TechCrunch LA
FEBRUARY 19, 2019
Audi has added a new feature to the vehicle-to-infrastructure technology embedded in its newer models that’s designed to help drivers catch every green light. The tech, called GLOSA or Green Light Optimized Speed Advisory, is part of the automaker’s built-in traffic light-reading technology. And Audi says it’s the first automaker to include this GLOSA feature in its cars.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Santa Monica-based Tapatalk , which develops a popular mobile application to allow users to access and read online forums, is turning to Blockchain in an attempt to reward content creators. According to Tapatalk, its "Gold Points" reward system--which rewards forum content creators based on pageview or ad impressions--will now be powered by blockchain technology.
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Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 18, 2019
One Thing That Great Leaders Understand I was scanning Twitter this past week and I came across these great Tweets by Michael Seibel at Y Combinator. When I was young I thought management was about distribution/delegation of responsibilities. I now realize it is truly about the maintenance of morale and motivation. Morale and motivation are moving targets that require consistent and proactive effort to maintain.
Berkonomics
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
I cannot tell you how many times I have seen executive summaries of business plans in which the entrepreneur seeks $5,000,000 to build the business. Four reasons you should reconsider. First, few startups can use that much money today with all the virtual services available and increasingly inexpensive methods of development, prototyping and marketing.
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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.
TechCrunch LA
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
Timing is the single most valuable skill of the modern economy, but I would argue its’s the least understood and also the least practiced. Capitalism is fundamentally about timing, since market competition is about finding opportunities before others. When should you start a company? What company should you start? When should a VC invest? When should you join a company?
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
San Diego-based Portfolium , a startup developing tools to allow students to showcase their achievements, projects, and other portfolio of academic work to potential employers, has been acquired by educational software provider Instructure , the two announced late Tuesday. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Portfolium was founded in 2014, and was led by founder and CEO Adam Markowitz.
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SoCal Tech Calendar
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Wednesday, February 27, 2019 -- Building a Bigger Competitive Future. Russell Fischer Business Collection - Camarillo Public Library. Brand strategist Derrick Daye shares the requirements of building a bigger competitive future for brands in an over-communicated, over-competitive and uncertain marketplace. Attendees will learn what is needed to compete and win, how to identify and grow their advantage and how to move their brand from easy to compare to beyond compare.
InfoChachkie
FEBRUARY 18, 2019
A version of this article previously appeared Forbes. In my capacity as a Professor of Practice at UC Santa Barbara , I was asked by the Student Association if I would consider interviewing rapper, fashion designer and entrepreneur Tyler The Creator. I was flattered to be considered, but Tyler’s Manager, Christian Clancy, wisely thought better of it and requested a more hip and informed Professor to conduct the interview.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
Los Angeles-based customer experience and business process outsourcing provider TaskUs is expanding its executive team, saying this morning that it has named Robert Hayes as its new Chief Delivery Officer (CDO), and Curt Gooden as its new Chief Information Officer (CIO). TaskUs said that Hayes will lead its global client operations, but did not say where Hayes had previously worked, only saying he had lead "large, global teams" within the industry.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 17, 2019
I understand that Adam Grant is a fairly popular professor at Wharton and has a book that some people loved called “Originals” (for me it interesting but not mind blowing, and I have some first-hand knowledge of some of its inaccuracies). Having read his latest op-ed on email I know why I erred towards the side of of not loving his book as much as some did.
SoCal Tech Calendar
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 -- Google Apps: Tools for Collaboration, Time and Tasks Management, and More. Russell Fischer Business Collection, Camarillo Library. In this workshop, Matthew Moran, introduces you to a variety of Google applications, demonstrates critical features, and provides an overview of how they work together for both the individual, and more importantly, as a way to share information efficiently and securely.
Xconomy
FEBRUARY 19, 2019
The first-ever marketed medicine for the fatty liver disease known as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, or NASH, could be on the horizon. The data, from a closely watched drug known as obeticholic acid, aren’t perfect. But they are nonetheless expected by the drug’s developer, Intercept Pharmaceuticals, to be good enough to support approval.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
Burbank-based streaming video startup Loop Media announced on Thursday that it has acquired ScreenPlay , a video service provider which licenses videos for use in such locations as Hard Rock Cafes, Norwegian Cruise Line, Yard House, Buffalo Wild Wings and Margaritaville. Financial details of the cash-and-stock deal were not announced. Loop Media said the deal will provide it with a "deep library" and licensing rights to over 200,000 music videos and film, game, and TV trailers.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
One of the things that founders have the most angst about is whom they should have on their board and at what stage of the business. This is smart because amazing board members can be transformative with important advice and access and can also help attract other great board members (and team members). Bad board members can make business very unpleasant.
SoCal Tech Calendar
FEBRUARY 17, 2019
Saturday, February 23, 2019 -- Quantum Computing: From Physics Lab to Applications. Caltech Entrepreneurs Forum. Quantum computing is moving from lab experiments to real devices; but as with other disruptive computing innovations, what will be applications be? Will it be limited to a handful of niche scientific and government uses or will there be broad applications?
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 16, 2019
People who get stressed managing their own lives don’t make good entrepreneurs. Small businesses require multi-tasking, work prioritization, and decision-making, with no assistants or help from specialists. That’s why Fortune 500 executives usually don’t survive as startup CEOs. First you have to learn to accept total responsibility for things that happen to your business, just like you are responsible for everything in your personal life.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Los Angeles-based Famous Birthdays , the online site which lets users look up the birthdays and other information on famous people, said it has surpassed 20 million monthly unique users, as of January. The site also said it saw an additional, 2 million unique users to Famous Birthdays Espanol. Famous Birthdays is led by Evan Britton. The company also recently launched a new video feature and trivia features on its site.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 19, 2019
Startups that are backed by professional financial investors almost always have a Board of Directors that consists of some set of founders, investors and sometimes independent directors. While the management of a startup company deals with the day-to-day decision-making within the company (strategy, budgets, goals, tasks, compensation) ultimately the Board of Directors has the legal governing responsibilities for these things.
SoCal Tech Calendar
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 -- Launching Your Business. CSULB Beach Incubator.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 18, 2019
Whether your company is a startup or a mature business, the last thing you need in the office is a toxic work culture. Yet, according to a recent study , more than half of tech employees see their current office culture as toxic. That can’t possibly be healthy for employee morale, productivity, or customer focus. The sad part is that many executives still don’t know how to recognize the signs.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Los Angeles-based BlackLine , which develops financial controls and automation software, says it has named a new Chief Technology Officer. According to BlackLine, it has named Peter Hirsch as its new CTO, to head up the technology direction of its cloud software platform. Hirsch was most recently Executive Vice President of Technology & Operations at Ellie Mae, and also served as Senior Vice President and Chief Architect at Ariba, and also served at SAP after it acquired Ariba, in addition t
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
Should All of Your Management Team Attend Board Meetings? The age old question for every startup is whom to involve in the board meeting. The reality is that there are some board meetings in which having a broad set of management present is a great idea and there are some meetings where in can be a hindrance. Photo by rawpixel on Unsplash The goal of the best run boards ought to be to balance information dissemination with using the brain trust of the company to guide critical decisions.
Xconomy
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
The software of Portfolium, a San Diego startup that hosts online portfolios for students trying to showcase their achievements to potential employers, is set to join the portfolio of Utah educational software company Instructure. Instructure (NYSE: INST ) has agreed to acquire privately held Portfolium. No financial terms of the deal, which was announced Tuesday, were disclosed.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 17, 2019
Within the startup realm, there is a big difference between having an innovative product versus an innovative business. Some startups have a new technology, but stick to a tried-and-true business model. Others take an existing product, and give it new life with a creative business model. The most competitive startups do both, all the time and every time.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Calabasas-based DTS , and cinema technology provider CJ 4DPLEX announced this week that CJ 4DPLEX will use the DTS:X immersive audio technology to theaters worldwide, in a deal which will incorporate the DTS:X technology into the CJ 4DPLEX ScreenX theater technology. Financial details of the deal were not announced. According to the two, starting sometime this year, DTS will work with ScreenX and exhibitors to implement its DTS:X technology into ScreenX locations.
SoCal Tech Calendar
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
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Xconomy
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
The growing epidemic of the fatty liver disease known as NASH, which has no FDA-approved treatment, has led to a frenzied race among drug companies. This week, one company, Intercept Pharmaceuticals, solidified its lead. But how much will being first to the finish line mean when all is said and done? Intercept (NASDAQ: ICPT ) reported interim data from a Phase 3 study showing its drug, obeticholic acid (OCA), reduced liver scarring in NASH patients.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
Smart people only visit and buy from credible and memorable websites. In the past, if your startup had a website presence, the company was credible by definition. In today’s world, a website is necessary but not sufficient for credibility. Dreamers and gamblers have found out that if the website isn’t validated as credible, it’s probably a scam, and everyone loses.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
Santa Monica-based private equity investor Arrowroot Capital is the lead investor in a funding round for parking technology developer ParkHub , in ParkHub's first instituional funding. ParkHub said it raised $13M in a series B funding round, which was led by ArrowRoot Capital, and which will go towards sales and marketing, plus product development. According to the company, the funding is its first institutional funding round.
SoCal Tech Calendar
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 --.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
Camarillo-based semiconductor developer Semtech says it has signed up a maker of mining equipment to use its LoRa wireless networking technology. According to Semtech, Transco Industries, a developer of mining conveyer equipment, has implemented its LoRa devices and wireless radio frequency technology into its conveyer belt applications, for safer monitoring of those devices.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
Westlake Village-based Hub101 , the startup coworking space which is associated with California Lutheran University, says it has begun offering up private office suites. According to Hub101, the suites start at $1299 per month, for a two-desk, lockable office. The rest of the space offers up a shared, open floor plan. Hub101 is a frequent space for technology industry gatherings along the 101 corridor.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
A new report issued today by Silicon Valley Bank, says that startups are generally optimistic about their business opportunities, and they plan to raise capital and expand their workforces this year, despite "economic and political" uncertainty across the globe. The Startup Outlook Report--which was issued on Wednesday--polled 1,400 startup founders and executives for its conclusions.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
A new, Los Angeles startup-- Elves --said this week that it has launched a new service, aimed at helping users tackle travel booking, using both artificial intelligence and real human beings. According to Elves, it has just launched an app and booking platform, which lets travelers book and change flights via "real, human" travel companions backed by AI technology.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 19, 2019
Irvine-based cybersecurity software developer Cylance says it has extended its artificial intelligence driven, endpoint protection software, CylancePROTECT, to the AWS Marketplace. AWS Marketplace is Amazon's marketplace for business software that runs on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud computing infrastructure. According to Cylance, the deal will make it easier for customers to find, procure, and install its AI technology on AWS instances.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Irvine-based Urovant Sciences , which is developing biopharmaceuticals for treating urologic conditions, said late Friday afternoon that it has entered into a deal for up to $100M in debt financing, from Hercules Cpaital. According to the company, the new funding will go towards ongoing development of its lead compound vibegron, for business development opportunities, and for general corporate purposes.
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