socalTECH

DECEMBER 18, 2015

Los Angeles-based ZendyHealth (www.zendyhealth.com) thinks it has figured out a way to help both patients and doctors by helping connect patients to doctors and specific procedures, with upfront pricing. It's an on-demand, name your own price service. There's a complete lack of pricing transparency.

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socalTECH

MARCH 28, 2014

2U , an online education company which has significant operations in Los Angeles, has had a successful IPO on the NASDAQ Global Market, debuting Friday morning as TWOU. 2U''s first, online degree program was with USC''s Rossier School of Education. 2U priced at $13.00, at the high end of its $11.00 Redpoint Ventures owned 23.2

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Berkonomics

MARCH 4, 2021

I recall the introduction of artificial intelligence into the hotel reservation process, a “one-up” on the airline method of yield managing the price of airplane seats. Changing the rules to fit the market. In another instance, we introduced the first kiosks for hotel lobby check-in.

Artificial Inteligence 240

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 12, 2017

One of his lessons remains clearly on my mind and is a variant of the old “You name the price and I’ll name the terms” challenge that works so well in negotiation. I’ve read and reread the book a number of times and find myself using the techniques often in many areas of my life.

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Berkonomics

JULY 31, 2014

There are lots of ways to define how to market well, including the four P’s of marketing (1): product, price, promotion and place. Then there’s the compass or cardinal definitions model for marketers : N=needs, W=wants, S=security, and E=education. Higher demand results in higher prices – if there is limited supply.

Marketing 201

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Berkonomics

APRIL 24, 2014

Another term , incubator , is increasingly being used to define real estate operations run by universities or private groups in which the principal added value is the reduced price or free rent and access to resources from the incubator’s sponsor. Raising money Surrounding yourself with talent'

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 5, 2022

The feed shows videos of homes on the market, as well as a price tag. As you scroll, you can guess whether the price Playhouse showed you is higher or lower than the actual listing price, helping to educate future buyers about the market (… and also it’s fun, even if you’re not looking to buy a $2 million home in San Francisco).

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2012

With our Insights and Opinions section on socalTECH, we're trying to help the startup and high tech community, including including hints, tips, and other education on the world of high tech startups. The forfeiture usually comes in the form of the company's right to repurchase the shares for a previously agreed upon repurchase price.

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socalTECH

MAY 5, 2020

A division of Pasadena-based Caltech , the Caltech Center for Technology and Management Education (Caltech CTME), is teaming up with Fullstack Academy to offer up a cyber training program online, Fullstack said on Tuesday. Pricing on the new program was not announced; Fullstack said the program does not require Caltech enrollment.

CalTech 133

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 28, 2011

However, in the long run, entrepreneurs always benefit from delivering Maximum Utility for a fair price. Perhaps in part due to its dominant market share, WebEx adopted telecom-style pricing, which effectively penalized their users. WebEx’s predatory pricing made it vulnerable to a new entrant. Arbitrage Is Fleeting.

Entrepreneur 225

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 14, 2014

I recall the introduction of artificial intelligence into the hotel reservation process, a “one-up” on the airline method of yield managing the price of airplane seats. Email readers, continue here.] In another instance, we introduced the first kiosks for hotel lobby check-in.

Artificial Inteligence 197

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socalTECH

APRIL 25, 2012

ValueSoft, which is based in Chaska, Minnesota, distributes value priced PC games. Cosmi publishes PC productivity, education, utility, entertainment, and other software which is distributed to retail stores like Office Depot, Staples, officeMax, Walmart, and others. Financial terms of the sale were not disclosed.

THQ 140

THQ Software Agoura Education 140

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Bank and East West Bank, and will go to finance solar energy projects for its corporate, education, and municipal customers. Users of solar power systems generally agree to pay a specific price for power generated from a photovoltaic installation, the upfront cost of which is covered by the financing fund. The new fund comes from U.S>

San Diego 157

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2013

According to the company, the subscription program is aimed at biopharma companies, to help them increase the number of educational interactions their reps have with physicians. Pricing on the new offering was not disclosed.

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socalTECH

JUNE 20, 2018

education market--includes an artificial intelligence interface, a programmable Raspberry Pi card, as well as sensors and other functionality which makes it the "ultimate open-source platform" for educators, students, and robot enthusiasts. Pricing on the new robot was not announced. READ MORE>>.

Artificial Inteligence 127

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Berkonomics

MAY 8, 2014

These grants include funding to educational institutions, researchers, research centers, colleges and universities, or private companies that are researching or developing leading edge solutions in several categories including agriculture, education, energy, health, medical, space, science and technology to name a few.

Companies 166

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 26, 2010

Because if you’re truly that early / novel there’s a good chance that you’re too early and will spend lots of time / money educating the market. Often they are things like: functionally complete product, platform coverage, price, intuitive UI, geographic coverage or some other way of slicing the competition.

Venture Capital 313

Venture Capital Slides Competition Education 313

TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 17, 2020

“When I was a kid my dad owned a small minimarket and got sued for wrongful termination and he had to dip into my college education fund.” ” Bambee, Jones claims, offers 80% of what a full-time human resources professional can offer at a much smaller fraction of the price.

Services 281

Services Resource Santa Monica Los Angeles 281

socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Out of 41 companies who submitted their software for approval, only three were accepted--us, McGraw Hill, and Peoples Education. We've also been at a big discount to the other firms for the first seven years we were around, we were half the price of Kaplan and Princeton Review until last year, when they both dropped their prices to match us.

Software Review 178

Software Review Technical Review Education Startup 178

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Most of them are completely mundane such as choosing which: bank, office space, 1-year lease vs. 2-year lease, logo, URL, pricing structure or which VC. This person was educated at the best US schools and had worked for a top-tier strategy consulting firm – one of the big 3. Your head of sales thinks she should fire somebody.

Entrepreneur 414

Entrepreneur Technical Review Slides CTO Coach 414

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

The prices of angel deals have recently crept up, VCs have also gotten their checkbooks out again, frothy deals are happening and people are feeling bullish. The spending contraction is inevitable in a period of declining real prices of housing, high unemployment and tightening credit. We took $2.3

Entrepreneur 298

Entrepreneur Venture Capital Technical Review Startup 298

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Price creep hurts investors. But it also hurts entrepreneurs – Mike asked people about what they were doing to keep prices down. There is no way for people to keep prices down – it’s a competitive market. This is evidenced by the current price creep that we’re experiencing for early-stage deals.

Venture Capital 308

Venture Capital Training Startup Entrepreneur 308

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2016

I work with two companies that aim to change education but both are indirectly aiming to do so. I think I’m better at the product stage of a business and helping with strategy, marketing, pricing, feature sets and so forth than I am at evaluating later-stage businesses based on financial results and business metrics and priced accordingly.

Invest 254

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 31, 2020

These grants include funding to educational institutions, researchers, research centers, colleges and universities, or private companies that are researching or developing leading edge solutions in several categories including agriculture, education, energy, health, medical, space, science and technology to name a few.

Equity 156

Equity Writing Education Research 156

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Online education operator 2U , which has offices in Los Angeles, has added another degree program at the University of Southern California, the company said this week.

USC 113

USC Southern California Education Los Angeles 113

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

There are lots of ways to define how to market well, including the four P’s of marketing (1): product, price, promotion and place. Then there’s the compass or cardinal definitions model for marketers : N=needs, W=wants, S=security, and E=education. Higher demand results in higher prices – if there is limited supply.

Marketing 156

Marketing Demand Class Pricing 156

socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2020

Irvine-based HireRight said this week that it is adding COVID-19 screening to its menu of offerings, on top of existing background check, drug testing, education verification, and other services. Pricing on the new service was not announced.

Screening 113

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Maybe they wanted the branding associated with a hot company, maybe they wanted to work with the other investors around the table or maybe they thought it was a cheap way to get educated on your market – it’s always easier to learn an industry when you’re on the inside. These are all dumb reason to invest – of course.

Venture Capital 314

Venture Capital Startup Invest Pricing 314

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Do you really think Porter’s Five Forces is going to help you figure out what feature set to launch or how to price your product? Don’t forget that long after you forget the CAPM pricing model, how to do regression analysis or how to calculate NPV without a spreadsheet – your network should endure. What you lose: 4.

Startup 337

Startup Venture Capital Study Course 337

TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 11, 2021

Ramdani said that astrologers have been particularly successful on Snipfeed, since fans can book a variety of asynchronous services at a wide range of prices. With its $5.5 Beacons raises $6 million for its link-in-bio homepage builder that lets creators monetize.

Platform 286

Platform Commerce Startup Tool 286

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 21, 2021

So in its first years of existence, Welcome Tech has focused on building out a platform that provides educational resources, information and services that “they need to thrive in a new country.” Its efforts are initially primarily focused on the Hispanic community in the U.S. the company says.

Platform 299

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socalTECH

APRIL 21, 2016

GoGuardian said its new product, GoGuardian Fleet, is aimed at helping educators manage large numbers of Chromebooks, and allowing administrators to manage what content students can access, and other aspects of those devices. Pricing on the new tool was not announced.

El Segundo 100

El Segundo Education Tool Pricing 100

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Tool Users - Startups often have a long gestation period in which the team is in discovery mode, defining the company's value proposition, target market, pricing, business model, etc. Five reasons many MBAs struggle at startups are as follows: 1. Thus, relatively few MBA candidates enter B-school with meaningful entrepreneurial experiences.

Entrepreneur 279

Entrepreneur Technical Review Case Study Class 279

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 3, 2011

And I believe these price points are pushing entrepreneurs to start at a much younger age. I talk about the benefits of real world experiences over paying money to get advanced degrees but I still believe fervently in undergraduate educate for most (but not all ). The infrastructure alone cost $2.5 And I talk about women.

Entrepreneur 341

Entrepreneur Venture Capital Startup Blogging 341

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

15desks.com), a new startup focused on the education market. Zareh Baghdasarian: 15desks is all about managing your educational lifestyle, all the way from early education to your graduate work. If you can imagine, you can have your entire educational life online. Zareh Baghdasarian is the CEO of 15desks (www.15desks.com),

Education 124

Education Startup Course Tool 124

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 12, 2018

When Jamie told us he was going to build “Doorbot” (the name prior to Ring) and he explained to us that it was a video security doorbell sold at mass-market prices to bring security to homes that have never been able to afford them?—?we we were sold on the concept immediately. He really thought about helping middle-income families.

Startup 247

Startup Pricing Product Marketing 247

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2013

In my post I noted the bias in his accent comments and also called b t on his statements that Demo Days are great because “the bad companies look good” and that VCs should compete to “pay the highest price & offer the best terms.”

Startup 391

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