TechCrunch LA

MARCH 1, 2018

This is an excerpt from Ryan Holiday’s new book Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue, available now. Peter Thiel’s vague idea to do something about Gawker, the site that had outed him as gay in 2007, was concretized into conspiracy on April 6, 2011. It began unremarkably, when Thiel traveled […].

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Berkonomics

MARCH 1, 2018

Many of us have someone who reports directly to us and who supervises others in return. If that fits, well then, this one is for you. And it is one of the most important lessons you can learn as a manager or board member of a company or a non-profit enterprise. I first heard this expression in a governance seminar for a non-profit higher educational board upon which I sit, years ago.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2018

Los Angeles-based Love Goodly , which offers up healthier, nontoxic, and cruelty-free beauty products via a subscription box, says it has started raising funding on equity crowdfunding site Seedinvest. The startup, founded by Justine Lassoff and Katie Bogue Miller, provides a bi-monthly subscription box which the company says makes it easier to discover nontoxic and cruelty-free products for beauty, skincare, wellness, and an eco-friendly lifestyle.

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L.A. Business Journal

MARCH 1, 2018

LA-Tokyo entertainment tech fund hires VC; EVgo reduces charging station prices; and Scalefast raises $8 million in Series A funding.

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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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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2018

Los Angeles-based Scalefast , which develops personalization technology for e-commerce, announced Thursday morning that it has raised $8M in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by Benhamou Global Ventures (BGV), and also included Adara Ventures, B&Y, French Partners and CIC Capital. The startup, led by Nicolas Stehle, says it is develping ecommerce personalization technology--powered by artificial intelligence--targeted towards helping brands offer a "superior, relevant" shopping e

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L.A. Business Journal

MARCH 1, 2018

A Ventura County Superior Court jury awarded AeroVironment Inc. more than $2 million after finding three former employees engaged in fraud and breached patent and confidentiality agreements.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 1, 2018

Wednesday, March 7, 2018 -- The Montgomery Summit. The Montgomery Summit gathers an invited group of entrepreneurs, senior investors, and leading executives to discover the most important innovations in business and technology. The event features two days of presentations, keynotes, panels, and salons at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica, Calif.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2018

This year, we're again sponsoring the Recurring Revenue Conference (www.recurringrevenueconference.com), presented by Sutton Capital Partners. As part of the lead in to the conference, and as a part of our sponsor relationship with the conference, we're running a series of interviews with speakers from the conference about their experience in the area of recurring revenues, customer service, and similar topics.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 1, 2018

Wednesday, March 7, 2018 -- LA Blockchain Developers Night In Santa Monica. Calling all Software Engineers, or anyone wanting to build applications using the blockchain! Join us on Wednesday, March 7th from 7pm to 9pm in Santa Monica for dinner and technical talks from community members. Attendees will have the opportunity to do some networking and hear from 3 engineers who are currently working on projects that interface with the blockchain.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2018

Los Angeles-based mobile game studio Jam City has opened up pre-registration for its new, mobie game, Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery , saying that fans can now be informed when the game will be available. The new game--which lets players create their own characters in an RPG-like environment--is being developed by Jam City under license from Warner Bros.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 1, 2018

Wednesday, March 7, 2018 -- Lifelong Happiness: Your Secret Weapon at Work and In Life. Russell Fischer Business Collection, Camarillo Library. What would your life feel like if you could be 98.6% stress-free, and you were able to exude complete confidence and happiness everywhere you go on a daily basis? The good news is you can stop wondering and start experiencing this for yourself immediately.

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Xconomy

MARCH 1, 2018

As robots become more intelligent, mobile, and prevalent in everyday life, humans will have to figure out how to coexist with these more advanced machines. That prospect raises plenty of deep questions, but a simpler, more immediate concern is making sure mobile machines can navigate their surroundings without injuring humans or causing other kinds of damage.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 1, 2018

Wednesday, March 7, 2018 --.

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Xconomy

MARCH 1, 2018

Thanks to advertising blitzes from companies like Ancestry.com and 23andMe, Joe and Jane Consumer might know that their genetic blueprint and $100 or so can dig up insights about their genealogy. San Carlos, CA-based startup Helix is banking on that budding curiosity to provide a market for all kinds of consumer apps fueled by a person’s DNA. The firm said today it has raised $200 million from high-profile investors to expand its online app store, which currently has 34 products across six

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Startup San Diego

MARCH 1, 2018

Startup San Diego has begun the search for stellar candidates. Seeking those willing to step forward as a leader to brand our organization as a year-round resource for even further impact. The post StartupSD Seeking Full-time Executive Director appeared first on Startup San Diego.

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Xconomy

MARCH 1, 2018

S?qster, founded in 2016 to develop technology that enables individuals to aggregate and manage all of their own personal health information, emerged from stealth mode Wednesday. Comparing itself to the personal finance platform Mint.com, the San Diego startup says its platform integrates personal health information from a variety of sources, including electronic medical records (EMR), wearable devices, and genomics data.

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Startup San Diego

MARCH 1, 2018

Startup San Diego has begun the search for stellar candidates. Seeking those willing to step forward as a leader to brand our organization as a year-round resource for even further impact. The post StartupSD Seeking Full-time Executive Director appeared first on Startup San Diego.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 1, 2018

Everything is bigger in Texas. And while that cliché has been said about everything in the Lone Star state for years, it rings particularly true for the hottest startups showcasing their big innovations at SXSW Startup Night 2018 presented by the Kauffman Foundation and TechCo. It is here that 25 of the most diverse startups from around the world will showcase their latest technology and compete for prizes and a chance to be fast tracked as one of the Startup of the Year semifinalists at Innovat

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