Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
The world around us is being disrupted by the acceleration of technology into more industries and more consumer applications. Society is reorienting to a new post-pandemic norm?—?even before the pandemic itself has been fully tamed. And the loosening of federal monetary policies, particularly in the US, has pushed more dollars into the venture ecosystems at every stage of financing.
L.A. Business Journal
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
Electric vehicles are touted as the future, especially in Los Angeles where the city’s climate goals call for 80% of vehicles sold to be electric by 2028 — seven years ahead of the state’s 2035 cutoff for gasoline-powered auto sales.
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TechCrunch LA
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
Last year at this time, SpotOn was on the brink of announcing a $60 million Series C funding round at a $625 million valuation. Fast forward to almost exactly one year later, and a lot has changed for the payments and software startup. Today, SpotOn said it has closed on $300 million in Series E financing that values the company at $3.15 billion — more than 5x of its valuation at the time of its Series C round, and significantly higher than its $1.875 billion valuation in May (yes, just th
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
San Diego-based life sciences giant Illumina says it has made investments in seven startups, as part of its accelerator program, the Illumina Accelerator. The company said that the investments were made as part of two different programs, the Illumina Accelerator Cambridge, UK, and the Illumina Accelerator San Francisco Bay Area. Illumina's startup efforts are led by Amanda Cashin, PhD, co-founder and Global Head of Illumina For Startups.
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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.
Berkonomics
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
Here’s a question to help you decide if you’re guilty. How many times have you heard someone say, “Let’s do it now and ask permission later?” Have you done it in front of your cohort? That’s a common practice in companies where there is a barrier between levels in the chain of command, or lack of communication between people who work together or even for you as a leader.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Back in the early 2000s, the Maker Movement took hold in California, based on the emergence of such do-it-yourself (DIY) tools as 3-D printers, and now sites such as SketchUp and Makerspaces have all the tools you need to make almost anything computer related. Thus entrepreneurs were able to build prototypes and design new products without the traditional huge prototyping cost.
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L.A. Business Journal
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
The gaming giant, which posted in $2.3 billion in quarterly revenue, also said it's working to upgrade its policies and training to prevent harassment.
TechCrunch LA
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
Warby Parker filing to IPO last week was one more sign that direct-to-consumer (DTC) is an extremely powerful e-commerce trend. But LA-based performance marketing agency MuteSix didn’t wait that long to build its business around scaling DTC brands. Created in 2014 and acquired by Dentsu in 2019, MuteSix was recommended to TechCrunch by Rhoda Ullmann, VP Consumer at Sense, a Boston-based startup building a home energy monitor. “They demonstrate best-in-class expertise with Facebook an
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
The Clean Power Alliance, the local renewable power provider which serves a significant number of Southern California cities, has signed a deal with San Diego-based renewable power developer EDF Renewables North America for a 300 megawatt solar project coupled with a 600 MWh battery storage energy system, the two said this morning. According to the two, the two signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) which will provide enough electricity to power more than 163,000 homes.
Berkonomics
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
This is the tale of two CEOs, one of them unfortunately….me. . It’s a story of how people handle unusual situations when selling to the top – an executive of a prospective customer. And the stories couldn’t be more different. First, my friend’s story…. Recently a CEO friend told me her story of a dinner including her director of business development and an executive of a major company, a candidate for a large sale.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 25, 2021
Every inventor seems to think their invention is worth a million dollars, but I haven’t seen anyone pay that much for one yet. In fact, I often have to tell aspiring entrepreneurs that their inventions have zero value, at least not until they are put in the context of a business plan, with qualified people committed to executing the plan. Early-stage ideas fall in the same category.
Southern California Edison Blog
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Productive offices get more done—their workers complete projects faster and bring in more revenue for their organizations. While every employee will have a different level of work ethic, office managers have control over several aspects of the workplace that can encourage better team performance. . Below you will find several techniques managers can use to encourage office productivity: .
L.A. Business Journal
SEPTEMBER 6, 2021
As an alum of social media giant Snap Inc.’s revenue product strategy team, James Borow said he has seen firsthand the struggles that small businesses face in advertising and marketing.
TechCrunch LA
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
Just Insure , a pay-per-mile insurance technology company, has raised $8 million in a funding round. . CrossCut Ventures, ManchesterStory and Western Technology Investments co-led the investment, which brings its total raised to $15.3 million since its January 2019 inception. Los Angeles-based Just says it uses telematics “to reward safe drivers and reduce insurer bias” by looking at factors such as how, when and where customers drive, rather than factors such as ZIP code or marital status as mo
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
A launch of an Atlas V rocket at Vandenberg Air Force Base is scheduled for today, to take a new Landsat satellite into space for NASA, according to NASA. The launch is currently targeted at 11:11am from Space Launch Complex-3 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, which is north of Los angeles near Lompoc. According to launch provider United Launch Alliance (ULA), the launch will also include multiple CubeSats, which will be released after Landsat 9 separation.
Berkonomics
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
First, let’s recognize the problem. Here’s one for executives of any company with next generation products in mind. As your business grows more complex and there are more employees to manage and more customers to care for, slowly you will notice that more and more time of your chief innovation officer or system architect or R&D department is spent focused upon enhancements in response to needs of the user base.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
Every entrepreneur wishes that he could predict whether his idea could be the “next big thing,” before he spent his life savings and years of energy on it. Investors, on the other hand, typically don’t even look very hard at the product or service, but prefer to evaluate first the entrepreneur, and secondly the business plan. I define these products and services as “solutions” (customers buy solutions to a problem), but Guy Kawasaki more generically calls them causes, meaning any new idea, compa
AllTopStartups
SEPTEMBER 24, 2021
Is your current office space limiting your employees’ ability to create and innovate together as a team? Though renting an office space seems like a big step, it can give… The post 8 Factors to Consider When Choosing an Office Space to Rent appeared first on AllTopStartups.
L.A. Business Journal
SEPTEMBER 6, 2021
As an alum of social media giant Snap Inc.’s revenue product strategy team, James Borow said he has seen firsthand the struggles that small businesses face in advertising and marketing.
Steve Reich
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
FinTechs are a major business opportunity for Bankers!
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
A new program, run by the Alliance for Southern California Innovation, is looking to connect startups with Series A funding, according to the group. The Alliance said it has launched its new SoCal Venture Pipeline program, to help bridge a key funding gap for Southern California entrepreneurs, by connecting them to relevant venture capital firms. The new program is being run in partnership with Silicon Valley Bank.
Berkonomics
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
To start: “new source of energy” and “new ideas.”. When a new CEO or manager is hired into a company, for a while lots of energy flows from the top and new ideas seem to be generated daily. It is one reason not to fear the unknown when upper-level management long in place turns over, often leaving most everyone worried about the future of the company and for their own prospects.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 19, 2021
Every new business dreams of becoming the premier brand in their space, like Starbucks is to coffee, and Apple is to consumer electronics, but they have no idea how difficult that is to achieve. In fact, only 100 of the 10,000 multimillion-dollar consumer companies around the world can claim to be an “apostle brand” – one that inspires enduring trust, loyalty, and endorsement.
AllTopStartups
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
Are you looking for ways to optimize your site for SEO so that you can generate more quality leads and boost your online visibility? SEO website optimization is a must… The post Key Easy Ways to Optimize SEO to Grow Your Business appeared first on AllTopStartups.
L.A. Business Journal
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
When Joanna McFarland grew frustrated that she couldn’t drop her son off at karate practice because she had to be at work, she started commiserating with other moms.
Steve Reich
SEPTEMBER 11, 2021
A fun conversation with Dave and Tanner.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
Los Angeles-based zero-emissions heavy-duty vehicle company GreenPower Motor Company has delivered its first, all-electric school bus to a district in Santa Maria, according to the company. According to the company, its first BEAST school bus was just delivered to the Santa Maria Joint Union High School District. The company said the new school bus is an all-electric, 40-foot battery powered electric school bus with a range of up to 150 miles; the bus can seat up to 90 passengers.
Berkonomics
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Here’s the problem. Negotiating an agreement, especially one that involves personal gain, is tough for the person personally involved. There is too much to lose to be objective, to be willing to walk when terms go upside down. What if the negotiation is personally important? It is my experience that you should have an expert negotiator with you or even in your place, whether from your board or an employee or outside professional such as an attorney – when the issue is personal.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
More entrepreneurs want to be socially responsible these days, but fear a negative impact on profits, growth, and the ability to find an investor. In the short run, there are real costs associated with the “triple bottom line” of maximizing profit, people (social), and planet (environment). But very quickly, it is becoming obvious to startups that the value and satisfaction exceeds the costs.
TechCrunch LA
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
When people talk about “online food delivery” services, chances are that they’ll think of the Uber Eats, Instacarts and Getirs of this world. But today a startup that’s tackling a different aspect of the market — addressing the supply chain that subsequently turns the wheels of the bigger food distribution machine — is announcing a big round of funding as it continues to grow.
L.A. Business Journal
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
Partners like Influential will have access to first-party TikTok data that can help them identify creators for advertising campaigns.
L.A. Business Journal
SEPTEMBER 6, 2021
PlantWave, a device created by Marina del Rey-based Data Garden Co. that turns a plant’s biorhythms into music, is starting to blossom.
L.A. Business Journal
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Playa Vista-based point-of-sale software developer Appetize Technologies Inc. has been acquired by SpotOn Transact Inc. for $415 million.
L.A. Business Journal
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
The music industry in Los Angeles has grown to encompass far more than just production.
L.A. Business Journal
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Team Huddle Inc. — which uses artificial intelligence, machine learning and data to put employees’ mental health “at the center” of their work — is up and running with the launch of its first product, ScheduleIQ.
L.A. Business Journal
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
El Segundo-based Saviynt Inc. raised $130 million in private equity funding to grow its cloud-based identity security solutions, the company announced Sept. 20.
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