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Framework Benchmarks Round 10

TechEmpower

'Round 10 of the Framework Benchmarks project is now available! It has been a little less than a year since the previous round and in that time, approximately 133 contributors have made 2,835 git commits. These contributions have improved the project''s toolset and added many new framework test implementations. We retired our in-house i7-2600K hardware environment for Round 10, and we changed our Amazon EC2 environment to c3.large instances.

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Understanding Your True Character as an Entrepreneur

Both Sides of the Table

'Why do we do all that we do? Is it for the money? The recognition? Is work a part of life and life a part of work? Is it just the next rung in the ladder after we finish college and join the next grouping of people we’re tied to for a brief period in time? These aren’t generally the thoughts of 20-year-olds. That is the age where you do more than think. “Of course I work!

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Twigtale Finds $1M For Personalized, Therapeutic Books

socalTECH

'Los Angeles-based startup Twigtale , a service which helps parents create personalized books to help kids through everything from giving up a pacifier to moving to a new home, said today that it has raised $1M in a seed funding round. The funding was led by HBS Angels and the Tech Coast Angels, and also included Larry Paige and Lucy Southworth, Anne Wojcicki, Wendi Murdoch and Ivanka Trump.

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PR Is A Passion Play That Cannot Be Outsourced

InfoChachkie

'A version of this article previously appeared in the Wall Street Journal. You have been planning to ask your long-time partner to marry you for months and the big day has finally arrived. In order to reduce your risk of failure, you ask your roommate, who has proposed to several times previously, to pop the question on your behalf. Sound crazy? This is the approach many startups take when they communicate their story to the market.

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Can You Ask for Office Rent Relief? How to Manage Your Lease During COVID-19

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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Protect your international traveling employees.

Berkonomics

As your company grows, you will probably have to make conclusions about traveling employees, and travel for yourself. There are vast opportunities internationally that require careful planning to execute well. One of the most critical decisions is how to enter a new country or region. Most companies early in to the process do not have the resources to place people on the ground in foreign countries, so they make new relationships with distributors or dealers to represent them in the new areas

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6 Keys To Proving A Viable Startup Business Model

Startup Professionals Musings

'How do you convince investors that your business model will really work, before you have a revenue stream that exceeds your expenses? Even if you are bootstrapping your business, and you are the only investor, you should be asking yourself the same question. Too many founders have learned that passion and free beta products do not imply a sustainable business.

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Shyp Confirms $50M Raise, Launches Beta Service In Los Angeles

TechCrunch LA

On-demand shipping service Shyp is rolling out its service in Los Angeles today, its fourth city. Read More.

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John Battelle’s “NewCo” Festival Disrupts the Conference Model

Tech Zulu Event

'He’s back. Media mogul John Battelle, famous for spinning up new media concepts into standards, has been quietly perfecting a new conference model he is branding NewCo , a “festival of innovation.” Tired of ballrooms, this tech conference veteran wants us to “get out to get in” by creating highly curated un-conferences that showcase companies in their native habitat.

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6 Entrepreneur Mindsets That Lead To Real Innovation

Startup Professionals Musings

'Real innovation in the business world is still rare. As I’ve said before, everyone talks about innovation, but the majority of new business plans I see still reflect linear thinking – one more social network with more features, another smartphone app for marketing, or one more platform for faster e-commerce. Historic changes and great successes don’t come from linear thinking.

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DogVacay Expands Into Doggie Daycare

socalTECH

'Santa Monica-based DogVacay , the online marketplace for pet sitting services led by Aaron Hirschhorn, said Tuesday that it is expanding into the doggie daycare market. DogVacay said it will let pet owners find daytime pet watching services, to help care for pets when owners are at work, school, or away fro home for an extended period of time during the day.

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LA Tech Happy Hour [ LOS ANGELES ]

Tech.Co

On May 5th, the Los Angeles Tech Community is heading to The Detour Bistro Bar for a night of networking, socializing and sharing. Join the Los Angeles Tech Happy Hour and The Detour Bistro Bar for an extended happy hour (6pm – 9pm) and specials all night long. For more information about The Detour Bistro Bar head over to www.thedetourbistrobar.com – Additional info on Los Angeles Tech Happy Hour can be found at [link] #BestDetourEver.

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How to Ensure Your Big Data Project Doesn’t Fail

Tech Zulu Event

As far as business trends go, few have had as big of an impact as big data. Thanks to recent advances in big data analytics, companies of all sizes now have the same opportunity to gather data, study it, and figure out the best ways to use it for growing their businesses. As a result, more companies than ever before are using big data, but as exciting as this prospect is, the results have been mixed.

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Why Investors Rank New Businesses By Leader Quality

Startup Professionals Musings

As an Angel investor in early-stage startups, I’ve long noticed my peers’ apparent bias toward the strength and character of the founding entrepreneurs, often overriding a strong solution to a painful problem with a big opportunity. In other words, the entrepreneur quality is more important than the idea -- in investor jargon, people invest in the jockey, and not the horse.

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Vista Equity Sells Majority Of Websense To Raytheon

socalTECH

'Vista Equity Partners the private equity firm which as been gobbling up San Diego high tech companies and moving them to Texas--has agreed to sell 80 percent of Websense to defense company Raytheon , the three said today. The deal--which has been rumored since March --will combined Raytheon Cyber Products with Websense. The two said that Raytheon will invest $1.57 billion in net cash for majority ownership of a new company, to be made of those two parts.

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Medical Device Trends – Robotics & Accelerated Product Development [ LOS ANGELES ]

Tech.Co

The SME’s Sillicon Valley chapter is pleased to announce the 10th Annual SME SV Conference held in conjuction with the Design 2 Part Show. Explore how the Bay Area continues to innovate and respond to global competition in the following areas: Discover the latest robotic trends in medical devices. Enjoy 3D printing, laser, and robotics demonstrations.

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How does America’s Net Neutrality Bill Affect Other Nations?

Tech Zulu Event

'The promise of the Internet is of a world that is freely connected. The reality is that the Internet must do business with the physical world, and in that world the hardware that runs the Internet can find itself within any number of legal boundaries. The United States, in addition to being the headquarters of some of the world’s largest telecoms, also plays host to a significant portion of the Internet’s backbone.

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10 Principles Define Your Startup As Open Vs Closed

Startup Professionals Musings

'Too many customers have long felt distanced from many successful brands, seeing them as closed and mysterious environments, focused only on profits and killing competitors. They may not have noticed the wave of “open businesses,” spawned by the Internet and social media. These are responding to the demands of this new world for collaboration, trust, and transparency.

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AssetAvenue Joins Real Estate Accelerator

socalTECH

'Los Angeles-based AssetAvenue , the online, peer-to-peer lending site focused on commercial real estate loans, said today that it has been selected to participate in a real estate focused accelerator, backed by the National Association of Realtors. The company said it was selected to participate in the 2015 class of REach , a growth technology accelerator program sponsored by Second Century Ventures, the strategic investment arm of the National Association of Realtors (NAR).

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Community Banks Take the Lead with Apple Watch

Steve Reich

'Five community banks and credit unions will immediately launch Malauzai Apple Watch Apps, joined by some less notable financial institutions/platforms such as Citibank, Fidelity, and Mint.com. Why are small institutions taking the lead with the Apple watch? This is an opportunity to make a statement- we can not only keep up in technology, we can lead. .

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How ScoreStream Is Crowdsourcing Its Way Into High School Sports Media

socalTECH

In the world of sports, getting high school sports scores have always been an issue for local media, such as newspapers and television stations. In the age of the smartphone and social sharing, San Diego-based ScoreStream (www.scorestream.com) thinks it has figured out how to tap into that new world, and connect all that social activity with the media.

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How SportStream Is Crowdsourcing Its Way Into High School Sports Media

socalTECH

In the world of sports, getting high school sports scores have always been an issue for local media, such as newspapers and television stations. In the age of the smartphone and social sharing, San Diego-based SportStream (www.sportstream.com) thinks it has figured out how to tap into that new world, and connect all that social activity with the media.

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CallFire Shifts Execs

socalTECH

'Santa Monica-based CallFire , which offers up cloud-based text and voice communications services, said today that it has shifted the roles of two of its founders. The company said that TJ Thinakaran, Co-Founder and COO, has become Chief Services Officer for the company, and that Punit Shah, Co-Founder and CIO, will become Chief Product Officer. The company said the changes will allow Thinakaran to increase his focus on partner relationships, and will allow Shah to expand beyond his current role

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Newegg, Buybak Launch Tech Trade In, Ewaste Effort In LA

socalTECH

'Los Angeles-based online electronics retailer Newegg and online product trade in provider Buybak announced this morning that it is launching a new, technology trade in initiative in the Los Angeles area, as part of Earth Day. According to the two, LA businesses witin 50 miles of Newegg''s City of Industry based headquarters can turn in their electronic waste, for free, using Newegg''s delivery vehicles.

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Fandango Rolls Out Apple Watch App

socalTECH

Los Angeles-based movie site Fandango launched a new app for the Apple Watch today, letting users pull up barcoded movie tickets on the new Apple Watch, as well as other feature as directions to a theater, countdown-to-showtime clock, and more. Fandango said the Apple Watch app works in conjunction with Fandango's app on the iPhone. The app also includes movie trivia and facts, and will eventually include the ability to rate films.

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Linksys: We've Sold More Than 100 Million Routers

socalTECH

'Irvine-based Linksys said today that it has now sold more than 100 million of its wired and wireless routers, since it shipped its first router back in December of 1999. Linksys--which says it now has more than 60 different routers--said that, as part of a celebration of hitting that 100 million milestone, the company is launching a social media and effort to work with the U.S.

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Instantly Taps Bourque As GM

socalTECH

Los Angeles-based Instant.ly , which is backed by Greycroft, Openview Venture Partners, DFJ Frontier, and DuPont Capital, has tapped startup veteran Carla Bourque as its new General Manager, Automated Sample, the company recently announced. Bourque had been the CEO of Smartify, the marketing automation and analytics company. Instantly offers up a service which helps brands access market research and sampling.

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Kofax Gets $500K Win

socalTECH

'Irvine-based software developer Kofax reported a $500,000 win this morning, with what it says was a major U.S. insurance company. Kofax said that the insurance company will use its Kofax Mobile Capture�Platform, Kofax Mobile Capture SDK and Kofax Mobile ID products. Name of the customer was not announced. Kofax said the win is its second, major insurance company to adopt its platform so far this year.

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Campus Steps Gets $3M

socalTECH

'Santa Monica-based Campus Steps , a new startup aimed at college counseling, said this morning that it has raised $3M in a funding round. The funding included $2M in a strategic investment and $1M in a venture commitment, according to the company. Names of those investors were not announced. Campus Steps was founded by Mark Eastwood, who was the former Head of Product at Rent.com/eBay.

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Hulu, Turner Broadcasting Ink Deal For Adult Swim, Cartoon Network, TNT Titles

socalTECH

Los Angeles-based streaming television site Hulu and Turner Broadcasting said Thursday that the two are in their first licensing agreement between the companies, which will bring such titles as Robot Chicken, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, The Last Ship, and Murder in the First to Hulu's service. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. The companies said that the multi-year licensing agreement will grant Hulu the exclusive SVOD rights to previous seasons of programming from Cartoon Network an

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Ocho Opens Office In Los Angeles

socalTECH

'Ocho , a New York-based developer of a mobile video messaging app which lets users share 8-second videos with each other, said Thursday that it has opened up a new office in Los Angeles. The company said it has hired Andy Schuon to head up the office. Schuon was most recently Chief Digital Officer at Ticketmaster/Live Nationa, and also had served as president of CBS Radio, and GM of Warner Bros.

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3DR Ups Funding Round To $64M

socalTECH

'3DR , the drone manufacturer and technology developer, said this morning that it has raised its Series C funding to $64M, in an expansion beyond its initial, $50M funding. According to 3DR, the expansion was led by WestSummit Capital, and also included SanDisk Ventures and Atlantic Bridge Ventures, along with other investors. The new funding comes on top of the earlier, $50M funding, which came from Qualcomm Ventures, Foundry Group, True Ventures, OATV, Mayfield, and Shea Ventures. 3DR is based

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Green Dot Gets Mobile Gelocation Patent

socalTECH

'Pasadena-based Green Dot , the prepaid debit card provider, reported Tuesday that it has been issued U.S. Patent No. 8,989,778, covering secure and private location sharing for location-aware mobile communication devices. Green Dot said the patent relates to its use of geolocation for creating customized user experiences, as well as for risk management and fraud prevention.

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Disney Accelerator Connects Robot Startup, New Star Wars Movie

socalTECH

'In one of the first concrete examples of the benefit of participating in the local Disney Accelerator , one of the first companies to participate in the TechStars driven program in Los Angeles-- Sphero --is apparently behind the cool, rolling robot, BB-8 , which is heavily featured in the upcoming Star Wars movie. According to Fortune, Sphero''s robot was discovered by Bob Iger when he was mentoring Sphero as part of the first Disney Accelerator class.

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RealD Inks New Deal With Cinemark

socalTECH

'Los Angeles-based 3D theater projection technology provider RealD said this morning that it has linked up with Cinemark Holdings , to install a new laser projection system in 20, Cinemark XD auditoriums. Financial impact of the deal were nt disclosed. RealD said it will install its new GS Cinema System across the United States and Latin America, in a mix of upgrades to existing auditoriums and new builds.

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InAuth Finds $20M For Security Tools

socalTECH

'Venice, California and London-based InAuth , a provider of mobile fraud prevention and mobile application security technology, recently raised $20M in a Series A funding round. The funding came from Bain Capital Ventures. Bain''s Ben Nye will join the company''s board. InAuth says its customers include large global banks, payment processors, e-commerce merchants, and health insurance companies.

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XPRIZE Launches MOONBOTS Challenge

socalTECH

XPRIZE , the Marina Del Rey-based organization that is known for running competitions to spur innovation solutions to some of the world's biggest problems, has launched a new effort called the MOONBOTS Challenge. According to XPRIZE, the new challenge is aimed at kids 8 to 17, and invites them to design, create, and program their own lunar rover. The new challenge is specifically aimed at persuading teens to create small, 2-4 person teams to create their own robots--with a grand prize of sending