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8 Ways To Stay Competitive In Today’s Technical World

Startup Professionals Musings

Should they go after high-tech nerds for partners, or professional technologists? The non-technical leadership attributes of excellent communication skills, high integrity, passion, and perseverance are critical for the success of the whole team. The right answer for a good business partner today is neither of the above.

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Insights: Why UBER Matters, A LOT

socalTECH

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. Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself." - Milton Friedman.

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Four SoCal Startups That Thrived Despite--or Because Of--Economic Downturns

socalTECH

There has been a lot of worry recently in the high tech industry and from venture investors about "headwinds" in the technology market, particularly with valuations of "unicorn" companies dropping, investors shying away from investing in rounds, and even employees looking for safer jobs. billion. >.

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Biotech Roundup: Deals Gone Wrong, Ethical Red Flags & Bay Goodbyes

Xconomy

This weekend, much of academia and industry involved in cancer will gather in Chicago for the annual American Society of Clinical Oncology conference. The only remaining daptomycin patent will expire in June, clearing the way for generic competition years earlier than expected.

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Productivity Hacks: Voicemail, Folders & To-Do’s

Both Sides of the Table

Dmitry walks the audience through the basic techniques that most high-tech savvy professionals use to streamline our digital lives. I try not to let this happen but after a 2-day conference or after a vacation I really, really struggle. People who go to this course end up feeling like they had a near religious experience.

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Surveying SoCal's M&A Landscape, with David Siemer

socalTECH

One of the most frequent questions from high tech startups is: where''s my exit? Siemer & Associates runs its annual conference next week to delve into the same topics. So, as long as you build good companies, with real revenues, and real profits, there will be buyers down the road.

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INNOVATION - A Scientist's Perspective

AeA Los Angeles Council

One, the Executive Office of the President (EOP) has an office called the Office of Science and Technology Policy, or OSTP, which heads up the American Competitiveness Initiative (ACI) ( [link] ). But the point is that these are the kinds of bills that would greatly benefit folks like you who work in the high-tech industry.