InfoChachkie

AUGUST 10, 2015

A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. There are two schools of thought regarding how to make anything go viral. In The Tipping Point , Malcolm Gladwell emphasizes the importance of the messenger. In contrast, Jonah Berger’s Contagious: Why Things Catch On proclaims that a properly structured message makes the messenger inconsequential.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 10, 2015

Woodland Hills-based United Online said Friday that it has named Mark Harrington as the company's new Executive Vice President and General Counsel. Harrington was most recently Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary of Guidance Software, and also has served at Intel Corporation, Trillium Digital Systems, Munger, Tolles & Olson and Ticketmaster.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2015

If you're an aspiring entrepreneur, you need to take a hard look at yourself before leaving that regular paycheck. Don't assume you will be happier and make more money starting the business of your dreams. The good and the bad news is that as an entrepreneur, you won’t have a manager charged with directing your efforts or peers helping you implement, and your new team will be quick to tell you only what you want to hear.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 10, 2015

Santa Ana-based Cold Genesys , a company developing oncolytic immunotherapy products, said last week that it has raised $10M in a Series B funding. The funding came from Ally Bridge Group and WI Harper Group along with Whitesun Healthcare Ventures and Song Hong Fang. Cold Genesys is developing viruses which are designed to selectively replicate in tumors (but not normal tissue) and to elicit an immune response against cancer cells.

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Advertiser: Aggregage

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

AUGUST 10, 2015

Are you a fan of Star Wars? Who isn’t?! Regardless, you won’t want to miss Rob Maigret who will be speaking at REACH NeXT. Rob is part of the team responsible for the newest robot in Star Wars episode 7. . Rob is the Chief Creative Officer of Sphero , the tech behind the Star Wars BB-8 droid above! Prior to Sphero, Rob was SVP of Global Creative at Disney Interactive, the digital entertainment and games segment of The Walt Disney Company.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 10, 2015

The University of Southern California and online degree program operator 2U said last week that they are planning to launch a new, online degree in nursing. The two said they plan to develop and online Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) for aspiring family nurse practitioners. The two said the new program is expected to start in fall of 2016. The program will also include in-person clinical rotations. 2U already powers a number of online degree programs for USC.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 10, 2015

Our interview this morning is with serial entrepreneur Tony Farwell , the Executive Chairman and co-founder of GovX (www.govx.com), a San Diego-based online marketplace aimed at current members of the military, veterans, and government employees, including first responders, police, and others. Tony was the principal investor in STATS, which he sold to News Corp., and also was heavily involved in Hollywood Media, which was acquired by The Times Mirror Company, in addition to a number of other com

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