Fri.Oct 21, 2016

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How Tengia Wants To Help You Tap Into The Rich Experience Of Older Professionals

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Often, older professionals in the workforce�especially those who are past retirement age�face job discrimination, despite bringing a rich set of experience and talent honed over many years. Those individuals, however, are actually a gold mine of talent, says Deone Sulgatti , the CEO and founder of Tengia (www.tengia.com). Tengia is a new website focused on helping companies take advantage of that deep talent and lifetime of accumulated experience, by matching them with older individuals with the

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Facebook Sending Message to Snapchat

L.A. Business Journal

Facebook has launched an unfriendly feud by aping the features of social media upstart Snapchat.

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Wpromote Brings Digital Marketing To Nonprofits, Charities

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Los Angeles-based Wpromote , the provider of online marketing services led by Michael Mothner, said it is offering up a set of free workshops, courses, and discussions to nonprofits and charities. According to Wpromote, it will offer up a select group of nonprofits and charities with a day long event next week, Wprobono: Digital Day in LA, to help them learn about paid and earned social media, content marketing, email marketing, SEO, paid search, and more.

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Photographers Focused on Copyright Rights Online

L.A. Business Journal

Photographers have expanded their focus to protecting copyrights in the internet age.

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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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GoShare Raises $1M For On Demand Moving, Delivery App

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San Diego-based GoShare , the developer of an on-demand, moving and delivery app, has raised $1M in a seed funding round, the company said on Friday. The company--which calls itself the "Uber for Trucks"--said the funding was led by race car driver and entrepreneur Claudio Burtin, and also included Dr. David Panton (Panton Equit Partners). The company said it will use the funding to improve its product and expand into new cities.

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Growth Capital Conference

SoCal Tech Calendar

Thursday, October 27, 2016 -- Growth Capital Conference. Network with capital sources, advisors, deal makers and 100 entrepreneurs seeking capital and counsel. DEAL DISPLAY showcases growing firms needing capital. View products, online demos.

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Silicon Beach Report Oct. 21: Snapchat’s Content Terms Raises Questions for Publishers

L.A. Business Journal

Snapchat’s content terms raises questions for publishers, TigerText launches new messaging and workflow app, and Faraday Future Misses $21 Million Payment to Aecom.

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Illumina Boosts Public Gene Database

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San Diego-based gene sequencing equipment maker Illumina said on Thursday that it has contributed 95,000 human genetic variants to a public database, CliniVar, which is run by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). The company said the contribution will help the advancement and understanding of genomics in health and disease. The data was generated by Illumina's Clinical Services Laboratory.

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5 Keys To Crossing The Chasm To Mainstream Customers

Startup Professionals Musings

Every technical entrepreneur is an early adopter of technology, so naturally they build things with people like themselves in mind. Unfortunately, for most solution markets, early adopters represent only 10 to 15 percent of the total opportunity, so it’s easy to get mislead on the real requirements of mainstream customers. Psychologists call this the confirmation bias.

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Bio Roundup: Jenkins Gets Mad, Bernie Gets His Pen, CRISPR IPO & J-Lo

Xconomy

If you’re among those frustrated by the lack of talk about health and science in the three presidential debates, this week perhaps brought you a wee consolation prize. The steady drip of hacked Hillary Clinton-related emails showed her campaign team questioning then-candidate FDA commissioner Robert Califf’s ties to the pharma industry. The staff also crowed over Clinton’s tweet—a reaction last summer to the first revelations about Martin Shkreli’s price gouging