TechEmpower
JULY 5, 2016
If we have a long (64-bit integer) that we serialize into JSON, we might be in trouble if JavaScript consumes that JSON. JavaScript has the equivalent of double (64-bit floating point) for its numbers, and double cannot represent the same set of numbers as long. If we are not careful, our long is mangled in transit. Consider 2 53 + 1. We can store that number in a long but not a double.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 6, 2016
I talk about failure a lot because I think it can be tremendously instructive and I think that success without failure often masks underlying lessons. I even prefer to fund entrepreneurs who have experience some level of set-backs in their careers or startups because I think it brings a humility to decision-making that I find healthy. I have experienced many first-time entrepreneurs with too much hubris if fund-raising came easily and press was fawning and employees joined in droves and customer
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socalTECH
JULY 6, 2016
Need some surfing lessons, or help with stand up paddle boarding? Venice, California-based goFlow has launched a new, app-driven service to help users book trainers and professionals in the areas of surfing, wake boarding, paddle boarding and skateboarding. According to the company--founded by Roni Eschel--the feature is an expansion of its current app, which crowdsources weather, surf reports, and other information for surfing, boating, cycling, diving, fishing, golfing, kitesurfing, paddleboar
L.A. Business Journal
JULY 29, 2016
Hollywood animation studio Titmouse is generating buzz for its forthcoming Fox sitcom “Son of Zorn.
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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.
InfoChachkie
JULY 7, 2016
A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. It happens during nearly every fundraising pitch meeting. The entrepreneur cannot wait to show me their product via a demo. As politely as I can, I dissuade them and explain that there are other ways I prefer to spend our precious time together. Most entrepreneurs seem confused by my reaction and often say something like: “VCs love demos.
SoCal CTO
JULY 19, 2016
I’ve had lots of conversations with fellow CTOs about the TechEmpower Web Framework Benchmarks. Some really appreciate the value that they bring to help them understand performance characteristics of different frameworks. Depending on the Technical Performance Requirements for your system, this could be really valuable information that is part of your framework selection process.
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Both Sides of the Table
JULY 4, 2016
In modern society we’re all over-worked and over-loaded with information and tasks and to-dos and obligations. Nowhere is this more apparent than working in a startup where you are definitionally under-resourced and trying to make big accomplishments in compressed periods of time. That’s why focus is critical. Saying “no” often to people who want to divert you from your mission becomes obligatory if you want to make progress.
socalTECH
JULY 28, 2016
Irvine-based cloudvirga , a startup developing mortgage automation tools, announced Thursday that it has raised $7.5M in a Series A funding. The funding was led by Dallas Capital, and also included Upfront Ventures and Tribeca Angels. The startup, led by Bill Dallas, says it digitizes many of the steps needed to close mortgage loans. The startup's founders as Bill Dallas, Kyle Kamrooz, and Mark Attaway.
L.A. Business Journal
JULY 15, 2016
Video-game company Blizzard looks to play rough with developers of hacking mods.
TechCrunch LA
JULY 23, 2016
It wasn’t so long ago that venture capital was a suburban California phenomenon. Los Angeles didn’t have much in terms of a real tech scene — and even San Francisco only had a few VCs or tech companies. Now, VC offices have sprung up in San Francisco, moving more of the investment energy up there. That great migration of companies and activity touches upon what is now… Read More.
InfoChachkie
JULY 21, 2016
A version of this article previously appeared in The Wall Street Journal. The reality television show Shark Tank makes for entertaining content but many of its underlying messages are potentially detrimental to tech entrepreneurs. Thus, emerging entrepreneurs should parse fact from fantasy by watching the show with an experienced business pro. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles!
Berkonomics
JULY 28, 2016
One of the CEOs I coach starts his day by walking the floor of his extended facility and checking in with managers and employees of the various departments, especially the call center. He tries to feel the pulse of the company by the intensity of motion, the metrics of backlog, and the stated problems brought to him as he asks. Is he a relic of bygone times, when employees worked in a single facility, managed directly by people who could see and speak to them in person?
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 26, 2016
Many first-time founders seek advice when thinking about what ideas would be great for a startup company and receive the wrong advice that you need to focus on a billion-dollar idea. There are very few ideas that are obviously a billion-dollar idea from the start. So what should you do? I advise founders to focus on what I call “basecamp,” which is the first level of success or validation at a startup.
socalTECH
JULY 26, 2016
Los Angeles-based mobile game developer Scopely has raised a big, $55M funding round, the company said today, to help grow the company's catalog of mobile games. According to Scopely, the new financing round was led by Greycroft Growth Fund and Elephant Partners, and also included Evolution Media Capital, the joint fund of CAA and TPG Growth, along with Highland Capital, Sands Capital Ventures and Take-Two Interactive.
L.A. Business Journal
JULY 22, 2016
Los Angeles Times has found social media more welcoming than local TV news rivals.
TechCrunch LA
JULY 29, 2016
Soylent’s Rob Rhinehart is facing criminal charges and fines up to $4,000 for allegedly refusing to remove a shipping container he placed on top of a hill behind his home in the Montecito Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles. The head of the meal replacement startup weirdly named after a movie where they ground up and served people in drink form was charged with unpermitted… Read More.
SoCal Tech Calendar
JULY 29, 2016
Thursday, August 4, 2016 -- OCBC 2016 Economic Development Forum. Are you ready for social solutions to economic challenges? And what is governments role in the new economy? Join OCBC for the 2016 Economic Development Forum, Innovating Businesses: The Sharing Economy. Well delve into the industries most affected by the rise of the sharing economy and understand how residents, local government, and traditional and non-traditional businesses can work together moving forward.
Berkonomics
JULY 7, 2016
In my early journalism classes, I was taught the five “W’s” of good news stories, and that most should be in the first paragraph at that. Who, what, when, where and why are the five, with sometimes a “how” thrown in for those followers of the macabre. But of the five, “why” is by far the most important for business leaders to consider and communicate.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 27, 2016
Density laser tracking above a doorway As I’ve written before I believe Computer Vision will become a major factor as a Human-Computer Interface (1) as sensors and cameras help us make sense of our physical world. There is so much in the media about “The Internet of Things” that it has lost meaning and for many for some strange reason it became a short-hand for wearables.
socalTECH
JULY 27, 2016
Redlands, California-based mapping software developer Esri said today that it is powering a new, mobile app which helps Pokemon Go players find Pokemon hot spots. According to Esri, Pokevision , a third party app developer, used its ArcGIS services to show real time locations of Pokemon hot spots, in real time. Pokevision apparently has been seeing a huge spike in demand for its service, with nearly 20 million unique users in its first five days.
L.A. Business Journal
JULY 15, 2016
Wolfcom had hoped to nab the LAPD body camera contract for an image and business boost.
Tech.Co
JULY 21, 2016
In a world filled with multi-tasking, continuous side-hustling, and all around attempting to manage your life, everyone has their own way of keeping track of what they want to accomplish. From Evernote to Asana , each platform and offering has their own unique set of features that make it appealing. However, today a new contender, WeDo , is entering the ring and focusing on a collaborative approach to clearing your to-do list.
SoCal Tech Calendar
JULY 28, 2016
Wednesday, August 3, 2016 -- SDVG Summer Social 2016. Join the party to end the summer with 400+ of your SDVG friends! Spend an afternoon at the beautiful Scripps Seaside Forum and join SDVG for our Summer Social Beer Bash! Sample some of San Diego's best craft brews, along with plenty of great food, wine, spirits, live band, and La Jolla sunset.
Berkonomics
JULY 21, 2016
Business unit managers are under lots of pressure to perform, and occasionally are tempted to step over the line finding ways to look better than reality reflects. Of course, this has never happened to you, and you have never done this in your past. So we are speaking of a theoretical manager here. Of course. Here’s a way to prevent such behavior and create a tool for organization – and transparency at the same time.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 24, 2016
Meetings. The bane of many of our existence. They suck up time and are often unproductive or don’t yield the results we expect. I want to talk about a specific type of meeting today — a Board Meeting — but this could easily apply more broadly. A find many board meetings highly unproductive in that they are often just a date in the calendar where management is set to update its investors and other board members of its performance over the past time period.
socalTECH
JULY 27, 2016
San Diego-based Qualcomm Incorporated has agreed to pay $19.5M to settle a gender discrimination suit, filed on behalf of its employees, according to class action law firm Sanford Heisler LLP. According to that firm, Qualcomm agreed to the settlement, which requires the technology firm to institute "comprehensive programmatic relief" to ensure that female employees working in STEM and related positions will enjoy equal job opportunities at the company.
L.A. Business Journal
JULY 22, 2016
Online-focused ZestFinance hopes its algorithm model clicks with the Chinese market.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 23, 2016
I was in France and the UK for business last week so I was a bit out of the tech news cycle and more focused on the world events that were happening nearby. But one tech news story stood out for me — the fact that LA-based Dollar Shave Club (DSC) was sold to Unilever for $1 billion. This continues to solidify Los Angeles’ place as a major player in the global tech ecosystem and while any one success doesn’t define a city — the number of high-profile startups and exits has definitely increased.
L.A. Business Journal
JULY 21, 2016
From Fantastical to Evernote there are dozens of popular productivity apps that help users do everything from planning an interview to remembering to take out the garbage. Organization junkies will need to make room for one more as WeDo, the latest iteration on so called to-do apps was publicly launched on Thursday.
L.A. Business Journal
JULY 15, 2016
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. of Hawthorne is scheduled to launch one of its rockets on a resupply mission from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to the International Space Station on Monday, July 18.
L.A. Business Journal
JULY 15, 2016
Departed executives allege Hyperloop One working in leadership vacuum.
L.A. Business Journal
JULY 22, 2016
Citadel Environmental Services steps up its walking club program with the addition of Pokémon Go.
socalTECH
JULY 22, 2016
For our interview today, we have an interview with Gabe Grifoni , CEO and founder of Rufus Labs (www.getrufus.com), which has has developed an Android-based, wearable device which is aimed at use in the enterprise, warehouses, and factories. Rufus Labs is one of a number of hardware startups which have started to proliferate in the community, due to low cost hardware, 3D printing, and crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo.
socalTECH
JULY 26, 2016
Tired of commuting to work in that generic looking white van pool? A new, Los Angeles startup, Green Commuter , says it plans to roll out a fleet of all-electric, seven-seat Tesla Model X as part of a new vanpool and car sharing service. According to the startup--based in the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI)--it plans to launch on August 1st with an Indiegogo campaign, to find commuters interested in its yet-to-be-launched service.
L.A. Business Journal
JULY 22, 2016
As election season heats up, opinion polls are on everyone’s mind.
socalTECH
JULY 8, 2016
Carlsbad-based Zingle , a startup developing messaging tools that allows businesses to connect to consumers via messaging and texting, has raised $3M in a Series A funding round. The funding came from Rincon Ventures and Crosscut Ventures. Zingle's products--which are currently being used in the hospitality, parking, food and beverage, and other areas--provide a dashboard and other ways to let businesses interact with their customers via texting.
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