Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2022

With the ITRC 2021 End-of-Year Data Breach Report revealing a 68 percent increase in stolen sensitive personal information, there is a growing population out there worried about all the people intent on hurting them. Don’t take shortcuts on these.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Newport Beach-based JustEnough Software reports it has signed a new customer in New Zealand. According to the company, it has signed Icebreaker, a developer of outdoor merino wool apparel, as a customer of its sales and demand planning software. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 11, 2021

Photo by Vanna Phon on Unsplash Customer acquisition is the lifeblood of many startups from e-commerce to gaming to marketplace companies, among others. that’s where the customers are. But if you ask anyone in the ecosystem of customer acquisition?—?founders, no surprise?—?that’s founders, marketers, investors?—?and

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2020

Every entrepreneur knows that good demand generation marketing is the key to growth these days, but very few have the discipline or know-how to measure return in a world of a thousand tools and techniques. Hidalgo recommends a focus on engagement stage indicators including customers by channel, conversion ratio, and cost per revenue.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 29, 2021

If a station doesn’t send out an error or a driver doesn’t report it, network providers might never know there’s even a problem. an on-demand repair app for electric vehicle charging stations, has seen these issues firsthand. Demand for ChargerHelp’s service has attracted customers and investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2018

Every entrepreneur knows that good demand generation marketing is the key to growth these days, but very few have the discipline or know-how to measure return in a world of a thousand tools and techniques. Hidalgo recommends a focus on engagement stage indicators including customers by channel, conversion ratio, and cost per revenue.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Pasadena-based Evolution Robotics , the robotics technology firm out of Idealab, reports today that its first foray into the commercial market is seeing strong sales demand. Evolution Robotics has been selling its Mint cleaner to consumers through such retail chains as Bed, Bath, and Beyond.

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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. We are creating new habits of customers.

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socalTECH

MAY 18, 2021

Zeb Evans: Holistically, there's a huge demand for more flexibility or remote work. The demand is there, we've certainly seen that. Workplace Productivity recently reports that, a little over 50 percent of Americans will not work for a company that doesn't offer some kind of remote work flexibility now.

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L.A. Business Journal

JANUARY 16, 2017

Snapchat IPO investors won’t get voting power, Wilcon plans to wire downtown Los Angeles to aid increased cell demand, DirecTV Now customer complaints growing, and more.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 10, 2018

In the Harvard Business Review Female Economy 2009 report, women purchasing power was predicted to control about $28 trillion in annual global consumer spending, if not more. “Focusing on emotion is key when communicating with female customers. Most importantly, humor can get customers talking about your product or service.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 7, 2018

The Battle Is For The Customer Interface. As we reported at the time, Travis announced that he would be starting a new fund with the riches he made from Uber shares sold in its most recent major secondary round. If anyone is aware of the massive market potential for leveraging on-demand services, it’s Kalanick.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 25, 2016

If you can’t provide a memorable customer experience, your startup won’t survive very long these days. You now need more than loyalty from your customers -- they need to be your best advocates. You now need more than loyalty from your customers -- they need to be your best advocates. Lost customers provide the best input.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2020

You need a faster and more flexible on-demand hiring strategy, based on the current gig-economy of remote freelancers, contract personnel, and specialists. 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.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 3, 2018

Unilever buys Dollar Shave Club for reported $1B value. Postie uses a combination of online data collection and an on-demand print and mail technology to give its customers turnaround times on print orders in as little as 24 hours and what the company boasts is the equivalent of online ad-targeting.

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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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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 22, 2022

By default, innovation in every business decreases over time, and continuous innovation requires ongoing initiatives and measures of customer perceived value. Recognize that customers care about the whole experience. Today they demand it or walk to competitors, who are not far away.

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socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2012

Newport Beach-based JustEnough Software , which develops software used by brands to manage demand planning, reported a win today, with online retailer Advanced MP3 Players. Financial details of the customer win were not disclosed.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 9, 2020

There could be more demand for electric vehicles post COVID-19 crisis, believes Energica founder Livia Cevolini. One of those is greater demand for EVs after the pandemic. Before the health crisis shutdown most of Italy, Energica had already seen larger demand for its high-performance e-motos, with a price range of $17,000 to $23,000.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 21, 2020

The company sent an email to customers Tuesday that after examining the business, the car-sharing industry and COVID-19, it decided to shutter the service permanently. The Verge was the first to report the story. Below is a screenshot of the email sent Tuesday morning to Maven customers. Image Credits: Screenshot/Maven email.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

The company used its overdraft protection service and money management display to shift customers’ focus away from the total balance that their account would show by giving them a sense of how much was actually left in their accounts once debits were included in their statements.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 25, 2020

By default, innovation in every business decreases over time, and continuous innovation requires ongoing initiatives and measures of customer perceived value. Recognize that customers care about the whole experience. Today they demand it or walk to competitors, who are not far away.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2022

Everyday devices, like Internet soda vending , have an embedded computer allowing full remote reporting and control. The next phase of evolution will demand device independence, enabling an uninterrupted computing experience as we move from device to device throughout our daily lives. Mobile Computing. Gamification.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 28, 2015

After releasing its first ever report, Amazon has left many consumers and users wondering about a number of things. The company also reported receiving 25 search warrants and has already responded to 13 of them fully, but point out four of the search warrants couldn’t be responded to. Customer information still safe.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Every entrepreneur knows that good demand generation marketing is the key to growth these days, but very few have the discipline or know-how to measure return in a world of a thousand tools and techniques. Hidalgo recommends a focus on engagement stage indicators including customers by channel, conversion ratio, and cost per revenue.

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Metrics Marketing Demand Paramount 101

socalTECH

MARCH 29, 2011

San Diego-based VMIX , the developer of online video management and hosting services, reported today that it has launched a new product aimed at helping its customers rent videos on the Facebook social networking site. VMIX provides its online video services to such customers as NASA, ESPN, McClatchy Company, Toyota-SCion, and others.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 30, 2022

The Los Angeles-based company partnered with NBA Top Shot NFT creator Dapper Labs to develop the storefront on Dapper’s Flow blockchain and debuted it to a group of invite-only beta users in December last year, TechCrunch reported at the time. Image Credits: Genies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Unfortunately, I see too many new entrepreneurs who let their passion for a new idea or invention blind them to the stark realities of customer need, opportunity size, or pricing and cost implications. The sooner you face these issues, the more success you will garner from investors and customers. Skip insiders, friends, and family.

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TechEmpower

JULY 2, 2013

By popular demand, Round 6 introduces a plaintext test that uses HTTP pipelining, implemented in 14 frameworks so far. The wrk benchmark tool reports a peak of approximately 95 megabytes per second transfer rate with pipelining and 35 megabytes per second without. HTTP pipelining is the star of the new plaintext test.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Irvine-based Western Digital 's woes in Thailand have gotten worse, the company reported this morning, after its primary manufacturing site flooded over the weekend. WD said it will see a "significant impact" on its December quarter, including its ability to meet customer demand.

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socalTECH

MARCH 14, 2011

Fountain Valley-based Kingston Technology , the provider of computer memory products, reported today that it has hit a record, $6.5 Kingston said demand from both corporate customers and consumers was strong. billion in revenues in 2010. The firm said the amount is the highest ever in company history, and was a $2.4

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 16, 2021

This founder holds staff meetings only to report crises, rally the troops, and get status reports on assignments. He seemed to know his customer's needs, and was passionate about meeting those needs. Staff meetings are for one-way communication. With no input and no “buy in” from the team, sets extremely ambitious objectives.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2023

These leaders not only recognize team members who have high potential, but they willingly and selflessly customize their coaching to what these special protégés really need. They know that former direct reports can become highly valuable members of their network, and new business partners as either rise to new major roles elsewhere.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 23, 2019

The company touts that its different cabins can be tailored to suit the needs of different customers — ranging from commuter vehicles, public or group transportation, delivery vehicles, and private cars. Porsche launches on-demand subscription for its sports cars and SUVs. gallery ids="1815593,1815594,1815595,1815596"]. .

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 28, 2021

Through interviews, Kiel identified eight common traits and habits exhibited by all the CEOs with a top character ranking (deemed virtuoso CEOs – masters of the skills and art of leadership): Displayed and demanded high moral principles. Sought out and listened to critical feedback from others.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 21, 2018

And my specific response that I recommended was to say, “I can send you our standard data pack but honestly I have too many other firms asking for customized data and we simply can’t send each person custom reports. If you don’t act in demand, people will subconsciously know you’re not in demand.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 18, 2022

Without the promise of riches or with reduced interest in blockchain-based exclusivity, where will consumer demand go? Crypto lending protocol Celsius isn’t fire burning, but it did freeze all customer withdrawals this past weekend , citing concerns about its own liquidity amid “extreme market conditions.” pic.twitter.com/AacdhK3cw4.

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