Berkonomics

MAY 3, 2018

Many executives and managers have made the mistake of using the financial and sales forecast to plan and execute hiring of new employees – so that they could be trained and up to speed when the demand arrives. The balance between preparedness and cost.

Training 226

Training Layoffs Demand Resource 226

socalTECH

JANUARY 6, 2021

A Texas on-demand rideshare and delivery service is hoping to gain traction in Los Angeles, with an eye on the luxury market, saying on Tuesday that it has launched a new expansion into LA. The company says it offers up its rides in "five-star crash rated SUVs" and a team of "fully employed, rigorously vetted and trained uniformed" drivers.

Demand 113

Demand Training Los Angeles Services 113

Tech.Co

JULY 25, 2017

The successor to social media, at least in terms of cultural significance, are the on-demand apps that have us reaching for our phones not just to message friends, but to make transactions. On-demand companies broke into the national consciousness as much as a cultural phenomenon as a commercial one.

Demand 71

Demand Startup Social Media Training 71

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 26, 2016

The author outlines eight necessary steps for every business and entrepreneur to capitalize on this movement to on-demand project teams, versus permanent hires. Build an on-demand team of strategic do-ers. The on-demand specialized talent pool already includes 65 million people not interest in being full-time employees.

Demand 99

Demand Training Outsource Development Entrepreneur 99

socalTECH

MARCH 3, 2017

Yet another, on-demand car wash service, WashOS , has appeared on the market targeting Southern California. The company--like many other on-demand app developers--uses a network of independent auto detailers which it runs through a three day orientation and training session, and also a background check. READ MORE>>.

Southern California 100

Southern California Demand SoCal Training 100

Berkonomics

MARCH 7, 2011

Many companies have made the mistake of using the forecast to plan and executive hiring of new employees so that they could be trained and up to speed when the demand arrives.

Training 159

Training Layoffs Demand Resource 159

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

On demand valet parking service ZIRX said today that it has expanded into the Los Angeles area, and will begin offering up its on-demand, valet parking downtown Los Angeles and Santa Monica. The startup has previously been offering up its on-demand, valet service in San Francisco and Seattle. READ MORE>>.

Santa Monica 147

Santa Monica Demand Los Angeles Training 147

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

We had to do intense training sessions. Deer are not so big that they can make huge demands on you for your development resources or customer support. When you’re a start-up it is far easier to cut your teeth on companies that are easy to serve, not as demanding yet can afford to pay you fair prices for your product.

Startup 389

Startup Customer Custom Resource 389

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 9, 2020

There could be more demand for electric vehicles post COVID-19 crisis, believes Energica founder Livia Cevolini. One of those is greater demand for EVs after the pandemic. Before the health crisis shutdown most of Italy, Energica had already seen larger demand for its high-performance e-motos, with a price range of $17,000 to $23,000.

Technical Review 277

Technical Review Competition Demand Sales 277

socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2011

We actually built that about a year and a half ago, and are bringing that back due to overwhelming demand. Our clients who work with us, have access to about 15 hours of webinar-based, daily deals training. By working with us, we give them the training to execute better. It's similar to a franchise.

Platform 263

Platform Training Software Review Advertising 263

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2021

The author outlines eight necessary steps for every business and entrepreneur to capitalize on this movement to on-demand project teams, versus permanent hires. Build an on-demand team of strategic do-ers. The on-demand specialized talent pool already includes nearly 100 million people not interested in being full-time employees.

Demand 143

Demand Training Outsource Development Organization 143

Berkonomics

MAY 2, 2013

These include ensuring the continued health of the organization, setting the moral compass for your stakeholders, providing for succession by training and documenting, leading the effort in compliance of regulations and safety needs, and … elimination of all possible bottlenecks that impede the efficiency of your organization.

Organization 222

Organization Demand Satisfaction Training 222

Berkonomics

MAY 25, 2017

Train and transfer technology to each new distributor within 90 days of signing. Seed demand in each new territory with at least two corporate marketing events in partnership with each distributor. Assign one of our corporate employees to support sales and installation efforts by all distributors.

Resource 243

Resource Training Sales Demand 243

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 23, 2020

The proposal sets out four big initiatives, including zero-emissions vehicle manufacturing, assembly and adoption; zero-emissions infrastructure investments; commitments to public transit investments; workforce development; and job training. There’s $25 billion in money set aside for public transit and $12.5

Southern California 261

Southern California Los Angeles Rosemead Incubator 261

socalTECH

JULY 17, 2019

Thinkful , a New York company, says it has started accepting applications from people in Los Angeles for its "living stipend" program, which pays students $1500 a month to pay for things like rent, gas, and food while they take the company's technology training--in exchange for a portion of their salaries when they graduate.

Technology 183

Technology Course Startup Training 183

socalTECH

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Most controllers out there now are timers, which basically do not react to water demand. Instead, we run a model in the cloud based on the weather and calculate actual water demand, and we adjust the schedule on a daily basis. Manrique Brenes: I am a actually formally trained in water resources management.

Demand 258

Demand Startup Southern California Marketing 258

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2014

Demand for coaching, counseling, and discipline training is high. The most-used workplace training programs are really about matters of the heart. Managers need training in coaching, counseling, and discipline because they resist or have difficulty communicating with team members.

Demand 92

Demand Entrepreneur Startup Training 92

TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 28, 2019

Los Angeles is partnering with on-demand shuttle-based service Via as part of a pilot program that will give people rides to three busy public transit stations. Under the pilot program, Via will provide on-demand rides to and from the Compton, El Monte and North Hollywood stations.

Los Angeles 165

Los Angeles El Monte North Hollywood Compton 165

socalTECH

JANUARY 25, 2016

There's a large number of on-demand services which have been appearing recently, to help people deal with almost every aspect of their life. Becka Klauber Richter: Helpr is an app for babysitters on demand. Becka Klauber Richter is co-founder of the startup, and spoke to us about the company, which she co-founded with Kasey Edwards.

Demand 100

Demand CTO Coach Screening CTO Hire 100

Berkonomics

JANUARY 18, 2018

And since attorneys are paid to protect, often they will give a litany of warnings about what could go wrong when accepting a contract clause that they have been trained to challenge.

Outsource Development 243

Outsource Development Invest Conference Training 243

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

She got you to offer free storage and discounted training. They’ll push you on your uptime SLA, they’ll push for harsher penalties for non-compliance, they demand security reviews … heck – if you’re small enough they’ll push for “ source code deposits.” ” That can be brutal.

Development Team Review 293

Development Team Review Software Review Pricing Startup 293

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2020

You need a faster and more flexible on-demand hiring strategy, based on the current gig-economy of remote freelancers, contract personnel, and specialists. Freelancers and consultants have to demonstrate results, without training and mentoring, so they can help you more quickly and probably at a lower total cost.

Competition 168

Competition Startup Demand Training 168

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Demand Media. Demand Media consistently popped up near number one in the list of "companies to work for" from our readers. Readers cite the quality of life at Lynda.com, which has quietly grown into a powerhouse providing online training for a wide. The now-public. The company was cited by multiple recruiters.

Technical Review 279

Technical Review Company Companies Southern California 279

socalTECH

MAY 28, 2015

Los Angeles-based HelloTech (www.hellotech.com) wants to be the service that you refer all of your friends and family to, instead--by offering up low cost, on-demand, in-home technical support. First and foremost, it's an on-demand, in -home technical support service. How does HelloTech work?

Demand 100

Demand Technical Support Startup Seed Funding 100

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

It’s not clear that there was big customer demand for some of these products yet entrepreneurs were egged on by VCs to “take the money&# and try and push the market. They had to spend time training our new resources, reviewing code, refactoring where mistakes were made, attending meetings, etc. This is total bullshit.

Development Team Review 374

Development Team Review Technical Review Startup Resource 374

socalTECH

MARCH 29, 2021

ChargerHelp said it offers up on-demand repair of EV charging stations, using a local workforce which has been trained on EVSE maintenance. Terry, said the funding came from Trucks VC, Kapor Capital, JFF, Energy Impact Partners and The Fund. Terry was previously at EV Connect. The round reportely values the company at $11M.

Venture Capital 113

Venture Capital Training Demand Los Angeles 113

socalTECH

MAY 10, 2017

According to Dassault Systemes, the new effort is aimed at training the next generation of engineers with the skills most in-demand by aerospace, high-tech and transportation industries, and is being run by STEM education group Base 11.

Design 113

Design High Tech Training Education 113

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2013

I was selling products to Live Nation, Demand Media, Kelly Blue Book, Rovi, and the Screen Actors Guild. That's great training for the startup world. We provide full service, digital distribution and video-on-demand to iTunes, NetFlix, Hulu, Comcast, cable VOD, Time Warner, Cox, Dish Network, and AT&T.

Hollywood 256

Hollywood CTO Hire Social Media Platform 256

socalTECH

JULY 30, 2015

Los Angeles-based health startup Heal (www.getheal.com") has come up with its solution to that problem--a smartphone app driven service, which lets you schedule an on-demand, in-home visit with a doctor, who makes a housecall in less than 60 minutes. How about if there was an alternative?

Demand 100

Demand San Fernando Startup Orange County 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 8, 2021

Train them fully, give them authority, make them accountable, and tie their pay to customer satisfaction. Train and coach continuously. Companies with great service routinely spend 3% to 5% of salaries training team members – experienced as well as new. Know your customers intimately.

Startup 154

Startup Training Customer Custom 154

TechCrunch LA

JUNE 17, 2020

While chief executive Dan Burton acknowledged that the company was fundraising prior to the pandemic, the industrial lockdown actually accelerated demand for the company’s services. Even with the increased demand, the company had to make some changes. It laid off six employees and refocused its business.

Equity 154

Equity Demand Los Angeles Training 154

socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Los Angeles is the capital of on-demand apps, for just about anything you want. One of those areas that combines LA's passion for on-demand apps, and its active lifestyle, is Fitspot (www.fitspotapp.com), which brings athletic trainers to you or your local fitness center. What is Fitspot? How did you start the company?

Training 100

Training Startup Orange County Malibu 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

According to QualityWorks, it is running a free, six-week Agile Testing Bootcamp aimed at helping individuals with non-technical backgrounds gain high-paying, high-demand technical jobs in software test.

Demand 203

Demand Course Software Los Angeles 203

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

The author outlines eight necessary steps for every business and entrepreneur to capitalize on this movement to on-demand project teams, versus permanent hires. Build an on-demand team of strategic do-ers. The on-demand specialized talent pool already includes 65 million people not interest in being full-time employees.

Demand 92

Demand Startup Training Outsource Development 92

Berkonomics

MARCH 26, 2020

These include ensuring the continued health of the organization, setting the moral compass for your stakeholders, providing for succession by training and documenting, leading the effort in compliance of regulations and safety needs, and … elimination of all possible bottlenecks that impede the efficiency of your organization.

Organization 156

Organization Demand Satisfaction Training 156

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

In the latest, "Uber-for-X" startup to emerge in the Los Angeles market, online marketplace Zingy said Wednesday that it has officially launched its on-demand, dog walking service. The startup--led by Tobi Skovron--said its service allows owners to request and book a trained and educated dog walker, to walk their dogs on demand.

Demand 100

Demand Training Education Los Angeles 100

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 30, 2020

Train yourself to follow leadership best practices. These elements include giving clear direction, providing tools and training to the right people, getting out of the way, walking your own talk, and reflecting regularly on the big picture. Try it – you may find and train that great boss you never had. Marty Zwilling.

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Tips Training Startup Entrepreneur 152