Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2020

The idea has four principles guiding and underlying every business: Higher purpose. Entrepreneurs and startups are all about innovation, in business principles as well as in products and services. Business can and should be done with a higher purpose in mind, not just with a view to maximizing profits.

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Tech.Co

MAY 31, 2022

The buy now, pay later service Affirm has just landed a new partnership with popular payments company Stripe. Just this month, the payment network deepened a partnership with WooCommerce (and the ecommerce service's 3.7 How the Service Works. Not all BNPL services are sailing to success, however. In early 2022, 55.8%

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 27, 2011

The new iOS 5 compatible app adds "Guides", users who are specifically being features for their use of the service and knowledge of food, as well as new sharing features. Bizzy , the social recommendations website and mobile apps owned by Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal, has updated its iPhone app this week. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2022

VCs are committed to servicing existing portfolios. They have too many highly paid partners, fat fees, an aging corporate infrastructure and difficulty raising money from institutions. Super angels are individuals or small teams using their own money.

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socalTECH

JUNE 3, 2015

Los Angeles-based TeleSign , which provides much of the behind-the-scene, two-factor phone authentication services for major Internet services, said today that it has launched a new website to help users ramp up security for over a hundred popular websites. READ MORE>>.

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Southern California Edison Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2021

By leveraging managed network services , startups can offload time-consuming maintenance tasks and strengthen their IT infrastructure to increase their competitiveness. . Managed IT infrastructure services can save businesses over $145,000 per 100 users annually and optimize IT staff resources by 42%. were phishing attacks.

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socalTECH

MAY 21, 2020

The startup says it offers up personalized, step by step, interactive guide to help navigate through a variety of planning options, make informed decisions and ultimately create their living trust online where it will be archived and remain accessible in digital form.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Santa Monica-based eHarmony is going beyond the algorithm, and into personalized counseling, saying this morning that it has launched a new service it calls eH+ , which will join a personal counselor to its algorithmically driven services to present users with personalized service. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 14, 2024

It is a bit murky if you accelerate payment for incomplete services or even for products not yet received into this year to take the deduction from income early. There are lots of caveats here and certainly if the issue is critical to you, an accountant (rarely a bookkeeper) should guide you to the action that is both legal and strategic.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 16, 2012

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 -- A Practical Guide to "Enterprise Cloud" How to Avoid Risks and Maximize Opportunities in the Cloud! We know that by now you have a good understanding of the cloud and its benefits. See [link] (more)

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Xconomy

MAY 18, 2017

After beta testing technology that provides remote assistant services for the blind, San Diego-based Aira has raised $12 million in a Series B round that it says will enable the company to expand its service to thousands of visually impaired users this year.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

The book is a layman’s guide to understanding how we as humans make decisions and is underpinned by data-oriented studies to prove his claims. Social proof is defined as “looking for others to guide our decision&# and it can be both explicit and implicit. You should, too. (no,

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socalTECH

JANUARY 6, 2009

The deal to sell the remaining parts of former Pasadena-based firm Gemstar-TV Guide has just been shuffled by Gemstar's buyer, Macrovision. The deal to sell TV Guide Network and its associated properties comes with a requirement that the buyer continue to embed the programming codes from Macrovision/Gemstar within the programming guides.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

The service also includes a specific page for California voters to help them decide on today''s election. READ MORE>>. isidewith voting elections midterm voter education'

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socalTECH

MARCH 30, 2021

Irvine-based population and digital health services provider IBH announced this morning that it has acquired Uprise, a provider of personalized digital health software for manging mental health. According to Uprise, Uprise provides its health services through self-guided modules, live coaching, and in-person therapy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2022

Your mission, values, brand positioning, and guiding principles are invisible, unless your employees know specifically how to act them out through their day-to-day behavior. How many of your employees would say that what they think, what they say and what they do are in harmony? Money does not buy engagement.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Most accelerators, but not all, offer up physical space, but they're more geared around mentoring and a formal program for helping companies to define their business, prototype and develop the first version of their service, and create a pitch and get funding. Most are modeled after the YCombinator and TechStars accelerator programs.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

Social Media for Service Professionals LearnTrends Speakers and Topics Accounced Tags not Folders - LinkedIn Saved Profiles Product Management for Startups in Los Angeles – S. Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 13, 2014

Los Angeles-based Vyu , which is developing a personalized, mobile entertainment guide service, said this morning that it has raised $825,000 in a seed funding round. The company says its service helps viewers follow, share and discover TV and video via their mobile devices. The startup, led by Ahmed Nassef. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 22, 2023

Your success must be based upon data that is solid and sometimes flexible enough to pass several critical tests if it is to guide a business enterprise to greatness. There are many professional services businesses that make fine lifestyle opportunities for architects, doctors and dentists. Where in industry life cycle?

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2018

Herb Kelleher, who started Southwest Airlines, wasn’t the first in the airline business, but he saw the need for low-cost short hauls, with exemplary customer service, and transformed the industry. First-movers have an initial advantage, but this position is fraught with risk, and often comes with a high price. Failure is an option.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 21, 2013

I recently wrote a blog post in which I pointed out that many investors & advisors discourage enterprise startups from having a professional services (PS) business and I think this is a big mistake. I think it’s important for enterprise startups to layer in professional services into your revenue stream. rollout support.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 19, 2015

The cloud services market continues to grow at an impressive rate. Companies all over the world are realizing how beneficial it is to move some operations to the cloud, creating a need for the services that cloud providers offer. Consider this a brief guide into how best to approach the next time you negotiate for a cloud contract.

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socalTECH

JULY 27, 2020

Lanzone previously had a short stint in Southern California's high tech industry, having been CEO of Los Angeles-based online video guide service Clicker back in 2009. Lanzone replaces current Tinder CEO Elie Seidman, who the company said will return to working with early stage, venture-backed startups. READ MORE>>.

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Eric Greenspan

MAY 14, 2013

As a newfound Dad Blogger and experienced marketer, I’ve begun offering a great new service that has been greeted by the Mommy Blogger community with great interest and the manufacturers of great products have responded equally well. My ability to recognize truly excellent products will guide me down this path.

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socalTECH

MARCH 8, 2010

West Hollywood-based Citysearch , the online local business guide owned by IAC, announced today that it has launched a new online advertising service for local businesses called CityGrid Complete. According to Citysearch, it made an investment in OrangeSoda to build the new service. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Irvine-based Pathnostics , which offers up diagnostics tests and services in for urology, women's health, gastroenterology and cancer, has received a strategic investment from Chicago-based private equity investor Water Street Healthcare Ventures, the companies said on Wednesday. Financial details of that investment were not announced.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Santa Barbara-based FindTheBest --the online products comparison site headed by former DoubleClick founder Kevin O'Conner--said this week that it has launched a comprehensive smartphone comparison feature on the service.

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Xconomy

JULY 13, 2018

An unnamed source told the news service that the president said on the call the price hikes threw a wrench in his administration’s plans to tackle drug prices. Such changes are routine for many companies, but Pfizer took an unusual step this week by rolling back scheduled price increases on 40 of its drugs. In May, Trump and.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Goleta-based AutoVitals , which develops software-as-a-service (SaaS) products for the automotive repair and maintenance software business, has raised a round of private equity, the company recently announced, from private equity investor Tritium Partners. Financial details of the private equity deal were not announced.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 15, 2016

A Practical Guide to Contract Negotiations." No service providers. See https://www.eventbrite.com/e/la-ceos-presents-what-really-matters-a-practical-guide-to-contract-negotiations-tickets-25892639582. Thursday, July 21, 2016 -- LA CEOs. LA CEOs Presents: "What Really Matters? Confirmed RSVP required.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

There is no rule as to uniformity of pay, as some advisors may be willing to serve at no cost while others are industry consultants used to receiving fair payment for services rendered. Advisors fill blind spots in the corporate knowledge base and guide you in areas where you feel you have a personal weakness.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2012

Customer service has always been reactionary, meaning someone to wake up and answer website email requests. Great startups are getting ahead of the game with “anticipatory customer service,” like providing smart phone access to product and account data to head off complaints. Self-service needs to have escape hatches.

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Tech.Co

MAY 31, 2023

In this guide: Free Business Tools Best Communication Tools Best Cybersecurity Tools Best Project Management Tools Best Marketing Tools Best Financial Tools Best HR tools Best Sales Tools Next Steps: Moving Forward With a Solution Best Free Business Tools for Startups Not every startup will have a budget for smart software. While Hide.me

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socalTECH

JANUARY 15, 2019

Los Angeles-based Internet services and publishing giant j2 Global has acquired two companies, saying this morning that it acquired Ekahau , a company in the digital media space, and Castle Connolly , a company in the digital media and healthcare industry.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2013

Customer service has always been reactionary, meaning someone has to wake up and answer website email requests. Great startups are getting ahead of the game with “anticipatory customer service,” like providing smart phone access to product and account data to head off complaints. This exemplary customer service is just savvy marketing.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 27, 2020

million for Ordermark, a takeout order management service. It’s an interesting pivot for a company that began as a centralized hub for restaurants to manage all of the online delivery orders coming in through various delivery services like GrubHub, Postmates and Uber Eats. Canters restaurant royalty raises $9.5

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