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JANUARY 31, 2022

Santa Monica-based Arrive, a developer of a technology and reverse logistics services, says it has added resales to its enterprise rental platform. The company's product is focused on what the company says is roughly 25% of e-commerce orders are returned which cannot be resold full--price.

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DECEMBER 3, 2015

Santa Monica-based Hollar , a startup which offers up a wide range of low cost, bargain priced gifts, has raised $17.5M including David Yeom (CEO, formerly in Business Development at Honest Co.) in a funding round, according to a regulatory filing. The funding came from Index Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and others.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Santa Barbara-based TrackStreet , a developer of software to help manufacturers monitor their channel and e-commerce sites--and in particular, minimum-advertising-price (MAP) policies--has raised $2M in seed funding, the company said Wednesday. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 15, 2009

Los Angeles-based Paramount Digital Entertainment said Tuesday that it has launched a new site, ParamountClips.com , which will offer B2B licensing of clips from the studio's films. According to the studio, the new site will allow users to search for clips by actor, location, or dialogue. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2022

With this model, a startup pre-sells their product early, at a cheaper price, in exchange for a pledge. This model facilitates donations to charities and creative projects, and has been around for a long time via sites such as GoFundMe. Other popular sites for startups, including StartupNation and Startups.co In the U.S.,

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JULY 1, 2017

The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capitalists) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than the more risky research and development efforts. In the early days (20 years ago), most new e-commerce sites cost a million dollars to set up. Use crowd funding.

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OCTOBER 15, 2019

Irvine-based content moderation software developer WebPurify says it has enhanced its tools with a new tool, which allows its users to automatically detect text in memes and other images in blogs, forums, social media apps, children's sites, in-game chats, and more.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

San Diego-based green energy technology developer Nuvve , which is developing vehicle-to-grid load balancing technology, says it has started participating in California's wholesale energy markets, via an effort with the University of California San Diego. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2012

In a major launch, Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the online new and used car pricing website, said it has launched a redesigned website and new ad campaign. advertising campaign developed by Santa Monica's DW+H, to help position it as a national brand. TrueCar, which is headed by Scott Painter, said it has launched a $7.7M

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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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MARCH 6, 2018

Irvine-based Masimo , the developer of patient monitoring devices, is making it easier for healthcare providers to monitor the condition of their patients, with a new application for smartphones and tablets. Pricing on the new offering was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Much effort and study has been expended to determine how a web site can better convert its visitors to paying customers. Sites like ww1.novarad.net Sites like www.pnmsoft.com use both general quotes from industry experts and information specific to their product to build a case for their product while the customer reviews their site.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Los Angeles-based content delivery network (CDN) provider NetDNA is making it easier for web application developers to use its CDN services, saying Monday that it has launched a new service to embed web acceleration capabilities into their web services and applications. The company said pricing depends on data volume, and starts at $800.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 19, 2022

The process for retailers and brands to liquidate excess inventory hasn’t changed very much, if at all, and while some retailers were able to build operational infrastructure to service the off-price channels, it continues to be a constant pain point. Ghost is not alone in developing technology focused on inventory.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2020

With this model, a startup pre-sells their product early, at a cheaper price, in exchange for a pledge. This model facilitates donations to charities and creative projects, and has been around for a long time via sites such as GoFundMe. Other popular sites for startups, including StartupNation and Startups.co In the U.S.,

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capital) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than early projections and product development. The hottest new way of funding startups is to use online sites, like Kickstarter , to request donations, pre-order, get a reward, or even give equity.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 Finding Good Developers in Los Angeles? About 18 months ago, the entire group began to mention that they were having more difficulty finding good developers. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -.

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JUNE 12, 2015

They can find additional grants from large philanthropic directories, and your favorite alma mater site. In all cases, grants should be seen as primarily an early-stage development assist, and not the last step to commercialization. In the U.S. Of course, nothing is really free in the business world. Technology is not enough.

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OCTOBER 31, 2011

The new startup offers up personalized skin care products, developed in conjunction with Jessica Simpson and Beverly Hills skincare expert Nerida Joy. The site is the third for BeachMint, which also runs StyleMint (with Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen) and JewelMint (with Kate Bosworth and Cher Coulter).

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APRIL 10, 2012

Ever wish you could run your own, internal "YouTube" site for your business? Orange-based media storage provider Apace Systems said this morning that it has shipped an appliance product which allows companies, schools, governments, and others to create their own private YouTube site. Pricing on the new product was not announced.

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MARCH 12, 2012

Los Angeles-based Invested.in , the developer of web-based software for managing crowd funding efforts, has connected its service into the popular AngelList service, saying last week that it is launching Crowdcelerator.com , a new service which uses AngelList's API to help startup companies raise funds and close their fundraising rounds.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2010

For this morning's interview, we talked with Noah Auerhahn , President of San Diego-based Extrabux (www.extrabux.com), an online site focused on providing consumers with comparison shopping combined with discount offers. For people who haven't heard of ExtraBux, what is the site all about? Noah, thanks for the interview.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The Founder needs to remember that meetings up to this point have been primarily off-site, with staged demos, and managed personally by the CEO or a small team. Due diligence always involves on-site visits, informal discussions with any or all members of the team, vendors, and good customers as well as bad. Status of the solution.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Los Angeles-based software-as-a-service developer CrownPeak has expanded the breadth of its offerings, saying this morning that it has launched a set of content management and marketing tools. Pricing on the new offering was not released. The firm said its new tools integrate directly into its CMS interface. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 27, 2010

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the online car pricing site run by Scott Painter, said today that it has named Stephen Hansen as the firm's new President and COO. Hansen reports to Painter, and will head up strategic planning, product and technology development, and marketing, among other duties. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2022

The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capitalists) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than the more risky research and development efforts. In the early days (20 years ago), most new e-commerce sites cost a million dollars to set up. Use crowd funding.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Fake Site - you can have what looks to be a real site, even take "orders" but not actually have anything able to run it. We end up using WordPress a lot as the marketing front-end of our web sites. If you are on the lower complexity end, the key is defining small chunks of work that can be done quickly by a developer.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2023

Of course, once you have a brand and more resources, it can pay to expand your book selling to a full e-commerce site. Every aspect of every product requires development, testing, manufacturing, marketing, and distribution. Did you know that both YouTube and Facebook started out to be dating sites?

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2021

It makes logical sense to scour the job boards, engage an executive recruiter, or scan the networking sites like LinkedIn for a good array of candidates, and then interview the ones with the best resumes. The CEO is the check and balance on the constant parallel pushes for more development, more marketing, and more growth.

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MAY 28, 2010

Aliso Viejo-based Darwin Dimensions , developer of the Evolver web-based tool for building 3D avatars, said this week that it has linked with Dassault Systemes and its 3DVIA software. The site is aimed at creative professionals, casual game developers and 3D enthusiasts. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed.

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MARCH 29, 2011

San Diego-based VMIX , the developer of online video management and hosting services, reported today that it has launched a new product aimed at helping its customers rent videos on the Facebook social networking site. Pricing on the new offering was not announced.

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AUGUST 26, 2010

Los Angeles-based RotoHog , the developer of online fantasy sports and entertainment games run by Kelly Perdew, has rolled out a new Fantasy Football Salary Cap game, the firm said this week. The firm said the new game allows any independent publisher to run their own, syndicated version of the game on their web site. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 30, 2014

Are you tired of booking that "luxury room" on your favorite vacation rental site, and finding it''s really a dump? What''s hovelstay.com, and how is it different than all the other vacation rental sites out there? Michael Womack: We are creating a site that has the adventurous and budget traveler in mind.

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DECEMBER 15, 2008

Los Angeles-based Stickam.com, an online web site focused on webcam and live video streaming, said this morning that it has released a new application programming interface (API). According to the site, the new API allows web developers to integrate live video streaming onto their sites. READ MORE>>

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AUGUST 16, 2013

They''re mostly C level executives, and households with incomes of over $200,000 a year, which makes advertisers on our site such as Neiman Marcus, LVMH, Mercedes, Ritz Carlton, and Mandarin Oriental a big component of our business. You get access to luxury at a discount price. That lets us be super aggressive in pricing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 11, 2020

Of course, once you have a brand and more resources, it can pay to expand your book selling to a full e-commerce site. Every aspect of every product requires development, testing, manufacturing, marketing, and distribution. Did you know that both YouTube and Facebook started out to be dating sites?

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JANUARY 11, 2010

Yahoo said Monday that it is dropping its outsource most of Yahoo Shopping, its comparison shopping to Los Angeles-based PriceGrabber , the firm told its developers Monday. Yahoo Shopping is a comparison shopping site which displays products and prices for different products, including consumer electronics, computer, and related items.

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