socalTECH

AUGUST 1, 2014

However, Redondo Beach-based StaffRanker (www.staffranker.com) has rolled out a system to help those companies better manage what is a notoriously difficult segment of the labor market, which has a lot of turnover and which just doesn''t match existing, corporate performance management systems. What are you doing now and where''s the product?

Help 223

Help Hermosa Beach Technical Review Redondo Beach 223

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. the two co-founders began dropping off their brews at corporate offices. Talk to any of Sharon’s friends and it’s plain to see that the man loves his coffee.

Startup 284

Startup Los Angeles Seed Funding Product 284

socalTECH

JULY 29, 2013

The company said the funding included Canaan Partners, ProQuest Investments, InterWest Partners and Domain Associates, as well as new investors Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC) and RusnanoMedInvest (RMI). Revision optics is developing a medical device which is designed to reduce or eliminate the need for reading glasses.

Venture Capital 147

Venture Capital Equity Resource Design 147

TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 19, 2018

With lead investors like Fika Ventures and Fathom Capital, and co-investors, including Toyota AI Ventures, Ubiquity Ventures, Riot.vc, Osage University Partners and Stage Venture Partners, Elementary Robotics is readying itself for commercial pilots with a few undisclosed customers as it proves out its technology.

Los Angeles 207

Los Angeles Angel Artificial Inteligence CalTech 207

Berkonomics

AUGUST 10, 2017

Since this number is budgeted and pre-authorized, managers tend to focus upon other things such as sales, marketing and product development issues. There is an art to efficient management of a process, whether that is the process of bringing a product to market from R&D to production or developing a new product’s launch program.

Venture Capital 243

Venture Capital Product Resource Marketing 243

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

The startup--backed by Quest Ventures, Siemer Ventures, Sienna Ventures, and others--not only will help you impress your romantic couple this Friday--the startup also has a feature to help you keep that romance alive by reminding you, and automatically sending flowers for things like birthdays and anniversaries. Let us know!

Southern California 200

Southern California eHarmony Startup Mobile 200

socalTECH

JULY 17, 2013

Los Angeles has always been a major market for launching products, and in the era of e-commerce has become highly attractive for its large consumer population, a technology-savvy population, and affinity for new products and services. Bryan Burkhart: It''s just a natural place for us, because we serve so many corporate customers.

Legalzoom 165

Legalzoom Los Angeles Startup Commerce 165

socalTECH

MARCH 2, 2009

Arcadia-based Siimpel Corporation , which is developing MEMs-based components for mobile cameras, announced Monday afternoon that the firm has raised an additional round of investment from LG Innotek. Siimpel develops MEMs modules which are used to design higher quality, mobile phone cameras. READ MORE>>.

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Arcadia Invest Zone Ventures Draper 124

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 2, 2014

Marco Della Torre, VP Product Science, Basis. Steven Holmes, VP of New Devices Group and GM of Smart Device Innovation, Intel Corporation. Myriam Joire, Product Evangelist, Pebble. Noel Lee, Founder, Monster Products. Lior Ron, VP Product Management, Motorola. Rob Coneybeer, Managing Director, Shasta Ventures.

Venture Capital 110

Venture Capital Conference Design Technology 110

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

Yesterday I wrote a post about The Silent Benefits of PR in which I pointed out that most young companies I encounter don’t fully grasp the benefits of PR because they are less measurable than product milestones or customer acquisition analyses (like CAC/LTV). It super charges a business that is closer to product delivery.

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Press Startup Writing Training 319

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Our partnership with Wearable World will help us realize a vision that is about the common good, and our goal for San Francisco is to create a platform of real products and solutions that improve people’s day to day lives.”. Wearable World, Inc. , Nominations for the IoT Innovation Council are currently being accepted now through November 30.

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Incubator Design Entrepreneur Help 82

Tech.Co

MARCH 5, 2015

Idealab also continues to partner with leading venture capital firms and other strategic investors to provide the resources to maximize the potential of these companies. In addition to capital, Idealab provides a full range of resources to infuse start-ups with the support they need to rapidly introduce innovative products and services.

Idealab 70

Idealab Paid Search CitySearch Resource 70

Berkonomics

MARCH 30, 2010

Since this number is budgeted and pre-authorized, managers tend to focus upon other things such as sales, marketing and product development issues. There is an art to efficient management of a process, whether that is the process of bringing a product to market from R&D to production or developing a new product’s launch program.

Venture Capital 212

Venture Capital Product Resource Marketing 212

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

I think this is a Seriously great example of how this process works for at least one VC – Upfront Ventures. The Walt Disney Corporation. It is what Seriously was designed to do. Tech Market Analysis Upfront Ventures' But I’m guessing the narrative is similar elsewhere. This is so clearly our future.

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Funding Technical Review Startup Screening 373

InfoChachkie

APRIL 16, 2012

By conceptualizing, selling, gathering feedback and then developing a product, startups achieve success more quickly and economically. Large companies are organized around execution…so a business plan in a large corporation makes all the sense in the world. Preaching What You Live. Enter Eric Ries .

Startup 229

Startup Class Press Custom Development 229

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

He also designed the Farmville iPhone application (top iPhone app), and worked on corporate development deals including Microsoft, Yahoo, Zynga Japan, and Zynga corporate strategy. Alex Maleki , Member of New Venture Group at Idealab. Alex is a member of the New Venture Group at Idealab, headed by Allen Morgan.

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Design 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Those services work on volume, and the designs you can send--and which you receive--are from a limited selection, not at all personalized to the recipient, and for the florist delivering the flowers, provides slim margins and no opportunity to build a customer base. It''s sort of an Etsy for flowers. Farbod Shoraka: We''re really excited.

Beverly Hills 157

Beverly Hills Technical Review Design Startup 157

socalTECH

JULY 24, 2009

Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com). Cox Communications - Orange County - Looking for Product Marketing Manager. We are seeking a Product Marketing Manager, who plans, develops, and implements marketing programs designed to increase product penetration of commercial customers. They include: Sponsors.

SoCalTech 100

SoCalTech Orange County Southern California Westlake Village 100

socalTECH

MARCH 28, 2019

I was previously at Salesforce Ventures for almost four years, focused on investments in companies in the enterprise software space which were strategic to Salesforce. One thing that struck me, was just how practical the advice as, from team building to fundraising to scaling out a product and operations. It's a great event.

Capital 162

Capital Entrepreneur Invest Artificial Inteligence 162

Jason Nazar

MARCH 22, 2011

In the bay area it’s quite common for the entrepreneurs starting a company to be developers or technologists who can build the first versions of their products. He just pounded out design and code for a few weeks and got Plancast up on the web and users adopting his product right away.

Company 111

Company Companies Startup Twiistup 111

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 10, 2012

(Note: Rincon Venture Partners is an investor in Launchpad LA, but otherwise has no affiliation with Divshot.). We’re a tool for hackers, designers, and entrepreneurs - effectively everyone who reads Hacker News. We’re a tool for hackers, designers, and entrepreneurs - effectively everyone who reads Hacker News.

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News Sites Startup RSS 198

socalTECH

MARCH 31, 2014

There are lots of products that might look for any mention of a product name or company name, and yes, we do that--but more importantly, we are also analyzing situations that arise. It''s designed for business people. I was hired to head up strategy, marketing development, and product management.

Orange County 245

Orange County Startup News IBM 245

Xconomy

AUGUST 30, 2016

The new funding will enable Petnet to expand its product line and sales and marketing capabilities. Petco also operates an administrative support center for finance, human resources, and other corporate functions in San Antonio, TX. Petnet’s products are manufactured in China.

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San Diego Los Angeles Mobile Equity 52

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

You may have heard that venture capitalists in Silicon Valley no longer read business plans. For the rest of us, we need a business plan, as well as a product plan. Some of you may be convinced that your product specification communicates the product message even better than a business plan, so why be redundant?

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Product Summary Startup Examples 169

Tech.Co

MAY 25, 2018

Still though, when founders are seeking funding, “ 75 percent of the venture capital goes to three states: Massachusetts, New York, and California,” said Steve Case in an interview with Recode. Greater Fargo Moorhead Economic Development Corporation (Fargo, ND). In fact, for the most part, all you need is a laptop and Wi-Fi connection.

Startup 141

Startup Technical Review Competition Software Review 141

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I came across this blog post about getting a computer science degree as the best degree for getting into venture capital or working at a VC-backed start up. I took an advanced computer course in high school where I learned to build databases in Ashton Tate’s dBase III+ and to compile my designs using a product called Clipper.

Startup 337

Startup Venture Capital Study Course 337

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 25, 2013

Naysayers will tell you SXSW has sold out with its long lines and big corporate branding, but there’s no arguing the city that keeps it weird still has an allure that keeps us coming back. What has changed is the maturity of products being previewed, and where they go to get noticed. Early products received meaningful feedback.

Web Design 91

Web Design Conference Media Mobile 91

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 3, 2016

Examples of VC platform services include: recruiting, marketing, design support, inside sales reps, consulting, accounting services and so forth. Other firms like Google bring massive resources to design or engineering and as as corporate VC can offer things normal VC firms can’t offer.

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Platform Startup Resource 150

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

We spoke with Dipanshu Sharma, Chairman of the firm, to learn more about the company and its products. We were contemplating one of the problems we had all faced, which was when we designed a project, the issue was that it usually never got done on time. There was a disconnect between the product and the sales process.

Startup 100

Startup Software Review Technical Review Software 100

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Scot has been an entrepreneur and executive responsible for the launch of several interactive entertainment ventures. In that position, Scot served as Executive Producer of the QB Club Chanel, a joint venture with the NFL. Yguado previously held strategic planning and corporate development positions at MTV/ Nickelodeon and Univision.

Technical Review 94

Technical Review Technology Activision Entertainment 94

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 2, 2014

These companies are also no longer limited in areas near venture capitalists in Silicon Valley, Boston, and New York City, and practically anyone can join startups in their local cities — or even across the globe as a remote employee. Evernote office image courtesy of Design Milk via Pinterest. Startups have awesome work environments.

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Startup Social Media Writing Google 102

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

In high school, he founded Solar Devices, a firm that sold plans and kits for solar energy products. In college at the California Institute of Technology, he patented a new loudspeaker design and formed GNP Loudspeakers, Inc. which made a natural language product for Lotus 1-2-3 called HAL. Bill received his B.S.

Idealab 84

Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2012

So what should you do to prepare for this stage in your venture, and optimize your chances of making it through the process? The corporate entity lends itself best to the concept of “sharing” equity required by investors, and unincorporated entities don’t get funding. Build a prototype product. Line up an experienced team.

Angel 104

Angel Screening Summary Startup 104

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Fitch spent the next three years traveling the country repairing clocks as a means of surviving, all the while saving money for the eventual launch his venture. Thus, it often pays to develop points of differentiation which are not based on product features. Tags: Entrepreneur Launching Venture Strategic Planning The Fringe.

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Competition Education Technology Entrepreneur 164

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2014

Some entrepreneurs can’t decide if they want to be a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) or a C-corporation, or they don’t have the money, so they put off doing anything until the first venture capital round, or until the first lawsuit occurs. Too many founders think it’s more important to work on products and customers.

Startup 106

Startup Entrepreneur Ideas Help 106

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

For today's interview, we thought it would be worth visiting with Carey Ransom , CEO of Irvine-based RealPractice (www.realpractice.com), a firm which develops legal-based software products. What we saw, when we came into the industry, was that most products were typically created from within the industry.

Legalzoom 164

Legalzoom Startup Template Sample 164

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

It’s the first performance-based marketing platform specifically designed for the music industry. We offer an intensive three-month program and provide up to $18,000 of seed capital, extensive mentorship and a shared work environment to help entrepreneurs go from idea to product to fundable business. Check out Treatsa and send a.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77