July, 2016

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Mangling JSON numbers

TechEmpower

If we have a long (64-bit integer) that we serialize into JSON, we might be in trouble if JavaScript consumes that JSON. JavaScript has the equivalent of double (64-bit floating point) for its numbers, and double cannot represent the same set of numbers as long. If we are not careful, our long is mangled in transit. Consider 2 53 + 1. We can store that number in a long but not a double.

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Why Acceptance of Failure is Critical to Startup Success

Both Sides of the Table

I talk about failure a lot because I think it can be tremendously instructive and I think that success without failure often masks underlying lessons. I even prefer to fund entrepreneurs who have experience some level of set-backs in their careers or startups because I think it brings a humility to decision-making that I find healthy. I have experienced many first-time entrepreneurs with too much hubris if fund-raising came easily and press was fawning and employees joined in droves and customer

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goFlow Launches Outdoor Sports Booking In LA

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Need some surfing lessons, or help with stand up paddle boarding? Venice, California-based goFlow has launched a new, app-driven service to help users book trainers and professionals in the areas of surfing, wake boarding, paddle boarding and skateboarding. According to the company--founded by Roni Eschel--the feature is an expansion of its current app, which crowdsources weather, surf reports, and other information for surfing, boating, cycling, diving, fishing, golfing, kitesurfing, paddleboar

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VC Confessions: I Don’t Really Care About Your Product Demo

InfoChachkie

A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. It happens during nearly every fundraising pitch meeting. The entrepreneur cannot wait to show me their product via a demo. As politely as I can, I dissuade them and explain that there are other ways I prefer to spend our precious time together. Most entrepreneurs seem confused by my reaction and often say something like: “VCs love demos.

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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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TechEmpower Benchmarks and the Microsoft ASP.NET Core 1.0 Performance Story

SoCal CTO

I’ve had lots of conversations with fellow CTOs about the TechEmpower Web Framework Benchmarks. Some really appreciate the value that they bring to help them understand performance characteristics of different frameworks. Depending on the Technical Performance Requirements for your system, this could be really valuable information that is part of your framework selection process.

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Social Productivity App WeDo Launches Publicly

L.A. Business Journal

From Fantastical to Evernote there are dozens of popular productivity apps that help users do everything from planning an interview to remembering to take out the garbage. Organization junkies will need to make room for one more as WeDo, the latest iteration on so called to-do apps was publicly launched on Thursday.

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The Corrosive Nature of Over-Introducers

Both Sides of the Table

In modern society we’re all over-worked and over-loaded with information and tasks and to-dos and obligations. Nowhere is this more apparent than working in a startup where you are definitionally under-resourced and trying to make big accomplishments in compressed periods of time. That’s why focus is critical. Saying “no” often to people who want to divert you from your mission becomes obligatory if you want to make progress.

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Zingle Raises $3M

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Carlsbad-based Zingle , a startup developing messaging tools that allows businesses to connect to consumers via messaging and texting, has raised $3M in a Series A funding round. The funding came from Rincon Ventures and Crosscut Ventures. Zingle's products--which are currently being used in the hospitality, parking, food and beverage, and other areas--provide a dashboard and other ways to let businesses interact with their customers via texting.

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Soylent founder’s abandoned “eco-living experiment” could land him in jail

TechCrunch LA

Soylent’s Rob Rhinehart is facing criminal charges and fines up to $4,000 for allegedly refusing to remove a shipping container he placed on top of a hill behind his home in the Montecito Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles. The head of the meal replacement startup weirdly named after a movie where they ground up and served people in drink form was charged with unpermitted… Read More.

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OCBC 2016 Economic Development Forum

SoCal Tech Calendar

Thursday, August 4, 2016 -- OCBC 2016 Economic Development Forum. Are you ready for social solutions to economic challenges? And what is government’s role in the new economy? Join OCBC for the 2016 Economic Development Forum, Innovating Businesses: The Sharing Economy. We’ll delve into the industries most affected by the rise of the sharing economy and understand how residents, local government, and traditional and non-traditional businesses can work together moving forward.

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Animation House Drawn to Project

L.A. Business Journal

Hollywood animation studio Titmouse is generating buzz for its forthcoming Fox sitcom “Son of Zorn.

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Why Millennial Entrepreneurs Should Never Watch Shark Tank Alone

InfoChachkie

A version of this article previously appeared in The Wall Street Journal. The reality television show Shark Tank makes for entertaining content but many of its underlying messages are potentially detrimental to tech entrepreneurs. Thus, emerging entrepreneurs should parse fact from fantasy by watching the show with an experienced business pro. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles!

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How to Stay in Control of Your Meetings

Both Sides of the Table

Meetings. The bane of many of our existence. They suck up time and are often unproductive or don’t yield the results we expect. I want to talk about a specific type of meeting today — a Board Meeting — but this could easily apply more broadly. A find many board meetings highly unproductive in that they are often just a date in the calendar where management is set to update its investors and other board members of its performance over the past time period.

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Hyperloop One Says Helsinki, Stockholm Could Be Only 28 Minutes Apart

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Los Angeles-based technology developer Hyperloop One , which is developing technology to bring Elon Musk's concept of a giant, pneumatic tube to transport people and cargo from city-to-city to life, says it has just released a new study. The new study says that Helsinki and Stockholm could only be 28 minutes apart, if a 500 kilometer, Hyperloop network would link the two cities -- a significant shortcut in time from the current 3.5 hour flight between the cities.

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Pop culture stimulates the evolution of the LA tech scene

TechCrunch LA

It wasn’t so long ago that venture capital was a suburban California phenomenon. Los Angeles didn’t have much in terms of a real tech scene — and even San Francisco only had a few VCs or tech companies. Now, VC offices have sprung up in San Francisco, moving more of the investment energy up there. That great migration of companies and activity touches upon what is now… Read More.

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SDVG Summer Social 2016

SoCal Tech Calendar

Wednesday, August 3, 2016 -- SDVG Summer Social 2016. Join the party to end the summer with 400+ of your SDVG friends! Spend an afternoon at the beautiful Scripps Seaside Forum and join SDVG for our Summer Social Beer Bash! Sample some of San Diego's best craft brews, along with plenty of great food, wine, spirits, live band, and La Jolla sunset.

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Video-Game Firm Has Score to Settle Over Mods

L.A. Business Journal

Video-game company Blizzard looks to play rough with developers of hacking mods.

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Take Flight With The Sky Viper m200 Nano Drone [ Review ]

Tech.Co

With so many drone makers on the market, it’s hard to figure out which one to buy. In our continued effort to find the best quadcopter, we tested the Sky Viper m200 nano , the smallest in Sky Viper’s four drone lineup. Built to be speedy, maneuverable, and conduct stunts at the press of a button, the Nano has a lot of competition on the market. Priced slightly above the most basic offerings, Sky Viper focuses on intuitive controls and ease of use.

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How to Build a Startup & Understanding Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

Many first-time founders seek advice when thinking about what ideas would be great for a startup company and receive the wrong advice that you need to focus on a billion-dollar idea. There are very few ideas that are obviously a billion-dollar idea from the start. So what should you do? I advise founders to focus on what I call “basecamp,” which is the first level of success or validation at a startup.

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Netki Gets $3.5M For Blockchain Identity Software

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Los Angeles-based Netki , a startup which is developing blockchain identity management software, has raised $3.5M in a seed funding round. Netski said the funding was led by O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures (OATV), and also included Donuts, Colle Capital, The Husseini Group, The Digital Currency Group, Tom Turney, Bitfinex, Plug and Play, and Base Ventures.

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10 Startup Priorities May Negate The Business Plan

Startup Professionals Musings

If you are one of the new age of entrepreneurs who hates the thought of doing a business plan as a first step in starting your new venture you will love this message. More and more professionals agree that a better strategy is to explore and fine tune your assumptions before declaring a specific plan with financial projections based only on your dream and passion.

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The HQ Presents: Collaborative Communication

SoCal Tech Calendar

Wednesday, July 27, 2016 -- The HQ Presents: Collaborative Communication. Bring Authenticity to Networking and Interviews Join the HQ on Wednesday, July 27th for an interactive, improvisational workshop to improve your interpersonal communication skills at networking events and job interviews. Facilitator Gillian Bellinger will lead us in a series of exercises aimed to help interviewees bring authenticity to their interviewing skills and help hiring managers bring efficacy to their interview tec

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Maker of Body Cameras Sought Lift From LAPD

L.A. Business Journal

Wolfcom had hoped to nab the LAPD body camera contract for an image and business boost.

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LA-Based Coding Bootcamp Codesmith Boasts 96% Hiring Rate

Tech.Co

Finding a job can be hard. But in this economy, finding a job with a hearty paycheck is even harder. Fortunately, study after study has shown that IT professionals and computer science graduates are going home with the biggest paychecks on a regular basis. But while schools continue to churning out these money making machines, companies often complain of a general lack of skill when it comes to their future computer-focused employees.

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Another Major Win for LA Tech

Both Sides of the Table

I was in France and the UK for business last week so I was a bit out of the tech news cycle and more focused on the world events that were happening nearby. But one tech news story stood out for me — the fact that LA-based Dollar Shave Club (DSC) was sold to Unilever for $1 billion. This continues to solidify Los Angeles’ place as a major player in the global tech ecosystem and while any one success doesn’t define a city — the number of high-profile startups and exits has definitely increased.

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American Industrial Systems Sells Majority Stake To Foxconn

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Irvine-based American Industrial Systems , a provider of engineering services and products for the Interet-of-Things, oil and gas, industrial automation, and other markets, has sold a 60 percent stake of the company to Ennoconn. Financial terms of the sale were not announced. Ennoconn is a subsidiary of Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group. Nelson Tsay is the founder and CEO of American Industrial Systems, which will become part of Foxconn's IPC Business Group.

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6 Principles For Proper Use Of Funds From Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

Entrepreneurs looking for investor funding often fail to realize that all money comes with strings. For example, if you have watched the Shark Tank TV series, you probably noticed that the Sharks always ask the entrepreneurs for their intended “use of funds.” Those who respond with one of the wrong answers, such as “I want to pay myself a salary,” usually go home empty-handed.

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Silicon Dragon LA 2016

SoCal Tech Calendar

Wednesday, July 27, 2016 -- Silicon Dragon LA 2016. Exploring Hollywood-China Entertainment Deals, Investment and Innovations Featuring 30 speakers from Alibaba, Dalian Wanda, LeEco, Disney, River Studios, Machinima, Mattel, DMG, Variety, Wave and more Program: Panels and Chats with VCs, Innovators, Dealmakers, Startups, Strategists and Digital Entertainment Leaders.

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Paper Delivers With Internet

L.A. Business Journal

Los Angeles Times has found social media more welcoming than local TV news rivals.

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Enclave CineHome HD Wireless Speakers Boast Great Sound [ Review ]

Tech.Co

Home theater systems come in many shapes and sizes, with audio qualities design for small rooms up to your true home theater. For California based Enclave Audio, not only are they creating a solution that is easily customizable for your setup, but does so without the ugly audio cables connecting back up to a receiver. Their first offering, the CineHome Wire-Free HD Audio Home Theater boasts true 5.1 surround sound, wireless speakers (does have power cords), and is fine tuned to ensure you have t

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Four Networking Apps that Thankfully aren’t LinkedIn

Tech Zulu Event

Remember networking before LinkedIn? No, me neither. Now, every day, our inboxes are inundated with emails such as “would you like to upgrade to premium?” or “would you like to congratulate Dave on their new position?”. Obviously, no one wants to congratulate Dave – Dave is out performing the lot of us and the smug so and so doesn’t need any encouragement to keep doing it.

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Epicor Sold To KKR

socalTECH

Epicor , the enterprise software development firm which has significant operations in Orange County, has been sold to private equity investor KKR , the company announced Tuesday morning. Financial terms of the sale were not announced. Epicor had been in the hands of another, private equity investors-- Apax Partners. Apax had put Epicor up on the block in June, its second attempt to sell Epicor to a buyer.

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10 Indications You Would Make A Great Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

As a startup advisor and investor, I’ve met many aspiring entrepreneurs, and I often get asked the question, “I have a great idea for a startup – do you agree that it real potential?” They don’t know that most experts agree the person is more important than the idea, yet I’ve never been asked, “I have a great idea for a startup – do you agree that I have real potential as an entrepreneur?

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Expressive Robotics - UCI Summer Academies in the Arts

SoCal Tech Calendar

Monday, August 1, 2016 -- Expressive Robotics - UCI Summer Academies in the Arts. Program and design in an artistic setting! Collaborate to create robotic projects by stimulating innovation through imaginative thinking. No programming skills required.

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Giving Credit

L.A. Business Journal

Online-focused ZestFinance hopes its algorithm model clicks with the Chinese market.

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TECH.CO’S LA STARTUP NIGHT [ LOS ANGELES ]

Tech.Co

Join us for this special evening! Tech.Co and WeAreLATech are coming together to present the best local female-founded startups while celebrating the greater LA startup and tech community. Come join us for drinks, tacos, and great conversation, while supporting your favorite local startups as we search for the best early stage startups around. Proceeds from ticket sales will go to the top startup, sending them to compete at Tech.Co’s Startup of the Year competition in September.