Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2021

You may think this is only important to your marketing and sales people, but in reality it doesn’t matter how great your product or technology might be, you won’t succeed if you don’t understand your target customer decision process. Every aspect of your business must be about sales. Even the best technology won’t sell itself.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

You may think this is only important to your marketing and sales people, but in reality it doesn’t matter how great your product or technology might be, you won’t succeed if you don’t understand your target customer decision process. Every aspect of your business must be about sales. Even the best technology won’t sell itself.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

In 1995, Lynda wrote one of the first books on web design, Designing Web Graphics. Similarly, Bruce’s short-lived career in sales reinforced that his talents were better applied creating technology, rather than trying to sell it. [10:10] Certain things like sales was a good example. 10:10] “I completely failed.

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Berkonomics

JULY 13, 2023

Assign our development manager to localize design and oversee the needed enhancements to our product and support materials for each new territory. Train and transfer technology to each new distributor within 90 days of signing. Assign one of our corporate employees to support sales and installation efforts by all distributors.

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socalTECH

MAY 10, 2010

Newport Beach-based semiconductor foundry TowerJazz said today that it has announced a next-generation, SiGe technology which it says is aimed at high volume, consumer RF chips. The company said it already has design wins with a potential market of $50M to $100M in wafer sales using the technology.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 4, 2009

Many entrepreneurs who start technology companies are product people, technologists or savvy business people who worked previously for a larger company. Most start-up entrepreneurs have little or no sales experience. But through nearly a decade of startups I learned that sales comes down to three essential elements: 1.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Hyundai Motor Group said it will jointly develop an electric vehicle platform with Los Angeles-based startup Canoo, the latest startup tapped by the automaker as part of an $87 billion push to invest in electrification and other future technologies. Canoo said it will provide engineering services to develop the electric platform.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 12, 2013

Full-service Pinterest marketing and technology startup – HelloSociety recently announced it had driven $30 million in additional sales revenue for its over 350 brand clientele through Pinterest. The Science Inc accelerated startup also said it had delivered 2.9

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 9, 2021

Even as NFT sales dip below their most speculative highs, startups aiming to tap into their potential are still scoring big funding rounds from investors who believe there’s much more to crypto collectibles than the past few months of hype. Users can buy or sell the limited run or open edition items through their marketplace.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Since this number is budgeted and pre-authorized, managers tend to focus upon other things such as sales, marketing and product development issues. In the technology sector where I most often play, extended unplanned software development cycles account for the majority of these corporate failures. The art of good management.

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socalTECH

MARCH 5, 2020

A $15M lawsuit against Fountain Valley-based Kingston Technology has gone to jury trial, with a company, Pavo Solutions LLC , seeking $15M in damages for what it says is patent infringement on a design for a swiveling USB flash memory cover.

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socalTECH

JUNE 27, 2016

San Diego-based Qualcomm said late Sunday that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, has now secure more than 60 manufacturers and 100 design wins, for its solutions for 4G LTE modems in the Internet-of-Things space. READ MORE>>.

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Tech.Co

MAY 13, 2016

TECHSPO LA is a four day technology expo taking place June 13 – 16, 2016 at the luxurious Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, Santa Monica, California in the heart of Silicon Beach. Be prepared to be inspired, amazed and educated on how these evolving technologies will impact your business for the better.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 14, 2016

We spoke with co-founder Ryan Costello about Santa Monica-based Event Farm (www.eventfarm.com), on how its software technology is being used to power high end, VIP events for large companies. The most obvious, is to drive sales. How do you make those events happen? What, exactly, does Event Farm do? How did you start the company?

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socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2017

Wingsland Technology , a Chinese manufactuer of drones for the consumer market, announced on Wednesday that it has opened up its first international office, in Los Angeles. Local efforts of the manufacturer will be led by Brian Chacone, Director of Sales and Marketing. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Media Technologies MarketPlace, a boutique tech sales and service company, is hosting a fun evening of networking, need to know tech showcases, tea and tequila tasting, live music and culinary goodies. Connect Pasadena.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 2, 2018

LA's Largest Technology Job Fair will be returning to LA for an even bigger and better event for the second year in a row, co-hosted by Comparably, Annenberg Foundation and Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti. Thursday, March 8, 2018 -- TechFair LA 2018.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 23, 2020

There’s also a relatively modest request (of only $4 billion) for funding devoted to pilot projects, startup companies, and public clean technology investment initiatives (like LACI). “ This will also help dealerships increase sales and bring needed sales tax revenues to local and state governments,” Peterson writes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2019

You may think this is only important to your marketing and sales people, but in reality it doesn’t matter how great your product or technology might be, you won’t succeed if you don’t understand your target customer decision process. Every aspect of your business must be about sales. Even the best technology won’t sell itself.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2014

You can have the best technology, but if customers don’t know you exist, or they don’t know how your technology solves a real problem for them, your startup will fail. Yet I see many technology entrepreneurs that focus on the basics of marketing too little and too late. Marketing is everything these days.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 2, 2021

We are pleased to be supporting the continued development of Maestro as part of our ongoing investment in new technologies that provide artists with cutting-edge tools and solutions for growing their careers. Sales, Sony Music Entertainment, in a statement. . “The third piece is a developer ecosystem,” Evans said.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 19, 2022

It also handles the back end as well by automating the posting, sale and shipment of unsold inventory while offering immediate payment to creditworthy sellers. Twenty years ago, if you started a brand, your first hire, outside of a designer, would have been a salesperson,” Murthy told TechCrunch. Last week, Syrup Tech raised $6.3

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 6, 2019

Gain insight into emerging strategies, the latest innovative technologies, and best practices to move your business to the next level. DigiMarCon West 2019 is your chance to. Hear from some of the most audacious and thought provoking speakers in the digital marketing industry. See [link].

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2022

You can have the best technology, but if customers don’t know you exist, or they don’t know how your technology solves a real problem for them, your startup will fail. Yet I see many technology entrepreneurs that focus on the basics of marketing too little and too late. Marketing is everything these days.

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Berkonomics

MAY 25, 2017

Assign our development manager to localize design and oversee the needed enhancements to our product and support materials for each new territory. Train and transfer technology to each new distributor within 90 days of signing. Assign one of our corporate employees to support sales and installation efforts by all distributors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2021

This is a statement that they are willing and able (and successful) at projecting market and technology turns, not just straight-line innovations. Richard Branson’s adventurer escapades are legendary, and Steve Jobs made new product presentations an experience, as well as a sales pitch and an education.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 3, 2020

However, as a business owner, you know that resting on your laurels can be dangerous, which is why staying up to date with the latest business technology is a necessity. Point-of-Sale Systems. But if you want to stay on top in these industries, you are going to need to update the way you make sales.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2022

There are no “overrides” – for example, businesses don’t thrive just because they offer the latest technology, or because everyone wants to be “green,” or because their goal is to reduce world hunger. A target market is the group of customers that the startup plans to attract through marketing and sales their product or service.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2021

Technology must improve the customer experience. In the past, most companies treated customers like yesterday’s news – once they have the sale, the effort decreased. Products must be designed for easy support. Designing for support is now as important as designing for low cost, ease of use, and quality.

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socalTECH

JULY 11, 2016

Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies said late last week that it has completed the sale of the assets of its printed circuit technology business (Teledyne PCT), to FTG Circuits. The deal was worth $9.3M

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socalTECH

MAY 10, 2016

The company said its new Xceed Technology Partner Program will provide implementation guidance for solutions, particularly in the areas of virtualization, big data analytics, and IoT. Calabasas-based Ixia , the developer of network testing hardware and software, said it has launched a new partner program.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Amazon previously operated a service called Amazon Webstore which was “a complete commerce platform” that enabled “companies to leverage Amazon technology and expertise in building and managing their direct-to-consumer business.” Shopify has even partnered with TikTok to facilitate in-app sales for small businesses.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Santa Barbara-based radio frequency filter technology developer Resonant Inc. said late Monday that it has added a sales and marketing veteran to its advisory board. Waxmaso has served at estern Digital, Adaptec, Mylex, PixelMagic, Microtouch Systems, and elsewhere, and also foundee businness develompent firm TechASIA Management.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 16, 2022

They couldn’t possibly understand the new social media culture, new technologies, or have the determination to beat their younger counterparts in the market. In fact, they are well-qualified overall, having worked with high technology and computers for at least 20 years, are highly educated, and highly motivated.

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socalTECH

JULY 19, 2012

Fab.com said the new funding round was led by Atomico, and also included Pinnacle Ventures, re-Net Technology Partners, Mayfield Fund, DoCoMo, Menlo VEntures, Andreessen-Horowitz, and First Round Capital.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Onestop called Amazon "a very real threat" to online brands' sales. Onestop Internet provides e-commerce fulfillment and technology to fashion brands, handling all the technology, marketing, merchandising, design, warehousing and fulfillment, as well as customer support to those brands.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 5, 2014

It looks like Hawthorne-based SpaceX is confident it will keep its headquarters in Hawthorne for quite a long time--despite setting up a commercial launch facility in Texas this week--based on details on the recent sale of the company''s leased headquarters at 1 Rocket Road in Hawthorne--to a commercial real estate investment trust.

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