Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 26, 2018

New technology markets and paradigm shifts have traditionally been bad bets when seeking investors, since these were known to take decades to develop, and cost lots of money. For example, consider how many years it took for the market to move from radio to television, or fully accept personal computers on every desktop.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 23, 2020

Popular programs like Opportunity Zones, New Market Tax Credits and Community Development Finance Institutions could be used to boost the government’s commitment with private capital, the plan’s authors argue. Revenues for these companies have dropped precipitously as consumer-facing demand has fallen off a cliff.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 26, 2022

Holey Grail Donuts started selling its hand-fried, made-to-order taro donuts on Sunday mornings out of a little red burger trailer in Kauai in 2018. What we’re doing at Holey Grail is approaching demand with a high level of integrity and a mission focused on creating healthier options with incredible taste,” Nile Dreiling added.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2017

What are you looking forwardtomost in 2018? Techand the markets overall--has enjoyed a surprisingly long stretch of prosperity. In many sectors, 2018 needs to be the time for many companies to either sell or make meaningfully aggressive moves to expand. Overall I am optimistic for 2018.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 5, 2018

Wednesday, March 7, 2018 -- ACG 101 Annual Food and Agriculture Update. Today these vitally important food producers have to respond to new demands from retailers and consumers, and conduct business in a global market. This year, natural disasters have brought even more challenges to our area's food and ag industry.

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Tech.Co

JUNE 22, 2018

Industry analyst Mary Meeker’s 2018 Internet Trends presentation relies on data gathered across 2017. It’s one of the best bellwethers the tech industry relies on to predict what is on the horizon for the rest of 2018 and the first half of 2019. ” In April 2018, tech companies composed 25 percent of U.S.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 9, 2018

This year at CES 2018 Eureka Park, the mega startup hub of the conference, the hottest early-stage startups from around the world will showcase their products and services aimed at disrupting their respective industries. Meet the startups showcasing at Eureka Park Startup Arlington this year at CES 2018: BooleanGirl.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 12, 2022

providing freshly packaged salads, heat-and-eat prepared meals and vegan overnight oats, raised $7 million in funding as it goes after the $34 billion fresh prepared foods market. Positive Food Co., Amazon expands palm-scanning payment tech to 65 more Whole Foods locations.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 20, 2019

next to New York and Chicago, the LAFD has a budget of roughly $691 million, employs more than 3,500 and responded to 492,717 calls in 2018. The technologal demands of the fire department extend beyond the drone itself, Fields said. There’s nothing out there in the commercial market that beats it,” according to Fields.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 28, 2019

Luke Fox: It has been deployed in a pilot program for 12 months, all during 2018, in a wide variety of different environments around the world. Even though in the cell phone market there are lots of different phones that manufacturers make, if you look at the communications technology, its pretty much very, very similar.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

What sized team can I afford in order to sell, market & provide service to these customers? But expanding beyond our core customers was going to take more effort than simply launching in new markets. and we were met with weak demand, slow growth and high costs. How profitable is my product or service?

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 29, 2023

While the market isn't short of spritely, innovative entrepreneurs, harsh economic headwinds combined with a pullback in investor spending have made it harder than ever for budding businesses to break through. Source: runwayml.com In June, Runway raised $141 million in funding, nudging its market valuation to an envy-inducing $1.5

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2020

I second his list of top innovation challenges and strategies to capitalize on untapped global startup opportunities: Create new markets rather than disrupt existing ones. But for many other innovative startups in emerging markets where shocks are frequent, a focus on sustainability and the longer view are more key to success.

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Tech.Co

APRIL 11, 2022

The April 11th price hike moves the cost of a transaction up from 5% to 6.5%, and it follows a previous increase in 2018 that moved that same fee from 3.5% Getting rid of this mandatory program is another demand that the strikers are holding out for, in addition to dropping the transaction fee increase. Best for marketing features.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

I just finished a new book, “ Shortcut Your Startup ,” by the entrepreneur brothers Courtney and Carter Reum, and I like their summary of five critical changes in the market that every entrepreneur should capitalize on: Pervasive computer usage is now the great equalizer. Tools allow marketing in a much more targeted way.

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Xconomy

JULY 30, 2019

billion by the end of 2018. On Monday, Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN ) informed the markets that it had overshot the mark with its 2019 estimates. It exceeded that goal, with revenue rising 21 percent to $3.33 It’s a different financial story this summer.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 2, 2019

million 2018 dollars. Sensing a more inclusive, gentler approach to parenting following World War II, Ruth marketed Mattel’s revolutionary commercials directly to children. Though Ruth’s innovation of marketing directly to children is not without its critiques, it continues to drive billions of dollars of consumer purchases annually.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2020

According to Tim Cook at Apple, there were over 20 million registered developers in 2018. If you want to drive up the demand for your core product, one smart tactic is to drive down the price of all complementary products. Above all, don’t forget to develop a comprehensive marketing and promotion strategy.

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socalTECH

JULY 18, 2018

Depending on the throughput for a location, how many people per hour, we can scale the attraction to meet the demand. Will you mainly be going to market with this through partners, or will you run your own locations? 2018 is the year people will get a chance to experience SPACES. In the U.S.,

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

You may not be blind to the changing market and technology, but being blind to internal traps that can be just as devastating. Then when market demand slows, you are not able to react in time. At this stage, investors won’t believe that more money for sales and marketing will turn the tide, so we all lose.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2018

If there is no competition, there is likely not a market. Later, as you scale the business, is the time to add products or service offerings that customers demand to make the business more robust. You need skills in finance, operations, and marketing to supplement product development, and more hours of work than one person can manage.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2018

On the other hand, everyone is doing it, so that means more competition, and the market and technology are changing faster than ever before. Technical entrepreneurs need to surround themselves with people who have the financial, marketing, and operational experience in managing a business. That also means you need to get started today.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2018

They have to be energized and able to adapt as the market and competitors demand. Even if your performance has improved dramatically, other businesses may be moving faster or tracking closer to cultural changes and market trends. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 09/25/2018.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

With the speed of change and volume of market feedback today, as well as the advances in machine learning, Amazon, Alibaba, and others have proven the value of software driven strategy decisions. This is a new class of software that can adapt in real time to market changes. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 09/17/2018.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 11, 2017

In the startup world, one of the most difficult journeys to market is by companies who are taking basic scientific advances and technologies originally developed at universities, and taking them all the way to use in the commercial world. So explain where you are now with the taking your technology to market?

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 10, 2018

New competitors can steal your market, or they can open up new markets. If your team is feeling over-whelmed by the pressures of customer demands, it may be time for an off-site fun event to get them recharged and fully motivated. Marty Zwilling First published on CayenneConsulting on 11/27/2018.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2018

The question is how we develop our future role and potential, while satisfying all the business and personal demands on our time today. Constantly market your skills and expertise to employers. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 09/20/2018. It’s a win-win situation for success.

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Inverted Software

JANUARY 2, 2019

When the cryptocurrency market crashed, however, mining was no longer as profitable. NVIDIA also consistently downplayed the Company’s growing reliance on cryptocurrency-related sales, representing to investors that the cryptocurrency market made up little of NVIDIA’s revenue. From there is was a long way down.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2019

With the ITRC 2018 End-of-Year Data Breach Report revealing a 126 percent increase in stolen sensitive personal information, there is a growing population out there worried about all the people intent on hurting them. Market your solution and user benefits, not the mysterious technology behind it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2018

The infrastructure to manage thousands of shareholders in a single company, called the stock market for public companies, is missing. Thus, I always recommend crowdfunding as an alternative to entrepreneurs who may be struggling to find conventional investors, or may not yet have evidence of widespread demand for their solution.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 11, 2018

This takes leadership from the top, and an ongoing focus on market change, customer feedback, and internal measurement and rewards. Innovations need real market feedback and iterations. Remember that the market is constantly changing, so “rinse and repeat” is the order of the day.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2018

Even though initial stock has no market value today, it is extremely valuable in dividing equity ownership between co-founders, investors, and early partners. Buying back stock on the open market may cost a huge premium. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 01/12/2018.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 17, 2019

And while the market’s reaction was negative, there were folks who noted that the Model Y’s likeness to the 3 meant it was getting serious about selling vehicles. billion investment in 2018. The Austin City Council on approved in February 2018 the creation of a “dockless” bike share pilot program. Take bike share.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 14, 2020

“That is going to stay the same but our goal is to build a network of practices across the country in partnership with the leading providers in each market. The team started working with this practice in late 2018, with a formal partnership following on last year. That happens in every visit and can happen online.”

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 26, 2016

For the VPN industry specifically, we will see a lot of new providers as the barrier to entry is extremely low, and demand is high. percent in 2016,and to be almost double 2015 levels by 2018. Personalized discovery is making buying more enjoyable and is quickly taking market share from physical stores.

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