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This Week in VC with Farb Nivi, Founder of Grockit

Both Sides of the Table

Discussion: Had a long chat about PicClick , a company founded by Ryan Sit in San Diego. I don’t do advertising on my blog, but I thought it was worth mentioning Ryan in particular because he has an alternate model for doing a startup. Dozens of design templates that can be printed on various high-end papers.

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Ex-Celgene Dealmaker Tom Daniel Charts a New Course Advising Biotechs

Xconomy

Daniel is now the founding executive director of what he calls a “shell” advisory group in San Diego named Catalysis Advisors, from which he’s advising some biotechs and venture firms and acting as a “founding consultant” to other startups. I’m still in the game,” Daniel says, “just trying to create a bit of a different role.”.

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Bio Roundup: Little Rhody, More for Migraine, Opioid Bills & More

Xconomy

Senate had a rare moment of agreement, overwhelmingly passing a package of opioid-related bills. Up the East Coast, life-science players in Rhode Island are working to bring different local factions together and boost the state’s economy. Across the country, a similar effort is underway in Los Angeles.

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

SoCal Delicious

Developments Blog. Downtown San Diego Condos. Loading… Real Estate. » More. Real Estate. » More. Loading… Careers. » More. » More. Loading… Mansion. House of the Day. Commercial. Dow Jones Reprints: This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. NC Mountain Golf Living.

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Bio Roundup: Trump’s Rx Silence, PCSK9 News, Amgen’s Migraines & More

Xconomy

Speculation swirled this week around the incoming U.S. president’s intent to make good on his angry campaign rhetoric on drug prices, while the Associated Press reported that naming-and-shaming—that is, Congress hauling executives into hearings and penning angry letters—certainly hasn’t done the trick.

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