Berkonomics
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
Zoom, Teams, phone, or in person? Imagine yourself with a calendar requiring you to be in six meetings in a day. Day after day. It doesn’t matter whether you’re required to be there in person or virtually, you get worn out after a few of these.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 6, 2022
One of the realities of being an entrepreneur is that you have to keep learning and changing to survive. Everyone on the startup team knows there is no buffer, and no personal isolation from impact based on your job description that can save you.
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socalTECH
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, $3.3 billion worth of stolen Bitcoin was recovered from "a single-board computer that was submerged under blankets in a popcorn tin stored in a bathroom closet". The stash was located by the Los Angeles office of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The US DOJ said that the Bitcoin was stolen from Silk Road by defendant James Zhong, who pled guilty to wire fraud on November 4th.
TechCrunch LA
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Generative AI is suddenly everywhere. Over the past year, you’ve probably seen people showcasing impressive AI-generated artworks, thanks to progress in text-to-image algorithms introduced by groups like OpenAI and Stability AI.
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Office leases are one of companies’ largest expenses, and if your whole team is working from home with no clear end in sight, you may be wondering what to do about your lease.
Tech.Co
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
TikTok is struggling to make a dent in the world of US and European ecommerce , and has now enlisted the help of a number of startups to try and reverse that trend and bring the Live Shopping craze sweeping Asia to other markets.
Startup San Diego
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
The post Vistim Labs Wins Startup Pitch Competition and $10,000 Grant Sponsored by Aleph One appeared first on Startup San Diego. Startup News
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Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
After many years in business, working in large companies as well as startups, I’m no longer surprised at why mature and successful companies struggle with introducing innovative new ventures as the market and environment changes.
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
Santa Monica-based online car marketplace TrueCar said it has awarded a new, retrofitted vehicle to a Marine Corps Vietnam veteran, as part of its DrivenToDrive initiative. The initiative connects disabled American veterans with vehicles. According to TrueCar, the brand new, retrofitted Chevy Traverse was awarded to Marine Corps Vietnam veteran Leonard "Len" Johnson of Philadelphia.
Steve Reich
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
Now tell the truth, have you ever said that after a Banking/FinTech conference? But I heard a banker say it at the 2022 FedFis Roundup.
AllTopStartups
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
A data disaster is any event that results in the loss or corruption of your company’s data. Natural disasters, human error, hardware malfunctions, malicious attacks, and other cyberattacks may cause… The post <strong>What Should Your Business Do In The Event Of A Data Disaster?</strong>
Startup San Diego
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
The post 5 Ways to Support Startup San Diego for #GivingTuesday 2022 appeared first on Startup San Diego. Startup News
Berkonomics
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Here’s the question: Wouldn’t it be great if there were no more digital or printed reports to tell us what happened in the past? I know. We need financial data for comparison, and to a degree – for planning.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 5, 2022
As a business consultant with experience in large companies as well as startups, I often hear about dysfunctional management hierarchies, as well as the value provided by exceptional ones.
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Carlsbad-based SleepScore Labs said today that it has expanded into Germany. The company said its digital sleep improvement program has been certified as 100 percent reimbursable in Germany. The company said the expansion comes as result of a partnership between the company's unit in Dublin, Ireland, and ResMed Germany. sleepscore labs germany expansion international resmed healthcare
Berkonomics
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
Here’s your question to ponder…. Think for a minute whether there is any process or person that could be classed as the eye of the needle in your organization. Is there anything, process or person, that stalls the flow of work from start to finish?
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
Business partnerships have traditionally been agreements to drive more transactions than either company could do alone.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 13, 2022
Too many people, young and older, let their career and their lifestyle happen to them, rather than proactively making things happen based on their personal passions, skills, and interests.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
Most startup ideas begin in the mind of an individual, but an idea is not a business. It takes a team, with effective leadership, to build a business. Many aspiring entrepreneurs default to team leadership by domination and control.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
A common complaint I hear in my business consulting is that your boss is the problem , and you could fix the business if you only had the opportunity. When I ask what you are doing to prepare for that role , I usually only hear frustration and a lack of specifics or an action plan.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 27, 2022
In my role as an angel investor to startups, I’m struck by the broad variety of advisor strategies I see in investor presentations and business plans that cross my desk. Some entrepreneurs are “lone rangers,” never mentioning any outside guidance, while others tout dozens of advisors.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
In my years of advising startups and occasional investing, I’ve seen many great ideas start and fail, but the right team always seems to make good things happen, even without the ultimate idea. That’s why investors say they invest in people (bet on the jockey, not the horse), rather than the idea.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 25, 2022
After many years working in business and investing in startups, I’m convinced that the primary reason for new business and career failures is NOT a lack of skill or money, but people giving up too quickly on their dreams and goals.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
Every new venture that survives the first five years starts to drift away from their entrepreneurial thinking, and assumes they have achieved the path to longevity.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
There is an old saying that good lawyers run away from risk, while good businessmen run towards risk. Entrepreneurs see “no risk” as meaning “no reward.” In reality, all risks are not the same.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 19, 2022
With today’s interactive social media and the real-time Internet, both customers and employees see inside your company easily, so you can’t hide your real company culture. At the same time relationship perceptions have become the biggest drivers to customer loyalty and employee engagement.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 12, 2022
In this world of constant change, new technologies, and a thousand cultures, it’s evident and somehow comforting to me that the basic rules for business prosperity really haven’t changed in the last hundred years. Business success is still more about the people than the technology or idea involved.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 23, 2022
One of the complaints I often hear from engaged business professionals is that their new ideas, innovations, and change recommendations are unfairly criticized or dismissed without analysis.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
As an investor in startups, I most often see entrepreneurs who are technologists, or at least have a real passion for a specific product.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
I was always impressed by a few people at work who seemed to get along with everyone, and wondered what I was missing in talent or temperament.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 26, 2022
One of the myths I often hear as an advisor to many entrepreneurs is that their lifestyle would somehow be better if they could more easily find other people’s money to build their startup.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Business success is all about having the best team, yet the average entrepreneur has little prior experience with hiring people and building top-notch teams. It’s no wonder that 45 percent fail in the first five years, and an even smaller percentage ever see a return for their years of effort.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 20, 2022
As a startup advisor, I see too many entrepreneurs get distracted by technology or their favorite cause, and then wonder why they can’t find an investor, attract customers, or build a long-term business.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
Selling services has always been about relationships, but the challenges of building relationships with services clients have exploded.
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Los Angeles-based gaming startup Midnight announced this morning that it has raised $7.5M in its seed funding round. The funding came from Shima Capital, blockchain platform Forte, gaming community SNACKCLUB, guild and mod platform Overwolf, plus the founders of gaming companies Illuvium and investors Woodstock Fund, FJ Labs, Bixin Ventures, among others.
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Los Angeles-based venture investor Greycroft Ventures is backing a Melbourne, Australia-based startup, FrankieOne. According to FrankieOne, it has raised $15.4M (US) in its Series A+ round, which was led by Greycroft and AirTree Ventures, and also included Reinventure, Tidal Ventures, Apex Capital Partners, Binance Labs and Kraken Ventures. The company develops an API platform for identity verification and fraud detection.
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
Los Angeles-based Pogo Health said today that it is aiming to address chronic pain through a new virtual healthcare service. According to the company, it has begun offering up three different programs to help people manage chronic pain, by providing virtual health coaches, pain physicians, and mental health therapists. The company is led by CEO Dr. Hunter Vincent. The company did not say how it is backed or funded. pogo health healthcare chronic pain lifesciences startup
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