socalTECH

MARCH 29, 2011

Los Angeles-based Toygaroo.com , a new startup that allows families to rent toys, has raised $200,000 in a funding round, the firm said late Monday evening. Toygaroo--which calls itself the "Netflix of toys"--allows families to sign up for monthly deliveries of toys, which they can keep for 30- to 60-days before exchanging.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Let me start with Professor Christensen’s definition: “An innovation that is disruptive allows a whole new population of consumers access to a product or service that was historically only accessible to consumers with a lot of money or a lot of skill.&#. Let’s start with the incumbents position in a market.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

We caught up with M-GO''s CEO, John Batter , to hear about where M-GO fits into the streaming media market. So, they just ave up. As it turns out, as we thought about that, we started looking for partners to help us build a platform. Why a new, streaming service -- and how is this different from Netflix, YouTube, Hulu, etc?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

The last startup he did raised $70 million for the online video space before being sued for more than $1 billion by Universal. What the NetFlix changes were all about and the economics behind this. I had the pleasure of sitting down for an hour with Dmitry Shapir o of AnyBeat this week.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 1, 2014

It’s the company that evokes fear into more startups and venture capitalists looking to fund eCommerce businesses than any other potential competitor. He would pick up stuff from your apartment and bring it to storage for you and he could save money by having that facility be off site. And could we then compete?”

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socalTECH

JANUARY 3, 2014

One new, Los Angeles startup-- Laudville (www.laudville.com)--recently launched its service to try to tackle that huge task, of bringing your content together. Phoebe Scott: I started Laudville, because I consume a lot of entertainment of all kinds. You have Genius on iTunes, NetFlix''s recommended movies, Facebook or Twitter.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 6, 2012

But as every blogger, musician, novelist or YouTube emerging talent knows … it doesn’t add up to much unless you go big time. Netflix, Hulu & HBO Go are coming from the opposite direction – the Head End. Interestingly Netflix plans to release the entire season all at once. TV was the same. The Torso.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Santa Monica-based Heard , a startup developing social sharing and networking software for iOS, Android, and the desktop said this week that it has launched a brand new "social exchange" software product aimed at letting people share and exchange content online. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2020

San Diego-based ClickUp , a startup which develops "remote work" software aimed at helping organizations collaborate on projects, has raised $35M in a Series A funding round. According to ClickUp, its customers included Google, Nike, Uber, Airbnb, Netflix, and Ubisoft, where it helps replace or integrate workplace applications for employees.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

This applies equally to VCs, startups & big company executives. When I need to give a speech and I’m writing a slide for my deck, I think up the story in my mind that I’m going to tell for this slide. It’s ironic because I believe creativity is the most important success criterion for a startup.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 18, 2022

Instead of sizing up new opportunities and actively courting every new customer, you start worrying about cutting costs, repeatable processes , and overtaking known competitors. As a consultant, I hate to see you lose that startup focus on innovation, change, and customers.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

At least one million people will be receiving the next FabFitFun box as the Los Angeles company surpasses $200 million in revenue and continues its run as one of the startups to watch in the Los Angeles tech community. . FabFitFun expands its video reach with a new experiment in live programming.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Sports teams including the San Francisco 49ers and the Boston Celtics also invested, though Freeletics founder and chief executive officer Daniel Sobhani declined to comment on any partnerships that may be in the works between the startup and the athletes. The startup, however, has no plans to expand into hardware.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 3, 2022

On Lafayette Street in SoHo, young, fashionable women lined up around the block to enter a minimalist, millennial oasis, the most perfect Instagram feed brought to life. allocate 98% of their funding to startups helmed by men. It’s no wonder, then, how we’ve ended up with the paradox of the “girlboss.” .

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2021

These include companies across multiple industry spectrums, notably NetFlix in entertainment, AirBnB in hospitality, and Whole Foods for groceries. The most effective teams are built from people with a strong sense of values and commitment, starting at the top of the company. Embrace healthy conflict to avoid the comfort of stagnation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2022

As a startup, you need to use your limited resources to excel at a few core things for your best customers, in order to stand out and get the momentum going. Customers today have adapted to a fast-moving world, and they expect every business to keep up. Revenue and competitive position followed. How many do you already practice today?

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socalTECH

JANUARY 28, 2013

If you're FreedomPop , the Encino-based startup, you start by offering up free 4G wireless data access, and then expand to offer free, voice-over-IP services, along with home-based wireless Internet services. Currently, users pay up front for data packages, and there are inefficiencies in that market.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 3, 2013

M-GO--unlike streaming video providers like Netflix, Amazon, and others--offers up pre-DVD availability and similarly timed releases of movies in a digital format, albeit at prices closer to the cost of a DVD release, starting at around $12.99. M-GO is headed by John Batter. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 30, 2011

They first started in 1994 and are therefore almost as old as the Web itself. CTR meaning for every 1,000 ads that are served up only 2 people click on them. So people will spend money online to get you to sign up for credit cards or Netflix but not to change your laundry detergent. Banner Ads.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 29, 2012

We just graduated, and wrapped up a round of $750,000, with a bunch of great folks from both up north and here. Those investors included a company called Paradigm, which is a big talent agency, Howard Lindzon in San Diego, and up north Greylock and Adam Nash. As we did that, the industry and research started to grow around us.

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socalTECH

APRIL 10, 2012

One of the most original, subscription startups to come out of Southern California's tech accelerator boom emerged last week, looking to disrupt not just another retail sector or e-commerce category, but something else entirely: the airline industry. How did this all start? Think of it like Netflix.

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Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

When Los Angeles, CA was listed as the fastest-growing tech startup region in 2014, many guesses were raised about the root cause of its success. No, to see the strength of Los Angeles’ startup scene, you must look at the whole story. This is one of the essential ingredients that make up a sustainable startup community.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

The Los Angeles-based startup Canoo has finally unveiled its first model, the eponymously named canoo. The idea, the company says, is to bring convenience and afforability of a Netflix movie service to the auto industry. Thus, we came up with this loft-inspired vehicle,” says Richard Kim, in Charge of Design at Canoo.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

If you are looking to start a new business in any domain, it’s definitely worth your time to check your fit for one of these models: Membership website model. So now may be the time to start or transform your business into a recurring revenue engine with subscriptions, or just add an option to get some extra sales growth.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2015

If you are looking to start a new business in any domain, it’s definitely worth your time to check your fit for one of these models: Membership website model. So now may be the time to start or transform your business into a recurring revenue engine with subscriptions, or just add an option to get some extra sales growth.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Constance Curtis , the Founder and CEO of The List (www.getthelistapp.com), thinks so, and tells us about her startup's efforts to bring the world of matchmaking to the modern worldand how her own frustration with online dating let to her startup. With matchmaking, you hire someone to do everything for you, setting you up for dates.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2014

Startups that sell innovative new products seem to get all the attention these days, but services may be the quicker way to larger profits and faster growth. The authors outlined the multitude of services that every company should consider offering, whether they be startups or more mature organizations. Everybody wins.

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L.A. Business Journal

AUGUST 21, 2018

Otter Media leads funding round for Mars Reel Media; Netflix pilots payment change; Postie taps Gollander as head of sales

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socalTECH

MARCH 3, 2011

We spoke with David Aronchick , the CEO and co-founder of the firm to hear more about what it's up to. David Aronchick: We started about three years ago. So, we spun up the site, and got it up and going in the middle of 2008, and it just took off, particularly right after the elections. What's the story behind Hark?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

raised (more on that later), and the A-list names they’ve signed up for their first batch of content, they’ve certainly raised a lot of expectations and more than a few opinions. link] Why (and who) she thinks will pay for premium Quibi content In a world of Netflix, Hulu, HBO, and YouTube, why would a customer choose to pay the $4.99

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 29, 2013

Startups that consist of at least one USC student or alum (less than 10 years from graduation) are encouraged to enter – and have a chance of winning up to $25,000! Silicon Beach @ USC will feature game-changers and thought leaders from Hollywood studios, technology startups, and academia. Afterwards admission goes to $150.)

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

The idea was that if you could put up a consumer site that was seen as the best place to consume content then people wouldn’t go to lower-quality or free sites to get it. We are seeing the emergence of the “digital living room&# and yet Netflix, Apple & Google all seem to be better positioned to have a seat at our couches.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 21, 2019

For LG, it’s strategically important to get some applications up on its newly launched 5G subscription network back in Korea, and AmazeVR is already rolling up new content for its VR platform. We see no reason that VR content shouldn’t be compelling enough to support a Netflix model.

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socalTECH

MAY 23, 2012

How do a bunch of German moviemakers end up in Los Angeles, running a site helping studios to market and promote their films via their venture backed startup? That's the story we got from Tobi Bauckhage , the co-founder and CEO of Moviepilot (www.moviepilot.com), a German firm which is setting up shop in Los Angeles.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

Saturday, February 25, 2017 -- Technology Startups go to the Movies: Opportunities and Hurdles for Selling New Technologies into the Motion Picture Industry! The half- dozen movie giants that have been with us in one form or another since the 1930s, plus huge upstarts like Netflix and Amazon (Prime). Caltech Entrepreneurs Forum.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

The startup, which is venture backed by Benchmark Capital and Redpoint Ventures, said its site includes guides to content in Netflix Instant Streaming, Amazon VOD, as well as another 1,200 sources. Clicker.com is headed by Jim Lanzone, former CEO of Ask.com.

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socalTECH

JUNE 9, 2020

Santa Monica-based Grow Credit , a startup which helps people establish credit by paying for subscriptions to services such as Netflix, Disney Plus, and Spotify, has raised $2M in a seed funding round, the company said on Tuesday. The funding came from Mucker Labs.

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