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Unusual Perk For SoCal Technology Firm: Unlimited, Paid Vacation

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In what might be one of the more unusual perks for a Southern California high tech company, LRN , a developer of enterprise compliance and ethics software, has an unlimited, paid vacation policy. The firm's policy recently came to light in a WSJ article.

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Insights: Evolve and Thrive or DIE

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For today's Insights and Opinions section, where we feature advice, editorials, and more from Southern California's high tech leaders, comes from Sid Mohasseb , a serial entrepreneur, venture investor, adviser, teacher, speaker, and author of The Caterpillar's Edge: Don't Leave Change to Chance! Are you staying relevant?

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Insights: Venture Capital: The Times, They Are A-Changin'

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For our Insights and Opinions section today--where we feature the thoughts and opinions of the local high tech community--we have an article from Jeff Grabow , of Ernst & Young, talking about the changing world of venture capital : The VC environment isn''t what it used to be. Guess what? That''s not a bad thing. Contact us!

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Insights: Why UBER Matters, A LOT

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For today''s Insights and Opinions article, where we regularly share the thoughts and observations of Southern California''s high tech movers and shakers, we have an article from Ivan Nikkhoo of Siemer & Associates.

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Insights and Opinions: Founder Restricted Stock 101

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With our Insights and Opinions section on socalTECH, we're trying to help the startup and high tech community, including including hints, tips, and other education on the world of high tech startups. What is founder restricted stock? The (More.).

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Insights and Opinions: What Startups Need to Know About Patent Reform

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In our Insights and Opinions section of the site, we feature editorials, informational articles, and other content that is relevant to the high tech community in Southern California. To address what has changed and how it might affect startups, Victor Lin of Innovation Law Group , contributed this article.

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What Mattered in 2012: Kevin Winston, Digital LA

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For the last week of the year, we're featuring the thoughts and reflections of some of the movers and shakers of Southern California's high tech community. So we did a one-day fall Silicon Beach Fest at io/LA in Hollywood. This past year 2012 was all about forming teams, picking players, and choosing uniforms.