Berkonomics

MAY 18, 2017

If you have been following the last several weeks of these postings, then now we’re getting organized. There are many ways to express the road map for your enterprise. One of the most popular was used by the U.S. Army late in World War II, and adopted by many high profile businesses such as Texas Instruments after the War. The structure combined the listing of the goal with a series of strategies and then tactics, each designed to support each other, each measurable and made public throughout

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Tech.Co

MAY 18, 2017

While the Bay Area hold the title of most prolific startup ecosystem , there’s no denying that California is a veritable gold mine of entrepreneurial talent. Los Angeles, for one, is not only brimming with innovative ideas, it’s also home to a wide range of unique startups that are solving the problems of the world. Everyone knows that a startup is only as good as its leadership, which is why the 22 startups listed below are helmed by some of the best and brightest in Silicon Beach.

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socalTECH

MAY 17, 2017

Ted Dhanik is co-founder and CEO of West Hollywood-based engage: BDR (www.engagebdr.com), which recently just launched an influencer marketing platform aimed at Instagram.users. Ted was an executive at Myspace, as VP of Strategic Marketing, and was at LowerMyBills before that. Engage:BDR has just launched a platform which lets brands browse and discover influencers, create campaigns, and reach customers through limited time advertisements posted by those influencers.

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L.A. Business Journal

MAY 17, 2017

Virtual Reality Co. plans to premiere its “Raising a Rukus” virtual reality experience at the flagship Imax VR Center in the Fairfax District on Friday.

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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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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 19, 2017

Thursday, May 25, 2017 -- nVerge 2017. nVerge 2017—the must-attend technology conference—is back for the 5th year and better than ever! Join 400+ industry professionals to learn about the latest trends and technology updates for Microsoft, Oracle + NetSuite, SAP and a wealth of other technology solutions.

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Xconomy

MAY 18, 2017

Preliminary findings from an economic impact study show that genomics is emerging as a distinct innovation cluster in San Diego. The San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp. began collecting data for the report earlier this year in a bid to assess how genomics fits into San Diego’s innovation economy. Final results of the EDC study won’t be released until June 19, the first day of the Bio International Convention, as part of a panel discussion on the local genomics cluster.

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L.A. Business Journal

MAY 15, 2017

SpaceX settled an overtime pay class action with 4,100 workers on Wednesday for $4 million.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 18, 2017

Saturday, May 20, 2017 -- POSiBLE LA Entrepreneur Summit. POSiBLE LA Entrepreneur Summit, a one-day event to empower aspiring business owners to build their ideas and grow their companies. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn from LA's top entrepreneurs and self-made professionals on how to plan, finance, structure, launch and grow a business.

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Xconomy

MAY 18, 2017

After beta testing technology that provides remote assistant services for the blind, San Diego-based Aira has raised $12 million in a Series B round that it says will enable the company to expand its service to thousands of visually impaired users this year. Aira takes advantage of the gig economy by connecting online independent contractors (via dedicated wireless bandwidth provided by AT&T) to guide low-vision users equipped with a modified version of Google Glass, the Internet-connected e

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socalTECH

MAY 19, 2017

San Diego-based Qualcomm has shown off some technology which it says lets electric vehicles (EVs) charge while driving at highway speeds, using its wireless charging technology. According to Qualcomm, its dynamic electric vehicle charging (DEVC) allows electric vehicles to charge at up to 20 kilowatts at highway speeds, using a special track, allowing for what it calls "dynamic charging" while in motion.

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L.A. Business Journal

MAY 19, 2017

Gamblit Gaming raised a $25 million round of capital from undisclosed investors on May 9 to finance the manufacturing and development of additional touch-screen gambling machines.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 18, 2017

Wednesday, May 24, 2017 -- Los Angeles Ad Pros Mix Mingle Network. With technology, the advertising industry is going under massive disruptions right now. Mix, mingle, and network with other advertising professionals. Find partners with advertisers, ad agencies, publishers, and ad tech companies. See [link].

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Tech.Co

MAY 19, 2017

Plug In brings together entrepreneurs, founders, VCs, innovators and emerging talent for conversations and networking focused on creating a community and hub for innovation in South LA. Come join our kick off Tech Summit & Digital Media program in our movement to identify and accelerate tech and digital media in South LA. If you’re interested in becoming a partner, please contact: zkim@talkforumnyc.com.

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socalTECH

MAY 19, 2017

In today's world of web application development, speed is everything. Developers are now turning out code and releasing it live to the world in near real time--what is called DevOps and Agile development. In that world, the risk of security holes is huge. Venice Beach-based Signal Sciences (www.signalsciences.com) has created sofdtware designed for those application developers to help protect those web applications.

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L.A. Business Journal

MAY 17, 2017

Virtual Reality Co. to premiere ‘Raising a Rukus’ at L.A.’s Imax VR Center, Surf Air receives noise complaints from residents near Santa Carlos Airport, and Team Liquid Partners with gaming analytics company Mobalytics.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 17, 2017

Tuesday, May 23, 2017 -- Networking Mixer: Where Tech and Tacos Meet. Back by popular request we're hosting another Taco Tuesday Tech Mixer (but this time with MORE tacos) ! Interested in connecting with like-minded tech professionals in Orange County? This is a fun and casual opportunity to do so. We'll be hanging out at Mavenlink in Irvine grubbing on tacos, talking tech and drinking a few cervezas (water and sodas too!).

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Xconomy

MAY 18, 2017

The Women’s March, New Tech Northwest’s annual “Women in Tech” event, and International Women’s Day are just a few of the recent events prompting important conversations around inequality in the tech industry. These discussions, while breakthroughs in many regards, are still just the beginning of real change. I’ve gathered a number of ideas for what we can and should do next to make the tech industry more diverse and inclusive, starting right here in Seattle.

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socalTECH

MAY 18, 2017

San Diego-based diagnostic testing products maker Quidel Corporation announced this week that it has acquired the InflammaDry and AdenoPlus diagnostic businesses from RPS Diagnostics. Quidel said it would pay approximately $14M in cash for those product lines. InflammaDry and AdenoPlus are rapid, lateral-flow based, POC products for the detection of infectious and inflammatory diseases and conditions of the eye.

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L.A. Business Journal

MAY 15, 2017

SpaceX settles overtime pay class action for $4 million, Snap launches new camera lens ads, and hackers may have stolen unreleased Disney movie, Chief Executive Bob Iger tells staff.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 17, 2017

Tuesday, May 23, 2017 -- Los Angeles Fintech Demo Mix Mingle Network. Come mix and mingle with other Financial Technologist's Tues May 23. Learn about the newest and fastest changes going on in financial technology. Finance is undergoing a massive change some call the "financial paradigm". Laws from 1930-1940 (old right?) are getting broken down with technological innovation in finance.

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Xconomy

MAY 16, 2017

Cybersecurity company Proofpoint, which helped slow the sweeping global ransomware attack WannaCry after it emerged Friday, has now discovered a much more insidious, profitable, and potentially widespread cyberattack called Adylkuzz. Adylkuzz doesn’t demand, as WannaCry does, that victims pay a ransom to retrieve their data. Adylkuzz makes no announcement when it quietly invades target computers.

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socalTECH

MAY 16, 2017

Culver City-based cancer immunotherapy developer NantKwest announced this morning that it has named Dr. Leonard Sender as Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs for Pediatric, Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology. NantKwest said the move specifically will help it address pediatric cancer, which it says is the leading cause of death for children in the United States.

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L.A. Business Journal

MAY 19, 2017

Snap executive promotes brand engagement, despite slow user growth, Fox developing ‘Alien’ multiplayer virtual reality game, and micro drone racing takes off in Los Angeles.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 16, 2017

Wednesday, May 17, 2017 -- LACI Spring 2017 Cluster Meetings: Built Environment and Transportation. Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator. You are invited to join us at our next quarterly series of Cluster Meetings on May 17th at the La Kretz Innovation Campus. This upcoming round of cluster meetings will include updates on programming in the respective clusters, industry briefings, and presentations from LACI portfolio companies.

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Xconomy

MAY 15, 2017

San Diego’s Scientist.com set out in 2006 to disrupt part of the pharmaceutical business by providing an Amazon-like approach to the business of hiring contract research organizations (CROs). The company, which operates a network of online markets for outsourcing biomedical research services and supplies, has raised $24 million in a new round of venture funding.

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socalTECH

MAY 15, 2017

Goleta-based Transphorm , which is developing gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductors, reported a design win fo its components this morning. According to Transphorm, the first ever, AC-DC power supply using its GaN FETs has just been announced. The new power supply was developed by Bel Power Solutions , a power supply which Transphorm says has greater than 96 percent efficiency.

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L.A. Business Journal

MAY 15, 2017

Military contracts could provide a big lift to SpaceX’s launch business.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 13, 2017

Friday, May 19, 2017 -- Business Fundamentals Bootcamp. We are excited to announce the Business Fundamentals Bootcamp - Downtown Los Angeles, presented by Supporting Strategies.The event will take place on May 19, 2017, at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA. As with our past Bootcamp events, we will be lining up an all-star cast of participants from the local business community as speakers and panelists.

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Xconomy

MAY 19, 2017

Data plays a more central role in healthcare than ever before. It won’t be long before every person’s genome is sequenced at birth, with follow-up sequencing done at regular intervals throughout life. Each genomic check-up would produce roughly 180 gigabytes of data that will need to be processed, analyzed, and stored. The promise of using such data is that doctors would be able to intercept diseases before symptoms develop, taking preventative medicine to a whole new level.

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socalTECH

MAY 19, 2017

Los Angeles-based Hulu has inked an exclusive, streaming video-on-demand deal for the ABC comedy Fresh Off the Boat , Hulu said on Friday. According to Hulu, all past episodes of the series are now available for exclusive streaming on Hulu. The deal also calls for future episodes to stream the day after they air on ABC. Terms of the licensing deal with Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution were not announced.

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L.A. Business Journal

MAY 18, 2017

Social Native raises $8 million, former Yahoo interim CEO joins SteelHouse board, and DogVacay to shut down and transition customers to Rover.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2017

Your marketing launch is the most important element of startup success these days, to get customer attention in this world of information overload. Yet it is the one element that too many entrepreneurs focus on only as an afterthought. Everyone assumes their product or service is so great that “word-of-mouth” will carry the day for them. Even great products need great marketing “content” to fuel the ascent of their online message.

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Xconomy

MAY 15, 2017

This may be the incident that finally pushes ransomware into the mainstream—and also forces both organizations and malicious hackers to adapt their approaches when it comes to this type of attack. The “WannaCry” virus, which first hit companies and healthcare services on Friday, has infected some 300,000 computer systems in 150-odd countries. By exploiting a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, the malware freezes computers, locks up data and files, spreads to other systems, and asks for a

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socalTECH

MAY 19, 2017

Newport Beach-based Veritone , a developer of artificial intelligence and analyics software, has raised $33.0M in is IPO on the NASDAQ. The company, which now trades under the symbol VERI, sold 2,500,000 shares of its common stock at $15.00 per share. In addition to the offering, Veritone said Acacia Research Corporation exercised a warrant to purchase an additional 2,150,335 shares of its common stock, which resulted in an additional $29.3M to Veritone, plus $8.0M in a line of credit from lende

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L.A. Business Journal

MAY 16, 2017

Upload raises $4.5 million, lens replacement startup Lensabl raises funding, and FilmOn settles lawsuit with broadcasters CBS, Fox, and NBC.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2017

Building a business is not rocket science, so there is no magic success formula. Some people think you need to get an MBA to get it right, while others are convinced that those who drop out of school early (Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg) have the advantage. In my experience working with startups, the best approach these days is to find and use a good mentor (been there, done that).

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