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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

A new report today, issued by E&Y, says that the global IPO market is on track to be the best year since 2007. However, local numbers show only one technology related IPO in the local market-- Sienna Biopharmaceuticals in Westlake Village. The E&Y Global IPO trends report said it expects the total global IPO volume to reach 1,600 to 1,700 deals and a total of $190 billion in proceeds this year.

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L.A. Business Journal

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

SpaceX working on giant all-purpose rocket to travel around Earth, to moon and Mars; Disney launches DisneyNow app; and James Webb telescope launch again delayed.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Elon Musk has detailed grand plans for how SpaceX expects to launch and land humans on Mars , including showing off a new transport spacecraft called the BFR, his plans for creating a base on Mars, and also talking about using rockets to transport people from any place on the earth to another in less than an hour. The details were unveiled at a speech by Musk at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Adelaide, Australia.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

San Diego’s Uprise Energy won the audience vote for best presentation at EvoNexus Demo Day, with a pitch that highlighted how its mobile wind turbines could help alleviate the plight of Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria’s apocalyptic devastation. The startup event drew more than 400 people to Qualcomm’s San Diego headquarters late Thursday.

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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 29, 2017

San Diego-based Qualcomm said this week that it has rolled out a new line of single-use, biometric patches, through its subsidiary, Qualcomm Life. According to Qualcomm, it has released reference designs--used by engineers to develop their own products designs from the technology--that allows for the monitoring of patients with real time data. Qualcomm said it is using Benchmark Electronics as the FDA manufacturer of record for its new line of products.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Ordinarily, Twitter’s announcement that some of its users can now send tweets twice as long as its signature 140-character limit, and that this freedom could be broadened to others, would have been the company’s top news of the week. But instead, Twitter, like Facebook before it, is under the national microscope as government investigations of alleged Russian manipulation of U.S. elections heat up.

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Social Media News Media Services 67

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Most new entrepreneurs work alone in developing their idea or a solution to a problem, but ultimately realize that starting and growing a business requires more. Not many people have the bandwidth to simultaneously cover all the required bases in finance, marketing, manufacturing, and operations, as well as solution development. It takes a working team to build a business.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Carpinteria-based cloud software developer Procore Technologies , the rapidly growing startup which develops software used for managing construction projects, says it has partnered with Habitat for Humanity , and will provide its cloud-based apps to the nonprofit. According to Procore, it will provide unlimited use of its suite of products to Habitat for Humanity, via its non-profit foundation, Procore.org.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

After drug pricing, count drug shortages among the hot button issues sparking patient ire. Last year, the FDA says, 23 drug shortages were reported , down from 26 the previous year (and 251 in 2011). But Hurricane Maria’s direct strike on Puerto Rico might put the progress made on reducing shortages to the test. The Pharmaceutical Industry Association of Puerto Rico lists 22 manufacturing sites on the island, operated by companies such as Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN ), Pfizer (NYSE: PFE ), Bristol-Myers

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Pricing Report Sites San Diego 59

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Welcome to Tech Scenes where we explore what makes tech founders and the cities they live in thrive. In this solo episode we meet up with Royce Disini and talk about Mobcrush , mobile gaming, live streaming, and content creator entertainment in Los Angeles. Produced by: Jeff Martin CEO and Founder of Collective Genius and Lead by Change. Empowered by: Collective Genius - Executive Search for Emerging Companies.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Los Angeles-based Latino-focused digital content creator Mitu said Friday that it has partnered with YouTube Red , on a new scripted, romantic comedy called "Long Distance". Mitu said Long Distance will be available via YouTube Red. Mitu said the new series features YouTube stars Chachi Gonzales and Josh Leyva, and TV star Cayden Boyd. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Build It Green (BIG), a nonprofit working with the State of California's cap-and-trade program, says it is plans to invest $26.8M of funds from California's program to help upgrade homes with solar power and energy efficiency improvements in Los Angeles and the Bay Area. According to the nonprofit, it expects to use those funds to rehabilitate more than 5,500 single family homes in the poorest communities within those two regions, at no cost to those residents.

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