socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2020

According to the company, the financing was led by led by funds advised by Fidelity Management Research Company, LLC, with participation by Adage Capital Management and Schonfeld Strategic Advisors, and also included other current investors. Poseida is led by CEO Eric Ostertag, M.D.,

San Diego 113

San Diego Research Platform Sites 113

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2017

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Consider licensing your product or intellectual property, and “white labeling.” Use crowd funding.

Develop 70

Develop Development Product Startup 70

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Even with product businesses, it’s the ultimate way to build your brand credibility, bring in customer leads, and get feedback from your target market. If you can’t justify both a web site and a blog, skip the old-fashioned web site, and make your blog do double duty as described below. Add content regularly.

Blogging 135

Blogging Services Search Engine Optimization Web 135

socalTECH

AUGUST 15, 2017

Los Angeles-based market research provider MarketCast said on Monday that it has acquired Fizziology , a software developer focused on social insights and analytics for the media and entertainment industry. Fizziology's software uses social media sites (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Sina Weibo, etc.) READ MORE>>.

Social Media 113

Social Media Research Entertainment Equity 113

socalTECH

MARCH 5, 2013

FindTheBest , the online comparison and research site headed by former DoubleClick founder Kevin O'Connor, said this morning that it has raised $11M in a Series B funding round. The site uses both user and expert opinions to help create a "smart rating" of different things, to help users make decisions on any number of areas.

Santa Barbara 153

Santa Barbara Research Sites Education 153

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Search on any product name for census data, online research reports, trade association publications, and online newspapers with relevant statistics. On or off the Internet, there are dozens of reputable market research reports available for purchase. There are two types of research you'll want to collect.

Research 88

Research Marketing Statistics Startup 88

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Consider licensing your product or intellectual property, and “white labeling.”

Startup 136

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 136

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Most entrepreneurs have found by now one or more of the many popular crowdfunding sites , and have the name and contact information for at least one of the big venture capital firms. Here are eight key insights that will help you find a productive match: Angels want equity ownership, not causes.

Venture Capital 106

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2021

What most people don’t realize is, according to recent statistics , despite top positioning, only a quarter of sites selected comes from paid search. Their computers then merge your ads with search results when users search words imply an interest in your products. For sites displaying the ads, this is called pay per click (PPC).

PPC 154

PPC SEO Paid Search Search Engine Optimization 154

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Based on traditional research, getting new customers is five to ten times harder than getting additional revenue from existing customers. Thus the subscription model (low fixed monthly payments), has become the norm for new products and services. If you are an entrepreneur not using this model, it may be time to consider a pivot.

Startup 117

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 7, 2011

Santa Barbara-based FindTheBest.com , the online products and information comparison site started by former DoubleClick founder Kevin O'Connor, has made a major upgrade to the site today, shifting the site into a more interactive, visual display. The startup is venture backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

Santa Barbara 182

Santa Barbara Sites Resource Research 182

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Santa Monica-based Edmunds.com , a provider of automotive information services, said today that it has rolled out a new site to its visitors, and is planning a release of an iPhone app--all part of an overhaul to update the service. Tags: edmunds automotive auto information buying research. READ MORE>>.

Edmunds 184

Edmunds Santa Monica Research Blogging 184

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2022

High-technology product startups, without customers, don’t make a business. Survey results show that more than 80% of consumers now receive advice through social networking sites prior to a product purchase. Most consumers now research online product reviews, blogs, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook, for authoritative guidance.

Customer 122

Customer Custom Social Media Technical Review 122

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2022

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Consider licensing your product or intellectual property, and “white labeling.” Use crowd funding.

Tips 104

Tips Startup Technical Review Equity 104

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2020

Based on traditional research, getting new customers is five to ten times harder than getting additional revenue from existing customers. Thus the subscription model (low fixed monthly payments), has become the norm for new products and services. If you are an entrepreneur not using this model, it may be time to consider a pivot.

Startup 168

Startup Customer Custom Netflix 168

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Simply, it’s offering a specific product or service to a specific group of people. Where else are consumers going to find your product, if no one else is offering it or if other companies offer it, but haven’t found the right niche audience? Niche marketing means targeting the right audience at the right time for the right product.

Marketing 266

Marketing Resource Advertising Social Media 266

socalTECH

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Dr. Farrand was previously at Merck Research Laboratories, and also had served at Delta Biotechnology, Sigma Chemical and G. NanKwest said Farrand will help manage its two new production sites in Southern California, including a 45,000 square foot facility in Torrey Pines. READ MORE>>.

Culver City 100

Culver City Southern California Research Sites 100

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 1, 2022

People can build great ecommerce sites with free tools, smartphone apps in their spare time and use crowdfunding to bypass the dreaded angel funding and venture capital penalties. In today’s world, with a pervasively connected and constantly updated Internet knowledge base, online self-learning is always available and more productive.

Entrepreneur 153

Entrepreneur Startup Ideas Knowledge Base 153

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2019

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Consider licensing your product or intellectual property, and “white labeling.”

Startup 128

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 128

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2022

It has multiple and varied stakeholders, including the pharmaceutical and medical products industries, providers, payers, and patients. Scientific research in overdrive. The public sector is another large part of the global economy facing tremendous pressure to improve its productivity. Social media and web data.

Social Media 96

Social Media Research Framework Sales 96

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2021

Most entrepreneurs have found by now one or more of the many popular crowdfunding sites , and have the name and contact information for at least one of the big venture capital firms. Here are eight key insights that will help you find a productive match: Angels want equity ownership, not causes.

Angel 126

Angel Funding Venture Capital Seed Funding 126

socalTECH

MARCH 15, 2012

Last week, Santa Monica-based Docstoc (www.docstoc.com), the online business documents site headed by Jason Nazar, launched a new website, called License123 (www.license123.com). Can you tell us about the new site, and how Docstoc is doing? Jason Nazar: The quick update on Docstoc, is the business is doing really well.

Southern California 229

Southern California Startup Content Sites 229

Tech.Co

MARCH 24, 2021

According to our extensive research, Wix is actually the best website builders money can buy, and this Google My Business integration only adds to its impressive lineup of pros. Site Booster & Form Builder App. BEST FOR SMALL SITES Combo. A good choice if you have a low traffic site. Wix for Your Business.

Google 146

Google Email Tool Guide 146

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

In fact, you need to have at least a prototype web site published several weeks before you expect anyone to find yours, since it takes that amount of time for the web search engine “spiders” to find you and index your content. There are many practical reasons for going to work early on your web site. Viral marketing needs a website.

Web 76

Web Startup Sites Design 76

InfoChachkie

MARCH 24, 2016

Fanstasy sports sites DraftKings’ and FanDuel’s popularity has spurred a new-breed of political betting sites. Unlike sites of the past that were deemed illegal, the current crop of election sites appear to well positioned to exploit the unprecedented focus Americans are applying to the 2016 election cycle.

Startup 100

Startup Sites Research Santa Barbara 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2019

Even with product businesses, it’s the ultimate way to build your brand credibility, bring in customer leads, and get feedback from your target market. If you can’t justify both a web site and a blog, skip the old-fashioned web site, and make your blog do double duty as described below. Add content regularly.

Blogging 88

Blogging Search Engine Optimization Web Writing 88

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2019

More and more customers these days are doing their own marketing research, scanning internet reviews and feedback from friends, rather than trusting messages that you push out through advertising. I recommend that you experiment to find the best sites for your business, with the majors including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

Marketing 94

Marketing Social Media Technical Review Customer 94

socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2012

We help you turn you and your friends into personal tour guides to the web, ultimately making it easier to find new and awesome sites through each other. But, I always thought things were scattered all over the place, even though there are new sites appearing every day. Is it worth my time to explore and click through to the site?

USC 252

USC Startup Web Ideas 252

Berkonomics

MAY 30, 2019

Given the statistics quoted above, you must find ways to have your consumers endorse your product publicly, and in a form that is divorced from looking like an advertisement. People are more trusting of unknown third parties endorsing your product that they are of direct ads touting the benefits of the product in large, clear type.

Case Study 120

Case Study Study Customer Custom 120

socalTECH

AUGUST 29, 2013

We offer up those ideas and patents to any user on the Internet, and they can sign up on the site to work with the entrepreneur on the idea. A case scenario is, let''s say you come to our site, you can submit your business idea. How is this different from other crowdfunding sites? and NASA, as well as universities.

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Tech.Co

MAY 31, 2023

Polycom VVX 601 Startup tool: VoIP phone Price from: $249 If it's a voice communication tool you're after, Polycom VVX 601 performed the best in our Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) research. Zoho supports a wide variety of social platforms too, from Instagram and TikTok to more niche sites like Pinterest. From its 4.3-inch

Tool 128

Tool Startup Software Review Technical Review 128

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Coast Guard, the University of Southern California, and an un-named event production house. Armorway is led by Zare Baghdasarian, and says it comes out of USC itself, built on research funded by the Department of Homeland Security.

USC 100

USC Southern California Social Media Software 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Los Angeles-based Shopzilla is in an effort to revamp the firm's BIZRATE brand, saying that it has created a new logo, site design, plus is planning a number of feature enhancements over the next year for the shopping search site. The company also said that Bizrate Research has become bizrate insights.

Sites 133

Sites Research Los Angeles Design 133

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

El Segundo-based Fetch Technologies , a firm which develops software for aggregating data from web sites, said Tuesday that it has raised $4.6M Fetch said its products are being used by such companies as Dow Jones, Reuters, McGraw Hill and Verifications, Inc. in a Series B funding round. READ MORE>>.

El Segundo 140

El Segundo Technology Southern California Research 140

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 27, 2013

The problem with the TechCrunch bounce was that it often led the the TechCrunch free fall, as in your website’s precipitous decline in traffic and your products fall in users as that same 60-70,000 rushed to try the next product. Sure, some products were amazing and the crowds stuck around. Kind of obvious.

Blogging 309

Blogging Journal Press Startup 309

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 26, 2022

For an inventor , the product is everything, and managing cash flow in a business may be the least satisfying part. Working for a well-funded existing company, or pursuing your dream as a hobby, may be more satisfying and productive. Temper your passion with feedback on a minimum viable product before committing.

Social Media 105

Social Media Writing Ideas Resource 105

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 21, 2012

Youll explore the various ways you can use the data to research and connect with your customers. During this evening, youll learn how Social Media can enhance your companys Customer Experience.

Social Media 113

Social Media Media Research Design 113