socalTECH
MAY 18, 2012
As Mountain View-based social networking site Facebook hits the market today, in what is the largest tech initial public offering in history, one question is if it will spur what has, so far, been a lackluster IPO market for Southern California technology firms. In comparison, Facebook's IPO today will raise $18.4
TechCrunch LA
FEBRUARY 3, 2021
Beyond Southern California’s coastal appeal is a vibrant technology ecosystem that encompasses enterprise software, financial services, healthcare, aerospace and defense, robotics, ecommerce and social media. It’s the home of social networking favorites Snap and TikTok’s U.S. and Los Angeles angel investor.
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Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 7, 2023
Anyone can build a new web site, or publish a smartphone app for a few thousand dollars, but getting market penetration requires a lot more. Customers have come to expect disruptive change, so yet another social network is not the way to get traction. Take a hard look at SpaceX or HyperLoop. Marty Zwilling
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 10, 2022
By most definitions of the term, an entrepreneur is someone who starts a new business, incorporating innovative changes to existing products, services, business models, and creating new markets. Yet very few achieve that great aspiration of really driving economic, social, and environmental changes on a global scale.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
Anyone can build a new web site, or publish a smartphone app for a few thousand dollars, but getting market penetration requires a lot more. Customers have come to expect disruptive change, so yet another social network is not the way to get traction. Take a hard look at SpaceX or HyperLoop. Marty Zwilling.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 31, 2020
The simple solution I recommend to inventors is to find a partner who can focus on business and marketing, while you focus on technology. Understanding what drives customers to buy, in different market segments and cultures, is usually just as challenging as creating and combining technology to deliver function.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 4, 2019
By most definitions of the term, an entrepreneur is someone who starts a new business, incorporating innovative changes to existing products, services, business models, and creating new markets. Yet very few achieve that great aspiration of really driving economic, social, and environmental changes on a global scale.
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