Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 19, 2015

Business leaders have many tasks to accomplish and prioritizing stuff can be hard. Yesterday I wrote about the need to “ do fewer things, more often ” in which I described that frenzied world we live in and why the shiny objects and distractions stop us from living up to our true potential. Today I’d like to give that advice in more tangible terms and with a framework to think about your tasks – the funnel.

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socalTECH

JUNE 19, 2015

What if searching for people to recruit to your company was as easy as running a search in Google? That's the idea behind Connectifier (www.connectifier.com), an Orange County-based startup led by John Jersin --whose founders and many of its employees have come from Google, Amazon, and other companies where search is a part of their DNA. The company recently announced a funding round, led by True Ventures, so we thought we'd talk with John about what the company is doing, and why he believes sea

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 19, 2015

As an angel investor, I get requests almost every day to review a new product or website, and provide feedback on its potential success. Yet I can’t remember the last time any entrepreneur asked me to assess personal potential, despite the fact that most investors will admit they invest in the person more than the product. It is people who drive successful businesses.

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socalTECH

JUNE 19, 2015

Los Angeles-based StartEngine , which was launched back in 2013 as a startup incubator, has pivoted its model, and has become an online equity crowdfunding platform called StartEngine Crowdfunding. According to the company, it will allow individuals to invest in private companies, and in particular, is looking to help connect aspiring, Millenial investors with what it says are the "progressive companies of tomorrow".

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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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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 19, 2015

The cloud services market continues to grow at an impressive rate. Companies all over the world are realizing how beneficial it is to move some operations to the cloud, creating a need for the services that cloud providers offer. Research from the Everest Group shows that the cloud services market is worth $40 billion, with growth expected annually at a rate of 27 percent.

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socalTECH

JUNE 19, 2015

Irvine-based YouMail , the enhanced voicemail service provider led by Alex Quilici, has rolled out an upgraded robocall blocking app on iPhone, the company said Thursday. The company--whose cloud-based voicemail service is aimed at both consumers and small businesses--says its app automatically detects robocalls, so those callers actually think a user's number has been disconnected.

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socalTECH

JUNE 19, 2015

Westlake Village-based Cynvenio Biosystems said Thursday that it has linked with Cure Forward , a provider of web-based paltforms for patients to share genetic testing results, to help cancer patients with their treatments. According to the two, the deal will help patients and physiciansleverage results from Cynvenio's ClearID genomic test, which uses whole blood draw to profile cancer tumor cells.

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