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Entrepreneur Association Conference

SoCal Tech Calendar

Friday, May 11, 2012 -- Entrepreneur Association Conference. 15 percent discount for SOCALTECH readers.

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Why Entrepreneurs Hate (Most) MBAs

InfoChachkie

Tool Users - Startups often have a long gestation period in which the team is in discovery mode, defining the company's value proposition, target market, pricing, business model, etc. Unfortunately, the 2012 QS TopMBA.com Applicant Survey notes that, on average, MBAs expect to earn $153,000 upon graduation.

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Competitive Intelligence

SoCal Tech Calendar

Tuesday, March 20, 2012 -- Competitive Intelligence: 007 Market Intel. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to estimate market size, competitive market share, how many potential customers are there, and price points. Several case studies will be presented, although the names will be changed to protect the innocent.

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Retrophin Drug Licensed by Shkreli Shows Positive Phase 2 Results

Xconomy

Retrophin , the drug developer founded by controversial former biotech executive Martin Shkreli, has posted positive results from a midstage study for its treatment for a rare kidney disease. He licensed the drug from San Diego-based Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: LGND ) in March 2012. This time, he increased the price from $13.50

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Evoke Pharma’s Stock Sinks on Stomach Drug’s Phase 3 Failure

Xconomy

In early trading Monday, Evoke’s (NASDAQ: EVOK ) stock price was down 72 percent to $3.02 Evoke’s late-stage study failed to show a significant benefit to the drug, EVK-001, versus placebo at all 41 of the sites that tested it nationally. per share as of 11:30 a.m. in New York. Evoke didn’t reveal any further plans.

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Business 2011 - Optimism, But Heed the Lessons

Startup Professionals Musings

Just yesterday, a new study “ The PNC Economic Outlook: Survey of Small & Middle-Market Business Owners ” was published. economy is transitioning to a self-sustaining economic expansion in 2011-2012, that will not be derailed by higher energy prices, Europe’s sovereign debt problems, or the recent disaster in Japan.

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8th Talk at USC Marshall School: How My Failure at Make It Work can Benefit Geek Squad and Best Buy

Eric Greenspan

I had suppressed much of what happened prior to and after that day, June 25, 2012. In 2010, after my 5th talk, USC Marshall School produced a case study about the customer centricity offered by the company. It’s been 10 months and I really need to move on. Make It Work was a truly remarkable company in its day. I know this now.

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