TechEmpower

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Applying that solution to our job matching site made perfect sense. That’s why we’re planning on building most of our sites this way in the future. That’s why we’re planning on building most of our sites this way in the future. Profile Blurbs and Writing Prompts Let’s look at our job matching site in more detail.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 16, 2019

Instead, Musk said the move is just the build of prototypes of its Starship at its launch site in Texas, saying the size of those prototypes makes them "very difficult to transport". SpaceX renamed its BFR (Officially known as "Big Falcon Rocket", but often referred to as "Big F ing Rocket") to Starship in November. READ MORE>>.

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Tech.Co

APRIL 15, 2020

Amazon has discreetly made massive changes to its affiliate rewards scheme, with huge implications for sites that have come to depend on monetizing this way. If your site's fortunes depended on Amazon's generosity, then you were always walking a tightrope. Usually, they give a month[‘s notice]. from your purchase.

Sites 139

Sites Technical Review Startup Guide 139

socalTECH

MAY 16, 2013

It''s not infrequently that we''re pitched by a startup saying they are the ''eHarmony for X'', referring to the Santa Monica-based online dating and relationship site''s reputation. A report today says that the online dating site plans to launch its own, career service by the second half of the year.

eHarmony 174

eHarmony Services Report Santa Monica 174

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Users will first pick from a range of templates, be it a theme for a shopping site or a trip to Japan. do but for video production,” Xu said to TechCrunch, referring to two of the top AI content helpers of today. The platform is going after marketers with a Canva-style drag-and-drop interface.

Generative AI 182

Generative AI Marketing Artificial Inteligence Template 182

socalTECH

JUNE 7, 2011

StyleMint , the newest, celebrity e-commerce site being launched by Los Angeles-based BeachMint , is set to launch July 1st, according to details sent to supporters of the site. The launch date was included in the small print as part of a T-shirt giveaway promotion to refer friends to the site. READ MORE>>.

Commerce 160

Commerce Sites Los Angeles Startup 160

socalTECH

DECEMBER 15, 2010

West Hollywood-based Geni , the online family tree and history site, said Wednesday afternoon that it has rolled out a new, application programming interface for the site. Geni said the new API will allow those tools to pull data from its profiles and projects, and also includes an example Ruby application for reference.

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socalTECH

MARCH 7, 2013

Scopely , the Los Angeles developer of game monetization services, told its supporters today that it will pay $5,000 in cash to anyone who refers job candidates that result in a hire for the company. The firm had a number of positions listed on its recruiting site, ranging from mobile (Android, iOS) engineers to a product manager.

Anthem 228

Anthem Mobile Los Angeles Sites 228

socalTECH

AUGUST 1, 2011

Los Angeles-based FamilyFinds , the family-oriented, daily deals site headed by former LowerMyBills.com founder Matt Coffin, said Monday that it has launched two new, major features to the service. FamilyFinds.com offers typically include family-friendly events, products, and services. READ MORE>>.

Sites 157

Sites Los Angeles Pricing Services 157

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Asa result, the entrepreneur could avoid a fundraising effort, reduce working capital, make friends with the salespersons of multiple companies that could supply leads and references, and become instantly profitable. What if the hardware manufacturer had serious problems with product quality on site?

Entrepreneur 156

Entrepreneur Training Invest Software 156

Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2017

Your first customers for any product or service form your reference base, the important group of allies that your marketing and sales people rely upon when attempting to create buzz and make a mass market for a new product. Greatly exceed expectations at all costs.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 16, 2012

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the online auto buying site led by Scott Painter, said Monday that it is addressing compliance issues and concerns with its service with a change to its billing model. TrueCar was charging dealerships a "success fee" for sales made due to leads from the site. READ MORE>>.

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Truecar Santa Monica Advertising Sales 185

socalTECH

AUGUST 17, 2011

Los Angeles-based Goldstar , the online, discounted event tickets service run by Jim McCarthy, is getting close to hitting 5 million tickets sold on the site, according to an email to users by CEO and co-founder Jim McCarthy. The business is directly aimed at the issue of unsold inventory at entertainment venues. READ MORE>>.

Sales 124

Sales Email Entertainment Sites 124

SoCal CTO

APRIL 9, 2013

They''ve been in talks with some consulting companies, but don''t quite the know the criteria for evaluating them and things like references(and where to get them). How good is the company''s own site? They shouldn''t be showing you that they don''t care at all about looks and content on their own site. References.

Web Development 204

Web Development Web Develop Development 204

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. In the early days (25 years ago), most new e-commerce sites cost a million dollars to set up.

Startup 136

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 136

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Femtocells are very small, cell phone sites which can be deployed into residences, offices, and elsewhere to provide cell service where there is weak or nonexistent signal. the firm's release also includes reference designs aimed at helping manufacturers design their own femtocell products.

San Diego 124

San Diego Design Activity Sites 124

Tech.Co

MARCH 25, 2022

According to Bloomberg , Instacart cited the need to attract talent as a reason for the drop in valuation — that's a reference to the current strong labor market for tech jobs , which has given employees more freedom to choose a job that's right for them. Instacart's New Direction.

Advertising 118

Advertising Tool .Net Marketing 118

socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2011

Affiliate programs allow website owners to collect a small fee for referring customers to e-commerce retailers, and have been a common way for web sites to monetize their Internet traffic. The bill requires out-of-state retailers to collect sales tax on purchases if they have any affiliates in the state of California.

Web 217

Web Commerce Marketing Sales 217

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 14, 2017

The rule of thumb for an advisory board member is to expect a half to a full day each year on site, typically in a strategic planning meeting with numerous members of the staff, as well as some reasonable number of phone calls from senior members of management during the year.

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Knowledge Base Guide Patents Email 243

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2022

These begin with the following Cialdini’s Six Principles of Influence , which consumers use to make decisions, buttressed by results from various social media surveys he references in the book: Social proof – follow the crowd. 3 out of 4 people like getting exclusive offers that they can redeem via Facebook or other sites.

Custom 122

Custom Customer Social Media Technical Review 122

socalTECH

AUGUST 30, 2010

The foundtaion is claiing trademarke infringement, unfair competition and false advertising, and is seeking an injunction against use, deletion of references on its web site and materials, and damages for the use. Fashion Rocks is used by Conde Nast to promote New York's Fashion Week, under license from the Gross Family Foundation.

Advertising 182

Advertising Entertainment Media Competition 182

socalTECH

JULY 13, 2011

According to Edmunds.com, it is asking people who see classified ads referring to an Edmunds escrow service to report it to the web site hosting the ad; it also encouraged users to check with the Better Business Bureau or online to verify any escrow services are legitimate. Edmunds does not provide any escrow services to users.

Edmunds 174

Edmunds Santa Monica Report Web 174

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2023

If your forte is a service, like consulting or web site design, it’s harder to find guidance on what will get you funded, and how you can scale your business. Make sure that every interaction with every customer is positive, the service delivered is exemplary, and always follow-up for reference and repeat business.

Startup 111

Startup Training Services Writing 111

Tech.Co

JUNE 22, 2021

For publishers, it offers a potentially lucrative revenue stream — especially if the publishers can manage to refer potential customers at scale on relatively big-ticket items. This means that readers could purchase products from retailers that use Shopify's platform without ever leaving the publisher's site.

Marketing 179

Marketing Buzzfeed Guide Platform 179

socalTECH

JANUARY 8, 2009

San Diego-based Chumby, which makes Internet-connected devices, has rolled out a new reference design that incorporates the firm's software to create Internet-connected digital photo frames. The firm said that the new reference design--which uses an application processor from Samsung--is available for developers.

Avalon 100

Avalon RSS San Diego Social Network 100

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. In the early days (20 years ago), most new e-commerce sites cost a million dollars to set up.

Tips 104

Tips Startup Technical Review Equity 104

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2015

The Founder needs to remember that meetings up to this point have been primarily off-site, with staged demos, and managed personally by the CEO or a small team. Due diligence always involves on-site visits, informal discussions with any or all members of the team, vendors, and good customers as well as bad.

Technical Review 108

Technical Review Startup Satisfaction Entrepreneur 108

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Chief among the issues were that the TriNet logo in the email was hosted on Imgur, a free image-hosting and meme-sharing site, and not the company’s own website. We looked at the domain name records, the site’s source code, and even the webpage hashes,” he said. This is not a phishing site, but it sure looks like one.

Email 119

Email Sites Outsource Resource 119

socalTECH

JUNE 24, 2009

Los Angeles-based AudioMicro , an online stock music and sounds effects startup headed by Ryan Born, is announcing today that it is launching an updated site with a new interface, plus linked its offerings into SlideRocket, which offers an online site for creating presentations. READ MORE>>.

Services 100

Services Social Network Sites Los Angeles 100

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2020

If your forte is a service, like consulting or web site design, it’s harder to find guidance on what will get you funded, and how you can scale your business. Make sure that every interaction with every customer is positive, the service delivered is exemplary, and always follow-up for reference and repeat business.

Startup 174

Startup Training Services Writing 174

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

The new site uses social networking features, including links to Facebook and Twitter, to help users find and discover video based on information from friends and family. San Diego-based Rippol , a new startup looking to help people discovery and find online videos, is launching today at the TechCrunch Real-Time CrunchUp in San Francisco.

Artificial Inteligence 133

Artificial Inteligence Services San Diego Social Network 133

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 28, 2010

Web design typically refers to the process of interface design and graphic design. Web development refers to the design and creation of the database, code, and dynamic elements of the site. Freelance Sites - he considered using one of the freelance sites, but was concerned about the quality he would get.

Web Development 167

Web Development Los Angeles Web Develop 167

InfoChachkie

JUNE 9, 2011

Value Prop Twitter Style : “Ranker is a social site/platform for ranking anything, powered by semantic technology that aggregates opinions into ‘wisdom of crowds’ rankings”. I’ve checked out FindTheBest and I think it is a pretty incredible site, given how early stage they are. We get referring site traffic.

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Google Organic Search Sites Startup 264

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. In the early days (25 years ago), most new e-commerce sites cost a million dollars to set up.

Startup 128

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 128

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Some people jokingly referred to it in its early days as “Fakester” in contrast to Friendster. He has founded a new social networking site called AnyBeat to take on this issue. But you might like to start interviewing for jobs or posting on job sites without using your actual name. Turns out anonymity mattered.

Social Network 329

Social Network Startup Blogging Venture Capital 329

socalTECH

MAY 16, 2012

Looking to help voters educate themselves better on the candidates, and the issues, Taylor Peck and Nick Boutelier came up with iSideWith (www.isidewith.com), a cleverly built site which lets users input their opinions on issues important to them, and helps the compare and match their answer with the positions of all of the candidates in the race.

Education 201

Education Sites Startup News 201

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

What are some good examples of similar sites? Examples of other brands/sites that are similar from a brand perspective? Refer a friend? Is the whole site SSL/HTTPS, only the login process, or something in between? Does the site need to throttle potential malicious activity? How will you differentiate from these?

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Develop Development Startup SEO 396