Berkonomics

AUGUST 25, 2016

How do you teach your work force that mistakes are OK as long as they learn and don’t repeat them? By being a visible example. A friend and fellow CEO states that he publishes each of his mistakes in his company internal blog along with the lesson he learned. “If the CEO can do this, he gives permission for anyone to confess as well,” he states. You may not know it but the National Transportation Safety Board has for years offered a reporting program for pilots, air controllers and others inv

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socalTECH

AUGUST 25, 2016

A report, published Thursday by Bloomberg, says that Apple is working on a clone of the software from Venice, California-based Snapchat --in a bid to make a renewed push into the social networking area. The report said that Apple is working on video sharing, editing, and "filter" features within its mobile apps, which could be sent to contacts or to existing social networking sites.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 25, 2016

A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. Despite his non-existent education and numerous personal demons, James Brown was a gifted entrepreneur who reveled in proving Conventional Wisdom wrong. In the early 1960’s, it was generally believed that soul music needed to be watered down (think Motown) in order to crossover to white consumers.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 25, 2016

Irvine-based electronics accessories maker Incipio has been dumped at the altar by Skullcandy , as the companies were about to finalize their acquisition deal, first announced back in June. Incipio--which was about to consummate the deal with Skullcandy, having recently passed antirust review of the acquisition--had offered up approximately $177M for Skullcandy in June.

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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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SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 25, 2016

Wednesday, August 31, 2016 -- The 7th Annual Women in Green Forum. The Women in Green Forum (WIGF) has emerged as the premier conference series highlighting women’s impact on the environmental industry. The 7th Annual Women in Green Forum (WIGF) will convene leaders in the environmental movement, drawing an international audience of sustainability experts including academic researchers, CSR executives, energy analysts, and technology developers.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 25, 2016

San Diego-based Curology , a startup which provides prescription, skincare medications to treat acne and aging, has raised $15M in a Series B funding round. The funding was led by Advance Vixeid Partners, and also included Sherpa Capital and Forerunner ventures. Curology offers up its medications via a monthly subscription, and sells directly to consumers.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 25, 2016

San Diego-based Qualcomm is powering a new sustainability management effort at San Diego's Petco Park, the company said yesterday. According to Qualcomm, its subsidiary, Qualcomm Intelligent Solutions, along with OSIsoft LLC, are working with the San Diego Padres to reduce utility and water consumption at the ballpark, using Qualcomm's technology. According to Qualcomm, the San Diego Padres have deployed "edge intelligence gateways" that use its Qualcomm Snapdragon processors, combined with soft

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socalTECH

AUGUST 25, 2016

Santa Monica-based Twistory Entertainment Studios , which had been a mobile game development and graphic novel design company, is being sold in an asset sale, according to auction company CMA Auctions. CMA said that Twistory's assets--including all of its intellectual property and equipment--is being sold through an assignee for the benefit of creditors (or "ABC") sale on Monday, August 29th.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 25, 2016

San Diego-based biopharmaceutiacls developer Viking Therapeutics says it has raised $12.5M in a common stock purchase agreement, from Aspire Capital Fund. The company, which is publicly traded on the NASDAQ as VKTX, said the initial purchase came at $1.50 per share, with the remaining $12M to be purchase over the next 30 months at prices based on the market price.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 25, 2016

E-commerce giant Amazon has made a move into the automotive research area this morning, challenging such local automotive information providers like Santa Monica-based Edmunds.com , Irvine-based Autobytel , Santa Monica-based TrueCar , Irvine-based Kelley Blue Book , plus El Segundo-based CarDirect. Amazon said it has launched a brand new, online car research site which is called Amazon Vehicles , which lets users search for specifications, reviews, images, videos, and more about both new and "c

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