Berkonomics

OCTOBER 19, 2023

It was simply not acceptable to be backed up in customer service, forcing either a ten-minute wait or a call back from support. Rapid growth=hiring inexperienced customer service reps. It took several months to hire and train enough new service reps to keep up with the rapid growth of our company.

Training 156

Training Resource Customer Custom 156

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2014

Thankfully gamers and the media were able to experience what would be coming in the next couple days at E3 and beyond from Microsoft, Ubisoft, EA Games, and Sony’s press conferences. Here’s a quick look and grades of each of the press conferences. Microsoft E3 Press Conference. EA Games E3 Press Conference. Grade: B- .

Press 83

Press Conference Startup News 83

socalTECH

MARCH 22, 2021

Los Angeles-based Boingo Wireless says it has been selected by a real estate investment and development firm, to provide Wi-Fi services at properties in Washington, D.C. Financial details of the win were not released.

Press 113

Press Los Angeles Invest Services 113

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Tech solutions for such pressing issues as the climate crisis and social inequality have seen a 280% increase in global VC investment from 2015 to 2020, while investment in this space more than doubled in both cities over the past five years. Gousto, a UK meal-kit service, raises another $41M as business booms under lockdown.

Venture Capital 357

Venture Capital Press Invest Research 357

L.A. Business Journal

JANUARY 11, 2018

an online directory of law firms and legal services, for an undisclosed amount, according to a press release. Internet Brands has reached an agreement to acquire Avvo Inc.,

Internet Brands 113

Internet Brands Press Services 113

Tech.Co

MAY 6, 2022

The two companies are a great match, according to Shopify's press release about the deal. The press release notes that the current “hyper-fragmented” market of third-party logistics companies and transportation providers can make fulfilment a huge hassle for merchants. Why Shopify Wants Deliverr. Sign up to the Tech.co

Networking 125

Networking Press Newsletter Startup 125

L.A. Business Journal

AUGUST 18, 2017

announced Monday that it plans to debut a grocery delivery service through Instacart in Los Angeles, Dallas and Atlanta later this month. Aldi, which mainly sells products with its own label, has almost 1,700 stores in 35 states, according to a press release. German discount grocer Aldi Inc. About 15 of its stores are in L.A.

Press 120

Press Los Angeles Services Product 120

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 20, 2020

Even more likely is eventual technology disruption where drones deliver foods and make it hard for existing car delivery services to compete. But the broader issue that hasn’t garnished much press attention is how the restaurant industry itself is being transformed and what tools a modern restaurant will need to compete.

SaaS 242

SaaS Custom Customer Press 242

socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Online music streaming service Napster (now owned by Rhapsody International), and Los Angeles-based audio technology developer Super Hi-Fi announced this morning that the two have entered into a partnership, where the two will work together on personalized and branded music. READ MORE>>.

Press 100

Press News Los Angeles Platform 100

TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 7, 2019

Fox said at every press conference one or two questions would be about what songs teammates played before games. One more step to link the Earbuds app with Spotify or Apple Music (the company offers one month free of the premium versions of either service to new users) and then a user can look for friends or browse popular playlists.

Entertainment 224

Entertainment Social Media Social Network Media 224

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2011

During the 2004 election he was accused of having made up material facts from his service in the Vietnam War in an election against somebody who didn’t serve in a war. Never Blame the Press. The most tempting thing for inexperienced entrepreneurs to do is to attack the press. But don’t pick a fight with the press.

Startup 329

Startup Press Training Media 329

Berkonomics

APRIL 28, 2022

[Email readers, continue here…] You might consider a special page on your website just for links to positive press and mentions. Those links will improve your search results as well.

Social Media 156

Social Media Media Search Engine Optimization Tool 156

Berkonomics

AUGUST 24, 2017

It was simply not acceptable to be backed up in customer service, forcing either a ten-minute wait or a call back from support. If the problems had been in product stability and customer service together at the same moment, there might not have been enough time and resources to recover. If a front desk clerk called support at 11.00

Training 243

Training Resource Satisfaction Press 243

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Infrastructure, services and "picks and shovels" tech will be important here. Anna started her career as a corporate lawyer focused on public company transactional work and spent two years at McKinsey as a strategy consultant to retail, media and financial services companies. Find her @annawbarber. READ MORE>>.

Press 193

Press Southern California Outsource Development Invest 193

Berkonomics

MARCH 16, 2023

Teaching about the five types of resources In my book, “Extending the Runway” (Second Edition, Berkus Press 2014), I explore the thesis that there are five basic types of resources an entrepreneur must exploit in growing a successful business: time, money, process, relationships and context. Let’s test your flexibility.

Coach 156

Coach Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur Resource 156

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

in a funding, according to both a regulatory filing and prematurely leaked funding details from an embargoed press release this week. The company's network of physicians can perform most of the services of a typical in-office visit, and includes both licensed pediatricians and family practice doctors.

Press 100

Press Demand News Los Angeles 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 7, 2015

San Diego-based phone service provider GreatCall , which focuses its phone service on older senior adults, has acquired the assets of a developer of a wearable device to help monitor that same customer base. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

San Diego 100

San Diego Press Acquisition Platform 100

socalTECH

JULY 14, 2014

Hulu said that it will provide every episode of the series on the service, and will also be the exclusive streaming destination for South Park''s season 18 later this fall. Hulu showed off its lineup of new content this weekend at the The Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour. READ MORE>>.

Hulu 138

Hulu Hollywood Press Content 138

socalTECH

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Wireless phone service operator Sprint and Pokemon Go developer Niantic announced this morning in a press conference, that the two have inked a deal where every Sprint store--as well as RadioShack and BOOST stores run by Sprint will become a PokeStop and Gym. Financial details of the deal were not announced.

Press 100

Press Conference Services Develop 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

According to Mertado , a social shopping service which links users with home and kitchen products via Facebook said Wednesday that it has raised $2.3M A key part of Mertado's service is video content, whre it has syndicated content from Food Network, Fine Living, and Better TV to promote home an dkitchen products in its catalog.

Rustic Canyon 145

Rustic Canyon Sites Riverside Redpoint 145

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 23, 2019

The company is also crafting its user interface and subscription services around its passengers and renters. Canoo plans to use blockchain technology to secure its subscription services and ensure an asset light approach to development by outsourcing its manufacturing in the U.S. gallery ids="1815593,1815594,1815595,1815596"]. .

Outsource Development 191

Outsource Development Startup Outsource San Diego 191

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 27, 2013

you were sure to get a rush of 60,000-70,000 new user registrations, a ton of pageviews and interest from a rash of people from investors to people trying to sell you services. I mostly like to have coverage in the tech press where most of my customers (entrepreneurs) and business partners (other VCs) are.

Blogging 309

Blogging Journal Press Startup 309

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2013

Ever notice how some companies tend to be in the press all the time and your big new product launch struggled for inches? Here’s what’s going through his/her head: Is this story “newsworthy” or am I being asked to publish a press release? ” Can you imagine that ever getting inches in the press?

Marketing 389

Marketing Press Blogging Startup 389

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Be Great Partners said its flagship company it has been incubating is Scambook , an online service which helps people complain about businesses and help get those issues resolved. Be Great Partners' press contact did not reply to requests for comments on the TechCrunch article. The incubator said it was founded by Lin Miao.

Incubator 159

Incubator Press Los Angeles Mobile 159

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

But for some strange reason they make you file your progress on fund raising, which is the widely picked up by the press. I like to speak about this topic with first-time wantrapreneurs because if you read the tech press every day you’d get the impression that it all glamor. But it’s hard to know that from the press.

Blogging 420

Blogging Press Entrepreneur Venture Capital 420

Berkonomics

APRIL 2, 2020

Record plants were noisy, dirty places, using chemicals I can only imagine now rest somewhere in the ocean, to electroplate the “stampers” and press the records. Think carefully for a moment: are you investing in your own form of buggy whip product or service today? A more modern example.

Southern California 177

Southern California Examples Social Network Press 177

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Anna started her career as a corporate lawyer focused on public company transactional work and spent two years at McKinsey as a strategy consultant to retail, media and financial services companies. In 2006 she sat next to a woman on an airplane who became her business partner in her next startup, Scribble Press. Find her @annawbarber.

Startup 124

Startup Press Commerce Southern California 124

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which is in charge of the government insurance programs Medicare and Medicaid, negotiate the price of “the bare minimum” of 25 high-priced drugs a year that don’t have generic or biosimilar competition. In a press conference Thursday, Pelosi (pictured.

Pricing 67

Pricing Press Conference Competition 67

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2023

Competitor annual reports, white papers, press releases, and presentations are great sources of data and trends that you can use to support your own efforts. You need to find just enough information to quantify the real need out there for your product or service. Peruse company reports from your business domain.

Statistics 120

Statistics Research Report Newsletter 120

TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 9, 2022

Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but when it comes to getting ahold of an appointment for your hair or another treatment…that’s a different story: The bespoke nature of a lot of the work has meant that a large swathe of the professionals providing these services have stayed offline when it comes to interfacing with customers.

Help 195

Help Startup UCLA Tool 195

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

The company told users this week on Instagram that they can submit pictures of BMWs--making sure they are geotagged and hashtagged as #BMWUltragramer--to get a chance to get access during the LA Auto Show's Press Day. Instagram--which is now owned by Facebook--lets users share photos with their friends and others using their mobile phone.

Orange County 185

Orange County SoCal Southern California Social Media 185

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

But the narrative in the press about Al Gore was that he was a smarmy know-it-all. Bush had the opposite narrative in the press. Obviously press narratives of people are characterizations that seldom match reality. how informed will they be about our product / service? This point isn’t just about press meetings.

Entrepreneur 370

Entrepreneur Startup Press Venture Capital 370

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

It looks like Los Angeles is set to get access to peer-to-peer car sharing service Zipcar , as it plans to open an office in Hollywood tomorrow. Zipcar has been inviting the press to an event tomorrow with L.A. City Council President Eric Garcetti, to mark its entry into Los Angeles, the 16th market covered by the company.

Los Angeles 213

Los Angeles Angel Southern California Startup 213

Berkonomics

MAY 23, 2019

If you are proud of the fact that you were first to market with a product or service, you might define yourself as the “first and best”. Press releases and PowerPoint presentations with a uniform use of the mantra or phrase will reinforce your effort. Sometimes it is best that you do it first. How do you define yourself?

Mentor 120

Mentor Statistics Press Blogging 120

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 30, 2021

Using photogrammetry, the same technology that also allows Microsoft’s Flight Simulator to render large swaths of the world in detail, Google is also building a model of the world for its Maps service. And be able to do that more quickly. Image Credits: Google.

Google 231

Google Los Angeles Examples Press 231

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

The Bentonville, AR, retailer announced Thursday it has acquired Cornershop, an on-demand online service that delivers products from supermarkets, pharmacies, and specialty shops in Mexico and Chile, for $225 million. “We

Demand 56

Demand Commerce Press Custom 56

socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2010

According to Docstoc, the books include titles from McGraw-Hill, Microsoft Press, John Wiley & Sons, Random House, Simon & Shuster, Barnes & Noble World Digital Library, Cambridge University Press, Barron's, Elsevier, Sourcebooks, Pearson, and others.

Doc 147

Doc Press Santa Monica Sites 147