L.A. Business Journal

OCTOBER 18, 2017

LAEDC includes 9 sites in L.A. region bid for Amazon’s second headquarters, crypto venture firm Blockchain Capital raising $150 million for two funds, and Snap partners with Discovery, Eurosport for Olympics coverage.

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Sites Report Capital Funding 140

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OCTOBER 18, 2017

Los Angeles-based digital marketing agency Wpromote said on Wednesday that it will be offering up free training to nonprofits, as part of its second annual Wprobono: Digital Day In LA. Wpromote said the event, in El Segundo, runs from 8am to 5pm, and will help nonprofits learn about things like paid and earned social media, boosting a charity's visibility on Google, increasing open and click through rates on email campaigns, and more.

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Training El Segundo Marketing Social Media 124

Xconomy

OCTOBER 18, 2017

For the second time in two months, remarkable recoveries from desperate cases of cancer have led to early approval of a cutting-edge therapy called CAR-T, which is made from a patient’s own genetically engineered cells. More than a month before the decision was due, the FDA has given the nod to axicabtagene ciloleucel, now branded as Yescarta, to treat adults with desperate cases of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) who have failed at least two other treatments, such as chemotherapy.

San Diego 79

San Diego Blogging 79

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OCTOBER 18, 2017

Playa Vista-based hyperloop developer Hyperloop Transportation Technologies --the company led by Dirk Ahlborn and Bibop Gresta--says it has linked up with insurance company Munich Re on a risk analysis and feasibility effort. According to HTT, Munich re created a "Hyperloop Transportation Technologies Risk Report" which assesses the feasibility and insurability of HTT's technology and system.

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Technology SpaceX Hawthorne Los Angeles 124

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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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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2017

A common request I get while mentoring entrepreneurs is for a copy of the startup checklist they need to follow, in order to build a successful new business. I wish it was that easy. The challenge is that every new business needs to be innovative and different, in order to rise above the crowd, bring real change to the world, and give you the satisfaction you seek.

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Cloud Computing Startup Social Media SaaS 61

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OCTOBER 18, 2017

In the first product you can actually buy from Elon Musk's new tunnel-digging startup, The Boring Company , the company is now selling a hat with the company's name/logo on it. Musk's company--which has been digging tunnels beneath SpaceX's headquarters in Hawthorne--says the hat costs $20, including shipping and tax. The Boring Company--which was named on a whim by Musk after a contest on Twitter--is aimed at building tunnels underneath cities for their own Hyperloop systems, and hopes to creat

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Company Companies Hawthorne SpaceX 113

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OCTOBER 18, 2017

Venice-based Snap and Burbank-based NBCUniversal have partnered to form a new, Snapchat-centered, Hollywood studio, which will specifically create content for Snapchat, the two said this week. According to the two, the new studio's ownership will be split evenly between Snap and NBCU, and will be based in Santa Monica. The new joint venture will be led by Lauren Anderson, most recently VP of Primetime Programming at NBC, as well as Maggie Suniewick, president of NBCUniversal Digital Enterprises.

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OCTOBER 18, 2017

Pasadena-based desktop 3D printer maker New Matter , which is backed by Idealab, said today that it has rolled out its second generation of its 3D printers, the MOD-t (2nd Gen). According to New Matter, it is launching the new generation of 3D printer via a Kickstarter campaign , allowing users to pre-order the device through that campaign. MOD-t said the first 100 users will get the MOD-t (2nd Gen) for $149, the next 250 for $199, and other pre-order users an purchase the device for $249 via th

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Idealab Pasadena Incubator Funding 113

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OCTOBER 18, 2017

Los Angeles-based Ticketmaster and the National Football League said Tuesday that the two have extended a partnership in the area of digital ticketing for sports. According to the two, they are in a multi-year extension of a partnership, where Ticketmaster will provide the NFL with the an open architecture, fully digital ticketing system in sports. Ticketmaster will continue to power the NFL Ticket Exchange, the NFL's ticket resale platform, and will also enable digital ticketing in NFL venues.

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Ticketmaster Los Angeles Platform Angel 113

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OCTOBER 18, 2017

Carlsbad-based electronic health records software developer Medsphere Systems Corporation , and St. Louis-based Stockell Healthcare Systems said today that the two are in a merger agreement, which will make Stockell a division of Medsphere. Stockell Healthcare Systems is a developer of revenue cycle management (RCM) tools. Financial terms of the merger were not announced.

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