Wed.Aug 05, 2015

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Is Time Tracking Unethical?

Eric Greenspan

I just got back from Sage Summit and met Ron Baker and Ed Kless. These two do NOT believe in time tracking and are paving the way for making it considered not only unethical, but even illegal, I think. So I ask, Is Time Tracking Unethical? I had a chat with my pal and co-worker Seth David today about this same topic. He too met with Ron and Ed and they shared the gospel.

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Energous Sets Up Engineering Office In Costa Mesa

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Silicon Valley-bsaed wireless charging electronics developer ,a href="[link] has opened up a new office in Costa Mesa, the company announced today. The company said the new location in Orange County will help it tap into the talent residing in southern Los Angeles, Orange County and northern San Diego Counties. The company said the location specifically helps it recruit top level engineering talent to the company.

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Watch Fifth Grader Ari Get Fitted For A New 3D-Printed Hand

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During the 2015 Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles last week, a fifth grader named Ari stopped by a booth set up by Google. The booth had information about its “Impact Challenge” for disabilities. What Ari didn’t know is that her life would change before she left the games. Read More.

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Uber At LAX? Not So Fast

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Looking forward to when you will be able to call Uber or Lyft for a ride from Los Angeles International? Not so fast. Just two weeks after the city airport commission approved pickups by Uber and Lyft at LAX , the Los Angeles City Council has voted to delay implementation of the commission's permit plan. The move comes due to concerns raised by local taxi industry representatives, showing that four Uber drivers recently ticketed at LAX would not meet Los Angeles taxi background requirements, due

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Can You Ask for Office Rent Relief? How to Manage Your Lease During COVID-19

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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5 Leadership Initiatives Define Great Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

Most aspiring entrepreneurs are convinced that the strength of their initial idea somehow defines them as a leader, as well as the success potential of their derivative business. In my experience, it’s a lot more complicated than that. It takes leadership ability, as well as a good idea, to make a successful entrepreneur, and great leaders evolve from key leadership decisions along the way.

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AdtoApp Gets $6M For Programmatic Ad Platform For Publishers

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Los Angeles-based AdtoApp , a developer of programmatic ad tools for publishers, has raised $6M in a funding round, according to the company. The funding came from Run Capital. The company says its tools help publishers double their effective CPM (eCPM), by predicting who is going to bid on their ads and selecting the highest paying advertisement, rather than ad network, for an ad placement.

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Pledgeling Names CEO

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Los Angeles-based Pledgeling , which operates an online service to help users make micro- and impulse donations to charities, has named local startup veteran James Citron as CEO. Pledgeling said that Citron replaces CEO and Founder Matt Minnis, who becomes Chairman of the Board. Citron was previously CEO of mobile messaging and marketing firm Outspoken, and prior to that, was CEO and founder of Mogreet, which was acquired in 2013.

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IQMS Raises $40M More

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Paso Robles-based IQMS , a developer of manufacturing ERP software, announced late Tuesday that it has raised $40M more in an investment round. The funding came from Technology Crossover Ventures and Bannekar Partners. According to IQMS, the new funding brings its total raised over the past year to $75M. As part of the funding round, IQMS said it has appointed Gary Nemmers as the company's new CEO; Nemmers was previously at HighJump.

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Illumina Buys GenoLogics

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San Diego-based Illumina announced late Tuesday that it has acquired GenoLogics Life Sciences Software , a developer of laboratory information management systems. Illumina did not announced the financial details of the acquisition. GenoLogics becomes part of Illumina's Enterprise Informatics business. Illumina said that GenoLogics' software is currently used by over 120 genomic labs to manage lab samples.

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Ice Energy Opens R&D Center In Riverside

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Santa Barbara-based energy storage technology developer Ice Energy announced today that it is opening up a new, research and development center in Riverside, with plans to immediately hire 12 at the location. Ice Energy said the move comes due to grants and incentives from Riverside, as well as the University of California, Riverside. Ice Energy said its new, 22,000 square foot facility in Riverside will support a deployment of 5 megawatts of its systems for the Riverside Public Utilities (RPU),

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