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Founded by former SpaceX engineers, First Resonance pitches tools to make things the SpaceX way

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After operating in stealth mode for about two years, First Resonance , a company founded by former SpaceX engineers, is finally showing the world their software toolkit designed to let manufacturers make things using the processes employed by their former boss.

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Event Farm Acquires Event Software Company Attend

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Santa Monica-based Event Farm , which develops event marketing software, has acquired Boston-based event software company Attend , as an expansion of the company's reach. said the acquisition will add its presence with an office in Boston. Event Farm--which already has offices in Santa Monica and Washington D.C., READ MORE>>.

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Who's In Southern California's Unicorn Club?

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SpaceX (www.spacex.com). SpaceX, based in Hawthorne, California, is now worth between $12 billion and $15 billion, according to multiple reports. The company's founders are veterans of SpaceX. (and no, there aren't any entertainment-technology companies anywhere in sight). The space rocket maker is run by Elon Musk.

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Southern California's Top 10 Most Popular Tech Stories Of The Year

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BetterWorks--headed by prolific angel investor Paige Craig--apparently was not able to sustain a large enough market, relative to its high costs of customer acquisition. SpaceX Plans Launch Site In Texas - In April, SpaceX announced plans to set up a launch. We have no idea. its launch to the International Space Station).

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5 Strategies For Business Growth Many People Forget

Startup Professionals Musings

Apple did this with the introduction of the smartphone, which altered the value chain for computers, video, and software, which were already staples that they knew well. Implement a plan of regular strategic acquisitions. Richard Branson is doing it with Virgin Galactic space rides, without impacting his Virgin Airlines.

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Reflections On 2017: Krisztina 'Z' Holly, MAKE IT IN LA

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Are there any technology innovations, gadgets, devices, software, that particularly caught your eye in 2017? 2017 was the year SpaceX demonstrated their premise of reusability to bring down the cost of satellite launches and space travel, with multiple Falcon rockets and a reused capsule giving repeat performances.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

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What is perhaps different from other regions is that we have large indigenous aerospace industry and a big high-tech import/export trade as opposed to a lot of software companies. We don’t seem to get credit as a community for SpaceX or recognition as one of the fastest growing communities for commerce: Honest Company & JustFab.