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Southern California Accelerator Report Card: Q1 2013

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On top was OCTANe Launchpad , the Orange County-based accerator for startups in the technology, life science, and clean technology industries. Finally, Amplify LA had a total of 9 funding events which fell into our study period. So what does this all mean for accelerators and entrepreneurs?

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UCSB Tops Harvard & Wharton In Startup Wars

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According to a recent Forbes article , UC Santa Barbara''s Technology Management Program offers students a superior startup education over the University of Pennsylvania (home of Wharton), as well Harvard, Northwestern and even its acclaimed southern neighbor, the University of Southern California. Want to be an entrepreneur? Techpreneurs.

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Jennifer Wang: A Rising Star in Tech

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It’s a known fact that there are more men than women in tech, and those numbers aren’t getting better — in 2013, women held 26 percent of computing jobs in the United States, as opposed to 35 percent in 1990. Female Tech Role Models. Advice for Women in Tech. Jennifer Wang is one such role model.

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How Online Video Companies Can Increase Margin and Build Better Businesses

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The main thrust of the post is that with YouTube taking a 45% of revenue and talent taking 70% of the remaining revenue, YouTube Networks didn’t have sustainable businesses unless they invested heavily in technology as a tool to increase margin and provide defensibility. That is the definition of Disruptive Technology.

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Bio Roundup: RIP Roger Tsien, Novartis CAR-T Wheel, Zika News & More

Xconomy

As the San Diego Union Tribune reported in 2013, Tsien (pictured) was also unafraid to shine the spotlight on what he considered suspect scientific approaches, even when espoused by legends like DNA co-discoverer James Watson.

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Bio Roundup: Precision Med and Google, Heron, Lilly, Sarepta & More

Xconomy

government’s Precision Medicine Initiative is an ambitious effort to collect the genomic data of 1 million Americans, and tech giant Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG ) is deeply involved. That story and the rest of the week’s biotech headlines below. —The U.S. —David H. In the U.S.,

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7 Steps Online Companies Can Take to Manage Sales Tax Exposure

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A 2013 New Jersey tax notice says that several types of services that are delivered using a computing platform are subject to tax as an information service. This analysis will require discussions between the technology team and the company’s tax advisors, reviewing each step of the service delivery process.

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