Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Imagine yourself with a calendar requiring you to be in six meetings in a day. Day after day. How long would it take to induce you to rethink your use of time – and that of the others sitting (or standing) beside you? More important, how long would it take to realize that there is something wrong with the enterprise when it takes constant meetings to get the job done?

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Urban Airship , a startup which develops mobile analytics and engagement software, said today that it has named two executives--both of whom have had prominent roles at Santa Barbara area technology companies. The company--based in Portland--said it named Scott Allen as its CFO, and Eric Holmen as its SVP of Worldwide Sales. Allen had previously been VP and CFO of Citrix Online, which is based in Santa Barbara, in addition to current roles at Intermedia and a prior role in finance at ADP.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Wednesday, September 28, 2016 -- Biocom Welcome Reception and Fireside Chat with Dr. Ric Kaner of UCLA. Fireside Chat with Ric Kaner, UCLA Kaner Lab AND Welcome Reception for Biocom Los Angeles! See https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sam-and-biocom-present-fireside-chat-with-dr-ric-kaner-of-uclas-kaner-lab-tickets-27555165241.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Los Angeles-based dating app developer Tinder said this morning that it has made an investment in Hey! VINA , the developer of a Tinder-like mobile app to help women find friends. Tinder participated as part of a $1.4M, seed funding round, which also included Greylock Partners, New Enterprise Associates, and Wildcat Venture Partners. Tinder said it would help share "best practices" to help Hey!

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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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SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

SGN renames itself Jam City as well as acquires rights to ‘Peanuts’ franchise, ULA sends Pentagon letter criticizing SpaceX explosions, Tinder invests in Hey Vina!, and more.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Culver City-based personalized medicine technology developer NantHealth said yesterday that it has deploed its GPS Cancer product--which is used to help idenity personalized treatments for cancer patients--at the Children's Hospital of Orange County. NantHealth said its personalized medicine and molecular testing product will allow physicians to identify personalized treatments for children with rare, refractory or recurrent cancers for whom conventional approaches have proven unsuccessful.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

The United Launch Alliance , the Boeing-Lockheed joint venture which had, until recently, a lock on contracts for national security launches for the Air Force, is taking aim at Hawthorne-based SpaceX. In a letter leaked to the Washington Post , ULA CEO Tony Bruno cast doubts on the Pentagon's effort to take competitive bids for national security launches, saying the strategy "puts hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars and Warfighter mission needs unnecessarily at risk", specifically pointing

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Ventura-based The Trade Desk , the online advertising exchange operator, had a huge day on its first trading day on the NASDAQ Global Market, closing up 67.22% on Wednesday, at $30.10 -- well above its debut at $18.00 per share. The company, which is now trading as TTD, was venture backed by IA Ventures, Founder Collective, Wellington Management, and Highwind.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Santa Barbara-based data visualization software developer Graphiq , and media measurement provider mediaQuant said on Wednesday that the two are in a new partnership, which will make mediaQuant's data available via Graphiq's visual tools. The two said they will provide real time data for journalists, editors, and researchers looking for interactive visualizations they can embed into content.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Valencia-based SetPoint Medical , which is developing medical device based treatments for inflammatory disease, said Wednesday that it has moved into a new, 14,000 square foot headquarters, at the Mann Biomedical Park in Valencia. The 25-person company said the new offices double the size of its previous office space in the city. SetPoint Medical is venture backed by Morgenthaler Ventures, Flare Capital Partners, Topspin Partners, Medtronic, GlaxoSmithKline's Action Potential Venture Capital Lim

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

San Diego-based Tealium has raised $35M more in funding, the company said Wednesday, in what the company described as growth capital. The funding came from all of its existing investors. Tealium, led by Jeff Lunsford, said the funding will go towards its product innovation, accelerating product integration, and expanding its global footprint. Tealium is a developer of enterprise tag management software.

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