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MAY 6, 2016

Yesterday was Cinco de Mayo. In the US this is often confused as Mexican Independence Day, which is actually September 16th and is called Grito de Dolores. That made some people think of taco bowls and love Hispanics. Whatever. Our portfolio company mitú , the fastest growing digital video company focused on the Latino market in the US (in English) and globally (in Spanish) has taken a different approach to the taco.

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MAY 6, 2016

The Alfred Mann Foundation for Scientific Research (AMF), which is focused on innovation in medical technology, said Thursday that it has named Eric Grigsby, MD, MBA, as Chief Medical Officer of the nonprofit. Grigsby was formerly President and CEO of Neurvations, and was founder and Medical Director of the Napa Pain Institute. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 6, 2016

I’m currently wearing a plain white t-shirt, which feels like the epitome of irony due in no small part to YoShirt’s colorful mission. The apparel app allows users to turn photos into designs for clothing as they see fit. Customization is a BIG TREND for millennials. Big enough for unnecessary caps at any rate. All their lives, millennials have been customizing the things closest to them.

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MAY 6, 2016

Aliso Viejo-based 360fly , which develops a single lens, 360-degree video camera, has raised $40M in a Series C funding, the company said Thursday. The funding was led by L Catterton, Hydra Ventures, and Qualcomm Ventures in the funding. Hydra Ventures is the venture capital arm of adidas Group. According to 360fly, the new funding will go towards expanding its worldwide sales footprint, and a new 4K camera. 360fly is led by Peter Adderton. 360fly's camera is used to shoot 360-degree, immersive

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Office leases are one of companies’ largest expenses, and if your whole team is working from home with no clear end in sight, you may be wondering what to do about your lease.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2016

There is nothing wrong with growing your business by selling more of your solution to more people in more cities, states, and countries. That’s called organic growth , and everybody does it. But in my experience as a startup advisor, too many entrepreneurs get stuck there, and always find excuses for not really exploring mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, and alliance alternatives.

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MAY 6, 2016

Thousand Oaks-based Amgen has helped to back a new, life sciences fund, managed by San Francisco-based venBio , as an anchor supporter of a new fund. venBio said Friday that it has closed a $315M life sciences fund, venBio Global Strategic Fund II , which was anchored by Amgen, Merck, and Baxalta, and also included other Limited Partners. venBio did not say how much Amgen committed to the fund, which is venBio's second life sciences fund. venBio is focused on funding medicines and technologies w

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MAY 6, 2016

Los Angeles-based j2 Global , which owns a wide range of cloud-based businesses, ranging from Internet fax, to email, to online backup and unified communications services--in addition to owning online publishing businesses such as Ziff Davis, IGN, and AskMen--has just passed up the $200M mark in quarterly revenues. j2 Global said it had $201M in first quarter revenues, which was up 24.3 percent versus Q1 of 2015.

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