Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Aside from visionary management, this is your most important job. Close. Many of us go through the motions of hiring to fill a position, trying to use our intuition and skills to find the best candidate for the job. Sometimes we use consultants or recruiters; often we use internal talent to fill most positions. And over the years, we students of business success have learned that there is a science to the hiring process that continues through the life of an employee’s tenure with the company.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

SpaceX has just released a massive roll of video of all of the landing failures which occurred in its quest to land its Falcon 9 rockets, before it finally managed to reach success in landing its boosters. Elon Musk, who released the video early this morning, said it was a "long road to reusability" of the Falcon 9, and said the company is now working on reusing the upper stage and fairing of the Falcon 9.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Wednesday, September 20, 2017 -- AFCOM SoCal. Security within the data center environment is one of the most crucial elements of data and asset protection. From cyber security to outsourcing security management, the importance of implementing a robust security program is paramount to virtually all information technology and critical infrastructure operators.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Los Angeles-based HyperLoop One , one of the startups working to bring Elon Musk's vision of a high speed, tube-based transportation system to life, says it has named a list of the ten most promising routes for Hyperloop, and also inked a feasibility study agreement in Colorado around its systems. The company said that, as a result of its Global Challenge competition--which solicited proposals for the best Hyperloop networks connecting cities and regions--it has inked its first agreement with a

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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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L.A. Business Journal

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Hulu content spending to hit $2.5 billion in 2017, SpaceX reveals rocket landing blooper reel and Snapchat launches Bitmoji augmented reality feature.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

San Diego-based Halozyme Therapeutics announced this morning that it has entered into a global collaboration and license agreement with Bristol-Myers Squibb , where Bristol-Myers Squibb will pay it $105M to license its ENHANZE drug-delivery technology. In addition, Halozyme said it has the potential to earn an additional $160M in milestone payments in the deal, based on specific development, regulatory and sales-based milestones.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Pegasus Solar , a developer of solar panel mounting systems, has scored funding from Southern California venture investor Okapi Ventures, the company said this week. Size of the Series A fundingw as not announced. The funding was led by Ecosystem Integrity Fund, and also included Okapi Capital, plus angels. Okapi's Marc Averitt sits on the company's board.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Halozyme Therapeutics has turned a method of delivering a drug more conveniently into partnerships with several large pharmaceutical companies that want to see their infusible drugs delivered via injections instead. The San Diego biotech company’s list of alliances is now getting longer. Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY ) announced Thursday that it will pay $105 million up front to license Halozyme’s (NASDAQ: HALO ) technology to develop injectable immuno-oncology drugs.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

San Diego-based Sophiris Bio reported this morning that it has received $10M in two term loans from Silicon Valley Bank, to go towards manufacturing for its Phase 3 clinical trials. According to Sophiris Bio, it borrowed $7M of the amount on Tuesday. Sophiris is a biopharmaceuticals firm developing treatments for patients with urological disease. Sophiris is led by President and CEO Randall E.

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