Southern California Edison Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

At the start of the pandemic, reliance on in-home data usage spiked by up to 18 percent compared to pre-pandemic times, and average daily data usage rates exceeded 16.6GB. Telecom carriers should recognize these challenges and tweak their services accordingly to better serve their customer needs. Stay Data-Driven.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2023

But the insights I see from her book and elsewhere are equally applicable to startup founders of all ages, and businesses of all ages. Snap up top talent. Past layoffs at big companies usually means more great employees on the market now for newer companies. Examine your pool of higher-paid contractors and freelancers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2020

But the insights I see from her book and elsewhere are equally applicable to startup founders of all ages, and businesses of all ages. Snap up top talent. Past layoffs at big companies usually means more great employees on the market now for newer companies. Examine your pool of higher-paid contractors and freelancers.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 18, 2022

Last week, we talked about layoffs and the Winklevoss rock gods. If things do fail harder and faster than before, the question is how quickly young startups and crypto communities can adjust to shifting fortunes. Subscribe to Chain Reaction on Apple , Spotify or your alternative podcast platform of choice to keep up with us every week.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2013

The sad truth is that cash flow surprises kill many startups, even though they should have been adequately funded to survive. Your startup may be profitable, but broke. You can make profits without making any money, since the first priority of most startups is to reinvest everything back into the business for growth.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2013

But the insights I see from her book and elsewhere are equally applicable to startup founders of all ages, and businesses of all ages. Snap up top talent. Past layoffs at big companies usually means more great employees on the market now for newer companies. entrepreneur startup Donna Fenn post-recession business'

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2016

In the new business world, many entrepreneurs are so excited with large initial orders that they don’t anticipate the cash flow challenges that can quickly kill their startup. Your startup may be profitable, but broke. Fluctuating sales means more inventory is required to cover the ups and downs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2020

Even a million users on your social media site won’t pay the bills until you sell some advertising or a premium service. Although his focus is naturally on bigger companies, I contend that his recommended strategies apply equally well to entrepreneurs and startups: Demand a mindset of deep thinking for the long term.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 19, 2019

Heyward was an early star of the budding Los Angeles startup community with the launch of the anonymous messaging service, Whisper nearly 8 years ago. In 2017, TechCrunch reported that Whisper underwent significant layoffs to stave off collapse and put the company on a path to profitability.

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socalTECH

MARCH 14, 2019

Santa Monica-based scooter rental service Bird has laid off approximately 5% of its full-time staff, according to a report on Thursday, in what has been attributed to an effort to "contain costs". In Lyft's case, most of those employees were part of a startup called Motivate, which was acquired by Lyft about three months ago.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Santa Monica-based Fair , the subscription vehicle service lead by startup veteran Scott Painter, is laying off 40 percent of its staff, according to reports , and also is replacing its CFO. The report says that current CFO Tyler Painter, the brother of CEO Scott Painter, is being replaced by Kirk Shryoc.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 15, 2009

Our startup interview this morning is with Josh Stomel , founder of ResumeBucket (www.resumebucket.com), a new web site that is focused on helping people share their resumes with the world. Stomel--who is bootstrapping the startup from his recruiting firm, NeoHire--explained the site to us. What's the idea behind the site?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2010

But the insights I see from her book and elsewhere are equally applicable to startup founders of all ages, and businesses of all ages. Snap up top talent. Past layoffs at big companies mean that there's a surplus of great employees on the market now. Examine your pool of higher-paid contractors and freelancers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2012

But the insights I see from her book and elsewhere are equally applicable to startup founders of all ages, and businesses of all ages. Snap up top talent. Past layoffs at big companies mean that there's a surplus of great employees on the market now. Examine your pool of higher-paid contractors and freelancers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

Self-employed services specialists are just as important, and most often operate remotely (from anywhere in the world) in this age of the Internet. They are not the generalists required for new product startups. This world changes rapidly and needs a highly focused specialist to keep up. Administrative specialists.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2010

Their service performance is perceived as extraordinary. There has never been a layoff nor a labor shutdown in their history. Tags: excellence entrepreneur business culture startups. Their on time ratings are excellent. They have the fewer complaints filed against them with the FAA then other airlines. Robinson, Ph.D.,

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 6, 2013

Adam has been in the startup business for a long time and knows his way around on running a business. Adam sat down with us to talk about startups, the LA scene, and his company ScoreBig. TechZulu: Where did you get the idea to start ScoreBig? ScoreBig also recently teamed up with United MileagePlus.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 9, 2012

It is not rational to put oneself into the uncertain, stress-filled environment of a startup. If it were a decision to be an entrepreneur, then most right-minded individuals would decide to turn back when they encountered the first inevitable startup crises. Your smaller, more nimble part-time startup can outperform BDCs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

Self-employed services specialists are just as important, and are a growing part of this new “ age of the entrepreneur ” that I discussed last week. They are not the generalists required for new product startups. This world changes rapidly and needs a highly focused specialist to keep up. Administrative specialists.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 6, 2013

With ScoreBig being Adam’s fourth startup, he certainly knows his way around a business. Adam sat down with us to talk about startups, the LA scene, and his company, ScoreBig. TechZulu: Where did you get the idea to start ScoreBig? ScoreBig also recently teamed up with United MileagePlus. Tell us more about it.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 6, 2020

The program is designed to keep employees on the payroll so ultimately it’s up to you to decide whether you are a worthy recipient and to weigh the benefit to your company and your employees against the potential perception the market may (or may not) have in the future. In this instance they would need to give up the right entirely.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Entrepreneurs who run startups have to be generalists to survive. As your business starts up, you need marketing programs, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Search Engine Marketing (SEM), a modern “pull” strategy based on social networks, and lead generation. Tags: specialist entrepreneur startup generalist business.

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