SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Monday, November 14, 2016 -- Venture in LA 2016. A one-week trade mission to show international startups that Los Angeles is the perfect gateway to entering the US Market. A full week of lectures, networking events, exhibition/pitch opportunities, and more! See [link] (more)

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

All this holiday season, we have been sharing the reflections on 2016 from the movers and shakers in Southern California's technology ecosystem. In 2016, our Santa Monica office more than doubled market share of early-stage companies. This is a trend from 2016 that should gain momentum in 2017. Rob Freelen: Focus.

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. Michael Root: The Internet of Everything in both the consumer and B2B market will continue to rise in 2017, especially in North America, connecting data, things, processes and people.

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

All this holiday season, we have been sharing the reflections on 2016 from the Southern California's technology ecosystem. Michael Terpin is CEO of Transform Group, a global public relations and marketing firm, specializing in emerging technologies, including virtual reality and blockchain. He's also a very active angel investor.

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JANUARY 1, 2016

It’s a new year – 2016. But putting no time into anchoring your beliefs because you’re too busy executing sales, marketing, support, product & engineering is an easy recipe for leadership drift. There are always flavors-of-the-month strategies or markets that are in favor in the tech startup world.

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

All this holiday season, we have been sharing the reflections on 2016 from the movers and shakers in Southern California's technology ecosystem. Here, we have the thoughts of Jeb Spencer of TVC Capital (www.tvccapital.com), a software focused growth equity fund, and has had some great success in the market.

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DECEMBER 27, 2016

This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. Today's contribution is from Brad Brooks , the co-founder and CEO of TigerText , which provides clinical communication solutions for the healthcare industry, and also co-founder of anonymous social media app Whisper.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2016

Friday, September 16, 2016 -- Authentic Marketing Conference. This event will feature 30+ speakers delivering key takeaways in digital marketing. See https://medialeaders.com/authentic-marketing-conference/. Medialeaders.

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AUGUST 5, 2019

The former marketing head of Los Angeles-based dating and hookup-app developer Tinder , Rosette Pambakian, has sued Tinder's parent company, Match Group , over wrongful termination. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 15, 2016

Wednesday, June 15, 2016 -- Sherman Oaks Digital Marketing Meetup. Introduction to the Online Marketing Group. In this meeting we will be laying the ground work for digital marketing, SEO (search engine optimization), Social Media, PPC (pay per click) campaigns, CRM systems, and more. See [link] (more)

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2016

Friday, September 16, 2016 -- Authentic Marketing Conference – Los Angeles. See https://medialeaders.com/authentic-marketing-conference/. MediaLeaders. What: One day event with: 8+ panel discussions, 4+ deep-dive breakout sessions, networking with influencers, bloggers and brands who want to develop impactful campaigns.

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DECEMBER 28, 2016

This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. The partnership will bring about the first mass-market consumer application of AR drone piloting. You can see all of our holiday reflections here. What's was biggest news from you or your‏ firm this year? Lawrence C.

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DECEMBER 29, 2016

This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. I love it because it shows how there are so many ways to innovate, not always hi-tech, and if you find the right market / problem to tackle, it doesn't have to be super-complicated.

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JANUARY 8, 2016

The following are another five pillars to establish credibility in the market and build a successful, cost-effective campaign to make you a stand out to investors, prospects, your people and industry customers, all to rev up your revenue. Read the rest of Five Things Startups Must Do to Rev Up Business in 2016. Continued.).

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 22, 2019

The meat processor and marketer invested in Beyond Meat back in 2016. million when it began selling its wares in 2016 to $87.9 Another winner from the Beyond Meat public offering is the corporate investment arm of Tyson Foods. While Beyond Meat has increased its revenues steadily — from $16.2 million a year earlier.

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DECEMBER 26, 2016

You'll be able to see all the many 2016 reflections here as they are posted. I am very excited with the prospects of the San Diego market, as it reminds me of Santa Barbara circa 2005. John is also very involved in providing advice to young startups and entrepreneurs. What was the biggest news from you or your firm this year?

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 28, 2018

Keeping the focus squarely on tools for artists and designers the company talked up its tools like Zync Render, which Google acquired back in 2014 , and Anvato, a video streaming and monetization platform it acquired in 2016. “That worldwide reach is very important,” Grignon said.

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

All this holiday season, we have been sharing the reflections on 2016 from the Southern California's technology ecosystem. We don't "retrench and pullback" when the market cools down and we don't "move upstream" as we experience continued success.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The cybersecurity insurance market is expected to become a $23 billion industry by 2025, driven in part by an explosion in connected devices and new regulatory regimes under Europe’s GDPR and more recently California’s state-wide privacy law. It’s a huge move for the company, which only closed its Series B in February.

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MARCH 9, 2017

For 2016 alone, there are two reliable sources of recent data for us to examine. Tech Coast Angels, one of the largest angel groups in the United States, published its data in 2016, showing sixty-eight percent plunging to less than the amount invested. Way above market investment returns.

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MAY 13, 2016

TECHSPO LA is a four day technology expo taking place June 13 – 16, 2016 at the luxurious Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, Santa Monica, California in the heart of Silicon Beach. The Best Part? Be prepared to be inspired, amazed and educated on how these evolving technologies will impact your business for the better.

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AUGUST 24, 2015

If you didn’t notice that the stock markets in the US dropped nearly 4% today (after falling last Thursday and Friday) then you were probably completely off-the-grid and on vacation. And by this I assume he meant that “market prognosticator twitter” was vomitous. It was a nerve racking morning. Neither do I.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Wednesday, November 9, 2016 -- Disrupt Your Market to Grow Big and Grow Fast. join us at our November Entrepreneur Speaker Series event where Tom White, Director of the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator at CSUN, will reveal the secrets to “Disrupt Your Market to Grow Big and Grow Fast.” Cal Lutheran Center for Enterpreneurship.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Qualcomm said that at least one, consumer drone company--Yuneec has already committed to bringing a drone to market using the platform. Yuneec is expected to launch its Qualcomm-based platform in 2016. Qualcomm said its single board allows OEMs to build lighter, smaller, and easier to use drones.

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MAY 12, 2016

Or, if your startup is already dominating the market, do you want to thank your customers in a special way? The 2016 Silicon Beach Startup Fair will give you that opportunity. Do you struggle connecting with your users or gathering mission critical data that will determine your products success? Yes, USERS , not other techies.

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AUGUST 8, 2016

It may seem hard to believe, but even in 2016, there remain a number of successful consumer brands that are not sold online. I thought it would be interesting to understand the challenges and concerns of entrepreneurs who began selling online for the first time in 2016, so I sat down with Heidi Muther, COO at Z S upply , LLC.

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AUGUST 18, 2016

Wednesday, August 24, 2016 -- The Roadmap to Commercialization: From Market Entry Through Exit Strategy. Tritech SBDC. Why is the right business model critical to your venture start-up’s success? Can a bad value proposition kill your business? How well do you really know your target customer?

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OCTOBER 7, 2021

Jennifer Schwab, the founder and CEO of Entity, has built the business since 2016 on virtually no outside funding, but said that this latest financing is a precursor to the company working on its first, more traditional VC-led equity round. Since 2016, some 400 students, almost all women, have completed the course.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2012

SolarReserve said it is now working on marketing the project to utilities in Arizona and California, with construction to begin in late 2013 or early 2014, and projected commercial operation in 2016, if it secures a long term power contract. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 12, 2016

Lyft's study examined 20 of its markets around the country. Lyft said the study also showed that passengers next year will save $88M in travel time value and over 7.5 million travel hours this year because of Lyft. READ MORE>>.

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Technology Council

JANUARY 2, 2013

Dave Key and Technology Council of Southern California Virtually everyone agrees the SaaS market is growing incredibly quickly; Gartner predicted cloud growth would be 21% in 2011. Forester predicts SaaS will account for 26% of the package software market by 2016, while Deloitte forecasts that only [.]. CAGR through 2014.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Yet as we enter February 2017 the VC funding markets are booming, Snap, Inc has filed for its IPO, AppDynamics was just purchased for $3.7 With nearly 2/3rd of all VCs citing cost-cutting in 2016 as the norm — this is a clear indication that winter made an appearance. Unless of course something Trump’s our good weather.

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MARCH 17, 2017

for the quarter ended December 31, 2016. The company says it has been seeing competition in the data storage industry which has "create pressure" on maintaining market share, saying that "market headwinds" have been challenging the company. According to Qualstar, it had a loss of $0.4 million on revenues of $2.2M

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JANUARY 6, 2014

By now you have many smart people around your board but probably people who don’t totally understand the nuances of your employees, customers, sales reps, marketing messages, technology challenges, competitors and strategic choices. how to market our products and company. So our board meetings consisted of discussion about.

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DECEMBER 9, 2016

These days, building a new business is all about visibility and marketing, no matter how great or innovative a solution you bring to the table. In fact, having one marketing guru on the team alone won’t get you very far. Mobilize the total power of your team to not only build the product, but also build the market. Give credit.

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JULY 9, 2016

Friday, July 15, 2016 -- Mid-Year Economic Forecast. Please join the Los Angeles Business Journal and San Fernando Valley Business Journal as we present our 2016 Mid-Year Economic Trends and Forecast. Don’t miss this opportunity to be a part of the conversation.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

For today's Insights and Opinions section, we have an article from Dr. John Paglia , an associate professor of finance and senior researcher of the Pepperdine Private Capital Markets Project. Our research suggests even more can be done to stimulate investment in Los Angeles startups.

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