Sat.Nov 12, 2016 - Fri.Nov 18, 2016

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Why You Can’t Search for a Job From a Remote Location

Both Sides of the Table

I’ve had this conversation many times. A friend calls me up from: Boston, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, wherever and says, “I’m thinking about moving to Los Angeles (or SF, NY, etc) and I’d love to start interviewing. Let me know if you hear of anything interesting.” I usually slip into counsel mode and tell them it’s a lost cause unless they’re truly committed to living in that city and if they are they should move there first and job search second.

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Content Firm Draws Suitors

L.A. Business Journal

Two years after Maker Studios co-founder Danny Zappin was ousted as head of the online video firm, a group of former and current executives at his new venture, Zealot Networks, is trying to acquire the branded content company and replace him as chief executive. Zealot co-founder Robert Vanech, the firm’s former chairman and chief financial officer, said he had approached Zappin about the deal and was seeking the backing of private investors and a publicly traded media company to back the bid.

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How to be a dictator enforcing sales offer deadlines

Berkonomics

Everyone who manages a company or its sales force wants to write as many new deals as possible, and is usually warry about doing anything that might threaten the positive outcome of a pending sale. So, it is common practice to leave an offer containing a discount open, following up. Deadlines are an important sales tool. periodically to attempt to nudge a prospect into signing.

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Silicon Valley Bank Opens Startup Outlook Survey

socalTECH

Silicon Valley Bank , which provides banking services, loans, and other financial products to many startups in Southern California, has opened up its annual Startup Outlook Survey , according to the company this week. The survey quizzes companies about how their businesses are doing, and gauges executive opinions and mood about the startup industry.

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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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Framework Benchmarks Round 13

TechEmpower

Round 13 of the ongoing Web Framework Benchmarks project is here! The project now features 230 framework implementations (of our JSON serialization test) and includes new entrants on platforms as diverse as Kotlin and Qt. Yes, that Qt. We also congratulate the ASP.NET team for the most dramatic performance improvement we've ever seen, making ASP.NET Core a top performer.

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Snap Inc. Files for IPO

L.A. Business Journal

Snap Inc., parent company and developer of messaging app Snapchat, has confidentially filed for an initial public offering of its stock with the Securities and Exchange Commission, according to multiple press reports. The Venice-based company would likely initiate its IPO in March, an offering which would value the company between $20 billion and $25 billion, according to sources cited by Reuters and The Wall Street Journal.

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Qualcomm Backs M87 To Improve Access To Wireless Networks

socalTECH

San Diego-based Qualcomm is one of the backers in a startup which is developing technology to create a network of peer-to-peer, wireless devices, to help improve access for phones in poor coverage areas. Seattle-based M87 said it raised $5M in a funding round, which was led by Madrona Venture Group, and also included Qualcomm Ventures and Trilogy Equity Partners.

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Xconomy Special Report: 12 San Diego Tech Startup to Watch in 2017

Xconomy

View the Slideshow A little more than a year ago, amid a resurgence in San Diego’s software sector, Xconomy identified a baker’s dozen of local tech companies to watch in 2016. The results were so encouraging, we’re doing it again. The idea was to feature early stage companies in the region that have not attracted much attention or raised a substantial amount of startup capital.

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Silicon Beach Report Nov. 11: Hyperloop One Settles Employee Lawsuit

L.A. Business Journal

Hyperloop One settles employee lawsuit, Tastemade has 20 million monthly views on Instagram Stories, real estate loan platform Peer Street raises $15 million, and healthcare information site Renew raises $3 million.

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Startups in the Sky

SoCal Tech Calendar

Tuesday, November 22, 2016 -- Startup Café. Startups In The Sky. Welcome to the new monthly morning series, "Startup Cafe in DTLA" presented by Startups in the Sky! Select DTLA-dwelling tech and creative entrepreneurs are invited to enjoy breakfast (scones from Sugarbird, fresh fruit, tea and coffee) at the new Industrious LA co-working space. You'll leave caffeinated and educated.

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CapLinked Launches New Product

socalTECH

Los Angeles-based CapLinked , the developer of secure document sharing software led by Eric Jackson, said this morning that it has released a new set of Information Security (InfoSec) tools, aimed at helping companies to protect information they are sharing with external parties. The company said the new software, which is based on software application programming interface (API), let enterprises develop their own, custom software to manage and track access to files send to external parties.

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The New Crowdfunding Rules: Will They Really Help Startups?

Xconomy

Hailed as the true democratizer of private investment, crowdfunding has been attracting both headlines and a fast-growing pile of cash. In May of 2016, rules from the Securities and Exchange Commission went into effect that will democratize the process even further. These new rules will open the doors to more investors, but they also pose some significant challenges for entrepreneurs seeking to safely tap this expanded source of financing.

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Silicon Beach Report Nov. 16: Snap Signs Deal with Foursquare to Improve Geofilter Targeting

L.A. Business Journal

Snap signs deal with Foursquare to improve geofilter targeting, Aecom halts construction on Faraday Future’s Las Vegas factory, and WaiveCar expands fleet with electric vehicles from Hyundai.

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Trailblazing Your Own Path to Success

SoCal Tech Calendar

Thursday, November 17, 2016 -- Trailblazing Your Own Path to Success. Molina Entrepreneurship Series. Anyone can become an entrepreneur, but not everyone can be a trailblazer. So how do you blaze your own trail? How do you join the ranks of Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, and Mark Cuban?In this unique, free event, the CBA Business Incubator and Molina Healthcare present an eye-opening discussion that helps you access your deepest convictions and teaches you how to ignore the distractions and detractors t

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Insights and Opinions: Branding in the Age of Digital

socalTECH

For today's Insights and Opinions section, we have Braven Greenelsh , CEO and founder of digital agency LaVisual (www.lavisual.com), who talks about how important branding is in the digital age. Today each decision has multiple people behind it, and a plethora of eyeballs looking into your business. Each one sharing your company's information at a rapid rate.

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5 Ways Entrepreneurs Get Beyond Their Comfort Zone

Startup Professionals Musings

One of the biggest impediments to starting a new venture is the “ terror barrier ,” as popularized by Bob Proctor, a 75-year-old millionaire and world renowned entrepreneur. This is the imaginary barrier that always seems to appear at the critical point where we would step out ahead of peers or competitors, but fear causes us to stop short. Everyone has a comfort zone, or level of risk, where they feel in control.

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Silicon Beach Report Nov. 14: Breitbart’s Former Exec Chairman Steven Bannon to Become White House Chief Strategist

L.A. Business Journal

Breitbart’s former Executive Chairman Steven Bannon to become White House chief strategist, Peter Csathy argues Disney should buy Netflix and hire Reed Hastings as its next CEO, and marketers grumble about Snapchat’s ad measurement features.

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ProtoHack: Code-Free Hackathon

SoCal Tech Calendar

Saturday, November 19, 2016 -- ProtoHack: Code-Free Hackathon. Email annee@protohack.org.

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Onestop Internet: Amazon Serious Threat To Apparel Brands

socalTECH

Los Angeles-based e-commerce service provider Onestop Internet --which is backed by Bessemer Ventures and Fung Capital USA--said it has run a new consumer survey, which shows that Amazon is a "serious threat" to its customers, apparel brands. The company said that its survey shows of the 47 percent of respondents who plan on purchasing apparel online over the holidays, 65 percent intend to buy from Amazon.

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7 Ways To Make Your People More Valuable Than Ideas

Startup Professionals Musings

Investors invest in people, not ideas. Customers buy from people, not companies. Employees rally for a great leader. As an entrepreneur, you need relationships to succeed. That means relationships with team members, investors, customers, and vendors. One of the best ways to build a good relationship with anyone is to make them feel important. One of my favorite authors, Brian Tracy, in his classic book “ No Excuses!

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Hyperloop One Settles Employee Lawsuit

L.A. Business Journal

Hyperloop One has settled a breach of fiduciary lawsuit brought by its former chief technology officer and co-founder Brogan BamBrogan as well as three other employees.

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How to Lower Drug Prices, Improve Care, and Save Pharma

Xconomy

I recently received a note from a longtime friend who questioned me on the issue of pharma pricing. I answered with the always-reliable alleviating-the-scourge-of-disease-through-the-miracle-of-modern-medicine defense of “free-market pricing.” My friend, who is not in the pharmaceutical business, responded: The fundamental flaw in your argument centers on the notion that there is any relevance to “market efficiency” in discussing drug pricing.

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CycloPure Adds Qualcomm Co-Founder White To Board

socalTECH

Encinitas-based CycloPure , which is developing technology to purify water of micropollutants, has named Qualcomm co-founder Harvey White to its board of directors. White also was Chairman and CEO of Leap Wireless, the parent company of Cricket Wireless. White also is founder of (SHW)2 Enterprises, and serves on the boards of ViaSat and the Brain Corporation.

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10 Obstacles To Product Adoption That Kill Businesses

Startup Professionals Musings

When entrepreneurs introduce new products to the market, their passion and conviction often leads them to assume that every potential customer will see the immediate need and value, and will quickly adopt the solution. They are devastated when their business growth never starts or stalls, and they have no idea how to get it moving again. As an advisor to many startups, I often spend hours with business owners helping them anticipate every possible obstacle to the adoption of their solution, and

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Silicon Beach Report Nov. 17: SpaceX Files Paperwork for Satellite Network

L.A. Business Journal

SpaceX files paperwork for satellite network, Warner Bros. acquires Machinima in nine figure deal, and AMC Networks acquires minority stake in Funny or Die.

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Bio Roundup: Trump’s Rx Silence, PCSK9 News, Amgen’s Migraines & More

Xconomy

Speculation swirled this week around the incoming U.S. president’s intent to make good on his angry campaign rhetoric on drug prices, while the Associated Press reported that naming-and-shaming—that is, Congress hauling executives into hearings and penning angry letters—certainly hasn’t done the trick. For one new kind of cholesterol drug, insurers and their agents have tried the “just say no” strategy: refusing to pay what they deem high prices until the drug

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Renew Finds $3M For Boomer Lifestyle Brand

socalTECH

Venice, California-based Renew , which apparently is working on a lifestyle brand aimed at retired baby boomers, disclosed this week that it has raised $3M in a Series A funding. The funding was led by Venrock, and also included Expa, WTI, Madrona, Refactor Capital and angels. The company was founded by Kevin Nazemi and Tony DeGangi. READ MORE>>.

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Business Success Is All About Doing More In Less Time

Startup Professionals Musings

Every entrepreneur I know feels the pressure of the thousands of things that need to get done, all seemingly at the same time. There is just not enough time! The real solution is better productivity and less procrastination, to put you back in control of your business. You need to spend more time every day on important things for the future, and less on the urgent issues of the moment.

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Silicon Beach Report Nov. 15: Snap Inc. Files for IPO

L.A. Business Journal

Snap Inc. files for IPO, Aecom halts construction on Faraday Future’s factory, Spaceship Co. partners to develop supersonic aircraft, and more.

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Why I’m Turning Over a New Leaf & Refocusing My Energy

Both Sides of the Table

This election has been hard on our country. I have had numerous conversations with people who struggle to call home and speak with family or friends because the divisions are too raw. These are people who now live in Los Angeles, San Francisco or New York City but grew up in Cincinnati, Central Florida, Utah, Michigan and similar places where their parents, families or friends may have different political views.

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SpaceX Seeks Permission To Launch Its Own 4,425 Satellite Fleet

socalTECH

Los Angeles-based SpaceX has just filed paperwork with the FCC, saying it would like permission to launch its very own fleet of 4,425 satellite into space, to provide global broadband and communications services. The satellite constellation will operate on the Ku and Ka bands, according to the filing, and are expected to have a lifetime in space of just 5 years.

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4 Major Trends Which Improve Business Decisions Today

Startup Professionals Musings

I still know some entrepreneurs who boast of simply following their gut instincts, rather than listen to anyone or any data, to make strategic decisions. We’ve all worked with autocratic leaders in large companies who seem to thrive in this mode. They all forget or ignore the high-profile failures that have resulted from some single-handed business decisions.

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Ad Tech Firms Drawing Attention as Acquisitions

L.A. Business Journal

Ad tech sector’s struggles may help Rubicon Project click as an acquisition target.

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TOMS Releases Watch Bands For Apple Watch

socalTECH

Los Angeles-based shoe company TOMS has expanded into watchbands specifically for the Apple Watch, the company said this week. TOMS said it has rolled out a series of watchband designs--one as "The Utility Collection" and the others as "The Artisan Collection"--both of which work with the Apple Watch. The new bands range in price from $49 to $75. TOMS--which is known for its corporate philanthropy--said that for every TOMS for Apple Watch band purchase, it will help prove one year of solar light

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PacketSled CEO Resigns After Election Night Rant

socalTECH

San Diego-based cybersecurity software developer PacketSled announced on Tuesday that it has accepted the resignation of its President and CEO, Matt Harrigan, and has named CTO Fred Wilmot as interim CEO of the company. The resignation came after an election night rant where Harrigan threatened to shoot the new President-Elect, on Facebook. Those threats--involving comments on using a sniper rifle--were reported to the Secret Service.

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Amazon Launches One Hour Restaurant Delivery In Irvine

socalTECH

Amazon.com announced today that it has started offering up free, one-hour delivery from more than 50 restaurants in Irvine, the sixth city in California that Amazon has launched its Prime Now restaurant delivery services. Amazon, which runs the service through a separate Prime Now smartphone app from the rest of its services, lets users browse menus, track delivery status, and even track where their delivery driver is with their food.

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