I recommend that you drop everything and buy this book, read it, and if you find it as powerful as I did, purchase copies for your management team, followed by planned discussions among team members about removing bottlenecks and improving efficiency throughout the organization. Close. MORE
Thursday, April 7, 2011 -- Organic vs. Strategic Growth: Why, When and How? Organic growth - accomplished through growth of sales in existing product lines/services or developing new product lines/services internally. Companies typically look for growth in one of two ways. Strategic growth - a growth in sales accomplished through acquisition from third parties of new product lines/services (or a combination of both). MORE
Los Angeles-based Contur , the email organization software developer recently launched out of StartEngine, told its users that it's getting set to release its automatic email organizer. The company's software is aimed at helping users organize their emails by task, projects, and more. The firm said that its software is now able to sort emails automatically into inboxes 80 percent of the time, and is getting set for a closed beta of the new service. MORE
If we finish five minutes late on a regular basis across our organization, doing the math, we would lose the equivalent of 23 total workdays of productivity in the business per year – that’s many millions of dollars of wasted investment, and almost a full month of opportunity cost. MORE
How to X-Ray Your Organization. An X-ray of an organization is a look inside to see what is working, what is not and/or what is missing that should be there. Learn how to utilize new tools and techniques to X-ray your organization at this interactive, participant-driven program with consultant and trainer Daniel Feiman, MBA, CMC. Friday, March 2, 2012 -- The Doctor is In! MORE
Yesterday, we announced the results from our beta launch here at the Rubicon Project. read announcement here) Our original plan was to launch our beta in January of 2008. We hoped to get 500 websites signed up between January and April of next year. We launched early, on October 8, and in the very first day over 500 website publishers signed up. In the first month, we had over 1100 sign ups MORE
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If you agree with me, please forward this post to people organizing conferences to save us all the future hassle. Every once in a while I start to feel like I’m taking myself a bit too seriously and I have to slip in a more cheeky post. But to every jest there is some truth. MORE
LoveIt is a site for individuals and groups to discover, collect, organize and share images they love in public or private collections. The feedback primarily fell into three categories: better ways to discover new content, better organization tools and the option to have private collections. MORE
Los Angeles-based Fans.lu , a developer of an e-commerce storefront to help game companies sell merchandise such as shirts, hats, posters, and more directly to their gamer fans, said over the weekend that it has partnered with the International Game Developers Association (IGDA). According to the two, current and future members of the IGDA will receive a discount on the initial store setup fee for Fans.lu. Fans.lu MORE
According to YP, the new product will help local businesses earn top rankings in their organic search results. yellowpages organicLos Angeles-based YP , which offers up online directories and services to help businesses get their companies online, has lauched a new offering, called ypWebsite Pro. YP runs the yellowpages.com site. MORE
So why not organize from the start around such a strategy and hire those able to demonstrate those organizational skills? Even the smallest business can now reach throughout the globe to find resources for design, development, support and consultation. There are people and companies everywhere willing to work by the hour, providing great skill sets as needed, able to be shed when the job is complete. MORE
The enhanced version of Vibrio natriegens , a marine bacterium of a type known as Gram-negative, could potentially replace Escherichia coli as the workhorse host organism for the biotech industry, according to research published online today in Nature Methods. coli as a host organism. MORE
San Diego-based Events.com --founded by one of the co-founders of The Active Network--is hoping to make it easier for event organizers and event goers better plan and find events, the company said this week. events.com eventscom event organizer software mobile activenetwork active network startup launch MORE
Since I posted on this and since I've been using this approach for quite a while, it has become pretty obvious that part of the reason that old school organizations / event producers are not getting the value of providing this kind of list. If you are an event organizer, but you don't have a system for posting attendance, then at a minimum you should post your event on Facebook and Upcoming and link to those from your site. MORE
These smaller and younger companies often have fewer legacy systems and are more willing to take a risk with their business models than larger organizations. [ This article is co-authored by Stephanie Woerner. ]. MORE
Tuesday, December 9, 2008 -- Transitioning to Lean-Agile: Changing the Organization. Adopting Lean-Agile software philosophies and development methodologies involves requires that internal organizations and roles change. Find out what drove these organizations to change the way they organized around defining, developing and delivering software and what they learned along the way. SDSIC. MORE
Los Angeles-based Tinder said today that it has launched a new feature for its app, called Tinder Social , which will let its users plan group dates and get togethers. Tinder says its new platform is aimed at helping its users to plan their night out, letting users see who else is going out during an evening, what they are doing, and connect with other groups who have plans. MORE
Buy organic groceries online, at an affordable price. Food Fundings & Exits organic food Diets thrive market funding whole foods Los Angeles greycroft partners MORE
Los Angeles-based drivers for on-demand ride service Uber --with the help of the Teamsters--are looking to organize, according to a report from KPCC. uber angeles union teamster organize protest According to the report, around 500 drivers for Uber are holding a demonstration this morning in Santa Monica, in front of Uber''s offices here, to protest Uber''s treatment of drivers. MORE
The group said it opened up the new location because it's "a pivotal time" for the life sciences sector in Los Angeles, saying that the area is home to numerous world-class research universities, teaching hospitals, biomedical research organizations and start-up firms, and also has "thousands of gifted scientists and a highly skilled talent pool of life sciences graduates, many with advanced degrees". MORE
Organizers at SXSW and the ACLU scheduled a rare and relevant live interview with privacy advocate Edward Snowden, live streamed from an undisclosed location to a very interested audience. The post SXSW Organizes Rare Edward Snowden Interview. MORE
Los Angeles-based healthcare technology software developer RxVantage , which is led by Jay Goss, has inked an endorsement from a organization focused on rheumatology. with the National Organization of Rheumatology Managers (NORM), which will recommend RxVantage''s software to its members. According to the company, it has entered into a strategic agreement. MORE
San Diego-based Once Upon A Farm , a maker of "cold-pressed, organic, non-GMO" baby food, has raised $3.1M Once Upon A Farm's baby food is sourced from local, organic farms, and then minimally processed into the those ubiquitous laminated baby food pouches. once upon farm onceuponafarm baby food organic retailin a Series A funding, the company disclosed this week. The funding came from Cambridge Companies SPG, Seed 2 Growth Fund, and Harbinger Ventures. MORE
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 -- "Transformation at JPL: Leading and Organization Through Major Change" AeA/LA. How did a major aerospace organization transform itself to meet the vastly different needs of the space program as it transitioned from the era of Cold War competition ($3 billion dollar robotic missions, 10 year development time) to the era of $100-300 million dollar robotic missions, 3 year development time? MORE
San Diego-based Sirenas , which has developed technology to rapidly isolate and synthesize potential drug compounds from marine organisms, said it has received a $775,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. MORE
A new startup, Contur , launching out of the StartEngine accelerator program today, said that it has created a service which helps users organize their emails by task, projects, and more. Are you overwhelmed with too many emails in your inbox? The startup--which bills itself as a "virtual assistant for email"--said it will offer up its service to professional power users who receive more than 100 emails per day, via a Windows desktop application. MORE
Thursday, March 12, 2009 -- 5 Keys to a Customer Centric Organization. At this premier event, you will learn five keys to successfully structuring and implementing a customer centric strategy along with transforming your organization into a truly customer centric culture. TCOSC. Most every company claims or believes they are customer centric, but are they really? MORE
Three, local Los Angeles organizations -- DIY Girls , LA Maker Space , and Teens Exploring Technology (TXT), have scored nonprofit funding from Google, as part of the 2016 Google RISE Awards , according to the groups. The three are among only 28 organizations, spread across 16 countries, to receive the prestigious award. MORE
Spun out of Harvard University in 2014—one of the firm’s cofounders is Harvard’s George Church, a leading geneticist—eGenesis wants to increase the supply of organs for desperate patients. MORE
Turn Your Organization Inside Out. As organizations we have become more open and I believe this is great for businesses and their customers. In the first 4 years of running BuildOnline we were an “Outside In&# organization. The Outside In organization had a one-way flow. So I started thinking about the “Inside Out&# organization. Customers, press and the market responded positively. ‘ Here are some steps in the Inside Out organization. MORE
At The Pool , the Los Angeles-based social networking site focused on helping locals meet other locals, said Wednesday that it has launched a major, new site redesign, including adding the ability for local groups to create their own "pools". MORE
Yesterday, we announced the results from our beta launch here at the Rubicon Project. read announcement here). Our original plan was to launch our beta in January of 2008. We hoped to get 500 websites signed up between January and April of next year. We launched early, on October 8, and in the very first day over 500 website publishers signed up. In the first month, we had over 1100 sign MORE
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Thursday, November 13, 2008 -- "How to Engineer Tissues and Organs" Dr. Bill Tawil, UCLA Scientists are learning how to grow tissues in the lab and make customized replacement organs. See [link] (more MORE
Irvine-based HireRight , the provider of background checks and drug and health screening services, has rolled out a new service specifically aimed at health care organizations. According to the company, it has expanded its medical credentialing verification services, to confirm the qualifications of physicians, pharmacists, physician assistants, and other medical professionals. MORE
Monday, January 17, 2011 -- Organic Marketing for Startups. Organic marketing, however, is a massively underleveraged and underinvested channel with powerful potential. Rand Fishkin, CEO and Co-Founder of SEOmoz, co-authored the Art of SEO from O'Reilly Media and was named on the 40 Under 40 List and 30 Best Young Tech Entrepreneurs Under 30, will be discussing why paying for marketing is expensive, challenging and often out of reach for many small businesses and startups. MORE
San Diego-based driver safety systems developer Lytx said this morning that natural and organic food distributor KeHe Distributors has been using its DriveCam video safety service. According to Lytx, KeHe is using its DriveCam video safety system to help its drivers stay engaged on driving, and has been since 2013, to cover its nearly 595 drivers and 489 vehicle fleet. Lytx did not detail how much the contract with KeHe Distributors is worth to the company. MORE
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TechCrunch LA
JUNE 27, 2016
Buy organic groceries online, at an affordable price. Food Fundings & Exits organic food Diets thrive market funding whole foods Los Angeles greycroft partners
socalTECH
JUNE 7, 2017
According to YP, the new product will help local businesses earn top rankings in their organic search results. yellowpages organicLos Angeles-based YP , which offers up online directories and services to help businesses get their companies online, has lauched a new offering, called ypWebsite Pro. YP runs the yellowpages.com site.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 10, 2017
San Diego-based Once Upon A Farm , a maker of "cold-pressed, organic, non-GMO" baby food, has raised $3.1M Once Upon A Farm's baby food is sourced from local, organic farms, and then minimally processed into the those ubiquitous laminated baby food pouches. once upon farm onceuponafarm baby food organic retailin a Series A funding, the company disclosed this week. The funding came from Cambridge Companies SPG, Seed 2 Growth Fund, and Harbinger Ventures.
socalTECH
JUNE 24, 2014
Los Angeles-based drivers for on-demand ride service Uber --with the help of the Teamsters--are looking to organize, according to a report from KPCC. uber angeles union teamster organize protest According to the report, around 500 drivers for Uber are holding a demonstration this morning in Santa Monica, in front of Uber''s offices here, to protest Uber''s treatment of drivers.
Xconomy
MARCH 15, 2017
Spun out of Harvard University in 2014—one of the firm’s cofounders is Harvard’s George Church, a leading geneticist—eGenesis wants to increase the supply of organs for desperate patients.
socalTECH
APRIL 9, 2015
San Diego-based Events.com --founded by one of the co-founders of The Active Network--is hoping to make it easier for event organizers and event goers better plan and find events, the company said this week. events.com eventscom event organizer software mobile activenetwork active network startup launch
Berkonomics
JULY 12, 2018
I recommend that you drop everything and buy this book, read it, and if you find it as powerful as I did, purchase copies for your management team, followed by planned discussions among team members about removing bottlenecks and improving efficiency throughout the organization. Close.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016
The group said it opened up the new location because it's "a pivotal time" for the life sciences sector in Los Angeles, saying that the area is home to numerous world-class research universities, teaching hospitals, biomedical research organizations and start-up firms, and also has "thousands of gifted scientists and a highly skilled talent pool of life sciences graduates, many with advanced degrees".
socalTECH
JANUARY 12, 2017
San Diego-based driver safety systems developer Lytx said this morning that natural and organic food distributor KeHe Distributors has been using its DriveCam video safety service. According to Lytx, KeHe is using its DriveCam video safety system to help its drivers stay engaged on driving, and has been since 2013, to cover its nearly 595 drivers and 489 vehicle fleet. Lytx did not detail how much the contract with KeHe Distributors is worth to the company.
Xconomy
OCTOBER 5, 2016
These smaller and younger companies often have fewer legacy systems and are more willing to take a risk with their business models than larger organizations. [ This article is co-authored by Stephanie Woerner. ].
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 10, 2010
If you agree with me, please forward this post to people organizing conferences to save us all the future hassle. Every once in a while I start to feel like I’m taking myself a bit too seriously and I have to slip in a more cheeky post. But to every jest there is some truth.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 29, 2014
Irvine-based HireRight , the provider of background checks and drug and health screening services, has rolled out a new service specifically aimed at health care organizations. According to the company, it has expanded its medical credentialing verification services, to confirm the qualifications of physicians, pharmacists, physician assistants, and other medical professionals.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
A new startup, Contur , launching out of the StartEngine accelerator program today, said that it has created a service which helps users organize their emails by task, projects, and more. Are you overwhelmed with too many emails in your inbox? The startup--which bills itself as a "virtual assistant for email"--said it will offer up its service to professional power users who receive more than 100 emails per day, via a Windows desktop application.
socalTECH
JULY 21, 2016
Los Angeles-based Tinder said today that it has launched a new feature for its app, called Tinder Social , which will let its users plan group dates and get togethers. Tinder says its new platform is aimed at helping its users to plan their night out, letting users see who else is going out during an evening, what they are doing, and connect with other groups who have plans.
socalTECH
MAY 13, 2013
Los Angeles-based Fans.lu , a developer of an e-commerce storefront to help game companies sell merchandise such as shirts, hats, posters, and more directly to their gamer fans, said over the weekend that it has partnered with the International Game Developers Association (IGDA). According to the two, current and future members of the IGDA will receive a discount on the initial store setup fee for Fans.lu. Fans.lu
socalTECH
AUGUST 29, 2013
Los Angeles-based healthcare technology software developer RxVantage , which is led by Jay Goss, has inked an endorsement from a organization focused on rheumatology. with the National Organization of Rheumatology Managers (NORM), which will recommend RxVantage''s software to its members. According to the company, it has entered into a strategic agreement.
SoCal Tech Calendar
APRIL 1, 2011
Thursday, April 7, 2011 -- Organic vs. Strategic Growth: Why, When and How? Organic growth - accomplished through growth of sales in existing product lines/services or developing new product lines/services internally. Companies typically look for growth in one of two ways. Strategic growth - a growth in sales accomplished through acquisition from third parties of new product lines/services (or a combination of both).
Xconomy
OCTOBER 3, 2016
San Diego-based Sirenas , which has developed technology to rapidly isolate and synthesize potential drug compounds from marine organisms, said it has received a $775,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
socalTECH
MARCH 6, 2013
At The Pool , the Los Angeles-based social networking site focused on helping locals meet other locals, said Wednesday that it has launched a major, new site redesign, including adding the ability for local groups to create their own "pools".
socalTECH
MAY 2, 2016
Three, local Los Angeles organizations -- DIY Girls , LA Maker Space , and Teens Exploring Technology (TXT), have scored nonprofit funding from Google, as part of the 2016 Google RISE Awards , according to the groups. The three are among only 28 organizations, spread across 16 countries, to receive the prestigious award.
SoCal Tech Calendar
JANUARY 17, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011 -- Organic Marketing for Startups. Organic marketing, however, is a massively underleveraged and underinvested channel with powerful potential. Rand Fishkin, CEO and Co-Founder of SEOmoz, co-authored the Art of SEO from O'Reilly Media and was named on the 40 Under 40 List and 30 Best Young Tech Entrepreneurs Under 30, will be discussing why paying for marketing is expensive, challenging and often out of reach for many small businesses and startups.
Tech Zulu Event
MARCH 14, 2014
Organizers at SXSW and the ACLU scheduled a rare and relevant live interview with privacy advocate Edward Snowden, live streamed from an undisclosed location to a very interested audience. The post SXSW Organizes Rare Edward Snowden Interview.
Berkonomics
MAY 31, 2012
So why not organize from the start around such a strategy and hire those able to demonstrate those organizational skills? Even the smallest business can now reach throughout the globe to find resources for design, development, support and consultation. There are people and companies everywhere willing to work by the hour, providing great skill sets as needed, able to be shed when the job is complete.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 10, 2012
Los Angeles-based Contur , the email organization software developer recently launched out of StartEngine, told its users that it's getting set to release its automatic email organizer. The company's software is aimed at helping users organize their emails by task, projects, and more. The firm said that its software is now able to sort emails automatically into inboxes 80 percent of the time, and is getting set for a closed beta of the new service.
SoCal CTO
JUNE 10, 2008
Since I posted on this and since I've been using this approach for quite a while, it has become pretty obvious that part of the reason that old school organizations / event producers are not getting the value of providing this kind of list. If you are an event organizer, but you don't have a system for posting attendance, then at a minimum you should post your event on Facebook and Upcoming and link to those from your site.
Frank Addante
NOVEMBER 15, 2007
Yesterday, we announced the results from our beta launch here at the Rubicon Project. read announcement here) Our original plan was to launch our beta in January of 2008. We hoped to get 500 websites signed up between January and April of next year. We launched early, on October 8, and in the very first day over 500 website publishers signed up. In the first month, we had over 1100 sign ups
Frank Addante
NOVEMBER 15, 2007
Yesterday, we announced the results from our beta launch here at the Rubicon Project. read announcement here). Our original plan was to launch our beta in January of 2008. We hoped to get 500 websites signed up between January and April of next year. We launched early, on October 8, and in the very first day over 500 website publishers signed up. In the first month, we had over 1100 sign
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 1, 2009
Turn Your Organization Inside Out. As organizations we have become more open and I believe this is great for businesses and their customers. In the first 4 years of running BuildOnline we were an “Outside In&# organization. The Outside In organization had a one-way flow. So I started thinking about the “Inside Out&# organization. Customers, press and the market responded positively. ‘ Here are some steps in the Inside Out organization.
Frank Addante
APRIL 9, 2013
If we finish five minutes late on a regular basis across our organization, doing the math, we would lose the equivalent of 23 total workdays of productivity in the business per year – that’s many millions of dollars of wasted investment, and almost a full month of opportunity cost.
SoCal Tech Calendar
FEBRUARY 28, 2012
How to X-Ray Your Organization. An X-ray of an organization is a look inside to see what is working, what is not and/or what is missing that should be there. Learn how to utilize new tools and techniques to X-ray your organization at this interactive, participant-driven program with consultant and trainer Daniel Feiman, MBA, CMC. Friday, March 2, 2012 -- The Doctor is In!
SoCal Tech Calendar
NOVEMBER 7, 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008 -- "How to Engineer Tissues and Organs" Dr. Bill Tawil, UCLA Scientists are learning how to grow tissues in the lab and make customized replacement organs. See [link] (more
SoCal Tech Calendar
DECEMBER 3, 2008
Tuesday, December 9, 2008 -- Transitioning to Lean-Agile: Changing the Organization. Adopting Lean-Agile software philosophies and development methodologies involves requires that internal organizations and roles change. Find out what drove these organizations to change the way they organized around defining, developing and delivering software and what they learned along the way. SDSIC.
SoCal Tech Calendar
MARCH 6, 2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009 -- 5 Keys to a Customer Centric Organization. At this premier event, you will learn five keys to successfully structuring and implementing a customer centric strategy along with transforming your organization into a truly customer centric culture. TCOSC. Most every company claims or believes they are customer centric, but are they really?
SoCal Tech Calendar
OCTOBER 16, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 -- "Transformation at JPL: Leading and Organization Through Major Change" AeA/LA. How did a major aerospace organization transform itself to meet the vastly different needs of the space program as it transitioned from the era of Cold War competition ($3 billion dollar robotic missions, 10 year development time) to the era of $100-300 million dollar robotic missions, 3 year development time?
Tech Zulu Event
AUGUST 28, 2012
LoveIt is a site for individuals and groups to discover, collect, organize and share images they love in public or private collections. The feedback primarily fell into three categories: better ways to discover new content, better organization tools and the option to have private collections.
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