Berkonomics

AUGUST 31, 2017

Time bankruptcy results from the deliberate over-commitment of core resources. Close. You’d know the symptoms, if not the name. You’re fighting to put out the fires from customer complaints, or incomplete work, or are suffering from an inability to focus upon new development or new customers before cleaning up the mess inside your organization. I created the term “time bankruptcy” almost thirty years ago when the computer software business was young, and I was a software developer building a yo

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L.A. Business Journal

AUGUST 29, 2017

The pay gap between women and men in tech jobs in Los Angeles widened 15.5 percent on average for the time period of 2011 to 2015 compared with the previous five years, according to an estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 30, 2017

Santa Monica-based Gigmor (www.gigmor.com) is an online marketplace for musicians, and recently expanded beyond connecting musicians with each other, to connecting musicians with venues, club organizers, and others. We caught up with the company's founder and CEO, David Baird , a former AOL executive, to learn more about what Gigmor is working on. What is Gigmor?

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Thursday, September 7, 2017 -- Startup UCLA Summer Accelerator Demo Day. After 10 weeks of intense preparation, Startup UCLA's Summer Accelerator teams will be showcasing their startups to Los Angeles and the surrounding community. Don't miss your chance to see UCLA entrepreneurs pitch their latest innovations.

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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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Xconomy

AUGUST 30, 2017

The word ecosystem conjures up a rain forest in Ecuador, where sunlight, soil, water, and a multitude of species exist together in a self-sustaining environment that is constantly evolving. This image from biology translates perfectly into what many people like to call an innovation ecosystem. Think of a group of people developing a new idea, all doing what they are good at.

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L.A. Business Journal

AUGUST 29, 2017

Pay gap widens between women and men in Los Angeles tech industry, Tastemade expands its live events with Smorgasburg partnership and drone companies to be honored at Emmy awards.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 28, 2017

Wednesday, August 30, 2017 -- Silicon Beach Networking Mixer At Wurstkuche in Venice. Join the fastest growing startup and tech community in Los Angeles! Meet new people and participate in lively discussions with outstanding names in the Silicon Beach community. Register immediately for an early bird ticket.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 31, 2017

In his first public appearance since leaving Google Ventures, Bill Maris said Wednesday his new venture fund, Section 32, is nearly fully invested—less than four months after he officially unveiled its existence in the San Diego area. In a keynote talk at a venture summit in San Diego, Maris said Section 32 already is looking to raise a second fund.

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L.A. Business Journal

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti didn’t exactly break ground with the launch earlier this month of Los Angeles Cyber Lab, a public-private data-sharing center in downtown that will work to alert local businesses and residents to cyberattacks.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 30, 2017

Yuneec International , the Chinese drone maker which has its U.S. headquarters in Ontario, California, said today that it has launched into the commercial unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) market, with its first product dedicated to commercial use. Yuneec says its new H520 sUAS includes enterprise-grade cameras and mission planning software, with the intent of supplying the public safety, construction, inspection, video production, and other markets.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 26, 2017

As the economy flourishes after some tough economic times, more and more people seem to be turning to entrepreneurship as an alternative to traditional employment. I applaud this trend, but caution all of you thinking this direction to approach entrepreneurship with your eyes wide open. It is not for everyone, as the entrepreneur’s path is fraught with challenges.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 28, 2017

It’s clear at this point that patients are no longer just subjects in clinical trials. Thanks to the growing power of patient advocacy groups—and an FDA eager to hear their perspective—patients and drug developers are increasingly finding creating ways to work together, as we’ve seen with the four finalists in the Patient Partnership category of the Xconomy Awards.

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L.A. Business Journal

AUGUST 31, 2017

SpaceX pod reaches 220 miles per hour in Hyperloop, Sims pioneer Rod Humble takes over Jam City’s TinyCo studio and Faraday Future’s name removed from Formula E team.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 28, 2017

Elon Musk , the CEO and founder of Los Angeles-based SpaceX , has a new company, Neuralink , which is looking to create a brain-computer interface--and now has $26.96M in the bank. According to a regulatory filing, Neuralink has raised $26.96 million from 12 investors. Elon Musk, in a Tweet, said that the startup is not raising additional money, despite indications otherwise in the firm's regulatory filings.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 28, 2017

Advice is cheap. As a new business owner, you don’t have to take any advice you hear, but failing to listen and learn from someone’s prior experience can cost you a fortune. As a long-time mentor and business advisor, I find it ironic that many look only to friends for advice. They forget that friends tell you what you want to hear, while good mentors tell you what you need to hear.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 30, 2017

Ahead of schedule, Novartis has received the first-ever approval of a genetically modified living cell therapy called CAR-T, which uses a cancer patient’s own immune cells as the medicine. Within days, children and young adults with a severe form of acute lymphoblastic leukemia could receive the treatment at a handful of centers across the U.S.

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L.A. Business Journal

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Tinder top grossing app, Overwatch League struggles to keep up with North American LCS and Apple eyes Culver Studio space for production.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 29, 2017

Carlsbad-based ViaSat , the provider of satellite broadband services and technology, said it has opened up a new Asia-Pacific (APAC) headquarters in Melbourne, Australia. ViaSat said the new headquarters will support existing customres in the region, including nbn and Qantas, as well as to allow it to expand its services and support efforts in the region.

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Tech.Co

AUGUST 27, 2017

It’s six months down the road and time to check in on startup that had high hopes when the year began. How many of the trends you’ve read about from earlier in the year have made their way into your operations? How many are you practicing in your organization? It’s not about checking off as many technology trends, it is about finding useful and valuable trends that align with your goals and strategy for the rest of the year.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 31, 2017

Novartis said Wednesday that it would not charge for its newly approved cellular immunotherapy, tisagenlecleucel (Kymriah)—the first so-called CAR-T product to ever come to market—if it fails to help patients within a month. If the cell therapy, approved for kids with leukemia who have run out of other options, starts to work within a month, Novartis will charge $475,000, which doesn’t include associated costs such as hospital stays and emergency treatment for side effects.

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L.A. Business Journal

AUGUST 28, 2017

SpaceX Hyperloop competition winner goes 201 miles per hour, crowdfunding platform FlashFunders Inc. acquired and Hulu Live TV service adds the CW.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 29, 2017

Calabasas-based network testing products developer Ixia said Monday that it has launched a new, LTE testing product, called IxLoad-Wireless. According to Ixia, the new product is aimed at providing Long Term Evolution (LTE) testing for cellular IoT efforts, the machine-to-machine (M2M) area. In particular, Ixia said its tool can be used to ensure that LTE components can handle real-world traffic and connection density.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2017

Most businesses spend big money testing their brand logo, catchy marketing phrases, and demographics, but spend little time training and validating that their employees can and do deliver memorable experiences to their customers. The result, according to an often-quoted Gallup survey , is 70 percent of workers not fully engaged, and poor customer experiences.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

The far-out idea of reprogramming a patient’s immune cells to fight cancer, known as CAR-T, entered the mainstream this week, and two numbers highlight the tale. The first is $11.9 billion, the price Gilead Sciences is paying for Kite Pharma and its cancer-fighting cell therapy pipeline. It’s one of biopharma’s biggest deals in recent years and a massive bet that Gilead can build a cancer business, starting with, but not limited to, Kite’s nearest-term target of non-Hodgk

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L.A. Business Journal

AUGUST 30, 2017

Rent loan service Domuso raises $3.1 million, Snapchat users spending more time in app and Mitu sells two shows to Facebook.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 29, 2017

Los Angeles-based Mitu , the online content developer focused on media and entertainment from a Latino perspective, has just sold two shows to Facebook, the company said on Tuesday. Mitu said "Mom's Movie Review" and "What's Good in Your Hood" will both debut on Facebook's "Watch" on Wednesday, after becoming "viral hits" on its channels. What's Good In Your Hood focuses on food and people in their community, and Mom's Movie Review includes movie reviews by a Latina mother and her son.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 30, 2017

In building successful businesses, I find that creating a new and innovative product or service is usually the easy part. The hard part is providing the leadership required to align and motivate all the constituents and players – from engineers, to investors, vendors, and ultimately customers. Great entrepreneurs are not just idea people and then managers, they are extraordinary leaders.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 29, 2017

EvoNexus, San Diego’s nonprofit tech incubator established seven years ago, is closing its downtown offices and consolidating its operations in a newly revamped space in University City, a suburban neighborhood about 13 miles to the north. The pro-bono incubator program, which provides tech-oriented startups with free office space and related amenities, has helped re-energize the tech startup community in San Diego.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 29, 2017

Irvine-based Cie Digital Labs has named Tegdeep Kondal as its new VP of Product Development, according to the company. Kondal previously as Director of Product Management at OpenX, and also had served at Amazon, Radialpoint, Verint Video Solutions Inc., Matrox, and Ubisoft. Cie Digital Labs said Kondal will be reposnisble for product strategy and development.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 31, 2017

Irvine-based Oomba , which develops cloud-based, e-sports tournament software, said on Thursday that it has acquired GameWorks , the operator of a national chain of entertainment centers. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. According to Oomba, it will use the buy of GameWorks to bring its vision for location-based e-sports and VR experience to locations across America and beyond.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 31, 2017

Los Angeles-based StartAJob says it has launched a new, online job search portal, which helps connect people with part-time, freelance, and full-time positions, and also allows clients to hire local contractors, painters, electricians, and home renovators. The startup is led by CEO Max Chester, and says its site revolves around letting clients post photographs and videos of their projects, and receiving bids from contractors.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 31, 2017

SpaceX has demonstrated speeds of 220mph (355 km/h) using its "pusher pod", according to Elon Musk, just days after students in the Hyperloop Pod Competition took one of their own pods up to a record of 201 mph earlier this week. According to Musk, he expects that the company will be able to take the pods up to 500 km/h, or half the speed of sound, with just a few modifications to the company's design.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 30, 2017

San Diego-based Qualcomm announced this morning that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies , and Taiwan-based Himax Technologies , are collaborating on a 3D depth sensing camera systems, aimed at use in computer vision. According to the companies, they effort will enable computer vision capabilities for use cases such as biometric face authentication, 3D reconstruction, and scene perception for mobile, IoT, surveillance, automotive and AR/VR.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 31, 2017

The Precellerator Program , the startup accelerator run by Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP, has set the demo day for its sixth class, saying that Animate Objects , RentSpree , Tapp That App , and Swoppit will show off their companies to investors and other entrepreneurs. Stubbs Alderton & Markiles said the program will be held on September 13th.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 31, 2017

In a move first spawned out of the Disney Accelerator in Burbank a few years ago, robotic toy developer Sphero announced a new set of robotic toys in its partnership with Disney, including a faithful-looking and -sounding reproduction of R2-D2. According to Sphero, it is rolling out two new robotic toys, R2-D2 and BB9-E, a new droid from "The Last Jedi".

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socalTECH

AUGUST 31, 2017

Los Angeles-based fintech startup InvestCloud and seed-stage venture capital fund Stage Venture Partners have announced a new collaboration, where Stage will move into InvestCloud's "Innovation Center" in Los Angeles. According to InvestCloud, Stage will take up residency at the center to take advantage of its facilities and abiltiy to add value to its portfolio companies.

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