TechEmpower

AUGUST 21, 2023

Keeping up with the competition: You’re a market leader in a fast-growing field. Newer, nimbler competitors keep introducing new features before your team can catch up. Outgrowing your stack: Your tech stack was just right for your startup. Due diligence prep: You’re coming up on a funding round or looking at a potential exit.

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Xconomy

JULY 18, 2016

I would be ecstatic to have a simple tool for my patients that could detect cancers like ovarian and pancreatic that currently have no effective screening approach. The most popular approach is screening blood for circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), which several companies claim to reliably detect at very low levels in the blood.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Coincident has created a platform that will allow storytellers and producers to create robust second screen stories on the fly that incorporate video, images and other web content. To put this technology into perspective, let us take a step back for a moment and explain what the future of television and content is shaping up to look like.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2018

You race back to the office to tell everybody how well it went and you wait for the follow-up call to have a partners’ meeting or talk about term sheets or at least dip into due diligence. On a phone call it’s too easy to be distracted and thumb through paperwork, stare out the window or glance at your computer screen.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Everyone on the startup team knows there is no buffer, and no personal isolation from impact based on your job description that can save you. Risks to the business drift off their radar screen, resulting in poor business decisions, as well as less job satisfaction and declining professional success.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 20, 2013

Pixicle, a photo sharing device that makes it easy for users to view photos with their friends and family on the big screen instead of the frustrating smartphone screen passed around the room has raised $10K of its $38K Indiegogo goal to make photo viewing less strenuous. TechZulu caught up with CEO Norman Lai. How does it work?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 18, 2010

Let’s start with what I like most about the product. I was recently over at the Mahalo offices in Santa Monica and I noticed that they had a great big screen TV with Chartbeat displaying their traffic data. He told me that it has become an essential tool to their business. Basically, it rocks! It’s addictive.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Continuing my series of posts that I’ve been collecting that live at the intersection of Startups and being a Startup CTO : Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March here are the top posts from May 2010. It is to out friend. Enjoyed this post? Disruptive. We get it! I Be specific.

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socalTECH

APRIL 3, 2013

The boast and challenge is a big one for the small startup, which only launched its services a few years ago, and only recently started focusing primarily on the small business web conferencing market. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Coast Angels Keiretsu Pasadena Angels Conference 248

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2022

If it is hardware, look for one of the ‘ makerspaces ’ such as ProtoStripes , with all the tools you need to prototype almost anything yourself. Software products and apps can be quickly wire-framed with free tools such as MockFlow , or even Microsoft Powerpoint to lay out the key screens.

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Outsource Development Ideas Tool Outsource 110

socalTECH

JULY 15, 2010

Despite a perpetual belief that the presence of both high tech companies and Hollywood should be spawning out hundreds of entertainment and technology related startups, it actually happens much less than one might think. If so, you very likely watched in on a RealD-enabled movie screen. Seen a 3D movie lately?

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Tech.Co

JULY 12, 2017

Other Disney startups such as Atom Ticket , a new movie ticketing app, partnered with the next Star Wars movie and will continue to work with Walt Disney Studios on major film releases. This corporate partnership has proven well for these startups in helping them launch their products and services into another galaxy. ProductionPro.

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Artificial Inteligence Startup Entertainment Press 108

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

We want to give our brightest new startups the connections and interactions they need to help streamline success. He teamed up with Jordanna Joaquina, a genetic counselor, to create an online version of what she was already doing in the physical world. Oh, and the cocktail party afterward also rocked! (I Watch this space.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2011

Therefore, the least you can do is take advantage of some of the self-assessment tools around, and follow a new guide on the subject, “ The Entrepreneur Equation ,” by Carol Roth, which highlights personal characteristics and skills required. These are not valid reasons to start a business. Add up your responsibilities.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 23, 2015

If it is hardware, look for one of the ‘ makerspaces ’ such as TechShop , with all the tools you need to make almost anything yourself. Software products and apps can be quickly wireframed with free tools such as MockFlow , or even Microsoft Powerpoint to lay out the key screens.

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Ideas Outsource Development Startup Tool 107

Tech.Co

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Here at Sparkhouse in southern, California, we aren’t aware of a decrease in literacy (though the replacement of emoticons for words might say otherwise), but perhaps it tickles a certain part of the brain that enjoys the easiness of visual stimulation over reading all those words on that tiny screen. Here are a few tips to get started.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2021

We caught up with Jamey to learn more about the company, and also its recent move to merge with another company, Uphealth, via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). Our infrastructure ended up in every hospital department. The iPad Pro is better, and has a larger screen size, and better audio and acoustics.

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Frank Addante

OCTOBER 24, 2012

I was skeptical and had a lot of issues with giving up control of my inbox, but I’m hooked now. Note: the tilda “~” is there so that when sorted alphabetically, these folders always show up at the top. Action Method: (Todo List): Simple tool that organizes todo lists. It works amazing well. Tips: Trust it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2014

If it is hardware, look for one of the ‘ makerspaces ’ such as TechShop , with all the tools you need to make almost anything yourself. Software products and apps can be quickly wireframed with free tools like MockFlow , or even Microsoft Powerpoint to lay out the key screens. As a startup, you need all the leverage you can get.

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Outsource Development Startup Ideas Tool 105

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

If it is hardware, look for one of the ‘ makerspaces ’ such as ProtoStripes , with all the tools you need to prototype almost anything yourself. Software products and apps can be quickly wire-framed with free tools such as MockFlow , or even Microsoft Powerpoint to lay out the key screens.

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Outsource Development Ideas Tool Outsource 124

InfoChachkie

JUNE 23, 2014

Ironically, the same tools that facilitate connecting with people beyond your current network, such as LinkedIn, Twitter, Quora and Facebook, also make it more difficult for highly networked individuals to sort through their inbound messages and determine which are meaningful and which should be ignored. Old School Charm. Congratulations.

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Networking Software Review Email Press 241

socalTECH

JULY 25, 2012

Edward Park: Our company, Rnddr Labs, is trying to create frictionless merch tools and products. Edward Park: My background is screen printing and production. which will allow users to open up their own Insteegram stores. We're going to start out paying them $6, so every shirt you sell that's $6 to you.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

In a bid to try to make it easier for consumers to figure that out, Enervee (www.enervee.com) recently rolled out a new tool to provide an "Enervee Score" to help rate products on their energy efficiency and cost--and is now trying to get manufacturers, retailers, and others to adopt its tool. How did you end up in Santa Monica?

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socalTECH

JULY 22, 2016

Rufus Labs is one of a number of hardware startups which have started to proliferate in the community, due to low cost hardware, 3D printing, and crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo. Right now, the tools there are old and outdated, and mostly handheld. Our tool does the same thing.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Next she took to Instagram, a new social media platform that quickly became the most effective tool in a blogger’s toolkit. Naturally, the next step in Bernstein’s evolution from blogger to businesswoman was a technology startup. Karat, a startup building a bank for creators. Last month, the product launched with $1.2

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Platform Marketing Tool Venture Capital 170

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2019

How do you create a tool to help address unconscious bias in the workplaceand why would you create a new startup in that area? We caught up with Michele and Dan to better understand why they founded the company, and why this market was such an interest to them. Once we decided to do this, we started looking for a Dan.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2011

Los Angeles-based Causecast , the provider of cause marketing and related tools for nonprofits and brands run by Ryan Scott, said Tuesday that it has launched a new feature aimed at connecting nonprofits and brands. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Everyone on the startup team knows there is no buffer, and no personal isolation from impact based on your job description that can save you. Risks to the business drift off their radar screen, resulting in poor business decisions, as well as less job satisfaction and declining professional success.

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Satisfaction Organization Customer Custom 124

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

If your startup can’t be bothered with social media, or has no plan to take advantage of it, then you are definitely at risk these days. Before you start spending money and time being a user, you need to understand how it can help you and your business. Hone in on sites, tools, and applications your target audience is using.

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Social Media Media Startup Tips 93

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 20, 2012

Although this is a core competency that must be honed over time, there is a cadre of SaaS hiring tools that the world’s leading tech companies deploy to their advantage. No matter how rapidly a startup is growing, it can never afford to sacrifice employee quality as a means of achieving its hiring goals.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Companies continue to refine digital diagnostic tools for in-home healthcare at a rapid clip. The latest to launch is an at-home test for urinary tract infections from the Los Angeles-based startup Scanwell Health. The company was founded by Stephen Chen, who literally grew up in the diagnostics testing business.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

Planning on starting your new business during your final years of college, or soon after? You need a laptop that can easily carry you threw school while still providing everything you want to start running your first venture. Prices go up to $1,600. Microsoft Surface Book. That’s in addition to an ultra HD 13.5-inch

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 16, 2009

I started the series talking about what I consider the most important attribute: Tenacity. Street Smarts - OK, so you’re a tenacious person – you never give up. Well obviously that’s meaningless if your startup idea sucks. He was at a startup that was in a super hot sector.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 4, 2010

If your startup can’t be bothered with social media, or has no plan to take advantage of it, then you are definitely at risk these days. Before you start spending money and time being a user, you need to understand how it can help you and your business. Hone in on sites, tools, and applications your target audience is using.

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Social Media Media Startup Content 85

socalTECH

AUGUST 24, 2009

One of the startup areas where we've been seeing renewed activity in the last few months is in the enterprise software space--specifically, in software-as-a-service applications targeted at corporate customers. We spoke with the firm's CEO and co-founder, John Hanna : How'd you end up starting the company, and what is FunnelSource all about?

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Rather, entrepreneurs' frustrations are often due to an incongruence between an MBA's expectations versus the value they can deliver to a startup. Startups Need Execution, Not Administration. Five reasons many MBAs struggle at startups are as follows: 1. Wharton graduates averaged more than $114,000 of graduate school loans).

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2012

By way of a definition, a business or startup incubator is a company, university, or other organization which provides resources to nurture young companies, helping them to survive and grow during the startup period when they are most vulnerable. A few are still trying to make money doing it, but it is hard to make money off startups.

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