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Who knew building a vertical software as a service toolkit focused on home heating and cooling could be worth $8.3 billion? That’s how much Los Angeles-based ServiceTitan , a startup founded just eight years ago is worth now, thanks to some massive tailwinds around homebuilding and energy efficiency that are serving to boost the company’s bottom line and netting it an unprecedented valuation for a vertical software company, according to bankers.
Newport Beach-based Chipotle is jumping into the Bitcoin craze, saying today that it is launching a promotion where it will give away $100,000 in Bitcoin, plus another $100,000 in free burritos, as part of a "National Burrito Day" on April 1st. According to Chipotle, the promotion focuses on attempting to guess a valid, six-digit code for a chance to win a free burrito or up to $25,000 in Bitcoin.
I’m a big fan of the old adage "There are no stupid questions, only stupid answers." We have all heard questions that begin, "This may be a dumb question, but …" used effectively by smart people who are not afraid of risking ridicule by challenging a questionable assertion from an intimidating speaker. Most people in business seem to expect their leaders just to give orders.
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.
The coming wave of electric vehicles will require more than thousands of charging stations. In addition to being installed, they also need to work — and today, that isn’t happening. If a station doesn’t send out an error or a driver doesn’t report it, network providers might never know there’s even a problem. Kameale C. Terry, who co-founded ChargerHelp!
Plans do not often work as devised. . We are not always smart about the market or the product. We may miss the context of the times and come to market too soon or too late. We might not have researched the market diligently or used a focus group or other market research. Well, the good news is that great teams are not bound by their original product or marketing plan.
Describing esports to those unfamiliar with the concept can be tricky, and FaZe Clan Inc. Chief Executive Lee Trink said it’s even harder to sum up what his company does.
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Describing esports to those unfamiliar with the concept can be tricky, and FaZe Clan Inc. Chief Executive Lee Trink said it’s even harder to sum up what his company does.
As a business consultant, I often have to remind small business owners that their marketing needs to be more interactive, versus the traditional “ push ” model, where you broadcast your message to as many people as possible. New generations of customers respond better to the “ participative ” approach, where they get to provide input via social media and the Internet.
Google is announcing a handful of major updates to Google Maps today that range from bringing its Live View AR directions indoors to adding weather data to its maps, but the most tantalizing news — which in typical Google fashion doesn’t have an ETA just yet — is that Google plans to bring a vastly improved 3D layer to Google maps.
San Diego-based K2 Insurance Services, which owns a number of insurance services companies, said it has acquired software developer Loss Run Pro. Loss Run Pro develops subscription-based software that helps request, track, and manage loss runs. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Loss Run Pro is based in Missoula, Montana, and was only founded in early 2020.
We all know entrepreneurs who have overcome adversity, like the current pandemic or personal setbacks, and achieved success. There are famous people like Walt Disney and Nelson Rockefeller, who overcame learning disabilities, and people like J. C. Penney and J. K Rowling who struggled through personal bad times before finding their true legacy. I’ve always been interested in how this works, and why it’s true.
Self-driving and robotics startup Cartken has partnered with REEF Technology, a startup that operates parking lots and neighborhood hubs, to bring self-driving delivery robots to the streets of downtown Miami. With this announcement, Cartken officially comes out of stealth mode. The company, founded by ex-Google engineers and colleagues behind the unrequited Bookbot , was formed to develop market-ready tech in self-driving, AI-powered robotics and delivery operations in 2019, but the team has ke
Los Angeles-based "hyperloop" transportation systems company HyperloopTT said on Tuesday that it has unveiled completed designs for a fully functioning commercial hyperloop system, which it developed with engineering company Dar Al-Handasah. The company claimed that the design goes "beyond any rendering or concepts" which have been shown by other hyperloop companies.
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San Diego-based drone security systems developer Citadel Defense reported on Tuesday that it has snagged a new contract, from the U.S. Department of Defense, worth $5M. According to the company, it received the new contract award as an urgent, follow-on award to protect servicemen and servicewomen from small drone threats. Other details on the contract were not announced.
Insurance technology company Counterpart Inc. announced March 23 that it had raised $10 million in funding to support the growth of its management liability insurance platform for small businesses.
In my experience, one of the biggest mistakes I see you make as a startup or new business owner is to create a business that is totally dependent on you. That means you are the only one who knows how the business works, you make all decisions, and progress grinds to a halt when you are away. That may make sense on day one , but it will kill you and the business over time.
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Santa Barbara-based Entrada Ventures, a venture capital firm led by Alexander Fang, the former co-founder of Aurrion (acquired by Juniper Networks), has raised $1.6M in a special purpose venture investment fund. Details on the use of that fund and any other details on any linked investment were not announced. The SPV was disclosed through a regulatory filing.
Investors are backing away from social media app Dispo Inc. in light of sexual assault allegations against an associate of co-founder and YouTube celebrity David Dobrik.
Did you know that experts say there was a 715% increase in ransomware attacks in 2020? Today’s world brings unprecedented opportunities for business and collaboration. Yet computer networks are constantly… The post What the Recent Ransomware Attacks Mean for Cybersecurity appeared first on AllTopStartups.
Modern networks require secure setups to ensure mission-critical data and sensitive communications are private and protected from outside parties looking to steal or access information being transmitted. While every organization should have secure networks, the stakes are higher in some industries than others. Here are industries that stand the most to gain by leveraging secure networks: .
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The sweeping infrastructure package put forward today by President Joe Biden comes with a price tag of roughly $2 trillion (and hefty tax hikes) but gives startups and the broader tech industry about $1 trillion worth of reasons to support it. Tech companies have spent the past decade or more developing innovations that can be applied to old-world industries like agriculture, construction, energy, education, manufacturing and transportation and logistics.
San Diego-based Mirati Therapeutics said this week that it has added Ms. Shalini Sharp as a new independent director at the targeted oncology company. Sharp was most recently Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Ultragenyx, and also served at Agenus, McKinsey & Company, and Goldman Sachs. She also serves on the boards of Neurocrine Biosciences, Precision Biosciences, Sutro Biopharma and TB Alliance.
Los Angeles-based accounting automation software developer Blackline says it has launched a new product targeting the accounts receivable market. According to Blackline, the new product, Blackline AR Intelligence, offers up sales and payment performance data, ability to track and measure payment terms, outstanding balances, cash collected, and debt positions, and much more.
Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies Incorporated says it has cleared antitrust reviews in both Canada and Canada for its ongoing acquisition of FLIR Systems. According to the company, it received a No-Action Letter regarding the proposed acquisition from the Competition Bureau of the Government of Canada on Wednesday, and a similar one from the Federal Cartel Office in Germany.
Santa Monica-based Piestro, a startup which is taking aim at automating the process of making pizzas, using robot technology, said this week that it has partnered with PopID, a developer of facial recognition payments technology. According to the companies, the partnership will let consumers pay with their face at Piestro's planned automated pizzeria locations.
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