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Although every startup is unique, there are certain common avoidable mistakes that can lead to legal complications which jeopardize the long-term success of the business. MORE
Over the last year, the need for software tools to aid teams of remote employees has become obvious for most businesses MORE
In a small industrial park located nearly halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego, one company is claiming to have hit a milestone in the development of a new technology for generating power from nuclear fusion. MORE
A security lapse at online grocery delivery startup Mercato exposed tens of thousands of customer orders, TechCrunch has learned. MORE
Los Angeles-based real estate developer Caruso says that it is now allowing its tenants to pay rent--both residential and retail properties--in Bitcoin, in a partnership with a company run by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss. According to Caruso--whose develops include The Grove and The Americana at Brand--it will allow its tenants to pay rent in Bitcoin, subject to applicable laws. MORE
Burbank-based payroll company Cast & Crew announced April 7 that it has acquired LeBog Software, the developer of an expense management system called Digital Purchase Order MORE
Health and fitness technology company Theragun Inc., doing business as Therabody, has acquired PowerDot Inc. for $34 million MORE
Hyperloop Technologies Inc., doing business as Virgin Hyperloop, is testing a prototype of a transportation system that could carry passengers through nearly airless tunnels at speeds reaching 700 mph MORE
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Another legal challenge has been launched against a project by downtown-based water infrastructure company Cadiz Inc. to pump and transport water from its desert aquifer MORE
The ultimate compliment that any entrepreneur can get is that they can “see around corners.” This is a statement that they are willing and able (and successful) at projecting market and technology turns, not just straight-line innovations. MORE
Later this year, Long Beach-based rocket manufacturer Rocket Lab USA Inc. will attempt its first mission to the moon MORE
Entrepreneurs often have formidable technical expertise, key to developing a new product or service, but a great naïveté in management skills. They run into difficulty when their business reaches the $1-2 million annual sales range, or their employee count exceeds 5-10. MORE
A story of a CEO attuned to creating great company culture. A CEO friend of mine who managed her one-hundred-person remote workforce as a virtual company told me her story of how she welcomed new employees as she grew her firm. Strike that. She over-welcomed her new employees. MORE
Banking services company Aspiration Partners Inc. has built its business around finding ways for customers to “both do well and do good,” and its latest product is aimed at consumers worried about the environmental impact of their spending MORE
Virtual reality has made its way into sports, and Playbook Five Inc. is helping the technology find its stride on the football field MORE
Triller Network, the owner of the Triller social media app and several streaming businesses, announced April 14 that it had acquired live event and pay-per-view platform Fite and had reached an agreement to purchase software developer Truverse Inc., doing business as Amplify.ai. MORE
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Community.com Inc., a messaging platform that enables celebrities and brands to communicate directly with fans, has received a $40 million investment MORE
Santa Monica-based advertising technology company GumGum Inc. announced a new $75 million investment April 13 from the growth equity division of Goldman Sachs Group Inc MORE
Success in a startup is not possible as a “one-man show.” An entrepreneur has to engage with team members, partners, investors, vendors, and customers. In my experience, the joy of positive engagement is sometimes the only pay you get in an early startup. MORE
With a growing number of Americans viewing television content through smart TVs and connected devices, newly formed startup TvScientific Inc. is creating new ways for advertisers to reach viewers and access valuable data to evaluate the success of campaigns MORE
E-commerce is booming, but among the biggest challenges for entrepreneurs of online businesses are finding a place to store the items they are selling and dealing with the logistics of operating. Tyler Scriven, Maxwell Bonnie and Paul D’Arrigo co-founded Saltbox in an effort to solve that problem. MORE
Plans do not often work as devised. . We are not always smart about the market or the product. We may miss the context of the times and come to market too soon or too late. We might not have researched the market diligently or used a focus group or other market research. MORE
Zwift has raised a total of $620 million. The company plans to use this funding to further develop its app as well as Zwift-branded hardware, which it sells online MORE
Glendale-based ServiceTitan Inc. is quickly becoming one of the most valuable startups in the Los Angeles area MORE
As a logical and data-driven business advisor, I have long focused on facts, technology, and quantifiable pain in guiding entrepreneurs. MORE
San Diego-based workplace productivity software developer ClickUp reported this morning that it has been selected by the San Diego Padres, to power the team's IT operations. Financial details of the win were not announced. ClickUp is led by founder and CEO Zeb Evans. ClickUp said that the Padres will use its platform to organize, manage and track all team tasks, goals, docs, communications and more. MORE
Most Los Angeles residents are well-acquainted with local teams like the Dodgers, Lakers and Rams — as well as the massive venues where they play their home games MORE
If you are a new business owner or entrepreneur, you are likely to be creative and willing to take a risk , and you probably assume that most potential team members have the same mindset. MORE
For today's interview, we spoke to Dave Eastman, the Director of the Viterbi Startup Garage, a startup incubator that is run by the University of Southern California, out of its location in Marina Del Rey. Dave told us a bit more about the Viterbi Startup Garage and several other associated efforts there at USC centered around the startup ecosystem. What is Viterbi Startup Garage? Dave Eastman: Viterbi is the School of Engineering. MORE
Just 21 months ago I couldn’t have jogged 2 miles in under 20 minutes and now I can run 3 miles in 21 minutes or more to the point I can pretty easily run 7.5 miles in an hour. MORE
El Segundo, which sits on the airport’s southern edge, last month sent in comments opposing LAWA’s proposal to add two new terminals as part of the Airfield and Terminal Modernization Project MORE
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Wavelength services are a good match for small and medium-sized telecom companies looking for cost-effective, reliable, and highly private connectivity to support their customers. . Under this network type, carriers lease a wavelength of light along a fiber optic cable to transmit data. MORE
Westwood-based startup CarbonBuilt Inc. has a concrete plan for reducing carbon emissions MORE
It doesn’t happen by accident. Not every new game-related site is a Steam, and surely not every social network is a Facebook. And not every texting application is a Twitter. A story of an app from nowhere to near dominance. MORE
Pasadena-based data analytics software company Virtualitics Inc. has raised $18 million in a Series B funding round led by North Sound Ventures MORE
Tagger Media, the Santa Monica-based developer of a software platform for influencer-based marketing campaigns, has raised $8.5 million in Series A funding MORE
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 14, 2021
Just 21 months ago I couldn’t have jogged 2 miles in under 20 minutes and now I can run 3 miles in 21 minutes or more to the point I can pretty easily run 7.5 miles in an hour.
TechCrunch LA
APRIL 8, 2021
In a small industrial park located nearly halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego, one company is claiming to have hit a milestone in the development of a new technology for generating power from nuclear fusion.
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L.A. Business Journal
APRIL 12, 2021
El Segundo, which sits on the airport’s southern edge, last month sent in comments opposing LAWA’s proposal to add two new terminals as part of the Airfield and Terminal Modernization Project
Berkonomics
APRIL 15, 2021
A story of a CEO attuned to creating great company culture. A CEO friend of mine who managed her one-hundred-person remote workforce as a virtual company told me her story of how she welcomed new employees as she grew her firm. Strike that. She over-welcomed her new employees.
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Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 9, 2021
If you are a new business owner or entrepreneur, you are likely to be creative and willing to take a risk , and you probably assume that most potential team members have the same mindset.
socalTECH
APRIL 13, 2021
For today's interview, we spoke to Dave Eastman, the Director of the Viterbi Startup Garage, a startup incubator that is run by the University of Southern California, out of its location in Marina Del Rey. Dave told us a bit more about the Viterbi Startup Garage and several other associated efforts there at USC centered around the startup ecosystem. What is Viterbi Startup Garage? Dave Eastman: Viterbi is the School of Engineering.
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TechCrunch LA
APRIL 14, 2021
A security lapse at online grocery delivery startup Mercato exposed tens of thousands of customer orders, TechCrunch has learned.
L.A. Business Journal
APRIL 13, 2021
Tagger Media, the Santa Monica-based developer of a software platform for influencer-based marketing campaigns, has raised $8.5 million in Series A funding
Berkonomics
APRIL 8, 2021
It doesn’t happen by accident. Not every new game-related site is a Steam, and surely not every social network is a Facebook. And not every texting application is a Twitter. A story of an app from nowhere to near dominance.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 14, 2021
As a logical and data-driven business advisor, I have long focused on facts, technology, and quantifiable pain in guiding entrepreneurs.
socalTECH
APRIL 8, 2021
Los Angeles-based real estate developer Caruso says that it is now allowing its tenants to pay rent--both residential and retail properties--in Bitcoin, in a partnership with a company run by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss. According to Caruso--whose develops include The Grove and The Americana at Brand--it will allow its tenants to pay rent in Bitcoin, subject to applicable laws.
TechCrunch
APRIL 15, 2021
E-commerce is booming, but among the biggest challenges for entrepreneurs of online businesses are finding a place to store the items they are selling and dealing with the logistics of operating. Tyler Scriven, Maxwell Bonnie and Paul D’Arrigo co-founded Saltbox in an effort to solve that problem.
Southern California Edison Blog
APRIL 8, 2021
Wavelength services are a good match for small and medium-sized telecom companies looking for cost-effective, reliable, and highly private connectivity to support their customers. . Under this network type, carriers lease a wavelength of light along a fiber optic cable to transmit data.
L.A. Business Journal
APRIL 12, 2021
Zwift has raised a total of $620 million. The company plans to use this funding to further develop its app as well as Zwift-branded hardware, which it sells online
Berkonomics
APRIL 1, 2021
Plans do not often work as devised. . We are not always smart about the market or the product. We may miss the context of the times and come to market too soon or too late. We might not have researched the market diligently or used a focus group or other market research.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 17, 2021
Success in a startup is not possible as a “one-man show.” An entrepreneur has to engage with team members, partners, investors, vendors, and customers. In my experience, the joy of positive engagement is sometimes the only pay you get in an early startup.
socalTECH
APRIL 6, 2021
San Diego-based workplace productivity software developer ClickUp reported this morning that it has been selected by the San Diego Padres, to power the team's IT operations. Financial details of the win were not announced. ClickUp is led by founder and CEO Zeb Evans. ClickUp said that the Padres will use its platform to organize, manage and track all team tasks, goals, docs, communications and more.
L.A. Business Journal
APRIL 5, 2021
Hyperloop Technologies Inc., doing business as Virgin Hyperloop, is testing a prototype of a transportation system that could carry passengers through nearly airless tunnels at speeds reaching 700 mph
L.A. Business Journal
APRIL 12, 2021
Most Los Angeles residents are well-acquainted with local teams like the Dodgers, Lakers and Rams — as well as the massive venues where they play their home games
L.A. Business Journal
APRIL 12, 2021
Another legal challenge has been launched against a project by downtown-based water infrastructure company Cadiz Inc. to pump and transport water from its desert aquifer
L.A. Business Journal
APRIL 19, 2021
Virtual reality has made its way into sports, and Playbook Five Inc. is helping the technology find its stride on the football field
L.A. Business Journal
APRIL 2, 2021
Glendale-based ServiceTitan Inc. is quickly becoming one of the most valuable startups in the Los Angeles area
L.A. Business Journal
APRIL 19, 2021
Over the last year, the need for software tools to aid teams of remote employees has become obvious for most businesses
L.A. Business Journal
APRIL 19, 2021
With a growing number of Americans viewing television content through smart TVs and connected devices, newly formed startup TvScientific Inc. is creating new ways for advertisers to reach viewers and access valuable data to evaluate the success of campaigns
L.A. Business Journal
APRIL 19, 2021
Triller Network, the owner of the Triller social media app and several streaming businesses, announced April 14 that it had acquired live event and pay-per-view platform Fite and had reached an agreement to purchase software developer Truverse Inc., doing business as Amplify.ai.
L.A. Business Journal
APRIL 19, 2021
Santa Monica-based advertising technology company GumGum Inc. announced a new $75 million investment April 13 from the growth equity division of Goldman Sachs Group Inc
L.A. Business Journal
APRIL 19, 2021
Later this year, Long Beach-based rocket manufacturer Rocket Lab USA Inc. will attempt its first mission to the moon
L.A. Business Journal
APRIL 15, 2021
Health and fitness technology company Theragun Inc., doing business as Therabody, has acquired PowerDot Inc. for $34 million
L.A. Business Journal
APRIL 14, 2021
Pasadena-based data analytics software company Virtualitics Inc. has raised $18 million in a Series B funding round led by North Sound Ventures
L.A. Business Journal
APRIL 12, 2021
Westwood-based startup CarbonBuilt Inc. has a concrete plan for reducing carbon emissions
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 10, 2021
Entrepreneurs often have formidable technical expertise, key to developing a new product or service, but a great naïveté in management skills. They run into difficulty when their business reaches the $1-2 million annual sales range, or their employee count exceeds 5-10.
L.A. Business Journal
APRIL 9, 2021
Community.com Inc., a messaging platform that enables celebrities and brands to communicate directly with fans, has received a $40 million investment
L.A. Business Journal
APRIL 7, 2021
Burbank-based payroll company Cast & Crew announced April 7 that it has acquired LeBog Software, the developer of an expense management system called Digital Purchase Order
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 11, 2021
Although every startup is unique, there are certain common avoidable mistakes that can lead to legal complications which jeopardize the long-term success of the business.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 16, 2021
The ultimate compliment that any entrepreneur can get is that they can “see around corners.” This is a statement that they are willing and able (and successful) at projecting market and technology turns, not just straight-line innovations.
L.A. Business Journal
APRIL 5, 2021
Banking services company Aspiration Partners Inc. has built its business around finding ways for customers to “both do well and do good,” and its latest product is aimed at consumers worried about the environmental impact of their spending
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