TechCrunch LA

MARCH 27, 2020

Consumers now have their first chance to sample the wares of a short-form streaming service — and it’s not Quibi. The company also has a brand studio, Ficto Studio , which works with marketers and agencies to help them design promotions based on Ficto’s interactive capabilities.

Los Angeles 152

Los Angeles Content Angel Outsource Development 152

socalTECH

MAY 12, 2016

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, designed and launched by Hawthorne-based SpaceX , successfully returned to earth on Wednesday, splashing down 261 miles southwest of Long Beach with more than 3,700 pounds of cargo. EDT with NASA cargo and science and technology samples from the International Space Station.

Long Beach 100

Long Beach SpaceX Sample Hawthorne 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

The Los Angeles area startup is hoping to make it easier for crowdfunded projects to find additional customers for their projects, by streamlining request for samples, communication via email, Facbeook, Twitter, SMS, and more. The site was founded by Candice Georgiadis, a jewelry designer based in Malibu.

Sites 190

Sites Malibu Sample Email 190

socalTECH

MAY 28, 2014

The new product is designed to be included by OEMs in their products, so that device manufacturers can create products which work on any of the wireless chargers. Broadcom said the new chip, the BCM59350, is sampling with select customers.

Sample 149

Sample Design Product Customer 149

socalTECH

MAY 29, 2013

Broadcom said that both chips are designed to help boost the "Internet of Things" market. The new Wi-Fi SOC, the BCM4390, is sampling now to early access customers and is aimed at reaching full production in Q4. The company''s new Bluetooth Smart chip is aimed at use in Android-based smartphones and tablets.

Sample 147

Sample Design Product Customer 147

Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Floravere , the first direct-to-consumer luxury bridal brand, is putting convenience back into the bride’s hands by delivering sample wedding gowns directly to their doorstep. Brides are able to select three samples from their collection to be shipped to their doorstep and mailed back with a pre-paid label within three days.

Sample 70

Sample Training Sales Email 70

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Carpinteria-based lynda.com , an online site providing training for computer skills, particularly in the area of creative software like Adobe Photoshop, Flash, and other graphical design tools, said Friday that it has released its first iPhone appM.

Training 157

Training Sample Sites Mobile 157

socalTECH

JUNE 24, 2011

alleging "false designation of origin and unfair competition" over the phrase "Memory Lane". Classmates' Memory Lane provides nostalgic magazines, school yearbook pictures, song samples, and more. The suit was filed by Memory Lane Inc., The lawsuit was filed in the California Central District Court (Memory Lane Inc v. READ MORE>>.

Woodland Hills 145

Woodland Hills Sample Social Network Competition 145

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 2, 2021

Every investor has his own list, usually based on his own very small sample, or simply his gut feeling. Big gorillas with deep pockets find it hard to scale products that are designed or produced to order. I’m always looking for evidence of early startup characteristics that might be predictors of long-term success.

Startup 170

Startup Study Journal Sample 170

socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2010

The firm also said it has scored a design win using the processor with ZTE, a developer of telecommunications and network solutions. Mindspeed said its Comcerto 300xv is sampling now and will go into volume production in the second half of the year. Financial impact of that deal was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

IP 154

IP Sample Design Networking 154

Tech.Co

AUGUST 24, 2017

Luckily, you use design tools on your mobile device to help you with different aspects of renovations. The apps are useful to homeowners who intend to do renovations on their own and to professional constructors and designers. Here are some design apps for that HGTV-like renovation project to help.

Design 24

Design Help Screening Tool 24

Tech Coast Venture Network

JUNE 16, 2016

Information Designer and Infographic Author. So what has changed? So why not give it to them if, being a newborn startup you have nothing to lose. Inspired by Paul Graham’s eponymous essay “Do Things that Don’t Scale”. Read more on: Paul Graham. Written by Anna Vital.

Startup 100

Startup Sample Design Services 100

Tech Coast Venture Network

JUNE 16, 2016

Information Designer and Infographic Author. So what has changed? So why not give it to them if, being a newborn startup you have nothing to lose. Inspired by Paul Graham’s eponymous essay “Do Things that Don’t Scale”. Read more on: Paul Graham. Written by Anna Vital.

Startup 100

Startup Sample Design Services 100

SoCal CTO

APRIL 9, 2013

Different firms will have very different skill sets: Do you need user interface design? Graphic design? You will find firms that are design/interface heavy and light on development. Most of the rest of the post is going to focus more on finding development rather than design firms. Or are you starting from scratch?

Web Development 204

Web Development Web Develop Development 204

socalTECH

JUNE 5, 2012

We will design and manufacture an apparel brand based on the inspiration of collective editors. We then take that information and find trends and metadata, and all that content and sharing, and use it to drive e-commerce, and to design and manufacture apparel products. The two sat down with us to explain the idea behind the company.

Startup 182

Startup Commerce Design Media 182

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 19, 2012

Examples (these are going to be more detailed than you need to get to at this point): Sample Spec Functional Specification Example Wireframes, Comps, Clickable Prototype Create wireframes for a few key screens that sketch your concept using a tool like Balsamiq. Send across any graphic designs you currently have.

Develop 354

Develop Development Technical Review CTO Coach 354

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

better than anybody we had spoke with and she had the marketing chops to know how to communicate this to her market once she designed & built her products. and a differentiated feel in terms of fabric, design, sustainability, etc. Ariel understood her customer?—?the the modern buyer of home products?—?better

Product 296

Product Course Customer Custom 296

socalTECH

MARCH 10, 2009

Vitesse said its new chipset is sampling today, with a reference design evaluation board to be released in Q2. Vitesse said the new product is a physical media dependent (PMD) chipset for 10 Gbps Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (10G-EPON), and is targeted at OEMs developing equipment for fiber-based networks.

Sample 100

Sample Networking Design Media 100

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 18, 2014

Tristan told me that he thought he could design shaving products for people of color that would solve this problem. Tristan built this elegant product called Bevel designed specifically to solve the problem of shaving for people of color. And to solve a problem he cares deeply about in the process.

Startup 419

Startup Entrepreneur Design Funding 419

InfoChachkie

MARCH 2, 2019

On her lunch break, at the age of 20, Ruth entered a local furniture store with samples of her husband’s plastic chairs. Seeing an opportunity, Ruth designed and sold a similar doll, which she differentiated by creating a huge wardrobe of clothing and accessories. She walked out of the store with a $500 purchase order.

Company 100

Company Companies Sales Sample 100

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

Founded in January 2010 by Stephen Hood (ex-Delicious head of product), Dave Baggeroer (Stanford’s Institute of Design), and Josh Whiting (ex-senior engineer at Delicious and Craigslist). Premium invitation cards and event stationary that is designed online for online distribution or paper print. Founded by Shawn Gold (ex-MySpace CMO).

Venture Capital 214

Venture Capital Startup Design S3 214

SoCal CTO

APRIL 22, 2010

Critical Mass Problem One thing that many startups don’t recognize going into the design of their matching algorithm is the problem of critical mass. In terms of the design of the algorithm, you probably need to design your algorithm to be flexible in how it surfaces matches in the case where there are relatively few possible matches.

Startup 170

Startup Research Software Review Sample 170

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2014

Services entrepreneurs can more easily capitalize on the trend to treat each customer personally, whether entrepreneurs be interior designers working from home, marketing consultants, or offering Angie’s List to find the best local handyman. Here is just a sampling to give you the idea: Software as a service (SaaS). Everybody wins.

Services 101

Services Startup Outsource Technical Support 101

TechEmpower

MARCH 28, 2013

The 1-query samples, leftmost on the line charts, should be similar (within sampling error) of the single-query test above. How we designed the tests. The following tests are all run at 256 concurrency and vary the number of database queries per request. The tests are 1, 5, 10, 15, and 20 queries per request.

Framework 560

Framework EC2 PHP Java 560

TechEmpower

APRIL 30, 2013

The 1-query samples, leftmost on the line charts, should be similar (within sampling error) of the single-query test above. How we designed the tests. The following tests are all run at 256 concurrency and vary the number of database queries per request. The tests are 1, 5, 10, 15, and 20 queries per request.

Framework 544

Framework EC2 PHP Java 544

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

Open to potential career pivoters and professionals of all levels, the panel consisted of the following panelists, whom entered their positions from backgrounds ranging from business to engineering to design. Jay Stakelon , VP Product Design, Fullscreen. He has over 10 years of experience designing and developing digital products.

Product 87

Product Fandango Design Startup 87

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 22, 2012

After a version of this article was published by Forbes, Mark Cuban offered the following insight: It is also important to note that StatusPeople concedes that their results are inexact, as their algorithm only samples a portion of a Tweeter's followers and then extrapolates relative percentages across the entire dataset.

Startup 239

Startup Activity Hollywood RSS 239

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

Fortunately I was mostly a technology consultant, which meant that I coded computers, designed databases and planned system integration projects. Here are some examples: - You ask a small sample set so that data isn’t statistically significant. who was in the sample set? It was originally COBOL and DB2 – so what?

Statistics 415

Statistics Startup Report Research 415

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

When pitching to consumers, online or offline, the feedback will likely be on features and design. Crowd sample size and makeup not representative of market. But from my perspective in really helping entrepreneurs, both fall short on several counts: Focus too much on the product, not enough on the business model.

Funding 101

Funding Equity Entrepreneur Invest 101

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 10, 2013

Every investor has his own list, usually based on his own very small sample, or simply his gut feeling. Big gorillas with deep pockets find it hard to scale products that are designed or produced to order. I’m always looking for evidence of early startup characteristics that might be predictors of long-term success.

Startup 102

Startup Study Journal Sample 102

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Cameras, sensors, watches, and glasses are just a sample of the increasing amounts of body-worn tech hitting the market. What got you designing a product for law enforcement in the first place? SW: I started the company in August ’07 and I brought samples of our first product to CES in January ’08. Where is VIEVU based?

Help 94

Help Startup Sample Marketing 94

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 4, 2013

Before you design your new solution idea, gather evidence and estimates of how much money a customer is willing to spend (if any) to solve the problem. Sample trade show or user group. Factor in your margin, and you will have an upper bound on your solution cost. If you use the big “Coming Soon!”

Product 94

Product Pricing Customer Custom 94

socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2010

Russell Stern: Most semiconductor companies have to have to do board designs anyway, for reference designs, and to further qualify them, certify them, and get them through agency approvals. Are you still pursuing embedded designs--you were looking at LAN on motherboard last year, as we recall? Russell Stern: We still are.

Networking 124

Networking Startup Design Customer 124

Tech.Co

MAY 25, 2018

Their mission is designed to lead with a pay-if-forward model by providing expert coaching, pitch competition support, and a private community where entrepreneurs can meet mentors and connect with valuable resources. They created a space where you can follow your dreams. iFundWomen (New York, NY).

Startup 137

Startup Technical Review Competition Software Review 137

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2013

When pitching to consumers, online or offline, the feedback will likely be on features and design. Crowd sample size and makeup not representative of market. But from my perspective in really helping entrepreneurs, both fall short on several counts: Focus too much on the product, not enough on the business model.

Funding 106

Funding Equity Entrepreneur Sample 106

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 10, 2011

Potential employers, developers, investors, designers, and more in one room, eager to exchange cards and more than a few words. Event sponsor Sony Electronics was on hand to give away a free $500 tablet to the lucky individual who tweeted the most interesting use for the tablet. Taking all the guess work out of initial introductions.

Technical Review 63

Technical Review Userplane Social Media Santa Monica 63

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2012

Before you design your new solution idea, gather evidence and estimates of how much money a customer is willing to spend (if any) to solve the problem. Sample trade show or user group. Factor in your margin, and you will have an upper bound on your solution cost. If you use the big “Coming Soon!”

Entrepreneur 99

Entrepreneur Pricing Customer Custom 99