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How Cloudvirga Wants To Disrupt The Slow, Antiquated Mortgage Industry

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For anyone who has ever gotten a mortgage for a home, they know it's a very slow, antiquated, frustrating, and time consuming process. It's also very expensive and complex for lenders. Enter cloudvirga (www.cloudvirga.com), a new startup in Irvine�created by veterans of the mortgage industry�which is hoping to disrupt that antiquated process, by automating the entire process.

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Is ‘servant leadership’ too soft for today’s workforce?

Berkonomics

It’s a term rooted in ancient philosophy. Robert Greenleaf may have been the first to resurrect the concept in his book published in 1970. Not quite as bold as inverting the management triangle, the concept of servant leadership requires that a business manager focus upon his or her people’s highest priority needs first. The question begged by the headline above is whether this form of leadership is perceived as soft, indecisive, and inappropriate for the fast–moving world of today’s business.

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Silicon Beach Report Aug. 4: Disney Launches Kid-Safe Messaging App

L.A. Business Journal

Disney launches kid-safe messaging app, advertisers warming up to Snapchat, and Gwyneth Paltrow and Will.i.am join Apple's TV Show.

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Report: Sling Media's Blake Krikorian Passes Away

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Blake Krikorian , the UCLA graduate who founded Sling Media , the maker of the Slingbox, has died, at the age of 48, according to reports trickling out of Silicon Valley. Krikorian apparently died of a heart attack yesterday in the San Francisco area. Krikorian had received a BS in Mechanical Engineering from UCLA in 1990, and also played on UCLA's Men's Water Polo team.

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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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Will Crowdfunding Be In Your Company?s Future?

SoCal Tech Calendar

Wednesday, August 10, 2016 -- Will Crowdfunding Be In Your Company’s Future? OC Tech Alliance. With the SEC approving recent rules for Crowdfunding, more startup companies are now being able to take advantage of this capital formation pathway. However the benefits of this relatively new funding source may be outweighed by the challenges of regulatory and other obstacles that exist.

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j2 Global Revenues Rise To $211.8M In Q2

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Los Angeles-based J2 Global said on Wednesday that its revenues increased to $211.8M in Q2, up 20.3 percent from last year, as its continues to have a significant piggyback of cash and investments for its acquisitions. The company--which says it ended the quarter with $407.2M in cash and investments--said it now expects its revenues to be between $830 and $860 million in its fiscal 2016. j2 Global has been quietly become one of Southern California's largest companies in the technology sector, wi

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Interlink Electronics Names New Sales, Marketing VP

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Westlake Village-based Interlink Electronics , which develops force sensors and other related products, says it has named Mark Litecky as Vice President of Sales and Marketing at the company. Litecky has previously served at Rosemount Inc. (Emerson Process Controls), NT International (Entegris), August Technology (Rudolph Technologies), Starkey Labs, and Soligie (Molex).

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Clean Technology Council Summer Mixer

SoCal Tech Calendar

Wednesday, August 10, 2016 -- Clean Technology Council Summer Mixer. Bring your friends and join CTC members for loads of fun, games, great food and drinks (5-6pm earlybird specials!) Meet Tech Executives, Entrepreneurs, Inventors, Angel/VC Investors, Joint Venture Partners, Deal Makers, Start Up Mentors, CTC and 101 Incubator founders. Hear new Fast Pitch and Kickstarter proposals.

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YouMail Launches New Conference Calling Service

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Irvine-based YouMail , which provides enhance voicemail and other related services, has launched a new, free conference call service, directly linked to a person's phone number, the company said on Tuesday. According to the company, led by Alex Quilici, it is now providing all of its users with a free conference calling number--the user's own cell phone number.

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TechCrunch LA Mini-Meetup

SoCal Tech Calendar

Wednesday, August 10, 2016 -- TechCrunch LA Mini-Meetup. See https://www.universe.com/events/techcrunch-la-mini-meetup-tickets-YWT792.

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Cylance Expands Consulting Services

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Irvine-based cybersecurity provider Cylance has expanded its consulting services, saying that it has added a new set of prevention services for the private and public sector. According to Cylance, it will offer prevention services for the healthcare, finance, government, critical infrastructure, education, retail and energy verticals, which will focus on such areas as incident response; securing industrial control systems; prioritizing and mapping risks within organizations; endpoint protection

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Qualcomm Making Inroads with Wireless EV Charging Technology

Xconomy

If there’s one thing that’s become clear in the five years since Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM ) acquired its Halo wireless automotive charging technology, it’s that building a new business—and a new industry—takes time. As the global market for mobile phones has matured, Qualcomm has been seeking new opportunities in the wireless technology business.

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Evofem Raises $25M

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San Diego-based Evofem , a biotechnology firm developing new contraceptives for the women's reproductive health market, announced this morning that it has raised $25M in a Series D funding round. The funding came from Woodford Investment Management. According to the company, the funding goes towards clinical and commercialization infrastructure, plus its current pipeline of technology.

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18 Ways to Make Your e-Commerce Website SEO Friendly

AllTopStartups

When you have an e-Commerce site, one of the many challenges you face is just getting your site the necessary traffic to turn a profit. Optimizing your site’s SEO is… The post 18 Ways to Make Your e-Commerce Website SEO Friendly appeared first on AllTopStartups.

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