socalTECH

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Los Angeles-based a href="[link] , a startup which operates a platform it says connects product suppliers who dropship with Shopify e-retailers, says it has expanded its platform to provide localized content for sellers in Brazil and France. The company says its now offers country-specific websites in French and Portuguese. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 14, 2019

Customers can already place an order for the Tesla Model Y, a mid-sized crossover SUV that won’t go into production until 2020. A disclaimer on the order form states that “production is expected to begin late next year.” The order page of the Model Y shows that it comes standard as a 5-seater.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The new product can be put on top of spaghetti, all covered with cheese , and comes pre-spiced with a blend of Italian spices, according to a company statement. that stock the company’s products. An earlier version of this article said that the meatballs would contain soy. They will not.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 1, 2023

Leaders and companies that innovate new products, services and methods of delivery are the ones that stand out in a crowded business world, especially when attempting to gain recognition among the throngs of competitors visible on the web. Innovation does not always equal invention.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 28, 2019

Ring said that its Ring Smart Lighting products line will be available for purchase in Canada, excluding Quebec. According to Ring, the new products are now available on its website, plus on Amazon's Canadian page, as well as Best Buy's Canadian site. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 9, 2020

For small businesses, the plan is to charge $297 per month for app development and customization along with any future builds, hosting, and product support and maintenance. “What we don’t do is take pages and pages of details and make an app out of it. “So far the only limitations are one’s creativity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

Yet I still hear stories of companies being well down the road on products and collateral with a given name, only to find out that everything has to be changed because of a domain name conflict or availability problem. Finalizing the web site validates your product plan and sales strategy. Websites do take time to get done right.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2021

For the more traditional investor, or for that chance meeting in a real elevator or meeting, you need a two-page brochure (two-sided page). I’ve seen a lot of startup presentations, and I’ve never seen one that was too short - maybe short on content, but not short on pages. Pitch your company, not your product.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

Traction is evidence that your product or service has started that “hockey- stick” adoption rate which implies a large market, a valid business model, and sustainable growth. Free and freemium products need a solid base. What does traction really mean to investors, and how much is enough? First of all, a definition.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

A little history, we launched our product years ago, Search IQ. That product right now is on 2,000 publisher websites, it's sold under the SaaS model, and a lot of people on the free, ad-supported version. As mobile phones have become increasingly more usable, in a productive manner, we've seen more and more mobile traffic.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

West Hollywood-based FabFitFun is launching new, interactive, live programming, behind the company's women's lifestyle brand, intended to help showcase its products, including beauty demonstrations, DIY projects, and a gameshow, the company said on Monday.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 28, 2014

The average time spent on a static website, one without videos linked to the home page, is under a minute. That time more than triples when videos are positioned to be delivered with just a home page click. If you are selling a product, a one to two minute demo that is well edited will work wonders for viewer retention.

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socalTECH

APRIL 5, 2016

Pasadena-based programmatic advertising marketplace operator OpenX has rolled out compatibility with Google AMP, Google's effort at a highly optimized set of rules for mobile web pages, across its entire set of products, the companys aid Monday. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Snap said it is tapping such groups as Bunim/Murray Productions, The Duplass Brothers' DBP Donut, and Brad Weston's Makeready On Board for the initial lineup. The original shows will be on the Snapchat Discover page, as well as available through search. Snap said the effort is part of its partnership with NBCUniversal and Viacom.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 17, 2014

Nanea help leadership roles at EA (SVP, COO Global Online), Gaikai (Chief Product Officer, Chief Strategy Officer), JAMDAT (SVP), Machinma (COO) and currently textPlus (President & COO – including leading engineering and product). Here are some things we discussed: User experience focused product management.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 18, 2022

The first page of the business plan better be an executive summary which gives the investor a taste of the financials, as well as opportunity, competition, and key executives. “I Investors are buying part of the business, not the product or service. Too much detail at first contact is just as much of a turnoff as no information.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 1, 2012

Last week, Los Angeles-based Chill (www.chill.com) made a stab at that, debuting a new front page meant to guide user to the most interesting videos on the web, through an easy-to-use interface. What's the whole new front page all about? It's exactly what it sounds like, a front page of video.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

The idea actually came to him from the Yellow Pages business. He took out an ad in the Yellow Pages (it was the early 80′s, pre Internet), which cost him $1,000 / month for a half-page ad. So the Yellow Page business was always “pay for placement.&#. If it worked in the Yellow Pages, why not on the Internet?

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socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2013

The firm has now raised over $300,000 in funding via online crowdfunding site Kickstarter, for their project, MyIDKey , according to the project's status page. The firm has promised early versions of its product to supporters, T-shirts, and listings of backers on a "thank you" page on its website.

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socalTECH

APRIL 8, 2013

OpenX said the new Revenue Intelligence product uses algorithms to figure out the total value a page generates, based on a net present value calculation--taking into account page views and clicks, traffic, and more. Pricing on the new product was not announced.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Santa Monica-based real-time, secure messaging app provider TigerText --which has seen widespread adoption with healthcare providers--said today that it has integrated its product with contact center software provider Startel. tigertext cloud contact software answering service paging hippa privacy rules medical' READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 12, 2013

Is that mobile cost-per-click, CPA ad, Facebook campaign, or Pinterest page actually translating into a customer? A new, Santa Monica startup, CampaignEQ , is hoping to help marketers better attribute increases in mobile customers and traffic to their marketing campaigns, with a new product.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 15, 2016

TigerText said its new products, TigerPage and TigerFax, will allow its users to receive and respond to pages and faxes from their smartphone. TigerText's new TigerPage software takes the place of pagers, letting users send a voice message or call back users from their TigerText inbox, automatically transcribing voice pages to text.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

FabFitFun is creating a new slate of live programming which will air every day on its Facebook page from 11 a.m. Pacific and is set to feature interactive product showcases, beauty demonstrations, DIY projects, and a game show. FabFitFun expands its empire with a new app for Apple TV and Amazon Fire.

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socalTECH

APRIL 23, 2019

Santa Barbara-based Impact , which develops software used by brands to manage partnership and affiliate programs, has launched a new product to help those companies with managing mobile linking.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Gravity develops real-time, personalized web pages based on what consumers are most interested in, serving up personalized content on everything from iPad apps to web pages. The funding was led by GRP Partners, and also included Redpoint Ventures and August Capital. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 13, 2022

In school, you're taught to stretch weak ideas to reach your document page limit. The challenge is to communicate your idea in one page, and close the deal quickly. Maximizing Business Productivity. Productivity is much more than doing everything faster. Writing in business is not the same as in an academic environment.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2013

awe.sm (I have been an investor since 2009) has always provided these data through an API to allow developers to have social analytics embedded in their products or for internal use in their organization to drive more effective campaigns. Here’s a screen shot of my home page on awe.sm. I have been using the basic awe.sm

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socalTECH

APRIL 19, 2013

The company said it has increased the speed of access for the apps; larger images through the app; new product pages with added details and features; and better product searches. PriceGrabber said the app can also scan barcodes, provides product and expert reviews, and more. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 4, 2020

Here’s the importance of that event and how it affects every productive move you make after that moment. Visit to purchase, click to close, or other terms are used in various industries to describe the measure of conversion rate from initial landing on a page displaying purchase information about a product or service.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

For the rest of us, we need a business plan, as well as a product plan. Some of you may be convinced that your product specification communicates the product message even better than a business plan, so why be redundant? Professional investors and even customers invest in people, rather than just a product.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 20, 2017

Leaders and companies that innovate new products, services and methods of delivery are the ones that stand out in a crowded business world, especially when attempting to gain recognition among the throngs of competitors visible on the web.

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socalTECH

JUNE 12, 2017

arm of the Japanese technology giant Toshiba which develops copiers and printers, has rolled out the world's first copier which can product erasable, black and white prints. According to Toshiba, its new printer allows organizations to re-use paper, which can automatically erase all printed content on a page.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2023

Entrepreneurs have always believed that their product or service must show real value to customers, but today the smart ones are even able to make their marketing valuable. The days are gone when marketing was all “pushing product.” Make your content answer some unmet customer need or question without pushing a product.

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socalTECH

JUNE 13, 2012

Tealium said its product will be used to manage page tags on publications such as the The Sun, The Times and The Sunday Times. Teamlium's software is used to manage digital marketing "tags", those bits of code used on web pages to handle everything from advertisements to affiliate programs and web analytics tracking.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2012

According to TechCrunch, the buy included only the Hello Bar product, and not its team. CrazyEgg, which is based in La Mirada, has quietly built a healthy following providing website analytics tools, centered around creating a visual "heat map" of how visitors are using and visiting web pages.

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socalTECH

JULY 25, 2012

Los Angeles-based social video site Chill , fresh off an injection of $8M from its investors, is launching a brand new effort to help consumers find the most interesting videos on the Internet from its home page. READ MORE>>.

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