socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Edison2 won the $5M mainstream class for the prize, the Li-ion entry received $2.5M for the alternative side-by-side class, and the X-Tracer Team won the $2.5M alternative tandem class. Tags: vehicle mileage clean aptera competition prize automotive foundation xprize. READ MORE>>.

Class 157

Class Southern California Competition SoCalTech 157

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Building and managing teams along the new lines outlined is not easy, and that’s why it’s a real competitive advantage when you do it. They value harmony among members, and measure success as a function of the number of priorities concurrently managed.

Class 155

Class Develop Development Startup 155

socalTECH

JUNE 20, 2012

We got over 400 applications for the ten slots we had open in this class, and we picked ten amazing companies. So far, eight of the ten companies in our current class have raised outside funding, and we're really happy with how it's gone so far. Our current class has performed incredibly well. So when is the next class?

Class 261

Class Mentor Startup Santa Monica 261

TechEmpower

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

btw: xitca-web (bench code not including dependencies) does not do 2,3,5 and still remains competitive in micro bench can be used as a reference. Context and use case determines how you optimize your code. synopse I have written a blog post about TFB and object pascal - yes, we added our object pascal framework in round 22!

Framework 410

Framework TechEmpower Java Paramount 410

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2014

It’s not hard to find people willing to write the narrative that “venture capital is not an asset class” or “venture capital has performed terribly.” Of course the concentration of capital in growth firms and the intense competition to fund the best deals leads to some risks.

Venture Capital 362

Venture Capital Capital Startup Writing 362

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 13, 2012

However, at most startups, competitive advantages are derived from a combination of invention and innovation, as described more fully in Inventor Or Innovator – Which Are You? Startups often out-maneuver their larger rivals by changing the key parameters upon which competition has historically been based. The Berkoff Blastoff.

Startup 198

Startup Competition Activity Class 198

Berkonomics

APRIL 14, 2012

When a company accepts an investment from professional or organized investment groups – such as angel groups, venture capitalists or corporations, there is usually a document signed called an “investors rights agreement” that calls out additional financial and narrative reporting requirements due to that class of shareholder.

Class 202

Class Report Competition .Net 202

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2013

This is why I am such a big fan of General Assembly both because they’re teaching more tangible skills but also because they’re working directly with employers to fund classes as well as to onboard the more successful GA students directly. His class reading lists could be a primer for any entrepreneur, not just MBAs.

Venture Capital 403

Venture Capital Education Offshore Outsource Development 403

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

The X Prize Foundation , the nonprofit which is managing a number of prize-based competitions to spur on scientific research and innovation, said Wednesday that it is launching a new lab program at the University of Southern Califonia Viterbi School of Engineering. READ MORE>>.

USC 154

USC Course Class Research 154

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 22, 2014

But this is a high-class problem they solve for me. They were a little too fierce in their competitive practices against Lyft to sign up drivers. As somebody who has to rub shoulders with big tech companies often I can tell you that there is much blood spilled in the competitive trenches of Apple, Twitter, Facebook, Google and so on.

Press 418

Press Journal Startup Training 418

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Or perhaps VCs like to carefully guard who has bankrolled them so as not to attract competition? Fund of Funds (people who raise money from large funds and then break it up to invest into VCs and other asset classes). I don’t know. Some funds also raise money from public pension funds or sovereign wealth funds.

Venture Capital 396

Venture Capital Funding Technical Review Startup 396

Berkonomics

JANUARY 11, 2018

But sometimes there is a barrier, an impossibly high cost not considered, a social backlash never thought of, or competition already covering the idea that is unknown to the originator. Which leads us to the second class of creative board thinking…. Strategic thinking: Board members who ask: “What is the competitive landscape?”

Company 243

Company Companies Ideas Competition 243

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 31, 2012

My list of excuses includes: product, pricing, competition and lack of sales support. I wrote separately about that here – regarding “hiring people who punch above their weight class.” This includes presentations, ROI calculators, competitive analyses and so forth.

Startup 319

Startup Sales Course Competition 319

Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2023

Whether the partner is a supplier looking to gain a lock on your business as it grows or a customer looking to create a competitive barrier through use of your product, such an investment typically carries fewer restrictions than from a professional investor and less oversight. Professional angels: This is the arena where I work and play.

Venture Capital 295

Venture Capital Startup Class Invest 295

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

The poor performance of the asset class (this analysis has largely been wrong as I pointed out here –> most analyses were clumsy rear-view mirror looks at the data). The VC market has right-sized (returned back to mid 90′s levels & less competition). On the surface the narratives have been.

Venture Capital 398

Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Seed Funding 398

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

We talked with Noah about how the company grew out of a business plan competition at the University of Southern California, his recent funding from the Maverick Angels, as well as how the firm hopes to stand out among a crowded list of comparison shopping sites. Noah Auerhahn: We just had too much free time at USC.

USC 207

USC CPC Sites Startup 207

Berkonomics

JUNE 17, 2011

Most businesses fall into the class of those that can be sold someday to a willing buyer. Is your value proposition for an eventual buyer that you have some secret sauce that allows you to compete more effectively against competition? What creates value in a business?

Equity 209

Equity Class Email Competition 209

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

But being best-in-class at online marketing is also a sine qua non to standout from your peer group. I wish more startups were rigorous in defining market needs and competitive differentiate versus throwing spaghetti at the wall and seeing what sticks but it seems as an industry we’re breeding the culture of the latter.

Marketing 379

Marketing Startup SEM SEO 379

Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

Whether the partner is a supplier looking to gain a lock on your business as it grows or a customer looking to create a competitive barrier through use of your product, such an investment typically carries fewer restrictions than from a professional investor and less oversight. It’s an option, even though an expensive one.

Venture Capital 266

Venture Capital Class Invest Equity 266

Berkonomics

JULY 5, 2018

Most businesses fall into the class of those that can be sold someday to a willing buyer. Is your value proposition for an eventual buyer that you have some secret sauce that allows you to compete more effectively against competition? Is your business one that may be sold for profit someday? What creates value in a business? .

Class 226

Class Email Competition Entrepreneur 226

Berkonomics

JULY 23, 2011

There are five major classes or niches a company should examine and make its own in calculating positioning in the marketplace. They are: Price. Innovation. Companies that compete on price rarely compete against others who emphasize service or quality.

Pricing 197

Pricing Examples Class Course 197

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 23, 2016

Kobie is also a pretty competitive mo-fo and as I discovered in referencing him is still on the all-time leaderboard at Harvard for fastest times in the 200 & 400 meter races. Kobie worked with several companies while at Accel including Campaign Monitor (run by my good friend Alex Bard), UserTesting, and Emergent VR.

Venture Capital 260

Venture Capital Startup SaaS Social Media 260

InfoChachkie

JULY 7, 2014

Within reason, the larger your intern class, the greater the volume of creative ideas and more talented recruits you will subsequently hire full-time. Competition – Make it clear that only the best interns will be granted offers for full-time positions. An explicitly competitive environment will cause the high-achievers to excel.

Startup 257

Startup Santa Barbara Competition Class 257

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 24, 2011

What is the secret sauce that enables best-in-class companies to create and sustain their competitive advantage? Wednesday, March 30, 2011 -- ACG 101 Executive Book Evening. How can small and middle-market companies utilize strategic thinking to penetrate and dominate new markets?

ACG 113

ACG Class Competition Marketing 113

socalTECH

JULY 28, 2010

Yesterday, the X Prize Foundation (www.xprize.org) announced the finalists in the Progressive Automotive X Prize , a $10M competition geared at advancing automotive technology and developing 100 MPG automobiles. We had 132 vehicles enter the competition, and have slowly narrowed it down to the top nine. READ MORE>>.

Competition 153

Competition Southern California Technology Class 153

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2020

Most aspiring entrepreneurs look to their alma mater, or any university, as a source of classes that can help them, but neglect to think outside the box or take advantage of all the other resources to be found there. Online or evening entrepreneurship classes for anyone. Access to entrepreneurs-in-residence, business mentors.

Class 124

Class Startup Resource Mentor 124

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 20, 2014

The TMP began in the late 1990''s as a single class inside the Engineering College. Although the classes are open to students of all disciplines, the Program''s primary focus in on educating "techpreneurs.". This allowed the curriculum to efficiently find its product / market fit. All-Star Alumni. Am I biased?

Santa Barbara 258

Santa Barbara Technical Review Startup Venture Capital 258

InfoChachkie

JUNE 20, 2011

Within reason, the larger your “graduating class,” the greater the volume of creative ideas and the larger number of talented recruits from which you can select full-time candidates. Competition – Make it clear that only the best Interns will be granted offers for full-time positions.

Startup 244

Startup Software Review Technical Review Class 244

socalTECH

MAY 27, 2011

That's a huge competitive advantage in money remittance. We've tapped lots of world class experts, inside and outside the company, to develop this, with world class talent. We've tapped lots of world class experts, inside and outside the company, to develop this, with world class talent. READ MORE>>.

Class 168

Class Monrovia .Net Customer 168

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Sam’s vision was to build a world-class “reverse logistics” company that could be as ambitious as Amazon has been in delivering goods to our houses. We have well financed competitors whom despite competing with we respect deeply and when you see your competition launching in many markets it’s tempting to follow suit.

Startup 286

Startup Technical Review Customer Custom 286

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 30, 2011

With more competition in early-stage many VCs are investing smaller amounts at earlier stages. We all know the result of the over-funding of the asset class – poor returns in aggregate for the industry. Or the Cliff Note’s version: Open Source & Cloud Computing (led by Amazon) drove down tech startup costs by 90%.

Venture Capital 289

Venture Capital Capital Cloud Computing Marketing 289

socalTECH

MARCH 27, 2019

According to the startup, it has created a legal intelligence decision engine, which it says gives litigators a "competitive edge" in legal services. The startup was created by CEO and co-founder Nicole Clark, which the company describes as a career litigator.

Tool 100

Tool Seed Funding Class Research 100

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2015

Don’t bash the competition. Every investor knows how vulnerable a new startup is to competitors, so investors always ask about your sustainable competitive advantage in the marketplace. That says you are competitive today, have a real barrier to entry, and the potential to remain ahead of the competition for a long time.

Startup 118

Startup Competition Patents Resource 118

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Would they build a world class team. Meredith Perry came up with the idea for uBeam while still in college at University of Pennsylvania and like many great inventors won her school’s business plan competition. And then the most important factor for me – who were these people? Were they ambitious?

Technical Review 418

Technical Review Software Review CTO Hire IP 418

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Most aspiring entrepreneurs look to their alma mater, or any university, as a source of classes that can help them, but neglect to think outside the box or take advantage of all the other resources to be found there. Online or evening entrepreneurship classes for anyone. Access to entrepreneurs-in-residence, business mentors.

Entrepreneur 110

Entrepreneur Class Startup Resource 110

socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2018

The ruling came in a lawsuit, filed by the Plaintiff, Allan Candelore, in a class action suit on behalf of consumers over 30 years old who were required to pay $19.99 Candelore had alleged that Tinder's pricing was age discrimination under the Unrah Civil Rights Act and the Unfair Competition Law.

Class 113

Class Los Angeles Pricing Competition 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 22, 2020

Startup World Cup ("SWC") offers innovation and entrepreneurship opportunities for the startup ecosystem around the world via a global series of startup conferences and competitions that bring together phenomenal startups, VCs, and world-class tech CEOs.

Pepperdine 100

Pepperdine LAVA SoCal Southern California 100