L.A. Business Journal

AUGUST 7, 2018

Katzenberg’s short-form video project raises $1 billion; SpaceX hosting mars landing conference; Nexus Technologies acquires Cal Net

.Net 133

.Net SpaceX Conference Report 133

socalTECH

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Irvine-based Fisker Automotive has delayed the release of its plug-in hybrid car, the Fisker Atlantic, until at least 2014, according to Green Car Reports. News of the delay came at a news conference Monday. Fisker had originally said it would start shipping the Atlantic (formerly Project Nina) in 2012. Fisker has raised more than $1.2

Report 159

Report News Conference Company 159

socalTECH

MAY 18, 2021

Los Angeles-based Canoo, an electric vehicle startup which has announced a number of futuristic looking vehicles--but has yet to deliver one to the market--is now under SEC investigation, according to a number of reports. Canoo went public in a $2.4M special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) acquisition last year.

Conference 113

Conference Acquisition Los Angeles Report 113

L.A. Business Journal

AUGUST 29, 2018

More VR training for med students at CHLA; MoviePass rival Sinemia announced new subscription service; lineup announced for new advertiser pitchfest NewFronts West conference.

Training 113

Training Conference Advertising Report 113

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

How it works: Together we would work out solutions in the form of new functions, new controls, new reports, and new safeguards. At the annual user conference, I would often make sure the entire user community present knew of these extraordinary collaborations by naming the teacher-customers in the presence of their contemporaries.

Custom 156

Custom Customer Design Conference 156

socalTECH

MAY 17, 2011

A report today from Greentech Media says that Pasadena-based Idealab 's sale of portfolio firm RayTracker was worth $44.8M. The disclosure of the sale price came at a solar power conference, from the firm's former founder, who said the investors scored a multiple of 12.8 Idealab, Quercus Trust, and Phoenix Fire had invested $3.5M

Idealab 140

Idealab Report Acquisition Pasadena 140

socalTECH

APRIL 15, 2010

Los Angeles-based Demand Media , the online content publishing firm run by Richard Rosenblatt, has reportedly selected Goldman Sachs to run its IPO effort, according to a report this evening from the Financial Times. The report says that Demand Media has hired Goldman Sachs to explore an initial public offering for the firm.

Demand 157

Demand Report Twiistup Media 157

socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2010

Streaming video technology firm Move Networks --which apparently moved to Irvine sometime over the last year from Utah after a management shakeout--is reportedly shutting down, and by some reports is now looking for a buyer. The firm, which was started by Novell founder Drew Major, had been backed by Benchmark Capital, Cisco Corp.,

Sales 140

Sales Networking Steamboat Ventures Report 140

Xconomy

APRIL 3, 2019

[ Editor’s note: Alex Lash co-authored this report ] The American Association for Cancer Research’s annual meeting is wrapping up in Atlanta today. But AACR has its fair share of notable news, events, and reports. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

Conference 107

Conference Startup Research News 107

Berkonomics

JULY 7, 2022

Many times, it is a customer, an employee, or an industry conference that sparks the idea that drives you to create and express your vision of the future for your company or product line. This is is the one that requires trust in your direct reports, along with the ability to delegate and empower others to execute the plan.

Metrics 293

Metrics Ideas Conference Email 293

socalTECH

JANUARY 29, 2019

Garcetti has been a regularly seen at local technology conferences promoting the growth of "Silicon Beach" and the rest of the LA technology ecosystem. Garcetti launched a nonprofit in 2017 to use the success seen in the City of Los Angeles with technology startups to the rest of the nation, as he began considering his run for President.

Los Angeles 133

Los Angeles Conference Technology Report 133

socalTECH

MARCH 14, 2018

This year, we're sponsoring the Recurring Revenue Conference (www.recurringrevenueconference.com), presented by Sutton Capital Partners. Reporters are calling you because they've heard about your hot new product and they want to interview you. You're hiring new sales and customer support team members as fast as you can.

Custom 166

Custom Customer Conference Social Media 166

StartUp Beat

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Startup conferences offer the opportunity for maximum networking while facilitating knowledge sharing among different industry participants. 2017 has already witnessed a load of successful and exciting conferences, including World Domination Summit, Startup+Fest and CEO Space. Besides the frequent “ARRRR!!”

Conference 40

Conference Startup Artificial Inteligence Competition 40

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

The remarks, which were made at a conference in Tokyo, were first reported by Bloomberg. Founder and CEO Elon Musk said this week that he doesn''t have any intention of taking SpaceX public, because the "goals of SpaceX are very long-term, which is to establish a city on Mars." READ MORE>>.

SpaceX 222

SpaceX Southern California Hawthorne Conference 222

socalTECH

MAY 14, 2012

Long Beach-based FreeConferenceCall.com , a provider of free conference calling services, reports that it has expanded into the country of Israel. The firm said it will offer Israeli businesses its conference calling service, including free international access numbers in the countries it operates in.

Long Beach 164

Long Beach Conference Services Report 164

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

[Email readers, continue here…] On the final day of our assignment, I was responsible for the “reporting out” to the assembled twenty or so executives in the large conference room of this major corporation. I imagine that our report sits today on someone’s shelf, filed with others from past and from following months and years.

Sample 243

Sample Report Course Conference 243

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Details on the new startup studio--which came to light at Upfront's annual conference, the Upfront Summit--have yet to be formally announced. Hamet Watt , a Partner at Upfront Ventures, and the co-founder of bLife, MoviePass, and NextMedium, is reportingly launching a new startup studio in Los Angeles.

Southern California 113

Southern California Startup Conference Los Angeles 113

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

In the office conference room, attendees stand rather than sit, reinforcing the urgency and need for a short meeting. Most devolve into a series of reports from each constituency, spewing facts that could have been printed and passed to the board ahead of time. Scrums are effective and should be short, scheduled, and supervised.

Conference 177

Conference Email Report Sales 177

Xconomy

APRIL 1, 2020

The 33-person company managed to land the funding amid tenuous economic times by shifting into high gear directly after the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco in January, the same month the first COVID-19 cases in the US were reported, CEO Howard Federoff said.

Conference 96

Conference Report Networking Funding 96

socalTECH

AUGUST 16, 2011

Long Beach-based FreeConferenceCall.com , the provider of free conference calls headed by Dave Erickson, is expanding its lineup of services, saying Monday that it is now offering up disaster communications tools to communities. READ MORE>>.

Tool 145

Tool Long Beach Conference Services 145

Xconomy

JANUARY 11, 2019

[ Editor’s note: Ben Fidler and Sarah de Crescenzo coauthored this report.] Morgan Healthcare Conference and everything that mushrooms around it seem just as long as the holiday break—a distant memory! It is here, and then it is gone.

Pricing 97

Pricing Conference Report Help 97

socalTECH

AUGUST 16, 2012

Huntington Beach-based AnyMeeting , which develops free web conferencing and online meeting software, reported this morning that it has released a new feature which lets users share any YouTube video into their meeting, and has also hit a milestone of 200,000 registered users. READ MORE>>.

Tech Coast Angels 193

Tech Coast Angels Pasadena Angels Conference Pasadena 193

Xconomy

JUNE 15, 2018

In a recent survey of 220 scientists, 60 percent of the respondents reported having experienced harassment at a conference at some point in their careers. Even more astounding is the fact that 82 percent of those who reported harassment did not report it when it occurred. I don’t know anyone who’s been harassed.”

Conference 64

Conference Report San Diego 64

Xconomy

OCTOBER 23, 2018

[ Ben Fidler co-authored this report.] The European Society for Medical Oncology is wrapping up its annual conference today, replete with clinical data from cancer’s front lines.

Conference 93

Conference Class Study News 93

socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2011

Fans of TED , the popular technology and ideas-focused conferences held in Long Beach and Palm Springs, have a new place to get their TED fix today, through a new digital book effort called TEDBooks, being run in conjunction with Amazon.com. TEDbooks said the new short books will be availabe on Kindle for $2.99 READ MORE>>.

Long Beach 196

Long Beach Conference Ideas Organization 196

Xconomy

JANUARY 8, 2018

Unlike Google’s Glass, which had a small camera on top of a lens, Vuzix’s glasses are designed to resemble typical eyewear, according to media reports. The glasses were developed for Amazon by Vuzix , a Rochester, NY -based wearable tech company, and can communicate with Alexa and display information in the wearer’s field of view.

Commerce 76

Commerce Conference Design Mobile 76

Xconomy

JANUARY 14, 2019

Morgan Healthcare Conference started out as a clubby get-together hosted by investment bank Hambrecht & Quist. Francis Hotel, says long-time conference attendee Joe Panetta, president and CEO of California’s Biocom, who returned this year for the 37th annual. Read Xconomy’s annual reporter’s notebook-style JPM.

San Diego 65

San Diego Company Companies Conference 65

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 17, 2019

Welcome back to Transportation Weekly; I’m your host Kirsten Korosec, senior transportation reporter at TechCrunch. This is where investigative reporting, enterprise pieces and analysis on transportation lives. This investment would give Uber ATG a valuation of between $5 billion and $10 billion, WSJ reported.

San Fernando 217

San Fernando Los Angeles Commerce News 217

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

[ Note: Ben Fidler co-authored this report.] This weekend, San Diego will host the annual American Society of Hematology conference, the largest U.S. medical gathering to get the latest on blood diseases, and a venue for updates on some of the most cutting-edge biotechnologies that only a few years ago seemed like science fiction.

Guide 96

Guide San Diego Study Conference 96

Berkonomics

JULY 27, 2017

Together we would work out solutions in the form of new functions, new controls, new reports, and new safeguards. At the annual user conference, I would often make sure the entire user community present knew of these extraordinary collaborations by naming the teacher-customers in the presence of their contemporaries.

Custom 243

Custom Customer Design Conference 243

socalTECH

APRIL 13, 2011

According to Musk at a conference Tuesday, the firm is considering an IPO filing sometime next year. Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the commercial rocket firm of technology mogul Elon Musk, is reportedly looking to add itself to the list of Southern California technology firms aiming at at IPO.

SpaceX 209

SpaceX Southern California Hawthorne Conference 209

Xconomy

MAY 18, 2018

Verizon’s Data Breach Investigation Report identified passwords as the root cause of more than 81 percent of breaches in 2016 – an 18 percent increase from the previous year. And, it’s a safe guess that this year, the percentage will grow.

Statistics 72

Statistics Conference Report San Diego 72

Xconomy

JANUARY 12, 2018

This winter’s flu season is shaping up to be a particularly nasty one and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week upped its tally of states reporting widespread flu activity to 46. Morgan Healthcare Conference held this week in rainy San Francisco. Xconomy emerged from the conference.

Conference 52

Conference Activity Report San Diego 52

socalTECH

MARCH 2, 2012

Long Beach-based FreeConferenceCall.com , a provider of free, conference calling services, reported Thursday that it has rolled out its services in Mexico. The company said the extension of its service in Mexico is the first in Latin America for the firm.

Long Beach 150

Long Beach Conference Report Services 150

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 11, 2011

PayDivvy , unveiled today at the Finovate Conference in San Francisco, was conceived a few years ago while Mike Melby was attending the Wharton School of Business. Credit reporting and on-time payment guarantees on a basic level as well as bill financing and deadbeat roommate coverage on the more complex.

Conference 96

Conference Orange County Technical Review Software Review 96

Xconomy

MAY 18, 2017

began collecting data for the report earlier this year in a bid to assess how genomics fits into San Diego’s innovation economy. But some details were offered yesterday by Kirby Brady, the EDC’s director of research, following a press conference intended to promote. The San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp.

Study 97

Study San Diego Venture Capital Press 97

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 19, 2012

The West Coast biannual AdAge Social TV conference took place in Beverly Hills earlier this week. Twitter’s head of TV, Fred Graver reported that “95% of the public social conversation around TV happens on Twitter. The Walking Dead ” and “ New Girl ” were some examples mentioned during the conference. As they say, stay tuned!

Conference 78

Conference Beverly Hills Social Media Media 78