TechCrunch LA
JUNE 21, 2016
Hyperloop One, a Los Angeles-based startup working on making Elon Musk’s crazy-fast vacuum tube transportation blueprint a reality, has agreed to partner with the Summa Group and the Russian Government to build a Hyperloop in Moscow. The Summa Group is a Russsian investment group with a large stake in infrastructure investments in the country including port logistics, engineering… Read More.
socalTECH
JUNE 23, 2016
In what might end up being the most-sought-after summer camp experience ever for girls interested in technology and science, The Walt Disney Company said on Thursday that it is launching an on-campus, computer science immersion program aimed at high school girls. Disney said the program which will combine seven weeks of computer coding, with field trips to parts of The Walt Disney Company.
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L.A. Business Journal
JUNE 20, 2016
The Angels Flight funicular, billed as the shortest railway in the world, might be out of commission, but there’s a new way for enthusiasts to get their Angels Flight fix without leaving their computer.
InfoChachkie
JUNE 23, 2016
A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. “How much would you pay to have dinner with a lost loved one?” This was a question that my friend and mentor, Bob Wood and I recently discussed during one of our epic bike rides. We both concluded that we would sacrifice an absurd amount of our wealth to spend a few hours with the dear folks we have lost to old age and illness.
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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.
Berkonomics
JUNE 23, 2016
Dave’s note: Here comes my favorite “tell-it-like-it-is” CEO, Kim Shepherd, with another of her “crazy” (meaning excellent) ideas to pry innovative ideas from associates. Does the headline grab your attention? Read on… By Kim Shepherd. What can your department or company buy if it had an extra million dollars? The quick answer is: a whole slew of great ideas.
socalTECH
JUNE 23, 2016
Two, Los Angeles area companies, Paladin Software , and Tipalti , said this week that they have linked up in a strategic partnership, to enable payments to video content creators across different countries. Paladin--which offers up software to manage contracts and payments for multi-channel networks (MCNs)--said it is using Tipalti's technology to streamline payment processing in a creator's local currency.
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SoCal Tech Calendar
JUNE 24, 2016
Thursday, June 30, 2016 -- Alternative Accelerators and Start-Up Resources. LAVA. Today, start-ups have more choices for accessing business resources and seed funding than ever. This is especially true for first-time and early-stage entrepreneurs not yet ready to pursue venture capital or who lack certain critical capabilities. To meet these needs are emergent alternative accelerators, incubators and preccelerator models.
Xconomy
JUNE 23, 2016
San Diego’s cybersecurity workforce has grown by nearly 15 percent over the past two years, according to a study released today by the Cyber Center of Excellence, a nonprofit industry group created to boost cybersecurity jobs and technologies in the region. The center commissioned the report to help quantify the economic impact of the cybersecurity industry in San Diego, and to assess how employers view their prospects for growth and needs for future hiring.
socalTECH
JUNE 20, 2016
Dell Software , the unit of computer giant Dell which includes a sizeable chunk of employees in Aliso Viejo, has been acquired by private equity firms Francisco Partners , along with Elliott Management , the companies said this morning. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. A chunk of Dell Software is the former Quest Software , which was based in Aliso Viejo and was acquired by Dell back in 2012.
L.A. Business Journal
JUNE 21, 2016
Hyperloop One explores system in Moscow, OpenX adds Culver City office, OSI Systems makes $269 million acquisition, and more.
SoCal Tech Calendar
JUNE 24, 2016
Thursday, June 30, 2016 -- Cybertech. CyberTech Beverly Hills is the premier event for cyber security, threats solutions and innovative technologies, taking place at the Wallis Annenberg Theater in Beverly Hills on June 30th, 2016! CyberTech Beverly Hills will include keynote sessions on the world of Cyber Crime Investigations, Fintech, Media and Entertainment and Critical Infrastructure, as well as an exhibition of innovative technologies, meetings with leading start-ups and investors.
Xconomy
JUNE 22, 2016
Radicle, a new accelerator fund focused on agricultural ventures, is launching today with plans to seed and nurture the next generation of agtech companies addressing global farming problems. The new accelerator will have locations in multiple states and around the world. Radicle, which takes its name from the botany term for the part of a plant embryo that develops into the primary root, was founded by a mix of agricultural investment and industry heavyweights.
socalTECH
JUNE 23, 2016
Los Angeles-based ridesharing service Opoli --which faces rather daunting competition from Uber and Lyft--is hoping to break through the ridesharing noise, with an offer of $5 for a trip to LAX. According to Opoli, it is offering up the $5 rides to the airport within a 20 mile radius of the airport, until midnight on June 30th. Opoli offers up iOS and Android apps which let users book both on-demand and reserved rides.
L.A. Business Journal
JUNE 22, 2016
Pasadena-based Tetra Tech Inc. announced Wednesday that it received a $45 million contract from the National Guard Bureau.
SoCal Tech Calendar
JUNE 18, 2016
Friday, June 24, 2016 -- Hub101 Hacks Presents: Student Life Startup Competition. Event Description Life as a student can be pretty rough. Think you have the innovativeness to make it more bearable? Then come on out and show us your great idea for the startup to solve every student's problems!
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 20, 2016
There is a common belief in the angel and venture capital community that you put your money on the best team, rather than the best idea. Thus the top priority of every entrepreneur who wants funding should be to build and highlight their “dream team” of co-founders, executives and advisers, to attract the biggest and best investors. Solo entrepreneurs rarely find an investor.
socalTECH
JUNE 21, 2016
Los Angeles-based Hyperloop One , one of the local companies which is looking to bring Elon Musk's idea of high speed transportation to reality, reported today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the city of Moscow, to explore building high-capacity, passenger systems in the Russian city. Hyperloop One said the MOU came in conjunction with infrastructure provider The Summa Group, which it says has "significant" infrastructure investments in Russia.
L.A. Business Journal
JUNE 24, 2016
MediaMation looks to position its movie theater motion seats for viewing video-game matches.
Tech Zulu Event
JUNE 21, 2016
Remittance fees – the charges applied to international monetary transfers – are a pain. Sums of money that have already been earned can take a serious knock when transfer services get their hands on them. Luckily, new app Kwiksy is taking power away from transfer vendors. Have you ever been paid via Paypal? Mighty convenient, isn’t it? Mighty convenient, that is, right up until the point when they start charging you for withdrawing money from your account.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 24, 2016
Every entrepreneur I know starts out with a strong conviction that their solution is a perfect match for their target market, and yet almost every one later admits a need to “pivot” before finding their groove. Course corrections, or pivots, are normal for new ventures, so expect them and don’t make excuses. Failure is the unwillingness to learn and change based on better information.
socalTECH
JUNE 24, 2016
Beverly Hills-based private equity investor Platinum Equity announced this morning that it has bumped its offer for Van Nuys-based Electro Rent to $15.50 per share in cash, up from an earlier, $13.12 per share offer. The new price bumps the total value of the deal to approximately $382.2M. According to Platinum Equity, the increased offer comes due to a receipt by Electro REnt of an unsolicited, third party acquisition proposal.
L.A. Business Journal
JUNE 22, 2016
FAA announces drone filming rules, Tetra Tech wins $45 million contract, Ad Hoc Labs launches anti-date bot, and more.
Xconomy
JUNE 22, 2016
So far, the story of IBM Watson Health has been mostly about growth and potential. Today, it’s more about action. The healthcare computing giant, now headquartered in Cambridge, MA , is unveiling a collaborative effort in medical imaging that includes partnerships with health systems, radiology providers, tech companies, and academic medical centers.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 22, 2016
Almost every entrepreneur looking for outside investors has heard the annoying rejection, “You are just too early – come back when you have more traction.” That should make you wonder - how do you measure traction in a metric? If it’s so important to investors, perhaps you should be using traction to measure your own progress, independent of a need for additional funding.
socalTECH
JUNE 24, 2016
A new study, run by a local nonprofit focused on cybersecurity in San Diego, has tallied up the numbers and found that there are more than 7,620 people employed in the cybersecurity industry in San Diego. The San Diego Cyber Center of Excellence --which is specifically focused on bolstering the growth of the industry in the city--said it found there are a total of 7,620 cyber security jobs in the city, including 3,390 employees at the Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), plus a
L.A. Business Journal
JUNE 23, 2016
Flipagram tops 200 million users, Upfront names new partner, and Stamps.com buys ShippingEasy for $55 million.
Xconomy
JUNE 24, 2016
There was some history made this week, and not just in Cleveland, where LeBron James & co. capped off a historic comeback to bring the city its first sports title in over 50 years. Plans were revealed for the first-ever human clinical trial of CRISPR-Cas9, the gene editing system that has been taking the scientific world by storm over the past few years.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 19, 2016
Technical entrepreneurs love their technology, and often are driven to launch a startup on the assumption that everyone will buy any solution which highlights this technology. Instead, they need to validate a customer problem and real market need first. Don’t create solutions looking for a problem , since investors ignore these, and customers other than early adopters may be hard to find.
socalTECH
JUNE 24, 2016
San Diego-based Qualcomm has filed suit against a Chinese company, Meizu , saying that Meizu has refused to enter into a licensing deal for the company's technology. According to Qualcomm, it had attempted to negotiate with Meizu to sign a patent license agreement, consistent with Qualcomm's agreement with China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) in 2015--but that Meizu has gone ahead and used Qualcomm's technology without a patent license agreement.
L.A. Business Journal
JUNE 20, 2016
Snapchat expands advertising, Mashable acquires Cinefix, Clearlake Capital buys Vision Solutions, and more.
Xconomy
JUNE 21, 2016
Six San Diego business risk-takers have been inducted into the pantheon of EY Entrepreneurs of the Year, joining over 10,000 people around the world who have been honored over the last 30 years by the multinational professional services firm. An independent panel of judges selected the six winners at a Monday evening gala attended by over 500 people at the Fairmont Grand Del Mar Resort Hotel, about 20 miles north of downtown San Diego.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 18, 2016
It seems like every entrepreneur I meet these days is quick to proclaim themselves a visionary, expecting that will give more credibility to their startup idea, and improve their odds with investors. In reality, I’m one of the majority of investors who believe that startup success is more about the execution than the idea. Thus, unless the visionary highlights a cofounder who can take the vision and execute, I assume the worst.
socalTECH
JUNE 24, 2016
The IBM Watson AI XPRIZE , the $5M competition being run by Los Angeles-based XPRIZE , has opened up registrations to teams, and has published guidelines for the artificial intelligence competition. The new competition is seeking to spur teams to create artificial intelligence technology, to challenge some of humanity's most pressing challenges. The new AI XPRIZE--unlike the group's other challenges--is providing an open ended challenge, letting the teams who are entering define their own goals,
Tech Zulu Event
JUNE 24, 2016
The Affordable Care Act, often referred to as “Obamacare,” has enacted major changes for healthcare providers since it was enacted at the start of President Obama’s first term. Perhaps the two biggest changes to the system have been the “individual mandate,” requiring that all Americans maintain health insurance coverage, and the opening of health care exchanges in each state.
Xconomy
JUNE 23, 2016
In many ways, Apple and Google are following similar paths. At their annual developer conferences, Google I/O, held last month, and Apple’s WWDC, last week they both announced updates to their development platforms. Google is making major improvements to Android Studio, while Apple is continuing to invest in Swift and announced Playgrounds, an exciting new way to learn how to program in Swift.
LATechDigest
JUNE 20, 2016
Follow LA Tech Digest on Twitter ( link ) for news as it happens. **. THIS WEEK’S EVENTS: see full calendar. Monday, June 20. Make in LA (-6/24). SMNT Happy Hr. Art of Fast Pitch. LA Fintech Mix Mingle. Community Hack Night. Make a Documentary. Tuesday, June 21. Hack for LA. SB Young Pros DTLA. SMCLA Summer Kick-Off. Women Entrepreneurs. Wednesday, June 22.
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