Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

I still get business plans, looking for an investor, that say all too clearly that the primary “use of funds” will be to do research and development (R&D) on some promising new technology, like superconductivity or cancer cures. Technology development. Prototype development. All is definitely fundable now.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 24, 2008

Thursday, October 30, 2008 -- Microsoft Professional Developers Conference. PDC is the definitive Microsoft event for software developers and architects focused on the future of the Microsoft platform. See [link].

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OCTOBER 23, 2008

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 -- Microsoft Professional Developers Conference. PDC is the definitive Microsoft event for software developers and architects focused on the future of the Microsoft platform. See [link].

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OCTOBER 22, 2008

Tuesday, October 28, 2008 -- Microsoft Professional Developers Conference. PDC is the definitive Microsoft event for software developers and architects focused on the future of the Microsoft platform. See [link].

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OCTOBER 21, 2008

Monday, October 27, 2008 -- Microsoft Professional Developers Conference. PDC is the definitive Microsoft event for software developers and architects focused on the future of the Microsoft platform. See [link].

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Berkonomics

JULY 13, 2023

Definition of tactics: Tactics support strategies and are shorter term and more procedural than the strategies they support. Assign our development manager to localize design and oversee the needed enhancements to our product and support materials for each new territory. EMEA, Asia, Latin America. But it is not written in stone.

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital says that one if its portfolio companies, healthcare software developer nThrive, is acquiring TransUnion Healthcare. According to ClearLake, nThrive has signed a definitive acquire TransUnion Healthcare, Inc., Financial details of the deal were not announced.

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MAY 19, 2020

Carlsbad-based ChromaCode , which is developing molecular testing equipment, announced today that it has raised $10M in a Series C extension round. ChromaCode said the new funds will go to support global expansion and continued development of ChromaCode's high-definition PCR platform. The funding came from Adjuvant Capital.

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DECEMBER 17, 2020

Santa Barbara-based QAD , which develops enterprise software used in the manufacturing sector, says it is in a definitive agreement to acquire a German company, Allocation Network GmbH , which provides strategic sourcing and supplier management.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2011

I still get business plans, looking for an investor, that say all too clearly that the first goal of the new business is to do research and development (R&D) on some promising new technology, like superconductivity or cancer research. Technology development. Prototype development. All is definitely fundable now.

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JUNE 24, 2020

According to Cloudbreak, it first developed the integration of its high definition video medical interpretation platform, Martti, for the UC San Diego Health system. The company said the integration allows its healthcare provider customers to seamlessly access its services.

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APRIL 9, 2013

Westlake Village-based AltaSens , a developer of CMOS image sensors, debuted two new products Monday. AltaSens developing high definition and wide dynamic range CMOS imaging sensors. AltaSens developing high definition and wide dynamic range CMOS imaging sensors. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Westlake Village-based gravity-based energy storage technology developer EnergyVault says it will list on the NYSE, via a merger with a special purpose acqisition company (SPAC), Novus Capital Corporation II. and others. The company's original system was based on very large concrete blocks being moved up and down using a crane system.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Agoura Hills-based A2 Biotherapeutics , a biotechnology firm started by veterans of Amgen which is developing cell therapies for cancer patients, has raised $57M in a Series A funding round, the company said this week. The startup was founded by Scott Foraker and Alexander Kamb.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Yet I still get too many business plans that clearly are looking for money to do research and development (R&D) on a new and unproven technology. The first is to be more precise in your definition and understanding of where you are, and how the money will be spent. Specialized VCs start to jump in at this stage.

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DECEMBER 22, 2017

San Diego-based precision medicine developer Ignyta has agreed to be acquired by biopharmaceuticals giant Roche , in a $1.7 According to the two, they are in a definitive merger agreement, where Roche will acquire Ignyta for $27.00 billion deal, the two said late Thursday evening. per share in cash, or $1.7

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Xconomy

AUGUST 31, 2020

The definitive agreement announced Monday calls for Carlsbad, CA-based Ionis (NASDAQ: IONS ) to pay $18.15 Akcea develops drugs for rare diseases. The company currently has two commercialized products, along with others in its pipeline, some of which are in development with large. Read more » Reprints | Share:

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2021

Expand your definition of the problem. The more you understand the scope of a problem, the more likely you are to arrive at the right definition, which will lead to the correct solution. In fact, there are always multiple solutions, so a better definition always leads to a better decision. Assign responsibility for results.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

San Diego-based biotech investor Avalon Ventures has scored an exit, saying late Tuesday evening that it has entered into a definitive agreement with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), to sell Sitari Pharmaceuticals to GSK. Sitari was developing treatments for celiac disease, and was being incubated at COI Pharmaceuticals.

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AUGUST 14, 2018

Carlsbad-based Airspace Technologies , which is developing technology for the logistics market, says it has raised $8M in a Series A funding round. According to Airspace, it is providing "time definite" delivery and supply chain services to the healthcare, technology, and aerospace sectors.

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DECEMBER 17, 2020

Los Angeles-based electric car designer Fisker , the latest incarnation of the EV efforts of auto designer Henrik Fisker, says it has signed a definitive agreement with Magna International. According to Fisker, Magna will manufacture Fisker's upcoming Ocean vehicle in Europe. Financial details of the deal were not announced.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Vista-based Opthonix , a developer of wavefront guided, high definition vision eyeglasses, has raised $5.39M as part of an ongoing, $12.1M Tags: opthonix eyeglasses medical lifescience venture capital wavefront high definition izon. financing, according to a regulatory filing from the firm earlier this week.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 3, 2020

That’s what the Los Angeles-based extended reality technology developer Talespin did — and it just raised $15 million to grow its business. . Cornerstone, which led the Talespin Series B round, will also be partnering with the company to develop human resources training tools in virtual reality.

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AUGUST 4, 2017

San Diego-based Plex Pharmaceuticals (previously known as CalAsia Pharmaceuticals), a developer of treatments for Parkinson's disease, glioblastoma, and cataracts, announced this week that it is in a definitive agreement where Collidion has acquired 80 percent of the company's equity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2023

Development schedule and checkpoints. A product plan must include the timeline and milestones involved in product research and development. This section of the plan would include the definition of specific test processes, how results will be measured, and who has responsibility for execution and approval.

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JANUARY 7, 2014

Westlake Village-based AltaSens , which develops CMOS image sensors, said today that it has launched a new, CMOS image sensor specifically aimed at the automotive market. The company develops CMOS sensors for use in videoconferencing, telepresence, surveillance, broadcast, cinematography, medical, and industrial markets.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

By definition?—?I’m The market definition has changed but what we do mostly hasn’t. Seksom most recently ran Corporate Development & Strategy for Twitter so he knows a thing or two about exits to corporates and whether he funds a startup or not I suspect many will get value from building a relationship with him for his expertise.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Jonathan Valamehr, Professor Ryan Kastner of UC San Diego, and Professor Tim Sherwood of UC Santa Barbara, and is developing technology which is used to detect security issues in hardware designs, rather than the current method of laborious code reviews and software tests for security issues.

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JULY 2, 2012

Calabasas-based Ixia , the developer of network testing equipment and software, announced this morning that it is in a definitive agreement to acquire BreakingPoint Systems , a developer of security testing tools. The deal is worth $160M in cash.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

According to a statement, the company will use the new round of financing to double down on its research and development and expand internationally. “As GOAT continues to grow its core business and expand into new categories, it is rapidly emerging as one of the best positioned next generation global e-commerce platforms.”

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Your definition of a great fit might include their distribution capability, their brand, dominance in your field, their sales force, their access to growth capital or more. A wise board and management would take their own hint and strengthen that core, whether it is your development team, your geographic dominance or other trait.

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OCTOBER 11, 2010

Venice-based Topspin , the music marketing and software firm headed by Ian Rogers, said today that it has inked a deal with Technicolor to distribute its music catalog in a new, high definition, MP3 format. Tags: topspin mp3hd high definition content music retail software technicolor fraunhofer. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 20, 2021

Challenge the definition from all angles. Beware of any problem for which there is only one definition. The more possible solutions you develop, the more likely you will come up with the right one. They’re not problems; they are merely facts of life, like natural disasters. Don’t waste time re-solving the same problem.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2012

According to the firms, the new group is working on "Project Phoenix", an effort to develop standards around transferring premium, high definition content to local and portable hard drives and flash memory, for playback on televisions, laptops, Blu-ray players, tablets, mobile phones, or game consoles. READ MORE>>

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JUNE 15, 2016

According to the two, they are in a definitive agreement where Cavium will pay approximately $15.50 QLogic is a manufacturer of storage and server networking hardware and other products; Cavium is a developer of network, wired, wireless, and other network processing semiconductors. billion, the two said Wednesday afternoon.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2021

These resources are definitely not limited to students, since every university seeks out and needs the real world exposure and experience of entrepreneurs who already are active in the real world marketplace. Product research and prototype development. They also provide incubator services and space for early startups.

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JULY 9, 2014

Los Angeles-based Common Interest Communities , a developer of kiosks and communications systems aimed at student housing, said today that it has raised $10M in a private placement. Those touchscreens are installed in every student''s room, and offer up high definition cameras, social apps, and more. READ MORE>>.

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