunities for change are needed in climate control, forest management, and building design. Of course, there are caveats to every opportunity. Usually, people pay to relieve pain before buying luxury items.

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socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2013

According to Demand Media, Creativebug's library of educational videos and network of designers will help bolster the crafts-related content on eHow. Creativebug offers up its online courses via either subscription ($16.99 and up per course). a month) or a la carte ($9.99 READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 29, 2014

iRise said it will provide software licenses to students at California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) and California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (CPP), via those schools'' graphic design and arts departments. iRise develops software which helps companies design corporate applications without software coding. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Of course you now book when you want and even choose your restaurant based on availability at the time / day you want and you can book on your mobile phone at 2am or 8pm. and of course I use "we" loosely as the hard work of course was the entire MyTime team sans me]. As long as they didn’t lose the book or make a mistake.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Many of us learned about substitute products in undergrad economics courses. Of course branding is many things and this post doesn’t attempt a master class. We of course all instinctively know when we see a brand that is well established what it stands for?—?Warby Here are some ideas of what I believe matters.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 30, 2020

That’s a one-off vehicle however, intended for the purpose of testing and working out the final design for the Starship, which is meant to be a fully reusable spacecraft, which in tandem with SpaceX’s forthcoming “Super Heavy” booster will be able to take large payloads to orbit — and ultimately to the Moon and Mars.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

According to the Cornerstone OnDemand Foundation, its DisasterReady.org effort has partnered with the Mercy Corps and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) to design and implement free, online learning resources and courses--in both English and Arabic--specifically there to help strengthen the knowledge of the many humanitarian volunteers and field (..)

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Cornerstone OnDemand Help Santa Monica Course 140

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Of course you’ve probably known of Meg as a business leader for many years, formerly as President and CEO of Hewlett Packard and the CEO of eBay before that, but since late 2018 she has been the CEO of Quibi (joining founder Jeffrey Katzenberg as the first employee).

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Just about every Startup at some point and especially if you do not have a designer, is going to need icons to help spruce up those websites. Before Iconfinder I was working as a web designer and front-end developer, next to studying computer science and business administration. It’s basically Google for icons.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

This is not a two-door car with a fixed roof and a sloping rear, although there are “coupé” elements in the design. There are design details repeated throughout the exterior, specifically the four-bar pattern in the headlamps, front grille and wheels. The base price of the Sportback is 71,350 ($79,000).

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Tech.Co

JUNE 29, 2021

That is, of course, until the small, ambitious startup is acquired by a larger, more traditional company in its sector, or the small startup goes public with angry shareholders and regulators asking difficult questions. ” Of course, we will have to wait and see whether all the talk of improved startup workplaces comes to pass. .

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Dreaming of a company many times the size, he led the board to approve a complete reversal of course, even stating that the company should ignore the existing market niche completely and redesign the product for the broad Fortune 500 corporate market. Time slipped; fixed overhead continued.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2018

Over the course of the first few months I saw a few people out on the street taking Birds and then a steady uptick in riders. That has allowed the company to launch in many markets, build amazing applications, design future versions of the scooter and monetize while many companies are still just drawing up their go-to-market plans.

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Santa Monica Funding Startup Course 256

Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

“LavaLab, the University of Southern California’s product Incubator, admits the top 5% of design, business, and engineering minds to create innovative products over the course of a semester.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2020

The hurricanes in the Gulf, the wildfires in California, and the monsoon floods around the world, all suggest that real opportunities for change are needed in climate control, forest management, and building design. Of course, there are caveats to every opportunity. Usually, people pay to relieve pain before buying luxury items.

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Customer Custom Startup Outsource Development 167

socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2016

General Assembly offers up courses on everything from software coding to web design and marketing. The expansion is part of a global expansion for General Assembly, which is expanding to a total of 25 campuses, up from its current 12 locations. General Assembly is headquartered in New York. READ MORE>>.

Web Design 100

Web Design Santa Monica Training Startup 100

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

See we have JPL that designed the rockets that put men on the moon in the first place and Caltech, one of the two most prestigious engineering universities in the country. Of course we compete from time-to-time but you’re way more likely to find us binding together to build a great tech ecosystem than fighting or bad-mouthing each other.

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Dollar Shave Club Cornerstone OnDemand Riot Games Venture Capital 321

socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Designed to put automation in the hands of all data workers-from line-of-business users to skilled analysts and data scientists-the human-centered platform transforms how businesses leverage their data assets, optimize their processes and upskill human talent to generate workforce efficiencies, top-line growth and optimize costs.

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Southern California Technical Review Platform Organization 140

socalTECH

JANUARY 27, 2015

Lynda.com offers up a wide range of online, video-based courses on a wide range of IT topics, ranging from graphics and design software to web design, business, and other skills. The company is one of several, Central Coast companies who are rumored to be eyeing the public markets and a potential IPO. READ MORE>>.

Web Design 100

Web Design Education Design Course 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2023

Of course, relationships seldom fit neatly into a given level. All relationships require hard work, patience, understanding, as well as tactics and strategies designed to make them blossom, just as you have tactics and strategies for marketing, selling, advertising, production, distribution, and customer service.

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Startup Guide Networking Help 127

socalTECH

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Lynda.com offers a wide range of video-based courses to help users learn about everything from application software to hardware, graphic design, business, and more. lynda.com is venture backed by Accel Partners, Spectrum Equity and Meritech Capital Partners. READ MORE>>. lynda award electric vehicle education online learning energy'

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