Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

If you want the full SlideShare deck with many slides not in either post it’s in this link –> The LA Tech Market. Has it begun to mature or is it just better marketed than in was say 5 years ago? Given how efficient markets are when a large market like LA starts to blossom it attracts capital pretty quickly.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2019

In a famous Harvard study of 212 new ventures a few years ago, USC professor Noam Wasserman found that half the founders were no longer at the helm after three years, and over time 80% were forced out. Don’t wait for the harsh reality of the demanding business world to start thinking about these tradeoffs.

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Startup USC Entrepreneur Statistics 97

socalTECH

JANUARY 11, 2017

In the startup world, one of the most difficult journeys to market is by companies who are taking basic scientific advances and technologies originally developed at universities, and taking them all the way to use in the commercial world. So explain where you are now with the taking your technology to market?

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Our continuing relationship with USC is precious in that regard. We've been able to harvest lots of scientific advances from Kevin Knight (editor's note: founder and Chief Scientist, and a researcher at USC's Information Sciences Institute), which we've been able to include in our business. who have recognized this.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Topics of discussion will be Wearables Technology, Bitcoin, SaaS, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2014, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building a sensible businesses. Brock Pierce is a 10x entrepreneur best known for pioneering the market for digital currency.

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socalTECH

MARCH 24, 2010

We've got a suite of on-demand, manufacturing tools which means they never have to spend money upfront. Brandon Hance: I was actually a student athlete, a quarterback at USC, and was on a couple of the national teams. Brandon Hance: Two in particular do on-demand, Cafepress and Zazzle.

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Van Nuys Tech Coast Angels Startup Web 191

socalTECH

OCTOBER 29, 2015

I grew up in Thousand Oaks, went to USC, and we met each other way back in the 90's. There's a massive market, and there is no end to the opportunities here to create efficiency and transform things for the better. Brett Crosby: Having demand on both sides of the marketplace is extremely important, and that's sort of obvious.

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Southern California Google Technical Review Manhattan Beach 100

socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2019

We started focusing on that, and at the time we were doing only phone verification, but then we started adding in data analytics because of customer demand, we added in some other things like straight messaging rather than pin codes. Stacy and Darren, our other co-founder who's not here right now, actually graduated from USC.

Marina Del Rey 113

Marina Del Rey Software Review Startup Incubator 113

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2017

In a famous Harvard study of 212 new ventures a few years ago, USC professor Noam Wasserman found that half the founders were no longer at the helm after three years, and over time 80% were forced out. Don’t wait for the harsh reality of the demanding business world to start thinking about these tradeoffs.

Entrepreneur 57

Entrepreneur USC Statistics Equity 57

socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2008

That target market is huge, and includes sites like YouTube, you also have Revision3, and other sites doing short videos. Zak went to the Peter Stark Program at the USC Film School, which is a very prestigious program. We're picking up 30 to 40 writers a day, with a budget of zero marketing dollars. We are a content business.

Content 138

Content Writing Software Review Hollywood 138

socalTECH

AUGUST 24, 2010

We were literally on the cusp of launching our prpoduct, and all of our work and money to date had gone into getting the innovative technology out of Caltech, exploring the marketplace, and making sure the product features matched with the demand of the market, which it clearly did. Is there a market?

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SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

In a recent interview, Goldenberg stated that the online apparel market was a “bigger than $100 billion” business and that his company and others like it were poised to “take market share from traditional retailers”. Given Goldenberg’s Internet marketing prowess, I’m sure JustFab will continue to shape online retail for years to come.

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Technical Review Entrepreneur Riot Games Southern California 75

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 23, 2010

Southern California companies are second to only Silicon Valley in raising venture capital , there are three major universities to recruit talent – UCLA, Caltech, and USC – and a thriving startup community to mingle with. The CitizenNet platform helps you measure, analyze, and automate social media marketing and engagement.

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