SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 A Different Kind of Incubator - The Hive I recently met with The Hive a new incubator in Orange County. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh.

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Incubator CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire 150

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Product pre-order model. With this model, a startup pre-sells their product early, at a cheaper price, in exchange for a pledge. m are not for crowdfunding, but actually are matchmaking sites between entrepreneurs and professional investors or banks, or incubators.

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Funding Startup Outsource Development Satisfaction 141

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Thinking about applying to or ever wondered what its like taking part of an accelerator or incubation program? Earbits is a marketing platform for music related products built around interactive radio experiences. Well now is your chance to find out thanks to upStart.LA. 10th from 7pm to 9pm at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium (SMCA).

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Incubator Santa Monica Idealab Social Media 64

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

The firm, which did not disclose financial details of the investment, said the digital media fund established by Best Buy and Fuse Capital are backing its launch of a product information, pricing, and shopping mobile application. Fuse said that Tecca was incubated from within the firm. READ MORE>>.

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Services Santa Monica Google Incubator 188

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2022

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Join a startup incubator. Nevertheless, it’s an option that doesn’t cost you equity.

Tips 104

Tips Startup Technical Review Equity 104

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.

Startup 229

Startup Technical Review Invest Research 229

socalTECH

OCTOBER 5, 2011

X1 Discovery said it will be releasing its software on October 18th, priced at $945 per seat annually. His new team includes Skip Lindsey, also a former VP at Guidance; Brent Botta, who headed up product management at Guidance; and Cathryn Goodman, who headed up marketing at Guidance. READ MORE>>.

Social Media 182

Social Media Media Idealab Software Review 182

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2019

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Join a startup incubator. Only one-third make it past their tenth anniversary.

Startup 128

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 128

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

According to Lehmbeck, in an interview with socalTECH, the company's software takes key specifications from products such as televisions and other consumer electronics, and applies them to ads automatically, so that instead of just advertising a big screen television an ad might contain key terms and information about those products.

Yahoo 145

Yahoo Paid Search GRP Partners SoCalTech 145

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Thinking about applying to or ever wondered what its like taking part of an accelerator or incubation program? Earbits is a marketing platform for music related products built around interactive radio experiences. Well now is your chance to find out thanks to upStart.LA. 10th from 7pm to 9pm at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium (SMCA).

Incubator 40

Incubator Santa Monica Idealab Social Media 40

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 29, 2013

I was just down at Demo Day for the USC Incubator. eventbrite.com/ Use the promo code FriendOfCTM for half-price admission through Sept 11! More info on the conference and the venture competition at [link] To register at the discounted price use the promo code: FriendOfCTM 1. I also have a discount code below for the event.

USC 159

USC Cornerstone OnDemand Startup Conference 159

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

We realized that one problem with event venues, is that each city has a wedding website, but no one can actually determine pricing and availability of those venues. Knowing what it costs to run special events for parties and weddings, that's an incredible price. That requires a phone call. Are there enough startups to go around?

Beverly Hills 203

Beverly Hills Incubator Commerce Los Angeles 203

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2019

Steve Blank via Flickr by jdlasica I see more and more entrepreneurs who seem to have everything going for them – vision, motivation, passion, even a good business plan, product, and money, and yet they can’t close customers. Do real tests with real pricing to see if customers will pay you, without being pushed. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Technical Review Customer Custom 98

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2020

Product pre-order model. With this model, a startup pre-sells their product early, at a cheaper price, in exchange for a pledge. are not for crowdfunding, but actually are matchmaking sites between entrepreneurs and professional investors or banks, or incubators.

Entrepreneur 129

Entrepreneur Outsource Development Satisfaction Equity 129

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

So when Sam Rosen came to me with the idea of disrupting storage with a product that is priced cheaper than existing incumbents and he could build a product that is a better service I was intrigued. The metrics were good but we wondered how much better they would be when we expanded our product.

Startup 150

Startup Marketing Study SEO 150

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2019

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Join a startup incubator. Nevertheless, it’s an option that doesn’t cost you equity.

Startup 87

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 87

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Seed-stage, meanwhil e, is technically that critical period when you need funding to do solution- and business-model development, to prove that your new product or service works, before you try to sell it to customers. These funders often offer convertible notes, rather than the traditional priced equity. Business accelerator funding.

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Funding Venture Capital Startup Seed Funding 104

socalTECH

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Joel Milne: The way this works, is a consumer can go to our website, get an online estimate or quote on a job they want done, and we try to provide real price transparency upfront. How does that work? They schedule an appointment, and finally, we come out to a consumers location at home or work. So, whats next for you?

Mobile 100

Mobile Startup Orange County San Diego 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

I've been engaged in about thirty startups, anywhere from in incubators, being an angel investor, to leading the charge. Hautelook disintermediated the off-price part of the segment. It's the relationship between price and quality. Fashion and lifestyle products are aspirational. They're not utility-based products.

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Southern California Startup Customer Custom 200

TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 5, 2022

The productivity at the studio is much better than the house for business and content.”. The price of membership varies depending on what resources an applicant is looking for, whether that’s marketing, help connecting with potential brand partners or use of studio space. View this post on Instagram.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 12, 2020

Snap invests $150,000 in each Yellow startup for an equity stake, and while the program does not require batch participants to integrate with Snap’s services, the company has used the program to invest in strategic areas that it has also pushed on the product side.

Invest 237

Invest Startup Artificial Inteligence Class 237

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 6, 2013

I moved in marketing for NextTag and I was part of the team that launched consumer lending products. I started a business with two others and we started buying and reselling ad inventory from wholesale prices to retail. We built a lot of products to stabilize the company, such as full-serve and self-serve ad networks.

Marketing 96

Marketing Startup Incubator Advertising 96

socalTECH

MAY 8, 2015

Zorik Gordon: We incubated this at ReachLocal, and spun it out in February of last year. We also set pricing, and are pioneering getting pricing upfront, and have a low price guarantee. It's really about transparency and upfront pricing. One of the central tenets of retail, is you set the price.

Services 100

Services ReachLocal Demand Startup 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2014

I see more and more entrepreneurs who seem to have everything going for them – vision, motivation, passion, even a good business plan, product, and money, and yet they can’t close customers. Do real tests with real pricing to see if customers will pay you, without being pushed. Process myth: Why building a product leads to failure.

Entrepreneur 113

Entrepreneur Startup Technical Review Customer 113

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2015

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Join a startup incubator. Commit to a major customer.

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Startup Technical Review Equity 105

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 12, 2017

I see more and more entrepreneurs who seem to have everything going for them – vision, motivation, passion, even a good business plan, product, and money, and yet they can’t close customers. Do real tests with real pricing to see if customers will pay you, without being pushed. Process myth: Why building a product leads to failure.

Startup 64

Startup Technical Review Entrepreneur Customer 64

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

If there happens to be a gas station along the way where you can fill up for a reasonable price, great. One way to combat reckless spending is to instill a sense of pride in your employees to never pay full price. Rather, you should be ashamed to pay full price. Encourage all of your employees to ask, “Is that your best price?”

Startup 221

Startup Pricing Entrepreneur Email 221

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2014

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Join a startup incubator. Nevertheless, it’s an option that doesn’t cost you equity.

Entrepreneur 113

Entrepreneur Funding Startup Technical Review 113

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2012

I see more and more entrepreneurs who seem to have everything going for them – vision, motivation, passion, even a good business plan, product, and money, and yet they can’t close customers. Do real tests with real pricing to see if customers will pay you, without being pushed. Process myth: Why building a product leads to failure.

Startup 118

Startup Technical Review Entrepreneur Customer 118

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2018

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Join a startup incubator. Only one-third make it past their tenth anniversary.

Startup 53

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 53

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Join a startup incubator. Nevertheless, it’s an option that doesn’t cost you equity.

Startup 123

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 123

InfoChachkie

MARCH 30, 2015

However, Gates and company realized that there were far more productive uses of Microsoft’s cash than to expend it to ensure the temporal comfort of a handful of traveling Executives. Remind your team that every dollar spent in a non-productive fashion direct impacts each employee. Encourage your team to ask, “Is that your best price?”

Startup 100

Startup Pricing Coach Incubator 100

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

He eventually applied his lessons learned in these experiences when he founded Zag, a company that helps consumers buy cars over the Internet at pre-negotiated prices with nearly 4,000 dealers across the country [disclosure: my firm GRP Partners is an investor in Zag]. The consumer product they’ve created is called TrueCar.

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Zag Truecar Venture Capital CarsDirect 248

socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2021

Buck Jordan: Miso Robotics is bringing the power of automation to commercial kitchens, and addressing one of the biggest challenges of the food industry, which is increasing production with the expansion of the delivery market, while also safely decreasing human contact. How did you go from running a venture fund to starting Miso?

Startup 113

Startup Venture Capital Capital Customer 113

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Well, Los Angeles based Near Networks (www.nearnetworks.com) is looking to both reach customers online, and avoid the tacky, lousy production of typical small business ads, with a new service. Sam Rogoway: Near Networks is a national production studio that creates online videos for local businesses across the country.

Networking 150

Networking Search Engine Optimization Product Startup 150

socalTECH

MARCH 15, 2016

Designers go on to our platform, post a production projet, and contratosr and factories bid on those projects. Based on ratings, reviews, and price, designers are able to hire a factory or contractor from our platform. Number one, is production line capacity is a huge problem in the fashion garment industry.

Software Review 100

Software Review Design Technical Review Platform 100

Tech.Co

JANUARY 4, 2018

For many founders, getting noticed by investors, potential customers, incubators and other companies, is a necessity to take your product to the next level. Lishtot is the first IoT network of consumer products that can test drinking water for contaminants within seconds for an affordable price. Rifft (Biot, France).

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Startup High Tech Product Design 70