TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 29, 2020

and across Kentucky, according to multiple reports. KFC had originally launched a one-day test to gauge consumer demand at a location in Atlanta last August. The response in Atlanta continues to underscore the growing consumer demand for high-quality, delicious plant-based meats. Charlotte, N.C.,

Yahoo 222

Yahoo Demand Los Angeles Report 222

socalTECH

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Pasadena-based Evolution Robotics , the robotics technology firm out of Idealab, reports today that its first foray into the commercial market is seeing strong sales demand. Evolution Robotics has been selling its Mint cleaner to consumers through such retail chains as Bed, Bath, and Beyond.

Demand 157

Demand Idealab Pasadena Report 157

socalTECH

MAY 5, 2017

Leaf Group disclosed the sale in its first quarter 2017 results, where it reported a net loss of $10.0M Leaf Group was formerly known as Demand Media. Leaf Group said it paid $12.0M for Deny Designs, split between $6.7M in cash plus approximately 215,000 shares of its common stock. Deny Designs was based in Denver, Colorado.

Design 113

Design Santa Monica .Net Demand 113

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 9, 2020

There could be more demand for electric vehicles post COVID-19 crisis, believes Energica founder Livia Cevolini. One of those is greater demand for EVs after the pandemic. Before the health crisis shutdown most of Italy, Energica had already seen larger demand for its high-performance e-motos, with a price range of $17,000 to $23,000.

Technical Review 277

Technical Review Competition Demand Sales 277

socalTECH

AUGUST 7, 2012

Newport Beach-based JustEnough Software , the developer of demand management and sales forecasting software, reported a win today with PC products maker VisionTek. JustEnough said VisionTek is using its product to improve sales forecasting and purchasing. Financial terms of the deal were not announced.

Demand 133

Demand Sales Mobile Software 133

socalTECH

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Newport Beach-based JustEnough Software reports it has signed a new customer in New Zealand. According to the company, it has signed Icebreaker, a developer of outdoor merino wool apparel, as a customer of its sales and demand planning software. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

Customer 140

Customer Custom Demand Software 140

socalTECH

JUNE 7, 2010

; compensatory damages; and attorney's fees and costs, among other demands. As evidence, DONE! submitted an email chain which shows the acceptance of Padnos' offer by Sedo.

PPC 182

PPC Tsavo Sales Yahoo 182

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Every entrepreneur knows that good demand generation marketing is the key to growth these days, but very few have the discipline or know-how to measure return in a world of a thousand tools and techniques. Selecting the right sales channels is one of the first strategic decisions that every startup faces. Lead management performance.

Metrics 101

Metrics Marketing Demand Paramount 101

TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 30, 2022

The Los Angeles-based company partnered with NBA Top Shot NFT creator Dapper Labs to develop the storefront on Dapper’s Flow blockchain and debuted it to a group of invite-only beta users in December last year, TechCrunch reported at the time. Image Credits: Genies.

Geni 219

Geni Silver Lake Startup Platform 219

socalTECH

OCTOBER 6, 2010

San Diego-based Qualcomm confirmed Tuesday evening that it is considering shutting down its FLO TV, mobile television service, after reports that the firm is planning to shut off the service. Qualcomm said it is suspending direct consumer sales of devices, and will continue maintaining the service until Spring 2011. READ MORE>>.

Layoffs 164

Layoffs San Diego Demand Entertainment 164

socalTECH

MARCH 14, 2011

Fountain Valley-based Kingston Technology , the provider of computer memory products, reported today that it has hit a record, $6.5 billion increase in its sales over 2009. Kingston said demand from both corporate customers and consumers was strong. billion in revenues in 2010. READ MORE>>.

Technology 140

Technology Demand Pricing Report 140

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Los Angeles-based RealD , the developer of 3D movie projection technology, released its results Thursday, saying its Q3 2011 revenues rose to $57.8M, up 91 percent from Q3 of of 2010, when it reported revenues of $30.2M. The firm had a net GAAP loss of $16.6M. READ MORE>>.

Screening 153

Screening .Net Demand Los Angeles 153

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 17, 2019

Welcome back to Transportation Weekly; I’m your host Kirsten Korosec, senior transportation reporter at TechCrunch. This is where investigative reporting, enterprise pieces and analysis on transportation lives. This investment would give Uber ATG a valuation of between $5 billion and $10 billion, WSJ reported.

San Fernando 217

San Fernando Los Angeles Commerce News 217

Xconomy

JULY 30, 2019

About this time last year, DNA sequencing giant Illumina upped its financial projections, estimating its sales would grow 20 percent year-over-year. It exceeded that goal, with revenue rising 21 percent to $3.33 billion by the end of 2018. It’s a different financial story this summer.

Study 59

Study News Demand Tool 59

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2022

With the ITRC 2021 End-of-Year Data Breach Report revealing a 68 percent increase in stolen sensitive personal information, there is a growing population out there worried about all the people intent on hurting them. Few people are paranoid about something they want and enjoy.

Customer 137

Customer Custom Technical Review Symantec 137

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 12, 2018

That’s likely due to a continually expanding toolkit that now boasts a customer relationship management system, efficient dispatching and routing, invoice management, mobile applications for field professionals and marketing analytics and reporting tools.

Glendale 271

Glendale Los Angeles Startup Technical Review 271

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2021

No matter how passionately you believe that everyone needs one, and positive feedback from friends and early adopters (false positives), before you invest in scaling the business, make sure you set and meet good metrics in cost of customer acquisition, recurring sales, and margin. Mergers and acquisitions also require new skills.

Technical Review 131

Technical Review Case Study Mentor Software Review 131

socalTECH

MAY 20, 2009

reported today that it has agreed to sell the assets of its media substrate manufacturing facility in Sarawak, Malaysia to Hitachi Global Storage Technologies. According to WD, the sale is part of an effort by the firm to "realign its cost structure" to match softer demand for its products.

Media 113

Media Demand Report Sales 113

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Back in 2013, Google reported that 90 percent of multiple device owners switch between screens to complete tasks, using an average of three different combinations every day. Customer expectations now demand seamless and satisfying user experiences. Here are the top five ways technology has impacted us this year.

Artificial Inteligence 106

Artificial Inteligence Screening Google Customer 106

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Yet you can never forget the seasonal business cash flow and activity demands that are approaching, so to be prepared – you need to start the planning now. Otherwise, sales, marketing, and operational costs will kill you. Next comes sales volume by channel. Holiday sales fluctuations eat cash.

Startup 86

Startup Tips Venture Capital Demand 86

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Demand Media. Demand Media consistently popped up near number one in the list of "companies to work for" from our readers. The company recently reported record. positions on its site, ranging from software, sales, marketing, to finance. The now-public. The firm, based in Pasadena, has dozens of.

Technical Review 279

Technical Review Company Companies Southern California 279

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Due to the language and culture issues in Europe we opted for a country structure with an MD in each country and local sales, marketing & customers support staff. This is akin in the US to having sales staff in NY, SF & LA with your HQ in one of these locations. But it wasn’t just about company structures. Lived it.

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Venture Capital Startup Sales Customer 319

socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2009

technology to make submitting expense reports extremely easy. There was nothing out there in the market which would be the personal assistant, or the personal finance tool to do expense reports. My thought was, why couldn't you do that with expense reports? Again--another place where expense reports are being turned in.

Web 2.0 100

Web 2.0 Startup SaaS Report 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2010

We built the website The Numbers, which tracks daily and weekly box office grosses and DVD sales, and we also provider consulting services--primarily to independent filmmakers, or anybody in the industry who needs to get financial data in order to support their business plan or to make investment decisions.

Beverly Hills 164

Beverly Hills Research Hollywood Sites 164

socalTECH

JULY 24, 2009

We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. A Stanford alum, Aaron wrote the book on sales 2.0. Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com). Technology.

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SoCalTech Orange County Southern California Westlake Village 100

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

Early in a services business there is usually no profits as the company reinvests in hiring people to grow, but by $20 million in sales the company should at least be pulling in 10% profits (if not more) depending on how much is reinvested. You end up needing to add staff and take on more risk without knowing what your future demand will be.

Services 332

Services Venture Capital IP Startup 332

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2014

We worked together for four years, and I ended up heading up media buying at that company, and he headed up sales. We''re able to track everything we''re doing, and report back on it. We became friends, and found we were both very like minded, goal oriented, and had the same core values. It sounds like you''re doing a lot of hiring?

Startup 239

Startup El Segundo Marketing Media 239

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2019

With the ITRC 2018 End-of-Year Data Breach Report revealing a 126 percent increase in stolen sensitive personal information, there is a growing population out there worried about all the people intent on hurting them. Few people are paranoid about something they want and enjoy.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Symantec Social Network News 78

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Los Angeles-based CurbStand (www.curbstand.com) is hoping to change that, by offering up a mobile app which connects you with the company''s network of CurbStand valet parking companies, which offers on-demand retrieval of your car, mobil payments, and on the valet parking operator side--lots of business analytics tools and reporting.

Networking 100

Networking CTO Hire CTO Coach Mobile 100

socalTECH

APRIL 2, 2014

We''re growing and scaling to meet the demands of the market. With Smartify, users opt in and self report data, providing authenticity of that data, granularity, and relevancy, which allows us to be even more effective. It''s unique in that we can integrate that into CRM systems, email systems, point-of-sale.

Marketing 196

Marketing Pasadena Platform Email 196

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

CallFire today extended its position as a leading provider of text message and voice apps that help organizations grow, with the launch of a definitive next-generation platform capable of scaling to meet the exploding global demand for advanced cloud telephony features, services and capacity. Opt-in voice broadcast.

SaaS 68

SaaS Platform CTO Hire Class 68

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 5, 2015

At Citrix, GoToAssist customers would occasionally ask if they could just pay for our screen-sharing functionality because they didn''t intend to use the product''s other features, such as reporting and session recording. Even sales reps will invoke a cost plus logic when negotiating with me on behalf of their customers.

Pricing 100

Pricing Product Startup Customer 100

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

According to a report by World Nuclear Association , “The world’s energy needs in the next 20 years will be high, especially cleanly-generated electricity. Today, electricity demand is increasing twice as fast as overall energy use and is likely to rise at least 73% to 2035. Energy use to rise at least 73% by 2035.

Incubator 80

Incubator Los Angeles Southern California Funding 80

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

Company plans to use the capital to build out sales and marketing and r&d. -a Company reports 250,000 users in 49 countries with 1mm+ application downloads. Spread through word-of-mouth as the company has no sales team, all engineers. -Offers virality optimization tools and A/B testing inside Facebook. a fbFund winner.

Zag 248

Zag Truecar Venture Capital CarsDirect 248

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 28, 2013

In this role, Alex was responsible for developing HostPro’s shared, dedicated and managed businesses with 430 employees in sales, marketing, engineering, and product development. Contact us at sales@bitium.com. In August 1999, Micron Electronics (MUEI) acquired HostPro, and Alex became vice president of operations.

SaaS 92

SaaS Cloud Computing CIO Web 92

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 24, 2017

Certainly it’s important to optimize current operations, but in this age of rapidly changing demands and competitors, it’s more important change quickly as the market changes. Strategic decision makers need to see the data, in addition to marketing and sales. The first step is to get the data and analysis to all the right people.

CTO Coach 59

CTO Coach CIO Startup Competition 59

Tech.Co

JUNE 28, 2021

The company started as an idea in 2019, but by early 2020 it had “launched a new technical solution that ultimately controls and accelerates sales opportunity management,” says Dawes. After most lockdowns were lifted, demand for services like beauty treatments has skyrocketed.

Startup 104

Startup Ideas Venture Capital Course 104