socalTECH

JULY 6, 2017

Among a largely successful rush to establish a vibrant commercial aerospace industry in Southern California, it appears one company--Mojave-based XCOR Aerospace --has failed to launch. XCOR has apparently laid off all of its employees , due to the inability of the company to raise money.

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socalTECH

APRIL 19, 2013

It all looked good at the time: oil company Exxon needed to develop a more earth-friendly way to produce oil, and San Diego startup Synthetic Genomics needed funding to get its technology off the ground. But then, ExxonMobil cut back its original investment--worth up to $600M--in Synthetic Genomics. What happened? READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 23, 2012

Heavily backed, concentrating solar photovoltaic technology developer Amonix , which is based in Seal Beach, is set to lay off 76 workers across its offices in California, according to regulatory filings with the state. The company also had received a $90M Department of Energy loan guarantee. round in 2010. round in 2010.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 24, 2020

The company, which employed about 160 people, laid off 57 workers, according to documents filed with the California Employment Development Department. The company’s No. “This was about making the company as totally weatherproof as possible,” Czinger said. The company’s No.

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socalTECH

MAY 31, 2012

A major supplier to Anaheim-based Fisker Automotive looks to be in severe trouble, linked to issues uncovered in March by Fisker when one of that company's automobiles failed during testing with Consumer Reports. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2020

In a larger public company, it’s all about making your quarterly numbers, versus investing in strategic growth alternatives that may not pay off until several quarters later. That keeps people from pushing themselves to develop the kind of new solutions that will permanently change the business for the better, versus short-term band-aids.

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socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2009

Irvine-based Cortex Pharmaceuticals , a developer of biopharmaceuticals for treating psychiatric disorders, neurological diseases and brain-mediated breathing disorders, said Thursday that it has cut half of its staff as part of a restructuring. Tags: employment layoff cortex pharmaceuticals psychiatric lifescience.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Here are some observations I have from this exposure: If a company moves from strength-to-strength with predictable outcomes, easy financings, low staff turn-over, limited competitive threats then the composition of the board probably doesn’t matter as much. In the best cases boards come together to help the company get through its trough?—?in

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 7, 2016

military’s high-tech think tank DARPA described Safe Genes, a new program to fund safety measures that can be built into genome editing technology or counter its potential wayward effects. The funding could be as much as $100 million, and the first grants will be announced in 2017. Shares immediately fell more than 40 percent.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

I’d rather be Roger Ehrenberg with a thesis around data-centric companies and base my investment decisions on the skills I’ve developed in my career. Either downside scenario requires angel deals to be funded further. This is cheaper for them than waiting for big competitors and buying companies at big prices.

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Xconomy

JULY 1, 2016

There was plenty more biomedical news this week, from a downsized IPO to downsizing companies, while ugly sexual harassment details emerged in Seattle. If you want fireworks this weekend, you can either celebrate the 4th of July or watch the latest post-Brexit political developments in Britain.

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Xconomy

JULY 15, 2016

There were other goodbyes: Peter DiLaura said so long to Second Genome, the microbiome company he led for six years. —The federal group that runs Medicare and Medicaid banned Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes from running a lab for two years, throwing into question the viability of the company. —In other Merck news, U.K.-based

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socalTECH

JANUARY 15, 2009

I went on to Oversee.net, and helped to build that company from 60 to 250 employees. I then felt like it was time for me to branch out on my own, and help my close colleagues build their companies. We've used the profits from NeoHire for funding. It was developed from a different angle.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

The company said the restructuring included a reduction in workforce by over 20 percent. The company also said it is looking to divest it infrastructure business units in the new term, and hired an investment banker to manage the sale. NextWave said that the debt will go towards funding its operations into 2010. READ MORE>>

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2013

Respect and develop a positive working relationship with his co-workers. ” That way you aren’t hitting him up on an important topic when he might be stressed out about company layoffs, fund raising or some other major stress at work. office manager, finance manager and/or assistant if he has one.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 25, 2019

After guiding the CRISPR-Cas9 genome-editing startup from scientific breakthrough toward the development of a potential cutting-edge medicine, slogging victoriously through a legendary patent fight , and reaching the cusp of an historic clinical trial , the well-traveled Bosley is cutting out, the company said Tuesday.

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