TechCrunch LA

JULY 25, 2019

In short, this third-generation product is built to handle the kind of abuse that a shared dockless scooter is subjected to on a daily basis. It’s also designed to be more secure. The design improvements should improve the riding experience and, in theory, attract more customers. cities will be added in the future.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

. “We don’t buy product,” said Perrone. “We take delivery of all the products and rent them out in the local marketplaces where we do business.” The Shed founders Karen Rodgers O’Neil and Daniel Perrone. The Los Angeles-based startup Joymode was attempting to do much the same thing.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Sometimes that’s venture capital generally (like last year’s conversation with Reid Hoffman ) and sometimes it’s in a space where I’ve invested (like mobility and city innovation with Bird’s Travis VanderZanden , one of our portfolio founders.) We would argue that our movies are world-class movies, just designed entirely for mobile.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2021

As well as phone support, customers expect you to accept mobile messaging, and provide quick responses via social media and multiple Internet websites. No customer enjoys being blasted by irrelevant banner ads, and they don’t have time to sort through all the noise of products out there searching for an audience.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 13, 2020

So, an eight-year product veteran from Facebook and an internationally renowned barista walk into a coffee bar… It’s not a joke. It’s the origin story for Taika , a new startup that’s aiming to bring natural stimulants to the masses through its juiced up coffee-beverages. “We have no added sugar in the coffee.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 29, 2015

In the mobile age, what is the key to connecting and engaging with users, and where does Hollywood''s creative content fit into the mix? According to LA mobile game maker Seriously (www.seriously.com), mobile games are the best way to engage with the mobile generation. They are super talented people there.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 23, 2013

GumGum’s goal is to continue educating the market and selling the product – they’re expecting 400% growth next year. GumGum’s goal is to continue educating the market and selling the product – they’re expecting 400% growth next year. ” Wait, what? And they do what? In-picture advertisements?

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 25, 2015

Advertising technology is hot with the rise of mobile, evidenced in part by Verizon’s merger with AOL valued at $4.4 billion, and on a much smaller scale, Undertone’s recent acquisition of mobile ad provider Sparkflow. Even so, ads only work if people can see them, and today’s ad formats need to be visible on any device.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 14, 2019

Carpinteria-based Procore Technologies , which develops construction management software, has added a new, 3D modeling product-- Procore BIM --which lets teams access 3D models at construction job sites. Pricing on the new software was not announced.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Chris Tragos: Jetpack is an ad platform, which I would describe as the most beautiful, best engaging, and most performant ad product for desktop, mobile, and tablet. Chris Tragos: Jetpack is an ad platform, which I would describe as the most beautiful, best engaging, and most performant ad product for desktop, mobile, and tablet.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 14, 2019

Earlier this year, Spartan, the French manufacturer of a silver-lined underwear designed to block EMF radiation from cell phones and wireless routers, relocated to the U.S. and raised some capital from the Los Angeles-based investment firm, Science. Since relocating to the U.S.,

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

So what happens when production is reduced by 99% and distribution bends to infinity? And with mobile you even have the ability to message your users when new content is released which leads to much higher consumptions rates. And ironically many consumer mobile apps are more of hits-driven businesses than video is today.

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socalTECH

MARCH 30, 2010

San Diego-based Novatel Wireless is expanding its product lineup, saying today that it has added a new embedded module for the 3G mobile data market. Tags: novatel wireless telecom mobile internet module. Among other features, the new device includes integrated GPS functionality. READ MORE>>.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 22, 2016

Over two days, you’ll learn to build online products that are more motivating, usable, and persuasive, by harnessing digital psychology. Integrate psychology into websites, social media, ads, and mobile apps. Better justify your design choices when speaking to colleagues or clients.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

It’s a very product that allows you to do visual search of eBay, ETSY, Match.com, AllRecipes and several others sites. It’s a cool product and worth checking out. Users leave messages for each other through BlockChalk mobile app. Mobile gifting service. Total raised: $5.3mm Read more: TechCrunch. __.

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socalTECH

JUNE 19, 2013

TestFlight recently joined forces with Burstly (www.burstly.com) to create a suite of apps for mobile developers and publishers. We spoke with Ben about how Burstly is now creating a company to help mobile developers create, develop, distribute, and monetize their apps. Burstly is located in Santa Monica. What is Burstly?

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

The service--which had been showing its age--looks to have overhauled its user interface to make it much easier and cleaner to send an invitation; has added new card designs; added social features via an "Event Conversation" product; and more. designs to the online invitations space.

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LATechDigest

MAY 12, 2016

Santa Monica-based talent management software firm Cornerstone OnDemand announced the launch of its suite of people analytics products at its annual Convergence Conference. Users can easily create, manage and execute accurate headcount plans through a simple and intuitive design.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 13, 2014

A little while ago, I suggested that Every Web/Mobile Startup Should Have a Technical Advisor. Maybe it’s knowledge of the players and dynamics of the mobile ad ecosystem. Through this he defined aspects like “deep dives into our marketing strategy” and “product feedback and product strategy.”

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Thanks to increased performance, better battery life, improved wireless networks, and an infinite marketplace to connect developers and consumers, the shift towards mobile-only is not just a trend but a reality. So, why does it feel like more power and better apps have not lead to a greater mobile experience?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2020

Here are some example strategies to pitch and practice: Adapt an existing product to a new use. You may offer a different application for an existing product, a new pricing model, or a new level of support. Or find an entirely different application for an existing product. Innovation doesn’t even require technology.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Viral marketing and word-of-mouth are not enough these days to make your product and brand visible in the relentless onslaught of new promotional media out there today. Innovation in marketing is perhaps more important than product innovation. Products are the new services. Mobile is where it’s at. Want control?

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 12, 2014

New and innovative designers are popping up everywhere, thanks to new technology like 3D printing. Local manufacturing on the other hand can produce quality and more complex products, but the costs is what prevents many taking this route. More technically speaking, SYNCFAB is a technical hybrid 3D print and design solution platform.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2013

Viral marketing and word-of-mouth are not enough these days to make your product and brand visible in the relentless onslaught of new promotional media out there today. Innovation in marketing is perhaps more important than product innovation. Products are the new services. Mobile is where it’s at. Want control?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

Are you launching a mobile application? If your last company was Apple, Blackberry, AdMob or JAMDAT and you have some experience in the sector then I know that your product will have your experiences baked into it. version of their product was. He’s built two ad network companies – he knows what he’s doing.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2015

I wanted to spend the rest of the blog post telling you why we decided to fund the company, how we settled on the final product design and our unique way of launching the app. I was simply blown away by their long-term vision for building a video company that stood out both technically and from a product vision. is non trivial.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 19, 2011

And while the App Internet is currently more powerful than the Mobile Internet it has fundamental flaws. In other words, our mobile devices are all powerful and the network that they connect into sucks. He’s right about this. But only temporarily in my view. I will cover this in my post. Social networking is peaking.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 24, 2014

eddi is a product and a service. We can have the community benefit to see their products there, but it’s all socially-based,” says Ash Sater, Founder of eddi. Listings are rated by users and browsing products lays out products based on social ratings. Apps & Software Startups Apps eddi listing site Mobile social'

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2019

Now, if your web site is not clear and clean, or you don’t have a chat robot for a product question online, you may be abandoned as providing poor customer service, just as certainly as having to wait in a long product exchange line after the holidays. Customer experience starts with user-centric product design.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 22, 2011

For me it is a useful shorthand for a very clever set of product features that in my mind would be hard to remain a stand-alone business or themselves to generate enough revenue to justify the company’s existence. We spoke about my interest in cloud computing, digital media and mobile. It’s about 10 minutes long.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

Viral marketing and word-of-mouth are not enough these days to make your product and brand visible in the relentless onslaught of new promotional media out there today. Innovation in marketing is perhaps more important than product innovation. Products are the new services. Mobile is where it’s at. Want control?

Custom 100

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socalTECH

AUGUST 22, 2018

Access control, as a whole, hasn't evolved over forty years, and we're bringing technology like the mobile cloud and software in the cloud, to create really disruptive innovation to how businesses respond to customers. It's more than those legacy systems were designed for, which are just in the dark ages compared to everything else.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

The telecommunications firm says people in Los Angeles increasingly depend on mobile Internet connections for communication, entertainment and productivity at work, at home and everywhere. billion Investment. McNeely said,“I’m proud of the investment AT&T continues to make in California. Project Velocity IP.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2017

As well as phone support, customers expect you to accept mobile messaging, and provide quick responses via social media and multiple Internet websites. No customer enjoys being blasted by irrelevant banner ads, and they don’t have time to sort through all the noise of products out there searching for an audience.

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Custom Customer Services Social Media 57

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 14, 2013

I’ve been involved with technology product design in one form or another for nearly 25 years and seen one mistake consistently repeated. The single biggest mistake most product teams make is building technology for what they believe the user would want rather than what the actual end-user needs. My philosophy is simply.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2012

So, we came that idea, and started working for six months polishing it up as its own product. It was originally just a one week prototype, but everyone loved it, so we just made it better and better form there, and productized it. Let's talk first about your app. Is creating new phone numbers really that easy?

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Yahoo Startup Mobile Ideas 200

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Draft is a Fantasy Sports app designed for the mobile world and the busy lifestyle founded by Jeremy Levine. Jeremy sold that business to DraftKings and I’m guessing came to a similar conclusion to me as he decided the next rev of his product was going to be for casual players.

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