Berkonomics

JANUARY 12, 2012

And if the vision of the entrepreneur is flawed, or the product impossible to create within cost and time expectations, or the demand impossible to quantify, or revenues never close to plan, then it is time to rethink the plan and product. That return proved to be the best investment return any of us saw in the several years that followed.).

Incubator 149

Incubator Venture Capital Invest Entrepreneur 149

Berkonomics

AUGUST 29, 2024

If you discover and become convinced that your vision is flawed, or the product impossible to create within cost and time expectations, or the demand impossible to quantify, or revenues never close to plan, then it would certainly be time to rethink the plan and product. Could you pivot to save the company?

Incubator 156

Incubator Venture Capital Invest Entrepreneur 156

Xconomy

AUGUST 29, 2017

EvoNexus, San Diego’s nonprofit tech incubator established seven years ago, is closing its downtown offices and consolidating its operations in a newly revamped space in University City, a suburban neighborhood about 13 miles to the north. He characterized the consolidation, set for Nov. 1, as a prudent move to manage costs.

Universal City 66

Universal City Incubator San Diego Demand 66

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Clean, safe and reliable natural gas company Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) has established $1 million innovation fund in partnership with Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) , to speed the development of clean technologies to meet current global energy needs and become a sustainable energy source.

Incubator 80

Incubator Los Angeles Southern California Funding 80

socalTECH

APRIL 8, 2019

San Diego-based Lawn Love , which provides on-demand, lawn mowing and care services, says it has launched its services in Orange County, as part of an expansion effort.

Orange County 113

Orange County San Diego Incubator Demand 113

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

It’s not clear that there was big customer demand for some of these products yet entrepreneurs were egged on by VCs to “take the money&# and try and push the market. It seemed to be purely speculative. I was a victim of this kind of thinking. “If my competitors have raised $40 million then I need to in order to keep up.&#

Development Team Review 374

Development Team Review Technical Review Startup Resource 374

TechCrunch LA

MAY 19, 2018

In startup-land, however, the presumptions about where housing demand is going looks a bit different. And housing shortages in major cities indicate there’s plenty of demand for non-Airbnb options. About two-thirds of new homes being built in the U.S. Collectively, those three companies have raised about $300 million to date.

Startup 272

Startup Los Angeles Demand Social Network 272

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2016

A question I often get as an adviser is whether or not to join a business incubator or accelerator as a way to move forward faster and smarter and increase the odds of business success. Most incubators start their program with some aptitude and business acumen tests. Costs, returns in equity and funding access.

Incubator 58

Incubator Startup Seed Funding Equity 58

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The most common support organization at this level is called a startup incubator or accelerator , and these exist in most countries, usually sponsored by a university, local government organization, or even local individuals. The incubator organization can help you find them, or show you how to apply for a government grant.

Resource 171

Resource Startup Organization Incubator 171

Berkonomics

JANUARY 17, 2019

If you discover and become convinced that your vision is flawed, or the product impossible to create within cost and time expectations, or the demand impossible to quantify, or revenues never close to plan, then it would certainly be time to rethink the plan and product. Could you pivot to save the company?

Incubator 120

Incubator Venture Capital Invest Capital 120

Berkonomics

JANUARY 17, 2019

If you discover and become convinced that your vision is flawed, or the product impossible to create within cost and time expectations, or the demand impossible to quantify, or revenues never close to plan, then it would certainly be time to rethink the plan and product. Could you pivot to save the company?

Incubator 120

Incubator Venture Capital Invest Capital 120

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

They would launch quickly and test whether or not there is any demand. Don’t think about starting an incubator until you have real operating experience otherwise you don’t really have anything to offer startups. They would give companies $250,000 to launch their products. I think this makes no sense.

Competition 350

Competition Idealab Product CitySearch 350

socalTECH

APRIL 13, 2021

For today's interview, we spoke to Dave Eastman, the Director of the Viterbi Startup Garage, a startup incubator that is run by the University of Southern California, out of its location in Marina Del Rey. How are you different from other startup incubators, etc? It's not entirely exclusive, however.

Marina Del Rey 150

Marina Del Rey Startup USC Incubator 150

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Makerspaces are becoming the new incubators and accelerators for startups, and support contacts, like lawyers and marketing groups, will be easy to find. Meet the new consumer demand for customization. Customers today increasingly demand solutions that are customized just for them.

Startup 159

Startup Tool Design Demand 159

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 6, 2012

Incumbents are finding new ways to adapt, startups are embracing disruption, and a new class of incubators/accelerators are leading a large infusion of capital. Digital Media's New World: Incumbents, Insurgents, and Investors: The media world is going through tremendous change. Innovation is upon us. See [link].

Media 100

Media Funding LAVA Incubator 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 31, 2013

StartEngine's Demo Day launched BedAbroad (international student housing marketplace); CARBON 38 (online luxury fitness destination for women; Smilu (cross-platform, multiplayer video games); WhereMyDogsAt (mobile social networking for dog owners); Ember (demand side, real-time bidding for online video advertising); Osurv (mobile research and surveys), (..)

Startup 256

Startup Commerce Santa Monica Mentor 256

socalTECH

MARCH 13, 2015

Favor , a on-demand, mobile delivery app developer, said today that it will be expanding into San Diego in the coming months, thanks to a new, $13M funding round. Favor was part of the SLO HotHouse incubator/accelerator. READ MORE>>. favor diego uber startup delivery hothouse'

San Diego 100

San Diego S3 Draper Incubator 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 22, 2017

LAEDC’s Future Forums series focuses and examines on how technological innovation and globalization take the economy in new directions, and how this region is destined to be an incubator for business opportunities. See [link].

Artificial Inteligence 100

Artificial Inteligence Incubator Demand Technology 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 15, 2013

The most common support organization at this level is called a startup incubator or accelerator , and these exist in most countries, usually sponsored by a university, local government organization, or even local individuals. The incubator organization can help you find them, or show you how to apply for a government grant.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Funding Incubator Startup 102

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

The other problem with extreme success is that for some VCs it makes them disinterested in middling outcomes, things that take a long time to incubate or solving thorny problems when a company doesn’t immediately move up and to the right. SEO marketing vs. social marketing.

Venture Capital 364

Venture Capital Coach Writing SaaS 364

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2023

The most common support organization at this level is called a startup incubator or accelerator , and these exist in most countries, usually sponsored by a university, local government organization, or even local individuals. The incubator organization can help you find them or show you how to apply for a government grant.

Startup 122

Startup Funding Organization Incubator 122

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

Incubated by Clearstone Ventures in 2008. A demand side advertising platform which allows advertisers to bid on individual ad impressions in real time, based on the site and who would see it. Current round: $4. led by Altos Ventures and Maverick Capital, with Larry Braitman. Total raised: $6.0mm. See: TechCrunch.

Zag 248

Zag Truecar Venture Capital CarsDirect 248

TechCrunch LA

JUNE 17, 2020

. “As Impact continues to evolve the way that global talent is discovered, projects are developed and how the creative industry connects, this partnership demonstrates both companies’ commitment to improving the development system in order to generate more original, quality IP to meet the growing demand.”

Netflix 137

Netflix Entertainment Hollywood Writing 137

socalTECH

MAY 22, 2009

We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Not only that, but you'll connect with a nationwide community of BizSpark Network Partners, including incubators and investors. Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com). Helping entrepreneurs succeed.

SoCalTech 100

SoCalTech Southern California Rustic Canyon IP 100

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

High unemployment, wage stagnation, lowering real estate prices and the lowering of demand for products may lead to deflation (where prices of goods & services decrease each month – i.e. the opposite of inflation). The same happened in autos and one could argue that the same has happened with the government stimulus overall.

Entrepreneur 298

Entrepreneur Venture Capital Technical Review Startup 298

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Those three organizations have very strong networks inventure capital, entertainment, and academia, and put together the incubator. We now have a team of nine engineers and scientists, with experience from companies like IBM, Demand Media, and Google, all part of our core engineering team. What drove your interest in this area?

USC 236

USC Southern California Organization UCLA 236

Eric Greenspan

DECEMBER 5, 2009

Mike will be using a desk at Make It Work to incubate his new company. Through the use of social networking, we have sold out all 150 spots available for this event two weeks before the date and recently added another 50 to accommodate the demand. Gone are the days of 3.4 oz limitations and one quart clear plastic bags.

Social Network 196

Social Network Networking Social Media Yahoo 196

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Success demands testing the solution early and quickly in the market, then iterating to get it right. and leading incubators such as Y Combinator , are already on this one. Neither breakthrough technology nor maximum features will assure that “if we build it, they will come.” Nail the go-to-market strategy. Marty Zwilling.

Technical Review 143

Technical Review Customer Custom Entrepreneur 143

socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2012

I was also very involved in the strategy on Yahoo's Brickhouse incubation effort. Greg Cohn: We've seen lots of demand for Android, and also a ton of demand for international expansion. I also helped develop FireEagle, which was arguably the first location platform for checkin. What's next big thing for you?

Yahoo 200

Yahoo Startup Mobile Ideas 200

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

The most common support organization at this level is called a startup incubator or accelerator , and these exist in most countries, usually sponsored by a university, local government organization, or even local individuals. The incubator organization can help you find them, or show you how to apply for a government grant.

Organization 93

Organization Startup Incubator Ideas 93

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

Wildfire was one of the darlings of the fbFund incubator program. Over demand led the SV Angel team to double the size of the fund to $20 million. In late April 2010, VentureBeat published that Blippy credit card numbers were published on Google search: [link] followed by Blippy’s response. Wildfire Interactive.

Venture Capital 270

Venture Capital Capital Rustic Canyon Mobile 270

socalTECH

APRIL 10, 2012

The startup incubator actually found us. We don't peak and valley with demand. I spent lots of time making really important things happen with little resources, which is exactly the skill set to build a business. I'm excited to apply those skills in a new way. We understand you have a relationship with Muckerlab?

Startup 240

Startup Mentor Technical Review Santa Barbara 240

socalTECH

MAY 8, 2015

In a world awash with on-demand startups, Los Angeles-based Serviz (www.serviz.com) stands out--not because of the market segment it is tackling, but because it was founded by two, very experienced serial entrepreneurs-- Zorik Gordon and Michael Kline. Zorik Gordon: We incubated this at ReachLocal, and spun it out in February of last year.

Services 100

Services ReachLocal Demand Startup 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Concord Music is the music publishing and record company that formed in 2015 in the merger of Concord Music Group and The Bicycle Music Company; RecoChoku is based in Japan, and provides on-demand streaming and download services; Royalty Exchange, based in Denver, is a marketplace for buying and selling royalties. READ MORE>>.

Companies 113

Companies Company Class Demand 113

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2012

The most common support organization at this level is called a startup incubator or accelerator , and these exist in most countries, usually sponsored by a university, local government organization, or even local individuals. The incubator organization can help you find them, or show you how to apply for a government grant.

Resource 94

Resource Startup Organization Incubator 94

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 28, 2018

The most common support organization at this level is called a startup incubator or accelerator , and these exist in most countries, usually sponsored by a university, local government organization, or even local individuals. The incubator organization can help you find them, or show you how to apply for a government grant.

Funding 94

Funding Startup Organization Incubator 94

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 6, 2013

As the demands and supplies grew for advertising, we built a stable capital to create Engage:BDR. To progress and be LA tech-focused, we started incubating ideas. Are incubating companies one of the main focuses of Engage:BDR? We are constantly incubating projects since Engage:BDR started. How much did Engage:BDR grow?

Marketing 96

Marketing Startup Incubator Advertising 96