Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Do you run a small business that ships products locally? The US Postal Service has just launched a delivery service for you. USPS Connect Local is aimed at bringing rates that were previously only available for larger businesses to smaller businesses, as next-day service has become increasingly important to consumers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2023

Most technical entrepreneurs I know demand the discipline of a product specification or plan, and then assume that their great product will drive a great business. Serious investors, on the other hand, look for a professional business plan or summary first, and hardly ever look at the product plan.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Irvine-based Kajabi, which develops online tools that helps entrepreneurs and creators with marketing and selling their products and services, says it has tapped Sean Kim, the former Head of Product at TikTok as its new President and Chief Product Officer.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Playa Vista-based Appetize , which develops tablet-based point-of-sale (POS) products, said this morning that it has added integration with Quick Server Restaurant (QSR) software and services providers Olo, Punchh, and SynergySuite. READ MORE>>.

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TechEmpower

MARCH 4, 2024

Post-sale, AI analyzes customer data to improve service and loyalty, making it a cornerstone of modern sales methodologies. TechEmpower has been instrumental in developing chatbots like these, utilizing generative AI to sift through internal documents and user manuals, enabling them to provide precise answers to customer service questions.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Los Angeles-based software developer ServiceTitan , which makes software to help residential and commercial contractors manage their businesses, has linked with sales finance firm Service Finance Company, LLC. Financial terms of the deal between the companies were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 5, 2019

Los Angeles-based online invitations service Evite announced this morning that it has named Yun Woo as its new Head of Product, to oversee development of the company's product. Evite offers up an online service which lets you organize events and parties, and is a subsidiary of GCI Liberty. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 2, 2010

Los Angeles-based social networking site MySpace is further ramping up its efforts to attract developers, saying this afternoon that it has announced a new Developer Services program. MySpace said it has named Manu Rekhi as General Manager of MySpace Games and Developer Program as part of the effort. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 10, 2021

Santa Barbara-based property management software developer Yardi says it has launched a new product in the United Kingdom. According to Yardi, it has launched Yardi Breeze Premier for the UK property market, providing property management and accounting to small and medium-sized real estate landlords and property agencies.

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socalTECH

JUNE 26, 2019

Los Angeles-based software developer CapLinked , which is led by Eric M. Jackson, has launched a new product for helping companies in the blockchain and cryptocurrency area. CapLinked said one of its first clients for the software is Cohen & Company, a provider of audit and tax services, including to the cryptocurrency industry.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 29, 2019

Billie, a monthly subscription service for shaving and body care products for women, has raised $25 million. Previous investors Silverton Partners, Female Founders Fund, and Lakehouse Ventures also participated in Billie’s new round, which the company says will be used for additional product development.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Los Angeles-based food service robot developer Miso Robotics announced this morning that it has rolled out a new product line, called Flippy Wings, which automatically fries chicken wings.

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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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Tech.Co

JUNE 30, 2021

Shopify has announced a new scheme for all of its App Store developers. Developers will not pay any commission on the first $1 million that they make in a given year. In theory, this could make developers an extra $200,000 per year if the app is selling optimally. This scheme starts on August 1st of 2021. I literally cried.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2019

Irvine-based Zadara , which develops cloud-based, data storage products, said it has enhanced its Virtual Private Storage Arrays product running on Amazon Web Services (AWS). READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Can you create a product in a vacuum? Creating a new product in a relative vacuum is an exercise in complete trust that you know what’s best for the customer, perhaps even without interaction with such a customer. On the other hand, most products or services are created in response to a real or perceived need.

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socalTECH

MAY 8, 2020

Pasadena-based Green Dot Corporation , which offers up banking services, and is best known for its prepaid Mastercard products, has named former Walmart executive Daniel Eckert as Executive Vice President & Chief Product, Strategy and Development Officer. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 9, 2020

The Los Angeles-based app development shop, V/One , is giving away 50,000 free mobile app builds through the rest of April as the company officially launches its platform for would-be, LA-based mobile app moguls. Since its soft launch, December 20th of last year, the app development company has built over 100 new applications.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2019

Los Angeles-based Signal Sciences , the developer of web application firewall and security software which is venture backed by Lead Edge Capital, CRV, Index Ventures, Harrison Metal and OATV, has expanded its product lineup, saying on Tuesday that it has added a new application security product for Envoy. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2017

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Barter your services for their services. Apply for contests and business grants.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 11, 2012

Tuesday, January 17, 2012 -- Managing Your Product/Service Lifecycle. Your product is just about to go out the door. But how do you ensure that your product or service is what the customer really wants, needs and will pay for? Youre reviewing your launch plan and task assignments.

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APRIL 24, 2019

San Diego-based Perspectium , which develops software for service management integration, has raised $8M in its Series B funding round, according to the firm. According to Perspectium, the new funding will help it continue expansion to global markets, and launch new products. The investment came from TVC Capital. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 22, 2018

Netflix , the online streaming movie service operator, is planning to boost its content acquisition and production, via a $2.0 billion debt offering, a move which might benefit the Los Angeles content production industry. According to Netflix, it is proposing a $2.0 According to Netflix, it is proposing a $2.0 READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JULY 13, 2017

Irvine-based geospatial mapping software and technology developer Digital Map Products has acquired DMTI Spatial , a location-based intelligence provider based in Canada, the company said on Wednesday. DMTI's location-based services included CanMap and LocationHub, used for Canadian geolocation data and high precision addresses.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2020

One of the quickest ways to become an entrepreneur these days is to develop and publish a smartphone app. According to Tim Cook at Apple, there were over 20 million registered developers in 2018. Here are some ways we both recommend to beat the odds and thrive in today’s app ecosystem: Sell a digital service through your app.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Thursday, October 6, 2011 -- Successfully Launching New Products and Services. Hear senior representatives from local companies that have recently developed and brought successfully to market, new products and services. Gold Coast Business Forum. See [link] (more)

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Southern California Edison Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2021

By leveraging managed network services , startups can offload time-consuming maintenance tasks and strengthen their IT infrastructure to increase their competitiveness. . Managed IT infrastructure services can save businesses over $145,000 per 100 users annually and optimize IT staff resources by 42%. Slow Upload and Download Speeds.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2019

Wiliot , an Israel- and San Diego-based RFID technology developer, has received $30M more in a funding round, the company said on Monday. The funding, a Series B, came from Amazon Web Services, Samsung Venture Investment Corp., The company's tags are aimed at use in such products as clothing. and Avery Dennison Corp.

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socalTECH

MAY 2, 2018

Carlsbad-based MaxLinear , which develops radio frequency, analog, and mixed-signal integrated circuits, reported a win this morning with German home networking equipment maker devolo. Wave 2 transceiver ICs, for a new line of powerline networking products. devolo's products are aimed at service providers and carriers in Europe.

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JANUARY 5, 2017

San Diego-based Lynx technology , a developer of software for managing media libraries and smart home devices, said today that it has launched its first product, called SmartLynx 1.0. Lynx said it is backed by San Diego-based J.M. Driver, LLC.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2013

In one of the newest "hackathons" to hit Southern California, a group of companies are looking to draw Orange County software developers to a new hackathon, geared around WebRTC, the open "Web Real Time Communications" framework aimed at helping developers create voice and video chat applications. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 26, 2019

Los Angeles-based ServiceTitan , which develops software for residential home services businesses, says it has launched a new, premium produt called Pricebook Pro --and also announced plans to move into a swank new headquarters in Glendale. Pricing on the new product was not announced.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 6, 2020

Santa Monica-based Ring , which develops Internet-enabled doorbell cameras, security cameras, and other related products, is expanding its product lineup, saying at CES that it has rolled out a number of new products--including Internet-connected lightbulbs, garden lights, gate controllers, and more. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 29, 2020

The two companies have announced a new partnership that will see Humana pushing Heal’s in-home and virtual care delivery services to the patients it covers and committing $100 million to spur the Los Angeles-based startup’s growth. “ We think we are… an accelerant for the adoption of those services.”

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socalTECH

JANUARY 16, 2019

Redland-based Esri , which develops the popular ArcGIS geographical information systems (GIS) tools, says it is looking to make the software more popular with developers with a relaunch of its ArcGIS For Developers products, and adding flexible, pay-as-you-go plans for the software.

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Berkonomics

MAY 9, 2024

If your vision is for a product or service that fills a need in a mature industry, you may be flying against the prevailing winds as a market shrinks over time, taking your business with it. Is it the advantage of time – years of development ahead of any competitor? Can you translate an idea into a compelling product?

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 11, 2020

These days, most of the games developed need to be social, multi-platform and extensible, but there are only a few developers with the expertise to bring those toolsets to the profusion of new games that crop up every year. In the game industry, a game can stay in beta for years as developers work out the kinks.

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