SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

At Silicon Beach @ USC, the Marshall School of Business Institute for Communication Technology Management, the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies and the USC School of Cinematic Arts' Entertainment Technology Center will host a series of panels to educate startups on trends in entertainment distribution, discuss the convergence of entertainment (..)

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USC SoCal Southern California Entertainment 100

Xconomy

JANUARY 11, 2017

While we’re looking at venture deal numbers from the past year , let’s consider the education technology industry, which isn’t broken out by sector in the general reports I’ve seen. A recent study by EdSurge , an edtech information firm, shows venture funding for U.S. education tech companies totaled $1.03

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Funding Education Venture Capital Study 40

TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 31, 2022

One study from 2021 found that e-scooter users in Paris are mainly men aged 18 to 29, have a high educational level, and usually jump on a scooter for travel time savings. Most riders (72%) in the study said they shifted from walking and public transportation, not cars. Lime estimated that could have replaced 1.6

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Los Angeles San Pedro Santa Monica Study 257

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Despite the proliferation of entrepreneurial courses within Business Administration programs, business schools are essentially vocational training grounds for consultants and investment bankers. Five reasons many MBAs struggle at startups are as follows: 1. Wharton graduates averaged more than $114,000 of graduate school loans).

Entrepreneur 279

Entrepreneur Technical Review Case Study Class 279

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2022

According to one study a decade ago, only 45% of founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. These only come with the proper training, investment in tools, and focus on customer relationships. Managing business growth is more than metrics.

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Sales Metrics Guide Startup 147

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2014

Investment Partner Megan Quinn weighed in publicly. So if you need any proof that Perkins has no connection to his former firm if an investment partner hasn’t even met him he clearly doesn’t cast a long shadow over the firm. We need to provide better education for the masses. People don’t know him.

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Education Venture Capital UCSD Class 417

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

The more revolutionary the solution, the more important it is to educate customers on a solution’s existence and value. In these cases, you need testimonials, usage details, and return-on-investment examples. A good tack is to sell exclusivity, or provide case studies to show return on investment and productivity.

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Product Case Study Customer Custom 95

socalTECH

DECEMBER 9, 2011

A new study compiled by the University of Southern California tallies up $380M raised in capital by USC spinouts in the last three years, and a 15 year total of $800M raised by 39 startups with roots at the school.

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USC Southern California Study .Net 200

Southern California Edison Blog

JUNE 30, 2021

According to a study conducted by CompTIA, 46 percent of enterprises who transitioned IT functions to a managed services provider saw a 25 percent or more reduction in their annual IT costs. Partnering with a local MNSP also enables more predictable cost structures, so companies can better budget and plan around IT and network investments.

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Networking Services Culver City Southern California 98

socalTECH

MAY 25, 2012

If you were a student in college, working on a startup idea, what would spur you to drop your education plans, and go full time on your startup? For Scott Ferreira , the founder of MySocialCloud.com (www.mysocialcloud.com), it was an investment from Sir Richard Branson and Jerry Murdock. Whta were you studying before the startup?

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Startup CTO Coach Content Web 239

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

These sites (so far) have managed to balance facilitating product discovery and purchase capabilities with users'' desires to entertain and educate themselves without feeling like they are in a marketplace. It is no secret that Pinterest and other social commerce sites have begun to dial in the commerce equation.

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Entrepreneur Commerce Sites Social Network 210

socalTECH

MAY 11, 2011

I studied cognitive science, the study of the brain, as an undergraduate. I told him, I wanted him to invest his time. An example of that is we have built in daily tips, which we have put together after going through 17,000 medical studies on what to do to reduce early memory loss. How did you end up starting the site?

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Study Startup Design Tips 252

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

But in the end we selected David Lin , a superstar who did 4 years at the technology investment banking firm Montgomery & Co and 4 years as Director of Strategy at the comparison shopping site PriceGrabber where he dealt with many operational issues. I tell people regularly that I only invest in companies where the DNA is software.

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Startup Venture Capital Study Course 337

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Tags: technology university venture capital transfer education.

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USC Southern California Venture Capital Education 100

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

According to one study a while back, only 45% of founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. These only come with the proper training, investment in tools, and focus on customer relationships. Managing business growth is more than metrics.

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Startup Sales Metrics Guide 97

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Ventures In Which An MBA Education Is A Plus. Given the general consensus that Business School is essentially a farm system for investment banks and consulting firms, I was initially concerned when one of my star entrepreneurial students, Sieva Kozinsky , told me of his plans to attend my alma mater, Wharton. “When M.B.A.’s

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Entrepreneur Allegis Startup Competition 113

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

We led a $4 million investment along with Thrive Capital, GLG and Sound Ventures. We educate and train and test for a set of skills designed to succeed in 1950. The systems they are building are adaptive and computer generated so they can’t be studied, memorized or gamed. Fundamentally the system feels broken.

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Design Ideas Startup Writing 150

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 10, 2012

His set of studies include examining the conscious control of single neurons in humans, the ability to affect altered states of consciousness as dreams or sleep, and the ability of humans to regulate high-level emotions. Lucien’s goal is simple, to completely redesign education. Moran Cerf Ph.D. / @TwtrDtCm. 12pm: BODY.

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Technical Advisors Design Education Study 89

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Don’t let your passion and ego overcome good business sense and common courtesy as you educate people on other alternatives in the marketplace. Investors invest in people who take action rather than find the excuses that patents are not defensible, cost money or may be done later. Use real case studies and customer feedback.

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Capital Competition Case Study Patents 63

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 24, 2011

According to financial columnist Daniel Solin, “One large study looked at more than 15,000 predictions by 237 market timing newsletters over a 12-year period. At the end of the period studied, 94.5% Victory usually satisfies, but it seldom educates. of the newsletters went bust.”. You can learn very little from victory.

Company 257

Company Companies Startup Study 257

socalTECH

MAY 10, 2016

The course initially helps teach students about paying for college, understanding loans, and how to complete their studies. Tina Hay: The newest addition to our platform has been Napkinversity, which organizes courses around different topics, like Money 101, investing, or taxes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2014

The successful ones then invest their time and money in furthering their knowledge base. Some formal learning is always advisable, but get beyond university MBA courses to professional seminars and case studies. But one thing they all seem to have in common is a love for learning and change. Formal learning.

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Entrepreneur Startup Mentor Case Study 102

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 3, 2011

If you have not yet discovered Everything Is A Remix , I strongly encourage you to invest the time to check it out. Clear attribution by Snoop would have educated the young staff person, and millions of others, regarding classic, old-school funk. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for.

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Startup High Tech SaaS .Net 255

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Strict boundaries and a marathon of hoops to jump through just to submit your documentation as an immigrant, are resulting in less American educated immigrants staying to pursue the process, rather opting to return to their home countries. or purely invest in established U.S. Attracting business investment. Take the U.S.

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Technical Review Startup Offshore Entrepreneur 77

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

According to one study a while back, only 45% of founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. These only come with the proper training, investment in tools, and focus on customer relationships. Managing business growth is more than metrics.

Startup 108

Startup Sales Metrics Entrepreneur 108

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

The successful ones then invest their time and money in furthering their knowledge base. Some formal learning is always advisable, but get beyond university MBA courses to professional seminars and case studies. But one thing they all seem to have in common is a love for learning and change. Formal learning.

Entrepreneur 93

Entrepreneur Startup Mentor Case Study 93

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

The successful ones then invest their time and money in furthering their knowledge base. Some formal learning is always advisable, but get beyond university MBA courses to professional seminars and case studies. But one thing they all seem to have in common is a love for learning and change. Formal learning.

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Startup Mentor Case Study Course 103

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

According to one study a while back, only 45% of founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. These only come with the proper training, investment in tools, and focus on customer relationships. Managing business growth is more than metrics.

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Startup Sales Metrics Guide 56

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

According to one study , only 45% of Founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. These only come with the proper training, investment in tools, and focus on customer relationships. Of course, not every entrepreneur wants to tackle this challenge.

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Sales Metrics Startup Entrepreneur 96

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2010

The successful ones then invest their time and money in furthering their knowledge base. Some formal learning is always advisable, but get beyond university MBA courses to professional seminars and case studies. But one thing they all seem to have in common is a love for learning and change. Formal learning.

Entrepreneur 96

Entrepreneur Startup Mentor Case Study 96

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Studies show, if you don't, people will turn to piracy. They saw we were highly educated in that space, and because of my background, knew we understand traditional media and were able to address their issues. It seems most venture investors have been very shy about investing in Hollywood content related ventures.

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Startup Los Angeles Content Hollywood 190

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 8, 2011

As I note in MBA Education and Other Oxymorons entry, my roommates and I hosted a weekly poker game while attending Wharton. Many of the entrepreneurial lessons I learned from this adjunct Wharton study group, you too can share with your children. Poker Face . “It

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Startup Entrepreneur Competition Guide 207

Xconomy

MAY 30, 2016

Lita Nelsen has seen it up close—and played a part in its evolution—from her studies there in the 1960s, to her business-school fellowship in the late 1970s, to her 30 years working in MIT’s Technology Licensing Office. MIT’s approach to nurturing entrepreneurship has changed a lot over the past 50 years.

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Startup Compton Research Technology 67

Tech.Co

JANUARY 9, 2018

In a study by the US Department of Commerce , women in STEM jobs earn 33 percent more money than women in non-STEM positions. As a startup we have “ access to educated, entrepreneurial, machine learning talent,” Kaufhold said. With computer science jobs predicted to increase by 22 percent by 2020 according to the U.S.

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Artificial Inteligence Startup Product Cloud Computing 70

InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2011

This is especially true for companies with expensive and complex products or services that are more consultative in nature, like insurance, financial services, home services, education and travel, etc. We wanted our investors to have great reputations among their portfolio companies and we wanted a fair set of investment terms.

Marketing 209

Marketing Advertising Paid Search Startup 209

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Investment risk management. Whether you are contemplating an investment in your favorite startup, or a little-known stock on a public exchange, there is “big data” out there that can’t possibly be evaluated by you without predictive analytics. Education – guided studying for targeted learning.

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Startup Social Media Study Guide 99

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

In 2009, after their first round of investment, they launched internationally. The majority of our users are highly educated, young professionals between 25-39 years of age. While studying at university, one of the founders had a girlfriend who lived in another city. Who are the founders and what are their backgrounds?

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Training Marketing Competition Platform 82