Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 11, 2021
Photo by Vanna Phon on Unsplash Customer acquisition is the lifeblood of many startups from e-commerce to gaming to marketplace companies, among others. Most of these startups spend the lion’s share of their marketing budget in today’s social media channels: Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Snap, TikTok and so on because?—?no surprise?—?that’s where the customers are.
Berkonomics
AUGUST 26, 2021
How we often handle employment issues today. When we accept the work commitment from a person we hire, we make a pact with the new employee that often stops at agreeing to pay for service rendered and to provide a safe working environment. There should be more than that. . With some people you hire, you know you are just renting their services as they pass through your organization, aimed at a higher calling.
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TechCrunch LA
AUGUST 11, 2021
The link-in-bio business is heating up as more mobile website builders compete for a coveted slice of real estate on a creator’s TikTok, Instagram or Twitter. Linktree leads the space, securing a recent $45 million Series B raise to build out e-commerce features, but Beacons boasts competitive creator monetization tools with just a $6 million seed round in May.
L.A. Business Journal
AUGUST 30, 2021
In an unprecedented move, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has issued notices to two competing contract bidding teams to proceed on design and other preliminary work for a rail transit project through the Sepulveda Pass.
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Office leases are one of companies’ largest expenses, and if your whole team is working from home with no clear end in sight, you may be wondering what to do about your lease.
socalTECH
AUGUST 31, 2021
Santa Barbara-based Invoca, which develops call tracking and other customer tracking software, says it is on the path towards $100M in annual recurring revenue (ARR) by the end of its fiscal year. The company did not disclose its current revenues, but said it has seen "record growth" in the first half of FY21. The company has raised $116M in venture capital, from such investors as Accel, Upfront Ventures, H.I.G.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 1, 2021
The best part of being an entrepreneur is having the independence to make your own decisions, the flexibility for a better work/life balance, and personal satisfaction from driving change. But nobody said it would be easy. The road to business success is filled with challenges and frustrations that most aspiring entrepreneurs never even imagined. In my role as advisor to many startups, I try to prepare them for the inevitable bumps in the road ahead, as well as to provide practical guidance on h
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Berkonomics
AUGUST 19, 2021
How to get more performance from your directives. Empowering your direct reports with the reasons for your orders gives them incentive to act, motivation to accept authority, and purpose behind action. I try to teach this with the simple phrase that is the headline of this insight. Wouldn’t you want to know “why” if you thought an order illogical? Think of the last time someone above you in your business or personal life gave you an order to do something that seemed either illogical or of low p
TechCrunch LA
AUGUST 17, 2021
A California-based medical startup that provides COVID-19 testing across Los Angeles has pulled down a website it used to allow customers to access their test results after a customer found a vulnerability that allowed access to other people’s personal information. Total Testing Solutions has 10 COVID-19 testing sites across Los Angeles, and processes “thousands” of COVID-19 tests at workplaces, sports venues and schools each week.
L.A. Business Journal
AUGUST 23, 2021
Manhattan Beach-based Fisker Inc. is lining up capital to start production on a second electric vehicle in late 2023 after unveiling a debt offering of $625 million.
socalTECH
AUGUST 12, 2021
El Segundo, California- and Austin, Texas-based Slingshot Aerospace says it is rolling out a new collision avoidance and communications platform for space, which it says will help spacecraft owners and operators communicate and collaborate. According to the company, its new product, Slingshot Beacon, will be piloted by OneWeb, Spire Global Inc., Orbit Fab, and others, which aaccount for 53 percent of the satellite constellations in low earth orbit (LEO).
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 2, 2021
New entrepreneurs routinely jump into a startup with a full charge of passion and energy, but often find themselves drained of both after a few months by the workload and challenges. As a result, burnout and loss of passion are consistently listed among the top causes of startup failure, according to many experts. The challenge is find ways to continually recharge along the way.
SoCal Tech Calendar
AUGUST 10, 2021
Thursday, August 12, 2021 -- Entering the Japanese Market by Partnering With The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO). Biocom California. Please join Biocom Los Angeles and the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) for a virtual webinar to learn how Life Science companies in the Greater LA area can enter the Japanese market. Learn ways to create new business opportunities through partnering with JETRO, a nonprofit agency that promotes trade and investment between Japan and the rest of t
Berkonomics
AUGUST 12, 2021
Your past and present experiences. Ever had a manager above you who said one thing and did another? At least once? Or in a pattern of repeats? Well, you’re not alone. Did you think less of that person for it? Would you follow that manager to the ends of the earth? Well, almost everyone has had multiple such experiences with a senior manager. And most people think less of that person than before.
Inverted Software
AUGUST 9, 2021
“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.” – Michael Jordan. You often hear the term “team player”, but what does it really mean? Teams can achieve magnificent things if everyone on the team is working towards the same goals, or they can fail miserably when team members are divided. Starting with the smallest family unit or military squad and ending with your company, great teamwork is the basis for success.
L.A. Business Journal
AUGUST 9, 2021
Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand Inc., a human resources management software company, has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Clearlake Capital Group in a transaction worth $5.2 billion.
socalTECH
AUGUST 5, 2021
San Diego-based Aardvark Therapeutics, a biopharmaceuticals company focused on metabolic diseases, said this morning that it has raised $29M in its Series B funding round. The funding was led by Sorrento Therapeutics, and also included Vickers Venture Partners, Premier Partners, BNH Investment, and Korea Omega, along with The Foundation for Prader-Willi Research.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 22, 2021
Every business I know is intimately familiar with outbound marketing, or pushing your message out to customers through email, newspaper, and television advertising. Only a few really understand the process and value of inbound marketing, for pulling customers to your brand. In my experience, it’s the fastest way to create trust and authenticity in this age of the consumer.
SoCal Tech Calendar
AUGUST 19, 2021
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Berkonomics
AUGUST 5, 2021
When do most companies communicate? Early stage company investors as a group have a common gripe – almost universal. Information flows from the company irregularly, in fact most often when the company is urgently in need of more money. How these investors try to solve the problem. Investment documents usually call for quarterly reporting by the company to the investors.
Inverted Software
AUGUST 9, 2021
“I hired a software development company from India. They outbide all the US based companies I contacted and offered developers at a cheap price. Two years later they are still working on my systems. The number of hours I been billed is staggering and the system is buggy and barely usable.”. The above quote is a real customer that ended up at our office.
L.A. Business Journal
AUGUST 2, 2021
With its announcement of a land acquisition in Las Vegas last month, the developer of a high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and Southern California now has land for two key stations.
socalTECH
AUGUST 19, 2021
Los Angeles-based mobile automotive repair startup RepairSmith, led by Joel Milne, has raised $42M in a new funding round, the company announced this morning. The Series B funding came from TI Capitl, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche Ventures, and Spring Mountain Capital. According to the company, the funding will go towards rapid expansion of its service. The company offers up mobile automotive repair and maintenance in 650 cities.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 16, 2021
Every dedicated business professional I know can’t find enough hours in a day to do their best work, and yet they often find themselves saying yes to new requests from the people around them. In some cases it may be fear of retribution by the boss, but more often they just hate to disappoint others, and end up instead with high stress and low credibility in a crisis to deliver.
L.A. Business Journal
AUGUST 2, 2021
Sawtelle-based gaming studio That’s No Moon Entertainment Inc. launched July 28 with a $100 million investment from Smilegate Entertainment, a global game development company based in Seoul, South Korea.
L.A. Business Journal
AUGUST 9, 2021
SpaceX has agreed to purchase Swarm Technologies, which designs small satellites to manage internet-of-things services.
L.A. Business Journal
AUGUST 30, 2021
Southern California Edison executives were generally pleased with the state’s decision in early August to allow the utility to tap ratepayers to raise $6.9 billion in revenue this year, even though that was $730 million short of what Edison requested.
L.A. Business Journal
AUGUST 2, 2021
Culver City-based mobile gaming company Jam City Inc., which canceled plans for a SPAC merger last week, will continue to pursue a public offering.
L.A. Business Journal
AUGUST 2, 2021
The final major construction push for the long-awaited $1.8 billion Metro Regional Connector Transit Project through downtown has finally arrived.
L.A. Business Journal
AUGUST 23, 2021
Hollywood-based virtual reality gaming studio ForeVR Games Inc. raised $7 million in additional seed financing to grow its studio and slate of offerings.
L.A. Business Journal
AUGUST 23, 2021
From startups to established titans, aerospace companies are expanding their presence in Long Beach.
L.A. Business Journal
AUGUST 2, 2021
Last month saw several significant milestones on different fronts in the $14.5 billion effort to modernize Los Angeles International Airport.
L.A. Business Journal
AUGUST 30, 2021
For those Wealthiest Angelenos whose fortunes are tied to technology, the pandemic brought big gains in net worth over the past year.
L.A. Business Journal
AUGUST 9, 2021
Kristofer Sommestad has worked with freelance creators throughout his career in technology.
L.A. Business Journal
AUGUST 19, 2021
Software company Nacelle has raised $50 million in a Series B funding round.
L.A. Business Journal
AUGUST 4, 2021
Ryff Inc., an advertising technology startup, has raised $11.7 million in funding.
L.A. Business Journal
AUGUST 2, 2021
Los Angeles is cementing its status as a hotspot for the tech industry.
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