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9 Innovative Startups To Watch For in 2024

Tech.Co

While the market isn't short of spritely, innovative entrepreneurs, harsh economic headwinds combined with a pullback in investor spending have made it harder than ever for budding businesses to break through. Vibrant Planet Vibrant Planet is a data-driven science and cloud-based solution designed to support restoration efforts.

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An LA-led, public-private partnership pitches a $150B green infrastructure package to Congress

TechCrunch LA

Of that, $10 billion will go toward solar and energy storage projects designed to make grids more resistant to climate-related catastrophes like extreme weather events, wildfires and other disasters. “Startups and small businesses are the engine of every local and regional economy,” writes Peterson.

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Why Super Pro-rata Rights are Not a Good Deal for Entrepreneurs

Both Sides of the Table

Yesterday I saw a Tweet from Chris Sacca fly by that prompted me to want to write a blog post helping entrepreneurs understand why they should push back against VCs asking for “super pro-rata” rights. They might own 8% of your company after the first funding but demand up to 33-50% of your next round of financing.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

” It’s the most common refrain I hear from investors and even entrepreneurs these days. I think there is also no denying the role that Richard Rosenblatt has played in building the LA tech ecosystem and spawning great entrepreneurs who followed in his footsteps. He built & IPOd Demand Media.

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Investors, MVPs and Evidence of Traction

SoCal CTO

Yesterday, I was talking to a startup founder about their MVP and they said something that finally got me to write this post: "I have a few investors interested but they want to see a product." Investors demand more than that. For example, the iPod won not because of better features and functions.

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Don’t Let Too Many Features Ruin Your Next Product

Startup Professionals Musings

The market changes, executives learn new things, customers demand changes, and technology changes. Efforts to discourage scope creep are not designed to punish creativity. Remember that in new product development, as in writing, addition by subtraction is the Golden Rule. Marty Zwilling.

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Startups have about $1 trillion worth of reasons to love the Biden infrastructure plan

TechCrunch LA

Another $30 billion is designed to be targeted toward rural development; and finally the $40 billion in upgrading research infrastructure. Energy storage and renewable technologies are going to get a boost through a clutch of tax credits designed to accelerate their deployment. The administration doesn’t stop there.

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