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Bloombites: Welcome to 2022!

January 12th, 2022 Neal Bloom

Happy New Year! After a banner year in 2021, it’s exciting what could unfold in 2022. There’s certainly a lot of available funding and exits from IPOs/M&As, which should trickle back into the community. I’ve met a lot of new tech operators in OC that have been enthusiastic about investing in OC and I’m focused on bringing them...

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Looking Ahead: Trends and Tips for Businesses Amid Pandemic Recovery in 2022

January 12th, 2022Neal Bloom

A new year is here and like 2021, 2022 will be shaped as businesses continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic brought many changes to the workplace and will continue to inspire workplace trends in 2022, especially in the technology industry, according to Rebecca Rosen, who was recently interviewed on our Tacos and Tech...

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Bloombites: The Downstream of Rivian IPO

December 10th, 2021Neal Bloom

While the ripples are still settling from the Rivian IPO, you may not have caught an additional local angle beyond Rivian being Irvine headquartered — Cox Automotive invested $350 million in Rivian back in 2019 for its Series C, months after Amazon and Ford did. Cox also added a member to Rivian’s board. That investment stake is currently...

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Technology Leads the New Frontier of Progressive Workplaces

November 29th, 2021Neal Bloom

Photo by Matilda Wormwood from Pexels Tech undoubtedly changed almost every aspect of the way businesses operate throughout the last 18 months. Many companies adapted to ensure employees had support for remote logins, the bandwidth to handle video conferencing and an operating system for teams to continue working together. Seventy-one percent of...

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Shifting Work Environments Create Security Challenges: How to Prevent Cyber Attacks and Secure Email Protocols

November 5th, 2021Neal Bloom

The pandemic forced all businesses from the giant corporations to the smallest family-owned organizations to shift their operations from in-office to remote environments. The work-from-home model came fast and hard as employers and employees scrambled to figure out how to conduct business from home using personal computers, smartphones, and any...

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Bloombites: An OC Entrepreneur's Journey | October 14, 2021

October 21st, 2021Neal Bloom

From collaboration between the Orange County and San Diego startup ecosystems, we’ve learned many things from each other and we’ve shared deal flow with local investors to invest in companies in both regions. Another collaboration is mapping the entrepreneurs’ journey through the Orange County startup ecosystem by detailing organizations...

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Bloombites: Cloud Building with Cox Edge | September 22, 2021

October 21st, 2021Neal Bloom

In response to the last Bloombites about Cox Edge, we’re hosting a Cloud Night virtual event to share learnings between other cloud builders to open the hood on each other’s tech to share demos of edge computing. Join us and use this special discount code - 10/4/21 Cloud Night Discount Code here. Dental tech is the real deal in OC and...

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Bloombites: Scale Your Startup with Cox Edge | September 9, 2021

September 9th, 2021Neal Bloom

We’ve been building tech communities for quite a few years now and 4 years ago Cox Business stepped up and asked how they could help. At first, like you, I wondered how a cable company could help. And then I dove into their company and realized that for 122 years, they’ve been most interested in investing in their communities, from...

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Bloombites: Celebrating OC's Fast-Growing Companies | August 25, 2021

August 25th, 2021Neal Bloom

The latest Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing companies is out and 106 OC companies are on it. I dove deep into the data to categorize what kinds of companies these are, what industries they are in, and any other trends I could find. First and foremost — and not shocking to anyone — there’s a lot of real estate-related financial services...

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Bloombites: Celebrating OC Startup Success | August 11, 2021

August 11th, 2021Neal Bloom

It’s been a busy year for OC companies going public. With 12 companies that went public in 2021 so far, (three in July alone) compared to six total in 2020, this will definitely be a record year. What’s great is to see the diversity of industries represented in OC’s public companies — from CPGs and retail brands (Xponential Fitness), med...