Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2023

Most technical entrepreneurs I know demand the discipline of a product specification or plan, and then assume that their great product will drive a great business. Serious investors, on the other hand, look for a professional business plan or summary first, and hardly ever look at the product plan.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Los Angeles-based Zefr said this week that it has launched a new product, Atrium, which provides visibility into "walled gardens" like Meta and TikTok, in addition to Youtube. The company said the new product provides marketers a "fully transparent view into their post-campaign performance and insights across walled gardens."

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JANUARY 6, 2023

Los Angeles-based Product Science said this week that it has raised $18M in a seed funding round. The company says it is developing software that analyzes pre-product, mobile application code using artificial intelligence, to help improve mobile performance of apps.

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DECEMBER 3, 2021

Santa Monica-based TrueCar, which operates an online marketplace for autos, said that it has named Rich DiStefano to Senior Vice President of Product. DiStefano previously has served at such companies as Walmart, Hilton, Ticketmaster, Live Nation, and Match.com. The company said that DiStefano will report to President and CEO Mike Darrow.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

FastAF is built on top of Darkstore, which already has relationships with a number of brands that store their products in Darkstores for same-day delivery. With Darkstore, companies like Nike, Adidas and Levis are able to offer same-day delivery to customers by storing their products inside Darkstore’s urban fulfillment centers.

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OCTOBER 6, 2021

Los Angeles-based online ordering technology developer ChowNow says it has launched a new product, called the Order Better Network. According to the company, the new product helps connect restaurants to over a dozen channels for delivery and takeout. Pricing on the new product was not announced.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Los Angeles-based software developer Jurny said this morning that it has launched a new product specifically for helping boutique hotels and short-term rental operators manage their operations.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 19, 2022

More people are focused on the beginning of the product lifecycle; very few are focused at the end.”. The end of the product lifecycle is where Murthy and Kaplan feel Ghost has “an enormous opportunity to help people be more efficient in that process,” Murthy added. That’s our vision.”.

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AUGUST 5, 2021

Santa Monica-based TigerConnect, which develops communications tools for the healthcare industry, says it has launched an expanded product suite.

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DECEMBER 2, 2021

Los Angeles-based research and analytics provider MarketCast says it has appointed its very first Chief Product Officer, naming Carmen Palmer to the role. Palmer was previously at NBCUniversal, on NBC's Content Distribution Digital Products team. The company said Palmer also spend nearly a decade at Yahoo! previously.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2023

According to a classic study from Deloitte , happy employees have been shown to be up to 20 percent more effective in the workplace than unhappy employees, as well as far more loyal and productive. The challenge is to find the best way to keep everyone on your team happy and productive.

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OCTOBER 29, 2020

And rarely do we see a plan for a single product that is not part of a larger vision and remain interested long enough to ask for more information. The famously popular iPad throw-away app, “Draw It,” might at first seem an exception, until you dig deeper to find a dense plan around a series of social engagement products planned to follow.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Los Angeles-based InvestCloud, a developer of fintech software, said it has launched a new product called InvestCloud X. The company did not announce pricing on the product. The company did not announce pricing on the product. InvestCloud is led by co-founder and CEO John Wise.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Mercedes-Benz and Rivian are in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work together on production of Rivian's vans, Mercedes-Benz said this morning. According to Mercedes-Benz, the companies will look to leverage shared investments, shared costs and will pursue "operational synergies" to rapidly scale electric van production.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2021

The real solution is better productivity and less procrastination, to put you back in control of your business. Jan Yager, a recognized expert on the subject of time management, addressed this issue in the classic edition of her book, “ Work Less, Do More: The 14-Day Productivity Makeover.” Rest makes you more productive.

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OCTOBER 12, 2021

According to the company, the expanded set of products--which is is selling under the brand name "Titan"--will offer up solutions from emerging requirements from the U.S. Citadel Defense says it uses artificial intelligence and machine learning for its products to deal with identifying, tracking, and defeating drone threats.

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

San Diego-based sales enablement and marketing software developer Seismic said this week that it has named a new Chief Product Officer. Seismic said it has named Krish Mantipragada as its new Chief Product Officer, joining the company from Medallia, where he also was Chief Product Officer and an Executive Vice President.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Here are my key mentoring recommendations for how to approach new and existing relationships to make them more productive and valuable to your own business aspirations: Allocate time to find and develop outside relationships. Ask questions to find common goals and interests.

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JANUARY 20, 2021

Culver City-based PacketFabric, a network connectivity provider backed by NantWorks and Digital Alpha Advisors, said it has launched a new product called Cloud router. The company said its new product is aimed at enterprises and small businesses, and provides connectivity to multiple cloud providers.

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JUNE 22, 2021

Los Angeles-based VideoAmp, which provides video measurement software for the advertising industry, said today that it has named Cameron Meierhoefer as Chief Product Officer. Meierhoefer was previously CEO of SignalFrame, and also had been COO of Comscore, where he spent more than 17 years.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 19, 2020

Studies of software teams, for example, show differences as great as ten to one in productivity between working team members. Much has been written about the external influences of office environments, motivation, and personal health impacts, but I see evidence that there are personal productivity tactics that contribute just as much.

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DECEMBER 8, 2021

Santa Monica-based micromobility services provider Bird is offering up several new, retail products at Target, saying it has launched three new retail vehicles. The company said the new line of products are aimed at users interested in owning their own "micromobility device".

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JUNE 22, 2021

According to the company, the additional software complements its existing call tracking and distribution, lead tracking and distribution, email and SMS marketing, and automated accounting products. Phonexa says it offers up all of its software beginning at $100 a month. The company is led by President and CEO David Gasparyan.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Can you create a product in a vacuum? Creating a new product in a relative vacuum is an exercise in complete trust that you know what’s best for the customer, perhaps even without interaction with such a customer. On the other hand, most products or services are created in response to a real or perceived need.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Hollywood-based Klio Studio , a new startup founded by a former US Navy officer-turned talk show host and film producer, has launched its software on Microsoft Azure, saying it has created a new, cloud-based production management solution, purpose built for film, television, and commercial productions. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 29, 2021

In a sign of growing concern over lagging vaccination rates driving a new surge of COVID-19 cases in the United States, Netflix said this week that it will now require actors and others on productions to be vaccinaed. The news apparently will make netflix the first Hollywood studio to put in place broad vaccination requirements.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Irvine-based Kajabi, which develops online tools that helps entrepreneurs and creators with marketing and selling their products and services, says it has tapped Sean Kim, the former Head of Product at TikTok as its new President and Chief Product Officer.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand said on Wednesday that it has named Ajay Awatramani as its new Chief Product Officer. Awatramani has previously served at such companies as Adobe, Marketo, Oracle, and Siebel, and was most recently Head of Product and GTM at Adobe; he had joined Adobe after the company acquired Marketo in 2018.

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JULY 2, 2020

Hollywood-based Klio Studio , a new startup, said this week that it has launched a new, cloud-based production management solution aimed at the film, television, and commercial production market. Lunson--a former US Navy officer, talk show host, and film producer--said the tool starts at $11.99 READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2019

San Diego-based 5G device maker Inseego said this morning that it has named Adam Gould as Senior Vice President, Product Management, IoT & Mobile solutions. Inseego said that Gould will lead the company's efforts on 5G and its IIoT product line. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 27, 2020

According to the company, its summer 2020 product release includes simplified and automated call tracking for multi-location businesses, expanded technology integrations, and other features. Santa Barbara-based Invoca , which develops call tracking and analytics tools, says it has released a new version of its software.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Costa Mesa-based wireless access point developer EnGenius Technologies said this week that it has launched two new products that offer up cloud-managed security.

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JUNE 9, 2021

Irvine-based battery developer Enevate announced on Tuesday that it has inked a new, production licensing agreement, with EnerTech International. According to the company, EnerTech International will commercialize its battery technology in the transportation, mobility, and reserve power markets.

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AUGUST 21, 2020

Los Angeles-based OpenX said this week that it has launched a new product, Apollo, which it says helps publishers maximize their programmatic revenue. The company said the new tool integrates with the open source Prebid offering, allowing such features as configuration management and a/b testing capabilities.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Santa Monica-based TigerConnect , the developer of healthcare communications software, has rolled out a new set of products and product enhancements, all aimed at communications between healthcare providers, patients, and health systems.

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OCTOBER 21, 2021

Los Angeles-based food service robot developer Miso Robotics announced this morning that it has rolled out a new product line, called Flippy Wings, which automatically fries chicken wings. The company said the new "robotic chicken wing frying solution" was specifically designed for partner Inspire Brands, which owns Buffalo Wild Wings.

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L.A. Business Journal

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Video production is limping along in Los Angeles as pandemic-related safety protocols have made traditional shoots challenging.

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