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.” In particular, Hemmat and co-founder Raul Lomeli-Azoubel recognized that access to financial services was crucial to immigrants’ success.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 31, 2020

The company created a product that could be delivered as a service to medical clinicians anywhere in the world, enhancing their ability to understand their patents’ problems and needs in less time, using the expertise built into an AI expert system created by the best minds in many medical specialties. Other sources of grants.

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Equity Writing Education Research 156

socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2013

Los Angeles-based TheBouqs (www.thebouqs.com) thinks so, with its new, cut-to-order online flower delivery service for the iPad generation. The third part of this is the subscription service we offer. There are lots of online flower delivery services, in a pretty established market. What is the Bouqs? Closing this $1.1M

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Services Technical Review Startup Pricing 215

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

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Selling services has always been about relationships, but the challenges of building relationships with services clients have exploded. Thus services experiences and relationships tend to be based more and more on new media and technology. Bolton, a distinguished Marketing Educator Award winner at the W.P.

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Social Media Technical Review Media Services 98

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Subtraction leads to simplicity, better usability, and easier education of your customers. Adding priced services is another way to augment a product business. Pricing constraints and the need to attract consumers drove the invention by startups of the freemium model, subscription model, razor-blade model, and others.

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Resource Ideas Competition Entrepreneur 112

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 11, 2016

Selling services has always been about relationships, but the challenges of building relationships with services clients have exploded. Thus services experiences and relationships tend to be based more and more on new media and technology. Bolton, a distinguished Marketing Educator Award winner at the W.P.

Services 54

Services Social Media Technical Review Media 54

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.

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Marketing Demand Pricing Customer 201

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 31, 2021

The sweeping infrastructure package put forward today by President Joe Biden comes with a price tag of roughly $2 trillion (and hefty tax hikes) but gives startups and the broader tech industry about $1 trillion worth of reasons to support it. ” Climate resiliency . Given the steady drumbeat of climate disasters that hit the U.S.

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Startup Technical Review Invest Research 229

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2021

Subtraction leads to simplicity, better usability, and easier education of your customers. Adding priced services is another way to augment a product business. Pricing constraints and the need to attract consumers drove the invention by startups of the freemium model, subscription model, razor-blade model, and others.

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Startup Resource Entrepreneur Competition 164

Berkonomics

MAY 8, 2014

The company has created a product that can be delivered as a service to medical clinicians anywhere in the world, enhancing their ability to understand their patents’ problems and needs in less time, using the expertise built into an expert system created by the best minds in many medical specialties.

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Company Companies Writing Education 166

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Even if the goods and services are changing hands as gifts, or the revenue motive exists only to make services sustainable, the economic value is evident. One consequence of the new sharing business model is that goods become services. There is value in the “idling capacity” of all assets. Where and when is all this leading?

Resource 126

Resource Commerce Social Media Platform 126

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

But once you start selling products, all of these pale in comparison to your level of customer service. Here are the top ten suggestions from John and others for how to create a culture of extreme customer focus in your organization: Create a customer service vision. Continuous customer service innovation. Walk the talk.

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Customer Custom Services Startup 90

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2016

I love businesses that aim to massively reduce the costs of products or services in a way that makes a product or service vastly more accessibility and in which incumbents would have a hard time competing. I work with two companies that aim to change education but both are indirectly aiming to do so. Innovator’s Dilemma.

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Invest Writing Pricing Metrics 254

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2022

Early-stage entrepreneurs rightly keep their focus on creating an innovative product or service. Marketing shapes the concept, branding, packaging, pricing, and positioning. That’s where I see too much entrepreneur burnout, growth plateaus, and founders being replaced, to their chagrin. Optimize the total customer experience.

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Sales Metrics Guide Startup 147

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2014

We have outrage over the rising real-estate prices which these “techno geeks” can pay. But you have to admit that we live in a skewed system in which the elite educated population gains disproportionally from our change from an industrial to an information economy. We need to provide better education for the masses.

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Education Venture Capital UCSD Class 417

socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Using that, and a partnership model where we go into schools and partner with them to provide SAT and ACT service, we've been able to build up a private tutoring service from basically nothing. Out of 41 companies who submitted their software for approval, only three were accepted--us, McGraw Hill, and Peoples Education.

Software Review 178

Software Review Technical Review Education Startup 178

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. We've basically taken advantage of all the new technology out there--especially, the web-based service model.

Education 124

Education Startup Course Tool 124

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

Even if the goods and services are changing hands as gifts, or the revenue motive exists only to make services sustainable, the economic value is evident. One consequence of the new sharing business model is that goods become services. There is value in the “idling capacity” of all assets. Where and when is all this leading?

Commerce 98

Commerce Social Media Platform Class 98

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 28, 2012

A while back, I wrote about the value of Michael Porter’s Five Forces framework for analyzing the competitive environment, and using every opportunity to highlight and emphasize your relative advantages, whether they be price, features, or bargaining power. Continuous customer service innovation. Exceed customer expectations.

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Customer Custom Startup Organization 104

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The world keeps changing, and visible business strategies that worked well in the past, including being the premium brand or low price producer, simply don’t get the customer loyalty they once did. In addition to their focus on purpose, Whole Foods continues to target high-income, educated city-dwellers who are health- or eco-conscious.

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Customer Custom Satisfaction Examples 133

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2012

A satisfied customer is necessary, but not sufficient, to be a loyal customer who will come back repeatedly, refer their friends and family to you, and be faithful even when your price is not the lowest. Price was everything, and customers would switch suppliers for pennies. Educate your customers on your business.

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Customer Custom Startup Competition 104

socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Our annual conferencefocused on educating our community on growing valuable tech enterprises-- set a record with over 500 attendees and our best attendee feedback to date. We are seeing SaaS companies more and more are competing against other SaaS companies and experiencing more churn, price resistance and customer demand for customization.

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Capital Southern California SaaS SoCal 124

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2012

Most then add customer service at the rollout, but very few really understand what it means to be truly customer centric, and even fewer really achieve it. Customer centricity is far more than providing excellent customer service, although that’s a step in the right direction. If not, competitors are approaching. Marty Zwilling.

Customer 90

Customer Custom Startup Pricing 90

socalTECH

MAY 6, 2019

To fix that problem, Los Angeles-based Coozie (coozieoudoors.com) offers up a different optiona way to rent gear at a fraction of purchase price. We partner with premium outdoor brands, and rent equipment at 15 percent of the retail price. We allow them to get access to that gear at a fraction of that price. What do you do?

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Startup Los Angeles Pricing Demand 113

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

In Europe, Creaza was focused on offering an education product. Creaza still offers an education product, but WeVideo is a different venture. Svendsen wants to focus WeVideo specifically to its consumers by communicating what the service offers in the name itself. stated Svendsen. Plus / $6.99 Ultra / $39.99

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Education Web Pricing Venture Capital 72

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Competitors tend to focus on price and other variations to existing offerings. For example, Facebook added WhatsApp as a cross-platform messaging and Voice over IP (VoIP) service to enhance the self-sustaining growth their social media platform before any downturn. Too many businesses only think of new products when in crisis mode.

Examples 99

Examples IP Acquisition Social Media 99

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2015

Even if the goods and services are changing hands as gifts, or the revenue motive exists only to make services sustainable, the economic value is evident. One consequence of the new sharing business model is that goods become services. There is value in the “idling capacity” of all assets. Where and when is all this leading?

Entrepreneur 111

Entrepreneur Commerce Social Media Platform 111

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Early-stage entrepreneurs rightly keep their focus on creating an innovative product or service. Marketing shapes the concept, branding, packaging, pricing, and positioning. That’s where I see too much entrepreneur burnout, growth plateaus, and founders being replaced, to their chagrin. Optimize the total customer experience.

Startup 97

Startup Sales Metrics Guide 97

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.

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Entrepreneur Technical Review Case Study Class 279

InfoChachkie

MARCH 4, 2019

Although she had little formal education, the doctor indulged her curiosity, opened his library to her and taught her basic chemistry. At first, the women were reticent to partake in Martha’s salon services, but over time, they became comfortable with Martha and agreed to have their hair washed and styled, in public! Creating Luck.

Entrepreneur 100

Entrepreneur Class Template Patents 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Los Angeles-based Lensabl (www.lensabl.com) recently launched a new service to help people with just the prescription lenses you need. There has not been a lot of industry innovation here, and prices area always super high. Andy Bilinsky: We service a frame in two different parts of their lifecycle.

Customer 100

Customer Custom Pricing Services 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 7, 2014

Bryce Maddock: TaskUs is the best provider in the world of customer care and back office services for emerging growth companies. Customer care, obviously, is emails, phone calls, and customer service back office services. We do a whole host of other back-office services in that space. So, what is TaskUs?

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Startup Technology Outsource Santa Monica 231

Tech Coast Venture Network

MAY 15, 2011

This is not about paying lip-service to helping small companies — it’s about the genuine representation of their needs and interests in Washington D.C.” The price increases to $65 after April 23rd and $125 at the door. said Kevin McDonald, President of TCVN. What: OC Technology Influencer Mixer & Summit 2011. REGISTER AT: [link].

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TCVN Technology AeA Press 113

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2015

Subtraction leads to simplicity, better usability, and easier education of your customers. Adding priced services is another way to augment a product business. Pricing constraints and the need to attract consumers drove the invention by startups of the freemium model, subscription model, razor-blade model, and others.

Resource 98

Resource Entrepreneur Competition Startup 98

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 12, 2014

Their first entrepreneurial breakthrough was selling easter eggs to neighbors in South Africa at a lesser price than the supermarkets. Education & Tech. Education and Technology were also hot topics at the conference. Disruptors and Innovators. Technology advocate and celebrity Will.I.Am. and co-founder of Nanoly Bioscience.

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Conference Technical Review Education Startup 88

socalTECH

MAY 2, 2014

To get some insight into how those names are changing--we caught up with Steve Banfield , SVP and GM of Registrar Services over at Rightside (www.rightside.co) -- which is in the midst of spinning out from Santa Monica-based Demand Media. Steve gave us some insight into that split, and how Rightside is focusing on the new world of gTLDs.

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