Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 7, 2021

The tougher question is whether you are also wise, in the sense of cultivating the right relationships, understanding team dynamics, and keeping to the correct side of the ethical line to maintain the trust of team members and customers alike. This locked in engagement from his employees and customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Back in the early 2000s, the Maker Movement took hold in California, based on the emergence of such do-it-yourself (DIY) tools as 3-D printers, and now sites such as SketchUp and Makerspaces have all the tools you need to make almost anything computer related. Meet the new consumer demand for customization. Diversity breeds success.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2017

This Maker Movement has now spread across the world, spawning hundreds of events and companies, including Maker Faires, Makerspaces, Hackerspaces, and Maker Film Fests. In my view as an advisor to new ventures, the Maker Movement is an integral part of a new age of the entrepreneur.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2014

Back in the early 2000s, the Maker Movement took hold in California, based on the emergence of such do-it-yourself (DIY) tools as 3-D printers, Google''s SketchUp and makerspaces such as TechShop, with all the tools you need to make almost anything. I believe the Maker Movement and startups are made for each other.

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socalTECH

MAY 28, 2013

Irvine-based disk drive maker is hoping to attract "Big Data" customers, announcing today that it has launched a line of disk drives specifically for scale-out datacenter deployment.

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socalTECH

JULY 29, 2016

Redland-based GIS and mapping software maker Esri has scored a win with the state of Michigan, saying on Thursday that the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB) has selected the company to host 25 terabytes of data for the orthophotography and LiDAR data for the state. Financial details of the win were not disclosed.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 8, 2012

Thursday, June 14, 2012 -- The Customer Experience of User Experience. Jeofrey Bean and Sean Van Tyne will share their aggregate views of some of the best customer experience and user experience companies and the practices that make them better, different, and more valuable than their competitors. See [link] (more)

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Berkonomics

JUNE 2, 2022

That said, gate keepers can and do block some great opportunities before the decision maker even has a chance to use his or her expertise to evaluate. Getting beyond the gate keeper and finding your way directly to the decision maker(s)? One answer is to find someone with a relationship to the gatekeeper of the decision–maker.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 30, 2014

Young entrepreneurs often are so excited by new technology or their latest invention that they forget to translate it into a value proposition that their customers or potential investors can understand. Customer data integrity and security. business customer values entrepreneur startup technology solution'

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socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2015

Calabasas-based Ixia , the manufacturer and developer of network testing hardware and software, reported a win Tuesday at Infiniband and Ethernet networking equipment maker Mellanox. Financial impact of the win was not announced.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 7, 2023

Young entrepreneurs often are so excited by new technology or their latest invention that they forget to translate it into a value proposition that their customers or potential investors can understand and relate to. Customer data integrity and security. This priority applies to big companies, as well as startups. Martin Zwilling

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socalTECH

AUGUST 18, 2021

said this morning that it has launched new, online music licensing service, which aims to connect film and video makers with music. The company said it offers up a catalog of songs, soundtracks and special effects for its customers, available both via subscription or through single song licensing. Los Angeles-based Jambox.io

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socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2012

QAD is a maker of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems used in managing manufacturing, finance, and operations of enterprises. Santa Barbara-based ERP software manufacturer QAD is reporting a win in France this morning, with the Societe Ardennasie d'Essieux (SAE). Financial impact of the win was not announced.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 21, 2019

Palo Alto, CA-based Autonomic signed up Ayro , an electric vehicle startup, as a paying customer of its Transportation Mobility Cloud (TMC), in Autonomic’s first partnership with a vehicle manufacturer other than Dearborn, MI-based Ford (NYSE: F ).

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socalTECH

JANUARY 21, 2016

Santa Barbara-based real estate software maker Yardi reported another win this morning, with a Texas-based residential real estate property owner. According to Yardi, residential property owner and manager Old El Paso Real Estate adopted the company's Yardi Genesis software, for its property management and accounting software earlier in 2015.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 9, 2021

City of Industry-based NZXT, a maker of custom, gaming PCs, has raised $100M in a strategic investment, the company said this week. NZXT's custom gaming PCs start at $799, but can be customized and can cost more than $3800. The funding came from private equity investor Franciso Partners.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 15, 2020

Young entrepreneurs often are so excited by new technology or their latest invention that they forget to translate it into a value proposition that their customers or potential investors can understand and relate to. Customer data integrity and security. This priority applies to big companies, as well as startups. Martin Zwilling.

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socalTECH

JULY 29, 2014

According to Boonici, the company is helping app developers find new customers, and helping traditional, online publishers better monetize their mobile visitors. B The funding came from TenOne Ten Ventures, Lowercase Capital, as well as angels, including Clark Landry and other local investors. Bonnici was previously SVP Operations at Scopely.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 31, 2008

Los Angeles-based content delivery network provider EdgeCast said yesterday that it now has more than 300 customers, saying that it has signed Twistage, a provider of video publishing services; Parallels, maker of virtualization software; PureVideo, an online video content firm; as well as many others during the year. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 15, 2020

Los Angeles-based venture investor Greycroft , which has made investments in such companies as AwesomenessTV, Maker Studios, Sometrics, Venmo, and others, is one of the lead investors in New York-based Frame AI. Frame AI is a developer of artificial intelligence and machine learning used by companies to understand customer churn and behavior.

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socalTECH

APRIL 14, 2021

San Diego-based driver safety and monitoring equipment maker Lytx says it has set its all time record revenue in 2020, as a result of a 63% increase in new customers. According to the company, it secured more than 100,000 new and upgraded subscriptions.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The source of this information was typically the purchasing decision-maker for a friendly customer or candidate customer.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

For much of 2013 I watched the press write articles about how the YouTube “MCNs” (multi-channel networks) were doomed and tried to square that with the data I was watching at the one I invested in, Maker Studios, who has had one hell of a year. Selling at smaller retailers will net you fewer customers and higher margins.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2012

Customer service has always been reactionary, meaning someone to wake up and answer website email requests. That’s just not sufficient to hold today’s fickle, less loyal, and ready to jump customer. I found a good summary of these new expectations in a book just published by Micah Solomon, “ High-tech, High-touch Customer Service.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

With today’s interactive social media and the real-time Internet, both customers and employees see inside your company easily, so you can’t hide your real company culture. At the same time relationship perceptions have become the biggest drivers to customer loyalty and employee engagement. Maintain a customer-centric focus.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

He has forgotten that new technologies are perceived by most customers as causing more pain than the problems they hope to eliminate. Yet we all know that many customers delay their adoption of the latest software platform, and fancy new hardware, for a year or two until all the “kinks” are worked out of them. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2013

Customer service has always been reactionary, meaning someone has to wake up and answer website email requests. That’s just not savvy enough to hold today’s fickle, less loyal, and ready to jump customer. This exemplary customer service is just savvy marketing. Respect your customer’s view of usability.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Redland-based geographical information systems (GIS) software maker Esri announced this morning that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU), with the national statistics agency for the United Arab Emirates. Size of the customer win were not announced.

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socalTECH

MARCH 2, 2017

Santa Monica-based CRM software maker Nimble --let by contact database and software pioneer Jon Ferrara--has raised $9M in a Series A funding, the company announced on Thursday morning. According to Nimble, it will use the funding to scale its product, and accelerate product innovation, strategic partnerships, and customer adoption.

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socalTECH

MARCH 5, 2020

Santa Barbara-based whole home music device maker Sonos is backing away from its "Recycle Mode" feature, which it had introduced last year, which had required customers to "brick" their old devices to take advantage of a trade up deal from the company.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 14, 2014

Energy giant NRG Energy --which runs its solar power business out of Carlsbad--has acquired consumer solar power products maker Goal Zero , the company said today. Goal Zero is a maker of solar charging products, and is well known in the outdoor and adventure products area. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 28, 2018

Simi Valley-based unmanned aerial vehicle maker Aerovironment says it has donated one of its drone systems--its Quantix robotic drone--to the West Point Military Academy. The company's other drones are sold directly to the military and other similar customers. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2023

When entrepreneurs introduce new products to the market, their passion and conviction often leads them to assume that every potential customer will see the immediate need and value, and will quickly adopt the solution. The more revolutionary the solution, the more important it is to educate customers on a solution’s existence and value.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 4, 2021

Over the years, as I managed my several computer companies as CEO or executive chairman, I made the decision to go to market with a brand-new product that had never before been exposed to my customer’s marketplace. Early meetings with potential customers will yield enthusiasm for a “free test” of the new product.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 28, 2019

Los Angeles-based Ring , the maker of doorbell and security camera systems, has opened up on which law enforcement agencies it is working on.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

San Diego-based unmanned aerial vehicle maker General Atomics has opened up its first office in India, in New Delhi, the aerospace developer said late Tuesday evening. One of General Atomics' customers in the region is the Indian Navy.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2018

Scientific equipment maker Agilent is funding a new scientific research center at the University of Southern California , focused on biomedical research, through a new scientific collaboration. READ MORE>>.

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