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How Phyn Is Bringing The World Of High Tech To Water Conservation, With Ryan Kim

socalTECH

The world of plumbing is not known for its high tech products. It was really clear that we had tapped into a demand that was not really outspoken. As soon as you flush a toilet, or turn on a shower, turn on the sprinklers, or any other water activity, there is a spike in that pressure.

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Southern California Firms Queue Up For The Public Market

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The long list of Southern California high tech companies lined up for the public markets just got a little longer this morning, with the addition of Inphi Corp. The high level of IPO activity--if those firms manage to make it to market--would make this year one of the most active IPO years here since the dot com bust.

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Four Sites To Add Adventure To Your Summer Travel Plans

socalTECH

We've dug through our database of high tech companies, web sites, and startups and found four Southern California companies and web sites looking to cater to that adventure traveler in you. . Laguna Beach-based Kijubi is looking to connect travelers with all of those vacation summer activities you were looking for.

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LA's Innovators Get Spotlight, But Investors Cautious

socalTECH

From the conversation gathered around the pool from the movers and shakers of the industry, it seems that--despite the buzz, energy, and activity in the region around startups, there's still some wariness by investors that the industry not over-hype and over-promote what's happening in the area.

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Meet the 15 Eureka Park Startups Competing at CES Startup Night 2018

Tech.Co

Oblend is an at-home, on-demand dispensary that gives people the ability to make their own aromatherapies, oils, vapes and more from legal herbal extracts and essential oils within minutes through their app. This is a virtual pet sitter device that challenges them to playful and smart activities, and rewards them when they accomplish a task.

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The Smartest Entrepreneurs Bootstrap Their Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

In fact, most of the rich entrepreneurs you know actively turned away early equity proposals. If you are not able to keep up with demand due to lack of funds for production, and your company is too young for banks to be interested, you will find that investors love these odds, and are quick to go for a chunk of the action.

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Why Finance Should Take a Page Out of the Credit Card Industry’s Book

Xconomy

The attack method for these high-tech bank heists is similar to credit card fraud. Credit card companies understand the importance of enlisting the credit card holder as an active participant in thwarting fraud. I recently received a text from my credit card company asking if I had made a purchase in Guatemala.