Demand, Distribution, Los Angeles and Operations

What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. Sam & Rahul have worked closely together on “innovate & operate” since the earliest days of MakeSpace. and we were met with weak demand, slow growth and high costs.

Operations

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How MakeSpace Recently Closed $30 million in New Funding

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2017

million in capital to build out its operations in 4 cities: New York City , Los Angeles , Chicago and Washington D.C. Just over a year ago I wrote about how MakeSpace had raised $17.5 If you have a storage need in one of these cities please consider checking out MakeSpace. years of software development.

Technical Review

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Remote First: Why Isn’t Every Company Boundaryless

ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

I explained why authorities like Sam Altman of Y-Combinator , Angel List’s Naval Ravikant, Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey, and Bill Gurley, GP at Benchmark Capital , believe boundaryless companies built by remote-distributed teams are the future of work. The Big Question: Why isn’t every company distributed today?

Technical Review

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How to Manage Supply Chain Planning Like a Pro

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

This integral element of most businesses is woven through every aspect of operations. Transportation partners play an enormous role in the supply chain as they bring products into distribution centers and sometimes directly to customers. Employ Demand Forecasting and Inventory Planning Solutions.

Management

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How to Miss By a Mile: An Alternative Look at Uber’s Potential Market Size

abovethecrowd.com

JULY 10, 2014

I find it surprising that a finance professor like Damodaran did not consider the impact of price on demand. Just last week, the following email went out to all users in Los Angeles (see graphic below). When I used to travel to Los Angeles and Seattle on business I would use a rental car. Different Economics.

San Francisco

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10 Tips on Finding Legit Remote Jobs

Transformify

MARCH 24, 2020

’’ as they were aware of talent scarcity and ever-increasing rents in tech hubs like New York, London, Los Angeles, Berlin, etc. Examples include online distribution of makeup that requires job seekers to pay a small amount for a makeup test kit and the like. Avoid Remote Jobs That Require Upfront Payment.

Los Angeles

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Innovate Israel Conference Brings 28 Israeli startups to London

VC Cafe

JUNE 18, 2012

Applicaster helps content owners, broadcasters, cable companies and mobile operators of all sizes deliver innovative and profitable mobile broadcast experiences. Our mission is to help content owners, broadcasters, cable companies and mobile operators of all sizes deliver innovative and profitable mobile experiences.

Securities and Exchange Commission

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This Week in VC with Mo Koyfman of Spark Capital

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

Mo was graduated from Wharton, worked in investment banking, spent 6 years at IAC (including in an operational role for Connected Ventures which includes College Humor, Busted T’s and Vimeo) before joining Spark Capital in 2008. We also discussed having distributed teams (e.g. Content, of course, is the same!]. Total raised: $129.0mm.

Venture Capital

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“Culture is Important Everywhere, But at a Startup, It’s Paramount:” Five Questions With Reserve’s Anneke Jong

Hunter Walker

MAY 1, 2016

Anneke Jong took that question head-on when she joined Reserve , to lead business operations. HW: VP of Operations & Marketing is a pretty broad role. Coming out of school, you should have the wisdom to know that you’re not expert enough in any area to demand that you do one thing and one thing only.

New York City

New York City New York Los Angeles Startup

“Culture is Important Everywhere, But at a Startup, It’s Paramount:” Five Questions With Reserve’s Anneke Jong

Hunter Walker

MAY 1, 2016

Anneke Jong took that question head-on when she joined Reserve , to lead business operations. HW: VP of Operations & Marketing is a pretty broad role. Coming out of school, you should have the wisdom to know that you’re not expert enough in any area to demand that you do one thing and one thing only.

New York City

New York City New York Los Angeles Startup

Why I’m Doubling Down on the Twitter Ecosystem

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2011

Or in utility speak, they are transmission and we are last-mile distribution. Or the ability of the Center for Disease Control to be able to track pandemic distribution of viruses. If I Tweet about the Wynn Hotel while I’m in Las Vegas that Tweet has a different value to local business than if I Tweet it from my office in Los Angeles.

Viral

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Out of the Crisis #27: Eren Bali of Carbon Health on public health, COVID vaccinations, and working as a unified society to solve problems

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 25, 2021

"I just directly observed that the technology for doctors was really far from what they needed to operate at a high productivity level," he told me. His first instinct was that "somebody" should rethink how a doctor operates, how they communicate with the patient, and basically how the whole concept of care delivery works.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley Turkey Los Angeles California

Why The Next Generation of Online Video Companies Will be Vertical

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2016

Founded in Los Angeles by Latinos to address the growing demand for short-form online video for Millennials it is probably single-handedly improving the diversity of the tech industry as the employee base is overwhelmingly Latino and proud. AOL and the like. And you have a franchise. ESPN in sports. CNN/Fox in news.

Vertical

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What Jonah @Peretti, CEO of BuzzFeed, Sees in the Future of Digital Media

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

https://medium.com/media/cc969482e7abf6b75d3c0958c8ee409d/href I moved to Los Angeles in 2007 and as a VC who had built his career as a programmer, database designer, program manager, CEO then VP Products at Salesforce, I wanted to build a portfolio of software investments. Wasn’t Jonah worried about “platform risks?”

Media

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StartUpRoar

What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

How MakeSpace Recently Closed $30 million in New Funding

Trending Sources

Remote First: Why Isn’t Every Company Boundaryless

How to Manage Supply Chain Planning Like a Pro

How to Miss By a Mile: An Alternative Look at Uber’s Potential Market Size

10 Tips on Finding Legit Remote Jobs

Innovate Israel Conference Brings 28 Israeli startups to London

This Week in VC with Mo Koyfman of Spark Capital

“Culture is Important Everywhere, But at a Startup, It’s Paramount:” Five Questions With Reserve’s Anneke Jong

“Culture is Important Everywhere, But at a Startup, It’s Paramount:” Five Questions With Reserve’s Anneke Jong

Why I’m Doubling Down on the Twitter Ecosystem

Out of the Crisis #27: Eren Bali of Carbon Health on public health, COVID vaccinations, and working as a unified society to solve problems

Why The Next Generation of Online Video Companies Will be Vertical

What Jonah @Peretti, CEO of BuzzFeed, Sees in the Future of Digital Media

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