Xconomy

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

PMV Pharmaceuticals is the latest startup to load up with cash in an attempt to home in on one of the toughest targets in cancer biology: the tumor suppressor protein known as p53. PMV raised a $30 million Series A in 2014. Read more » Reprints | Share:

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2015

It’s enough to drown any business which tries to fight it or ignore it, and it’s an opportunity to ride higher and faster than even the successes of Google and Facebook, for those startups that use it as their driving force. Per a new study by networking giant Cisco , the world’s yearly mobile data traffic grew 69 percent in 2014, reaching 2.5

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

You can sign up here. Now, Microsoft-owned GitHub is gearing up to remove these references to slavery by naming primary code repositories “main” instead of “master.” In 2014 , open-source platform Drupal moved to replace “master/slave” with “primary/replica.” . Let’s start with Prop 22.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 26, 2020

His latest study breaks the online consumer audience into the following four categories, based on their level of comfort with sharing personal information, likes, and needs online: High-comfort consumers – 12 percent. Norton, Ph.D.,

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

We started March Capital in late 2013. We did our first close in the summer of 2014, and over the first nine months we raised our fund and started investing. That can be good or bad, because that means you end up having to explain everything twice to your investors. Jamie Montgomery: Sumant deserves the credit here.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2022

I have added my own insights, based on my experience advising and working with entrepreneurs and startups: Pay for results, rather than pay for work. People who get paid by results have every incentive to think up smarter ways of getting work done. Freelancers now make up 36% of U.S. Measuring results in itself is not new.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 3, 2018

I have added my own insights, based on my experience advising and working with entrepreneurs and startups: Pay for results, rather than pay for work. People who get paid by results have every incentive to think up smarter ways of getting work done. Freelancers now make up 35% of U.S. Measuring results in itself is not new.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 9, 2018

In a study by the US Department of Commerce , women in STEM jobs earn 33 percent more money than women in non-STEM positions. In a report by the National Student Clearinghouse only 18 percent of women graduated with a science degree in 2014. With computer science jobs predicted to increase by 22 percent by 2020 according to the U.S.

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socalTECH

MAY 23, 2017

Jonathan, who was Founding CEO and President of AdColony (which sold to Opera for $350 Million in June of 2014), also told us why he got back in the startup game, even though he could be just sitting on a beach in Bali after his prior success. Why launch into a new startup now? What is AppOnboard? It's been a resounding success.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

I have added my own insights, based on my experience advising and working with entrepreneurs and startups: Pay for results, rather than pay for work. People who get paid by results have every incentive to think up smarter ways of getting work done. Freelancers now make up 35% of U.S. Measuring results in itself is not new.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2016

When we met Shireen (CEO) and Scott (Co-founder & CTO) in late 2014 they had been inspired to create Nima to address their own personal food issues and empower other people to live their healthiest lives. We are predisposed to backing founders who solve problems in which they have personal knowledge that is authentic.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2014

The good news is that both of these are looking up these days. According to the Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist Confidence Index® for the First Quarter 2014, the Q1 increase marks seven consecutive quarters of positive sentiment among Silicon Valley venture capitalists. Going solo works better on the East Coast.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 23, 2022

His study breaks the online consumer audience into the following four categories, based on their level of comfort with sharing personal information, likes, and needs online: High-comfort consumers – 12 percent. Norton, Ph.D.,

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2014

It may not be as sexy, but starting a new business that builds on an existing technology or business model is usually less risky than introducing that ultimate new disruptive technology. Many of the major business successes started this way. Don’t be intimidated by the negative image that imitation currently has in the startup world.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 30, 2013

Starting today , Two Bit Circus’ Kickstarter Campaign goes live and gladly invites you to help make this truly amazing concept become a reality. starting in Spring of 2014. A wondrous place designed for kids to learn that Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math are not only interconnected, but fun to boot.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Arivale (www.arivale.com), a startup founded by Dr. Leroy Hood, the well known DNA and genomics pioneer�which combines gene sequencing with a host of other diagnostic tests, with personalized counselors and health and wellness recommendations, recently launched an expansion into California, starting in Los Angeles.

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Tech Coast Venture Network

OCTOBER 25, 2010

But it has proven something of a challenge to understand exactly what its impact will be for individual businesses — especially in light of the fact that many of its provisions won't take effect until 2014 or later, and could even change between now and their effective dates. It depends on the size of the company.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Autoimmune diseases occur when our immune systems mistakenly start fighting parts of our own bodies, rather than foreign invaders. That’s the idea behind a new startup that launched this morning called Delinia. The $35 million round will get Delinia through a proof-of-concept study for its lead program.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 22, 2016

In downtown San Diego, a private real estate company best known for its master-planned communities in suburban Southern California has posed some existential questions for regional tech hubs looking to build their own startup ecosystems. In April, a study released by the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp. John “J.T.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2014

A more important question, then, for an aspiring entrepreneur, should be what to study in college for maximum value, rather than whether to drop out or stay. Starting a business is not rocket science. Get involved in startup-business incubator activities with peers at school. business entrepreneur Harvard startup'

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

San Diego’s innovation clusters continued to grow in 2015, as local startups, funding deals, and job growth extended an economic growth spurt that began in 2013. The Connect Innovation Report found that 405 software, technology, and life sciences startups were created last year in San Diego County.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2014

A November 2014 report by Kiplinger asserts that economic momentum is back on track. Grab Market Share from Competitors: A large majority of respondents to these studies acknowledged that the old way of doing business no longer works and that they need to find new ways to take advantage of market opportunities. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2013

Earlier this year, a new study “ 2013 Business Outlook Survey: A New Reality Of Cautious Optimism ” was published by EKS&H. Here are some financial planning areas of emphasis derived from multiple studies: Better cash flow controls. Soak up the optimism, do some real financial planning, and push the limits on a ll business fronts.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2016

Despite the fact that the number of IPOs (Initial Public Offerings) for startups have continued to decrease, I still hear it touted often as the preferred exit strategy. That’s down from 69 in the first five months of 2015, and 115 over the same five-month period in 2014, according to Barrons. in the first five months.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

At Xconomy, we have seen growing investments in the sector—both in a rash of new agtech startups and by bigger players such Monsanto, Bayer Crop Sciences, and Syngenta. The annual AgTech Investment Report from AgFunderNews found that investment in agriculture and food-related technology startups alone hit $4.6 and Cybersecurity.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 22, 2014

We bring that into an integrated package for restaurant operators, which allows them to pick and choose where they want to start, but knowing over time they can add additional channel and marketing ability seamlessly. So, having a team to help us with that international component of our business will be important in 2014.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 15, 2015

Ellis points out a case study where they discovered viewers of a particular movie poster were the common thread among purchases of a particular turntable. With the mobile app launched in 2014, Tapiture continues to refine its technology to reach its users. Tapiture shaping up to be another Silicon Beach success story.

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Xconomy

JULY 11, 2016

At the center of the conversation would be the results from the Diana Project, a research study that examined our industry and the stark lack of representation of women investors and funded entrepreneurs. I could be setting myself up for an attack. There is no better place to start. I accepted immediately.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2012

Whether it’s a local tweet-up or a major conference, this knowledge could be useful to help you plan what events you should sponsor or where you should set up your next booth. If you think location-based services are a long way from mainstream, take a look at the new 2012 Digital Study. Event marketing. Lead generation.

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StartUp Beat

JUNE 22, 2018

recently held its 2nd Lawmaker Challenge to offer up a winning policy proposal to legislators. Startup Beat had an exclusive Q&A with Thakkar on the idea behind his startup and its potentially enormous impact on the American political landscape. We plan to expand our California beta to other states at around 18 months.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 11, 2016

The European Society for Medical Oncology’s annual conference wraps up in Copenhagen today. The first PARP blocker to win approval was AstraZeneca’s olaparib (Lynparza), for certain forms of ovarian cancer, in 2014. Clovis touted data from a “pooled” study of two mid-stage trials of rucaparib in ovarian cancer. LUNG CHECKS.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Rufus Labs is a wearable technology startup in Los Angeles with a heavy focus on building devices for the industrial sector (EMS, police, campus/event security, warehouse, etc). While we had our start on crowdfunding through consumer/early adopters – we have made a strong pivot to industrial/enterprise as we have seen huge interest.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 23, 2013

The video is premised by a simple statement “Where images and ads hook up.” We’re no strangers to GumGum ( we’ve covered their company before ) and they’re a huge part of Silicon Beach’s roster of startup highlights. ” Wait, what? It’s a promotional video for a technology company.

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Xconomy

JUNE 24, 2016

The FDA still has to clear the study, but if it does, it’s sure to become one of the most closely watched scientific events in more than a decade. Biostage cut ties with the surgeon in 2014.

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Xconomy

JULY 18, 2016

Despite winning FDA approval in August 2014, uptake of Cologuard has lagged behind its scientific promise. Yet I worry that, because Cologuard has a 13 percent false positive rate, it will lead to many follow-up colonoscopies and add to patients’ anxiety and uncertainty.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 28, 2017

And no visit to Quilt City USA would be complete without a trip to downtown’s National Quilt Museum, where delegates participated in a study tour that allowed them to create their own custom quilt blocks, learn to select fabrics, and quilt by sewing machine. Adelaide lost the bid to host the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) 2014.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 12, 2013

This is a whole new world for startups seeking enterprise application opportunities, as well social media trend challenges. Whether you are contemplating an investment in your favorite startup, or a little-known stock on a public exchange, there is “big data” out there that can’t possibly be evaluated by you without predictive analytics.

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