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How do you focus your team for action?

Berkonomics

How do you get your team to focus and move forward effectively? A fellow CEO recently told me of her method of assuring positive movement within her team. She holds a weekly meeting of her direct reports, and asks them to find three important but actionable items for the group to work on if not complete during the following week. She claims that, by reducing the number of issues to three, her team is better able to devote mental and physical resources to a solution than if she allowed her meet

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Catching Up With Mike Giardello, President of Innovate Pasadena

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Pasadena has a long history as a center of the technology and innovation world�all the way back to first American experiments with rocket launches in 1936�Southern California's first foray into the rocket business (sorry, SpaceX)--through the Internet boom with Idealab, to today. We thought we'd catch up on what's happening today, and in particular, how Innovate Pasadena (www.innovatepasadena.org) is looking to spur even more startups and technology in Pasadena�and why that's important for the r

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Silicon Beach Report Nov. 3: Online Discount Store Hollar Raises $30 Million

L.A. Business Journal

Pathmatics’ technology leveraged to help Neilsen rating, Rubicon lowers revenue expectations and will lay off 125 workers, and Replicated raises $5 million.

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Super League Gaming Launches League Of Legends Tournaments

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Santa Monica-based Super League Gaming , the startup which takes over movie theaters and allows video gamers to participate in head-to-head competitions on the big screen, said it is launching a new League of Legends competition to movie theaters across the United States. The company said the new competitive City Champs and City Rec tournaments, which it is launching in partnership with Riot Games, will launch initially in Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, and Dallas.

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Can You Ask for Office Rent Relief? How to Manage Your Lease During COVID-19

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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E-Vehicle Charging Station Forum

SoCal Tech Calendar

Wednesday, November 9, 2016 -- E-Vehicle Charging Station Forum. Our Keynote speaker is David Greenfader, VP of Envision Solar. His patented EV ARC™ is the world’s only transportable, solar powered charging station. It does not require any permits, civil engineering or planning, foundations, trenching or electrical connections and is delivered to the customer site ready to operate.

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Flipagram Adds Synchronized, Music Video Effects

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Los Angeles-based Flipagram , which develops a mobile app which lets people set their photos and videos to live with popular music tracks, has added a new feature which allows users to create sound-activated visual effects to their "flips". The effects include bouncing images, animated graffiti, shimmering, and shifting colors. Flipagram's Vibes provides sound-activated effects, and its Beatbrushes feature lets users draw words and pictures that react to the beat of a song.

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ObEN Raises $7.7M For Realistic, AI-Driven, Virtual Reality Avatars

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Pasadena-based ObEN , an Idealab-backed startup which is developing artificial intelligence technology for creating highly realistic, virtual reality avatars, has raised $7.7M in a series A funding, the company announced this mroning. According to ObEN, the funding was led by CrestValue Capital, the investment arm of the DunAn Group, and also included Cybernaut Westlake Partners, Leaguer Venture Investment Co., Ltd., the venture fund of the Research Institute of Tsinghua University in Shenzhen,

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The Necessity of Innovation

Xconomy

Innovation is at the heart of wealth creation. Innovation is at the heart of job creation. Innovation is at the heart of building better lives for everyone. And innovation can be increased by conscious support. Innovation is enhanced by a culture of innovation, encouragement of talented inventors and entrepreneurs, collaboration between academics and business people, and proactive investing.

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Rubicon Project In Major Layoff, Chops 19 Percent Of Staff

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Los Angeles-based online advertising marketplace Rubicon Project is in a major layoff, saying in its quarterly results on Wednesday that it is cutting 125 employees, or roughly 19 percent of its workforce. According to the company, its Q3 was a "challenging quarter" for its industry and "our business in particular". According to Rubicon Project, the cuts will save it approximately $18.0M in employee-related costs on an annual basis.

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New Data Show Power, Limits of Bluebird’s Gene Therapy For Blood Diseases

Xconomy

Bluebird Bio is releasing new data this morning that speak to both the potential and the limitations of a gene therapy it’s been developing for two deadly blood diseases, sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia. The data, from abstracts for presentations that will be given at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology in San Diego next month, show that Bluebird’s (NASDAQ: BLUE ) LentiGlogin gene therapy might be a long-lasting, effective treatment for some patients with these dise

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Hollar Finds $30M For Mobile Deal Marketplace

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Los Angeles-based Hollar , a startup which offers up a mobile marketplace featuring "dollar store" type products and deals, has raised $30M in a Series B funding, the company announced this morning. The funding was led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and also included Comcast Ventures and Greycroft Partners, plus Lightspeed Venture Partners, Index Ventures, Forerunner Ventures, and Pritzker Group.

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Californians Still Hate Trump, But More Uncertain About Drug Companies

Xconomy

The polls are tightening. Millions of people are still making up their minds. National figures are making last-minute pitches. The decision could have huge implications for people across the U.S. We’re talking of course about next week’s vote on Proposition 61 in California, an attempt to control drug prices in the nation’s most populous state.

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Zarget Gets $6M For A/B Testing Tools

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Walnut, California-based Zarget , a developer of A/B testing tools for marketing automation, has raised $6M in a Series A funding round, according to the company. The funding was led by Sequoia India, and also included Accel and Matrix Partners. Zarget's software is aimed at small businesses, helping them to optimize their web pages based on marketing performance.

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