TechCrunch LA

MAY 14, 2020

A little over a year after its graduation from Y Combinator’s demo day, the on-demand construction materials delivery service Curri is beginning to offer its services in all 50 states. The company estimates that it saves its customers roughly half the cost of deploying an in-house fleet for delivery. .

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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.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 29, 2020

The two companies have announced a new partnership that will see Humana pushing Heal’s in-home and virtual care delivery services to the patients it covers and committing $100 million to spur the Los Angeles-based startup’s growth. “ We think we are… an accelerant for the adoption of those services.”

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socalTECH

MAY 8, 2019

Playa Vista-based point-of-sale equipment and software provider Appetize says that its recent move to offer up "self-service" kiosks to its customers, has resulted in its customers seeing more spending and demand.

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TechEmpower

MARCH 4, 2024

Key Functions with High Impact Generative AI is revolutionizing sales by enabling dynamic pricing and personalized customer interactions, boosting conversion rates and customer satisfaction. Post-sale, AI analyzes customer data to improve service and loyalty, making it a cornerstone of modern sales methodologies.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 13, 2015

for an on-demand, massage service, the company said this week. Soothe currently lets customers in the Los Angeles and a few other areas book a massage from a network of independent massage therapists. Los Angeles-based Soothe has raised $10.6M The funding was led by The Riverside Company. The startup is led by Merlin Kauffman.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Los Angeles-based Squeegy , an on-demand, car wash service, said Wednesday that it has officially launched its service in Los Angeles. The startup, led by Andrew Davis, let users request a car wash from their mobile app, anywhere within Squeegy's service area. Squeegy's on-demand app currently runs only on iOS.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 23, 2020

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.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Los Angeles- and Santa Monica-based REME , a new startup offering up on-demand massage, stretch, and IV therapy services to the health and wellness community, said today that it has officially launched it services. The company said it provides its services toin-home, at the office, or the customer's location of choice.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 24, 2019

Los Angeles-based Plankk , a developer of custom apps for the fitness and exercise industry, said it has launched a brand new, live- and on-demand streaming service for fitness enthusiasts. The new service costs $14.99 The service is available on iOS, Android and the web, with other platforms on the company's roadmap.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 30, 2011

Newport Beach-based JustEnough Software , a developer of inventory and demand management software for retailers, said today that it has launched a new product. JustEnough said its inventory and demand management software is being used by such firms as Kenneth Cole, Levi Strauss, and Kraft Foods.

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socalTECH

JUNE 20, 2018

Los Angeles-based UNREAL Mobile , a spinout of FreedomPop, is targeting disgruntled Sprint customers who were hoping to take advantage of Sprint's now unavailable $15 per month unlimited mobile service. The new service also will let anyone with an existing CDMA phone activate the service. READ MORE>>.

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L.A. Business Journal

JULY 22, 2016

Birchbox runs customer service test on Snapchat, Free Reign Entertainment launches Shattered Skies, and Easypose expands on-demand yoga instruction.

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socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2014

Santa Monica-based Demand Media said today that it is expanding its offerings in the content area, with an expansion of its Content Solution offerings. According to Demand Media, the expansion includes new content formats and enhanced "publishing and distribution strategies." READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2021

Every business I know is intimately familiar with outbound marketing, or pushing your message out to customers through email, newspaper, and television advertising. Only a few really understand the process and value of inbound marketing, for pulling customers to your brand. Don’t just monitor – engage customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Selling services has always been about relationships, but the challenges of building relationships with services clients have exploded. In addition, as every business becomes instantly global via the Internet, it’s virtually impossible for you to touch every customer personally. Relationships are a function of customer culture.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 3, 2022

Obviously, there’s a huge demand for it, and it shouldn’t be this difficult to access high-quality convenient hair solutions.”. Upgrade’s e-commerce marketplace has two sides: one that enables consumers to choose a vetted stylist and have their wig colored or customized based on their desired look. Remember Mary J.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2019

Is there room on your curb for (yet another) on-demand scooter company? The company says that so far, it is offering up its scooter service in Los Angeles and San Diego. Los Angeles-based SUN thinks there is, and said on Wednesday that it is getting set to launch a new, shared scooter model in California.

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Eric Greenspan

MAY 29, 2010

Using social media to increase your company’s touch and reach with each of your customers may be the most important reason to jump in to this game changing strategy. Social media can help bridge a long standing gap between customers and the companies they trust with their hard earned cash. 40,000) to join me on Facebook.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Los Angeles-based startup Service , a new, on-demand startup looking to channel the frustration and anger of customers not happy with their customer service from other companies, has raised $3.1M in a seed funding round, the company said this week. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Customer empowerment is moving so fast nowadays that many of us are running to just catch up. Blame the Internet for this rise in customer expectations. But don’t close your eyes to the fact that your customers have grown to expect your products or services in the form of…. WHAT I want, WHEN I want, and WHERE I want.’.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Ahead of its IPO, Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the online domain name and media publishing business run by Richard Rosenblatt, updated its IPO filings Thursday, saying that it has granted $30.8M Tags: demand media domain domainer content merger acquisition legitscript. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 26, 2023

You’re fighting to put out the fires from customer complaints, or incomplete work, or are suffering from an inability to focus upon new development or new customers before cleaning up the mess inside your organization. The customer pays for all or at least 90% of the bill, perhaps holding back a retainer awaiting completion.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Postmates is now rolling out what could be the biggest update to the company’s service in a long time — adding a retail option for users to shop local stores and for local merchants to set up a virtual on-demand storefront in the app. In fact, the online analytics service eMarketer projected a 10.5%

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2012

The firm, which provides secure text messaging for enterprise customers, says it more than doubled its customers in the last three months due to demand from the healthcare industry. TigerText's text messaging services are encrypted and HIPAA compliant.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2013

Most leaders agree that poor customer service is a business killer today, in terms of lost customers, reduced profits, and low morale. Yet the average perception of customer experience continues to decline. You have to start with hiring only people who are willing and able to make serious customer service happen.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 29, 2021

an on-demand repair app for electric vehicle charging stations, has seen these issues firsthand. One customer assumed that poor usage rates at a particular station was due to a lack of EVs in the area, Terry recalled in a recent interview. . Demand for ChargerHelp’s service has attracted customers and investors.

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socalTECH

MARCH 24, 2011

Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the Internet content publishing company run by Richard Rosenblatt, is applying its crowdsourced content model to eNom , the domain name registrar it owns. According to eNom, it has put up a new content portal focused on the.ORG domain name, which is powered by Demand Media's creative studios.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Have you ever noticed that some of your business owner friends get all the bad customers, and yours all seem fairly reasonable? I’m always amazed that, in my role as a business advisor, bad customers somehow seem to gang up on certain businesses. Unwilling or too cheap to spend for good service. Or is it the other way around?

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socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2013

Santa Monica-based Demand Media said this morning that it has launched a brand new effort on eHow , which will connect users with experts in one-on-one, online consultations. The new service will be available via a subscription package, as well as on a per-question basis. a month for accessing experts on its new service.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2022

billion, now providing identity theft services for nearly 80 million users around the globe. There seems to be an insatiable demand from consumers for a better shopping experience, meaning they will pay a premium to a company that can present them a better match in products to their interests, without jeopardizing their good name.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 21, 2016

San Diego-based GoShare , the developer of an on-demand, moving and delivery app, has raised $1M in a seed funding round, the company said on Friday. GoShare has been targeting its service to local businesses, helping those local businesses connect their customers to third party truck and van drivers.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Place your cash bets behind proven demand. The term, “demand pull – cost push” was created by the great economist, John Maynard Keynes, to describe the two primary drivers of economic inflation. Cost push: labor or parts costs increase, causing the product or service to be priced higher without adding intrinsic value.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Marketing is a science devised to help drive customers to your door. Use all the techniques you learn in marketing classes to drive demand. Higher demand results in higher prices – if there is limited supply. C=Customers, and more customers. First, let’s recall the four “P’s” of marketing.

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socalTECH

MAY 19, 2015

On-demand, delivery startup Schlep and Fetch (www.schlepandfetch.com) wants to be the place you contact first to get practically anything delivered for you, whether that's a food order or something you forgot to pick up from home. Bryson Strauss: We are an on-demand delivery service. How does Schlep and Fetch work?

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 21, 2020

When former Bill Clinton speechwriter and political wunderkind Andrei Cherny launched Aspiration four years ago , the upstart fintech startup was one of Los Angeles’ early entrants into a financial services market dominated by players from Europe and the financial capital of the U.S. in New York City.

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Southern California Edison Blog

JUNE 11, 2021

One effective way to address these needs, offload maintenance tasks, and boost performance is to leverage managed solutions from a network services provider. Large and growing enterprises are constantly thinking ahead; in order to expand service offerings and team sizes, upgrading network capacity is often the solution.

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