Mucker Lab

AUGUST 27, 2014

Over time, though, military spending wound down and many large aerospace and military companies left Southern California. If you took a random sample of 100 entrepreneurs here in LA, over 50% might not be able to tell you how to technically calculate 90-day cohort retention or how to build a cash flow statement.

Los Angeles 138

Los Angeles Southern California Silicon Valley Technical Review 138

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

My fund – at $200 million – is the largest in Southern California. Recruiting & retention will be different outside the Valley. You have huge hiring volume coming from the new growth firms (Twitter, Zynga, Facebook) and huge retention battles & hiring from Google, Apple, Cisco, Yahoo!,

Silicon Valley 313

Silicon Valley Southern California Los Angeles Semantic 313

The Next Web

JUNE 20, 2013

The company has a 98 percent voluntary retention rate (which doesn’t count terminated employees), and Miller attributes part of that success to not having to deal with the poaching that goes on in the Valley. The company has managed 95 percent retention of clients. We were essentially funded by our clients…in an indirect way.”

Cloud 118

Cloud Southern California Los Angeles New York City 118

Up and Running

APRIL 16, 2012

Retention has long been a challenge in establishing a solid (and profitable) brand persona. For example, if you live in Southern California it’s practically impossible to see a red arrow without thinking about In-N-Out Burger. But how memorable is it? Foster a lasting, favorable impression.

Southern California 85

Southern California Differentiation Social Media California 85