Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 11, 2022
Something happened in the past 7 years in the startup and venture capital world that I hadn’t experienced since the late 90’s — we all began praying to the God of Valuation. It wasn’t always like this and frankly it took a lot of joy out of the industry for me personally. What happened?
Berkonomics
JANUARY 20, 2022
Dave’s note: This is a reprint of a 2015 insight that seems to have struck a chord with investors and entrepreneurs. None of this advice has changed… Let me tell you a few short hair–raising stories of entrepreneurs who have raised money and regretted it later.
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L.A. Business Journal
JANUARY 3, 2022
A West Hollywood-based fintech announced the launch of a banking program Dec. 20 aimed at building Hispanic wealth through stakes in the crypto sector
TechCrunch LA
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
America’s favorite reality star is leveling up her repertoire and levering up businesses. Kim Kardashian, who passed the “baby bar” exam in preparation to become a lawyer last year, just added another job title to her lineup — private equity investor.
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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.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 5, 2022
Los Angeles-based Fabric has raised $4M for an effort to bring augmented reality to live events, according to the company. According to Fabric, the funding was led by Sapir Venture Partners, and also includes an earlier $1.9M seed that was led by Sapir. The startup says it is developing an immersive platform which brings "social, gaming, blockchain, and augmented reality experiences in real-time" to enhance live events, activities, and locations.
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 26, 2022
According to a classic Gallup survey , job satisfaction for employees has reached an all-time low. Only 13 percent of workers are fully engaged in their job. The sad part is that it seems to be getting worse, rather than better. One alternative is to become an entrepreneur.
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StartUp Beat
JANUARY 21, 2022
One could say that 2021 taught us many things, but it could be argued that one of its most interesting lessons was how valuable the art of going viral is—giving people the capacity to reach millions from their at-home wifi […].
Startup San Diego
DECEMBER 7, 2022
The post Last 1st Mondays of 2022 – Full Recap appeared first on Startup San Diego. Startup News
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
At our mid-year offsite our partnership at Upfront Ventures was discussing what the future of venture capital and the startup ecosystem looked like.
Berkonomics
JULY 7, 2022
Another leadership development bit? But if you have no time or are impatient, here are the three levels: visionary, strategic and tactical. Skip or stay with me; but think about your balance in your leadership methods either way. The conundrum of competing needs.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 26, 2022
Photo by Scott Clark for Upfront Ventures (no, Evan is not standing on a box) Last year marked the 25th anniversary for Upfront Ventures and what a year it was. 2021 saw phenomenal returns for our industry and it topped off more than a decade of unprecedented VC growth.
L.A. Business Journal
JANUARY 3, 2022
There’s a new local entrant in the global decarbonization race: Culver City-based cleantech startup Mote Inc
TechCrunch LA
JUNE 18, 2022
Welcome back to Chain Reaction. Last week, we talked about layoffs and the Winklevoss rock gods. This week, we’re looking at a new layer of crypto doom and gloom. Get this newsletter in your inbox every Thursday by subscribing on TechCrunch’s newsletter page. crash redux.
TechCrunch LA
JUNE 3, 2022
On Lafayette Street in SoHo, young, fashionable women lined up around the block to enter a minimalist, millennial oasis, the most perfect Instagram feed brought to life.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 10, 2022
Los Angeles-based Stellar Pizza, which is developing robotic, pizza delivery trucks--currently being tested at UCLA--has raised $16.5M in a funding round, the company said last week. The funding was led by Marcy Venture Partners, the venture capital firm founded by Jay-Z, and also included Savage x Fenty, the clothing brand run by Rihanna. Stellar Pizza was founded by three former SpaceX engineers, and is led by CEO Benson Tsai. stellar pizza robot robotic delivery jayz robotics venture capital
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 2, 2022
If you are like most entrepreneurs I know, there just aren’t enough hours in a day to get all your own work done, as well as run the many one-hour meetings each team member seems to demand for decisions and mentoring.
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 Beat
JUNE 27, 2022
Rising traffic is an inescapable condition in cities across the world, from Los Angeles to Tokyo. Peak-hour traffic congestion is an inherent result of the way modern societies operate. Every person hates this congestion, and it keeps getting worse, in […].
Startup San Diego
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
The post 12 Companies Selected for this Year’s Startup Incubator Program appeared first on Startup San Diego. Startup News
TechCrunch LA
DECEMBER 31, 2022
Shared electric scooters came onto the scene five years ago with a promising vision of getting people out of cars and onto greener modes of transportation. Yet despite billions in VC money and plenty of hype , the future that micromobility companies promised still hasn’t quite arrived.
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.
L.A. Business Journal
JANUARY 3, 2022
As the clock was running out on 2021, L.A. County was poised to get another publicly traded company: Pasadena-based solar technology firm Heliogen Inc
TechCrunch LA
AUGUST 30, 2022
In otherwise normal times, hospitals generate more than 5 million tons of waste each year, according to Greenhealth.
TechCrunch LA
AUGUST 18, 2022
Aero Technologies , which describes itself as a “next-generation air travel company” which currently operates on a limited number of routes in the U.S.
Berkonomics
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Is your commission structure so complex that even you must have help understanding it – and calculating a commission on a pending bid? Salespeople are incentivized by the money. Of course. They usually can calculate what’s in it for them before they make the final presentation and ask for the order.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
The Chief Operating Officer (COO) of El Segundo, California-based Beyond Meat has reportedly been arrested for biting a man's nose, according to Arkansas news reports. Doug Ramsey, was appointed COO of Beyond Meat in December of 2021, and previously had been an executive at Tyson Foods. beyond meat executive beyondmeat food arrest crime
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 1, 2022
Every entrepreneur I know is dismayed by the number of friends who approach them with a line such as “I have an even better idea that will change the world, and one of these days I’m going to get around to starting my own business.”
Tech.Co
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
Do you run a small business that ships products locally? You're in luck. The US Postal Service has just launched a delivery service for you.
L.A. Business Journal
JANUARY 3, 2022
Peter Dohm’s list of top places to build an ice curling facility in 2019 did not include Vernon
TechCrunch LA
APRIL 5, 2022
We’re all guilty of it: sometimes, even when we’re not looking to move, it’s fun to look at home listings on Zillow just to see what’s out there. If that sounds weird to you… I don’t blame you, but I also recommend watching more HGTV.
TechCrunch LA
APRIL 26, 2022
Many grocery delivery startups begin small, in one city, building up locations to cater to a certain neighborhood. Food Rocket has taken an unconventional route, striking a funding deal with Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.
TechCrunch LA
FEBRUARY 6, 2022
Hello friends, and welcome back to Week in Review ! Last week, we talked about about the “de-stonkifying” of the market. This week, we’re looking at a wounded Facebook/Meta that finds itself backed into a corner.
L.A. Business Journal
JANUARY 24, 2022
Construction began earlier this month on a $25 million project to reconstruct a major taxiway at Long Beach Airport, according to an announcement from city of Long Beach, which runs the airport
L.A. Business Journal
JANUARY 24, 2022
Westwood-based Concrete-AI Inc., a UCLA spinout with technology to enable more efficient use of concrete, announced January 13th that it has raised $2 million in a seed financing round led by Boston-based Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment
L.A. Business Journal
JANUARY 24, 2022
Last month, Southern California Edison, the electric utility subsidiary of Rosemead-based Edison International, announced two major moves to reduce reliance on greenhouse gases (GHG
Berkonomics
DECEMBER 29, 2022
Growth CEOs differ from those who merely station–keep their way into the status quo, protecting the enterprise by reducing risk and cost – without creating a vision and action plan for growth. Here is how to test yourself.
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