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SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Rolf Winkler wrote a piece in the WSJ about A16Z’s returns in which he says they “lag behind Sequoia, Benchmark and Founders Fund.” Scott Kupor of A16Z responded with a comprehensive overview of valuation methodology in a post that while accurate feels more targeted at sophisticated Limited Partners (LPs) who invest in funds. Let me offer you an insider’s take.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

This is not necessarily the way we intend to behave as managers, but our headline reflects the reality of most experiences when viewed in retrospect. We carefully vet the potential hire for experience required. Ninety days or longer later, if that person is terminated by management, it often is for actions resulting from the person’s relationship with others in the organization more often than failure to perform the specific task for which the person was hired.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Los Angeles-based online and mobile movie ticketing provider Fandango announced today that it has expanded its coverage in Southern California, Chicago, and Washington, D.C., with a new relationship with theater chain ArcLight Cinemas. Terms of the agreement were not announced. The companies said that they had previously been working together in Chicago and Washington D.C., and have now expanded to support ticketing for ArcLight's locations in Santa Monica, Pasadena, Sherman Oaks, Beach Cities,

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L.A. Business Journal

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

SpaceX Rocket explodes and destroys Facebook’s satellite, Hyperloop One lawsuit accusations grow, Fandango expands service to Arclight Cinemas, and more.

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Office leases are one of companies’ largest expenses, and if your whole team is working from home with no clear end in sight, you may be wondering what to do about your lease.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Los Angeles-based transportation technology developer HyperLoop One continues to fall deeper into the rabbit hole, out of its carefully crafted image of reality and into the alternative reality of back-and-forth legal proceedings against its former CTO and co-founder, Brogan BamBrogan. HyperLoop One has filed new legal paperwork , which accuses BamBrogan of plotting to steal the company's patents, setting up a fake Twitter account to promote negative news stories on the company, and planning to

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Thousand Oaks-based Amgen and Boehringer Ingelheim said on Thursday that Amgen has acquired the global development and commercial rights for an immuno-oncology drug for treating multiple myeloma. The two said Amgen acquired the rights from Boehringer Ingelheim for BI 836909 (AMG 420), a bispecific T cell engager (BiTE) that targets B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA), a potential target for multiple myeloma.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Los Angeles-based mobile ticketing app developer Atom Tickets is in a big expansion across the U.S., saying that it has expanded across 40 new markets, including San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Denver and Sacramento. According to Atom Tickets, the expansion covers more than 200 new theaters, from AMC Theatres, Regal Cinemas and Studio Movie Grill.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Carlsbad-based in-flight, satellite Internet provider ViaSat announced this morning that it has inked a deal with European satellite operator Eutelsat , where they will jointly provide services to the European airline carrier market. As part of the deal, ViaSat said that Finnair will equip its entire Airbus A320 fleet with ViaSat's high speed, wireless internet networking equipment, and EL AL Israel Airlines, which is currently in customer trials, expects to deploy its service by the end of 2016

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

San Diego-based HERO , the operator of a home financing program specifically tied to clean energy improvements, and which ties into an owner's property tax bill to pay for upgrades, has expanded in 40 more California cities, the company said on Wednesday. HERO said it is now available in mador, Avenal, Bishop, Campbell, Chico, Colma, Corcoran, Corning, Cotati, Dinuba, Dunsmuir, Exeter, Farmersville, Ferndale, Fortuna, Gonzales, Grover Beach, Ione, Isleton, Jackson, Lathrop, Lindsay, Live Oak, Me

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has exploded on a launchpad at Cape Canaveral in Florida at 9am ET, during test firing of a mission that was set to launch on Saturday. According to SpaceX, the failure occurred during the launch static fire test, and resulted in the loss of both the vehicle and its payload. SpaceX said that there were no injuries in the accident.

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