socalTECH

MARCH 27, 2013

Hollywood-based io/LA , the high tech and creative incubator and coworking space, has shut down, the first loss of one of Southern California's new crop of high tech gathering spaces. The loss was first reported by the LA Business Journal. io/LA had only been in the space since April of last year.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 5, 2017

The fire, which had made its way into the city limits of Ventura early in the Tuesday morning hours, burning behind the Ventura Ventures startup incubator and--based on Ventura County Fire Department reports several hours ago, at least 150 structure destroyed.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 22, 2018

Recognizing the tens of billions of dollars that the Southern Californian region leaves on the table, because it hasn’t taken its rightful place in the American technology industry, a new group called the Alliance for Southern California Innovation has just released a report to analyze how SoCal can work to assume its pole position.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Be Great Partners , a Los Angeles technology incubator, has recently released a report on the startup community in LA and the information shows a positive growth for startups here in LA. The post LA Startup Report 2013 | A Rising Forecast appeared first on TechZulu. Not enough money flows in LA.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Visit the university library for access to otherwise costly business reports. Other project and research reports in their library are a rich source of new ideas, if you are still looking for a place to start. Get help with grant funding and incubator resources. Access to intellectual property and current research.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Researchers at the California Institute of Technology reported last week that they have created a "smart petri dish" which uses Google smart phones and Lego blocks, to automatically monitor cell growth in petri dishes. Usually, petri dishes are placed in incubators, removed for examination, and manually studied under a microscope.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Great content again in September that meets at the intersection of startups, technology, product and being a Startup CTO. Coworking Spaces - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , September 2, 2010 I've never been much of a fan of incubators. CompStudy 2008 Report on Equity and Cash Compensation at Technology Startups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Statistica reports that almost 20 percent more companies went public in 2018 versus 2017. Startup incubators and accelerators are popping up everywhere. Business incubators were all the rage before the dot-com bubble (700 for profit, many more non-profit). Most now routinely buy startups for new technology and new products.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

According to a well-researched Motly Fool report, the challenge is very real, since around half of all businesses fail in the first five years. This source is a major focus these days, due to government initiatives to incent research and development on alternative energy and other technologies. Join a startup incubator.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2020

Visit the university library for access to otherwise costly business reports. Other project and research reports in their library are a rich source of new ideas, if you are still looking for a place to start. Get help with grant funding and incubator resources. Access to intellectual property and current research.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

In my view, starting a new business has never been easier, and according to reports from the Kauffman Foundation , the numbers are here to show it. Years ago, it cost a million dollars for a new e-commerce site, one that you can now create for almost nothing with current tools and technology.

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socalTECH

JULY 13, 2009

Santa Monica-based SharesPost , which has created on online marketplace for sellers and buyers of private company stock, reported to its users late Friday that the firm now has sales of LinkedIn, Linden Lab, Tesla Motors, and SugarCRM going into escrow. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2016

All this holiday season, we have been sharing the reflections on 2016 from the Southern California's technology ecosystem. Michael--despite a recent move to Puerto Rico--is a longtime fixture of the LA technology community, having founded Marketwired here, and is an expert on Bitcoin. He's also a very active angel investor.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 31, 2021

These are industries where structural impediments to technology adoption have only recently been broken down by the advent of incredibly powerful mobile devices. As Fifth Wall’s newest partner Greg Smithies noted last year, there’s a massive opportunity in building retrofits and startup technologies to improve efficiency.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

In my view, starting a new business has never been easier, and according to reports from the Kauffman Foundation , the numbers are here to show it. Years ago, it cost a million dollars for a new e-commerce site, one that you can now create for almost nothing with current tools and technology.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

Within the realm of “most-promising,” these are companies with the elements that tech investors and mentors look for—innovative technology, an outstanding team, and/or an impressive business plan. I am grateful to Mike Krenn, the venture group’s president, for his help on this project. I widened my net this year.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2019

According to a well-researched Motly Fool report, the challenge is very real, since around half of all businesses fail in the first five years. This source is a major focus these days, due to government initiatives to incent research and development on alternative energy and other technologies. Join a startup incubator.

Startup 128

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2016

Visit the university library for access to otherwise costly business reports. Other project and research reports in their library are a rich source of new ideas, if you are still looking for a place to start. Get help with grant funding and incubator resources. Access to intellectual property and current research.

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socalTECH

MARCH 9, 2017

That's what we call OT, or Operational Technology. You can remote in, pull some logs, and pull compliance data and reports. Paul Myer: Veracity was originally part of Frost Data Capital, as part of their incubator. We've now exited the incubator and actually have an office at Microsemi.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2018

Bloomberg reports that forty-nine percent more companies went public in 2017 versus 2016. Startup incubators and accelerators are popping up everywhere. Business incubators were all the rage before the dot-com bubble (700 for profit, many more non-profit). Most now routinely buy startups for new technology and new products.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 21, 2012

OCTANe , the Orange County-based organization helping to bolster the high tech industry and entrepreneurs, reported this morning that in the first half of 2012, companies participating in its startup accelerator have raised a total of $26.8M in funding.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2010

Because more technology people probably read startup blogs I’m guessing this post will come under more scrutiny. Still, I believe I’m offering an accurate representation of the ideal configuration of the main technology leaders. Your deepest thinkers on technology architecture are seldom good team leaders.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 4, 2014

Today, the conversation on Cleantech with a panel of entreprenurs, doing work as local VC’s, university, incubators, and startups. Sandra Itkoff – Entrepeneur in Residence, UCLA Institute for Innovation and Technology Transfer. Ian Harris - VP of Partnerships, LA Cleantech Incubator. Cleantech, a Misnomer.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Case in point: The ability to use voice authentication technology in our homes. The home security giant is reported to have started “strategizing like a start-up” after 140 years in the industry. In an article in the Sun-Sentinel , it’s revealed that the company in question is ADT. How will this be accomplished?

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socalTECH

APRIL 29, 2014

They wanted to do 3-D X-rays, but at the time, there was not technology available to do that. Coming up May 15th is the submission deadline for the report of what we''re going to do. This is really also funded because of Mike and my other project, the 101 incubator. Mike Outmesguine: They wanted to do X-rays instead.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 16, 2013

Through data mining local company info, BILA will begin to produce comprehensive free data reports that track the most inclusive data for web and mobile startups based in Los Angeles. These reports will be published quarterly and annually. is destined to be a top technology city.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2010

The chosen candidate will probably have worked for a very reputable firm that is either in technology, consulting, investment banking, media or a startup. He heads their business development practice and they have been very active in incubating, investing in and helping grow LA startups. Are you merging? It was nearly identical.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

The most recent report to weigh in on the troubles of the industry was produced by the esteemed Kauffman Foundation. This has led to the creation of incubators, accelerators and seed funds. In 1997, the year the Kauffman Report begins its analysis; there were 70 million users online globally. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin!

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socalTECH

APRIL 8, 2014

We''re happy to report that we''ve found quite a bunch of those here in our backyard in Santa Monica. We''re now trying to tie into the local universities, incubators, and other centers of entrepreneurship. For example, our friends at the LMU incubator are doing a great job helping companies to mature. Why not Los Angeles?

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2013

According to a report just out, a record 156 operating companies went public in the U.S. Startup incubators and accelerators are popping up everywhere. Business incubators were all the rage before the dot-com bubble (700 for profit, many more non-profit). Most now routinely buy startups for new technology and new products.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2012

But my take: Gaikai had superior technology & a superior business strategy. 23:00 Question from the audience: Do VCs have a preference for startups that choose to work with incubators? GaiKai had 50 such engineers, which was a large part of its success. I don’t know the company or the details first hand.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2018

According to a recent Motly Fool report, the challenge is very real, since around half of all businesses fail in the first five years. This source is a major focus these days, due to government initiatives to incent research and development on alternative energy and other technologies. Join a startup incubator.

Startup 53

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2016

In my view, starting a new business has never been easier, and according to reports from the Kaufmann Foundation , the numbers are finally here to show it. Years ago, it cost a million dollars for a new e-commerce site, one that you can now create for almost nothing with current tools and technology.

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Startup Social Media News Tool 61

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

In addition, Howard Marks unveiled Start Engine , a new LA incubator focused on helping entrepreneurs become successful in 90 days. Thank you all for your continued support in highlighting the many innovative technologies emerging in Southern California! The Hybrid Group is passionate about making useful things with technology.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

Xconomy

OCTOBER 14, 2016

—Cambridge, MA-based Bluebird Bio (NASDAQ: BLUE ) has made technological improvements to the process it uses to manufacture gene therapies. —AzurRx Biopharma (NASDAQ: AZRX ), which has an executive office at SUNY Downstate’s biotech incubator in Brooklyn, raised $5.3 Alex Lash contributed to this report.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

Incubated by Clearstone Ventures in 2008. Danish VOIP technology company founded in 2006 by entrepreneur Tanveer Sharif. Company reports 250,000 users in 49 countries with 1mm+ application downloads. Current round: $4. led by Altos Ventures and Maverick Capital, with Larry Braitman. Total raised: $6.0mm. See: TechCrunch.

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Zag Truecar Venture Capital CarsDirect 248

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2016

David Feldsott is the founder of PanTrek travel search technology, headquartered in Medellin, Colombia. Financial technology here is years behind the U.S. EUROPE: In Paris incubators and government subsidies support startups. In France there are a lot of startup incubators and subsidies available to help startups launch.

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