TechCrunch LA

APRIL 17, 2018

The mayor of Los Angeles confirmed earlier reports that SpaceX will build its largest rocket, the BFR, at the Port of Los Angeles. The company intends to build a manufacturing facility on an 18-acre site at Berth 240 and use waterways to transport the massive rocket. SpaceX says the BFR is simply too big to be transported by roads. Announced last September SpaceX intends for the reusable BFR to eventually replace its Falcon 9 and Falcon 9 Heavy rockets.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 12, 2018

Many people will write the history on why Ring became an enormously successful company and why it became a real-world unicorn in a world when many startups are anointed that merely on paper. Since I had a ringside seat to the company before it really existed all the way through the end I thought I’d offer my version and what I think it means for our future.

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L.A. Business Journal

APRIL 24, 2018

Reliam, a South Bay-based company that manages public cloud platforms for other businesses, announced it has acquired Stratalux, another South Bay-based cloud services company. Both Reliam and Stratalux work with Amazon Web Services and Reliam also works with Microsoft Azure.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 5, 2018

I expect that you have a story about how insurance saved you lots of money in your past. As usual, I have a story to make your hair stand on end. But first: here’s a fact. Business insurance is one of the more poorly managed mitigation of risk in small and many medium sized corporations, often because of failure to assign the responsibility to an individual or department, and sometimes just from the willingness to bet against the event and save cash.

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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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socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2018

Afraid of running into unexpected veterinary bills for that new puppy? A new, Los Angeles-based startup, Eusoh , is hoping to make it easier for people to handle unexpected veterinary costs, by banding people together in groups to help provide an alternative to traditional, insurance plans. The startup, led by CEO and founder Allen Kamrava, says it is backed by $2M in seed funding, which was raised back in September of 2017 through mostly friends and family.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 30, 2018

Thursday, May 3, 2018 -- LA CEOs. The Entrepreneurial Operating System to Achieve Results Josh Holtzman will share simple, practical tools you and your leadership team can begin using right away to get better results. Josh is a fourth generation entrepreneur that helps people get what they want from their businesses. Since beginning his career during the first Santa Monica dot.com boom in 1999, Josh has built and sold his company twice, and along the way managed to pick up accolades such as beco

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Tech.Co

APRIL 5, 2018

In an inspiring poem written by Erik Qualman , he recalled a question asked by his father, “What footprints do you want to leave in the sand?” While this metaphor didn’t have much meaning as an adolescent, today his digital leadership has helped brands, organizations, and individuals achieve their best digital legacy. Qualman is a top technology and motivational speaker, bestselling author, futurist, and chairman of Equalman Studios, which has produced film and animation projects for glob

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L.A. Business Journal

APRIL 12, 2018

Amazon.com Inc. didn’t waste any time dropping the price of Ring Inc.’s video doorbell to $99.99 from the prior retail price of $149.99. The announcement came on April 12 at the same time Amazon and Ring officially closed the $1 billion acquisition.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 26, 2018

Money in the bank is like oil in the car. Certainly, you have many ways you are pulled every day, both tactical and strategic. But when money is the issue, your time, energy and focus are drained from other important areas of your life or business. Running out of money is not always synonymous with “going broke”. Many great businesses in their growth periods find themselves stretched for cash.

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socalTECH

APRIL 10, 2018

What is Startup Boost , and how is it looking to help early stage startups in Los Angeles? We recently sat down with Matt Stodder , Co-Director of Startup Boost/Los Angeles, and Blake Caldwell , Global Director of Startup Boost, to learn more about the program, what it offers up to startups. Explain what Startup Boost is? Blake Caldwell: This is our second cohort at Startup Boost, which is a preaccelerator.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 30, 2018

Tuesday, May 1, 2018 -- Strategic Partnerships and Business Development Tactics. Join us as Stuart Halperin, founder of Hollywood Online (now Hollywood.com), discusses tactics for business development and strategic partnership creation when building your early stage startup company.

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Xconomy

APRIL 27, 2018

On a sunny spring afternoon, William Henry Gates III strolled into the Harvard University science center. Several hundred students and invited guests were waiting for him in the auditorium. Security was tight, but not overly so (he’s used to it). Gates was there Thursday for a conversation with Frank Doyle, Harvard’s dean of engineering and applied sciences (pictured on the left with Gates), and to take questions from students on a variety of topics: his time at Harvard, his advice to young peop

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Tech.Co

APRIL 6, 2018

Any founder will tell you that building a business comes with its fair share of roller coaster rides. One week you are flying high and everything is awesome, and the next week you’re trying to make payroll. Starting and building a business isn’t for the weary, just ask former NFL player-turned-entrepreneur Darren Woodson. “Just like on the football field, you get knocked on your ass, and you get up.

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L.A. Business Journal

APRIL 12, 2018

L.A. seed funding up from Q1 2017; Amazon drops price of Ring Doorbell; Former Sony CEO Andrew House joins KEYPR’s advisory board.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 19, 2018

It can take 18 months from initial concern about a critical employee to getting a replacement up to speed. Of course, I’ll tell another harrowing story here. But first. an old friend, Dick Tanaka, gets credit for the 18-month rule. He observed that the process we follow to be humane in our handling of under-performing employees, manage the risk of future lawsuit, finally then move to separate the employee, define the open position, recruit the candidate, train the new hire and count the new hir

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socalTECH

APRIL 12, 2018

Redlands-based Esri , the developer of geographical information systems (GIS) software and related products, has inked a collaborative agreement with Chinese Internet giant Alibaba Group , via Alibaba's cloud computing arm, Alibaba Cloud. According to the two, the deal will help customers who are seeking to implement Esri technology on Alibaba Cloud.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 23, 2018

Sunday, April 29, 2018 -- Tech Coast Angels: EXTREME Coaching. Perfect your 60-second pitch with valuable coaching from Tech Coast Angels investors and startup experts. Participate in friendly competition and win bragging rights and special TCA recognition with plaques and digital website badges awarded to category favorites and participants. Incredible networking and exposure to media and active investors of Orange County.

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Xconomy

APRIL 9, 2018

View the Slideshow With the first quarter in the books, it’s time to step back and lay out Xconomy’s editorial map for the rest of the year. As readers know, we strive to cover a wide range of innovation sectors, from tech and life sciences to healthcare and education—all with a mix of on-the-ground reporting, daily news stories, in-depth features and analysis, and events and conferences.

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Tech.Co

APRIL 30, 2018

Just across the Potomac river from our nation’s capital sits Arlington, Virginia, a beautiful city filled with bustling businesses, thriving tech startups , and an innovative vibe that is drawing founders to this growing region. . Within its tech ecosystem, these five Arlington startups are making moves in big data, AI, and more, and need to stay on your radar.

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L.A. Business Journal

APRIL 20, 2018

The University of Southern California ranked No. 2 on a list of top 10 universities for video game development programs, according to Sherman Oaks-based 80 Level, an online publication covering the gaming industry.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 12, 2018

Small companies most often scrape by with borrowed or invested funds, doing everything possible to grow and prosper with limited resources. So, it is like a punch in the gut when an employee makes a claim against the company for a perceived or actual but unintentional violation of a law or regulation. Or when a former employee strikes out with a suit claiming discrimination for one of a thousand causes.

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socalTECH

APRIL 17, 2018

Santa Monica-based consumer Internet company Leaf Group --the owner of such online properties as Saatchi Art, Livestrong.com, Society6, and Hunker--has named a new General Counsel and Executive Vice President. According to the company, Adam Wergeles joined the company to serve as General Counsel and Executive Vice President, joining the company from Serviz, where he had been Executive Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs, and General Counsel.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 23, 2018

Saturday, April 28, 2018 -- Tech Coast Angels: EXTREME Coaching. Perfect your 60-second pitch with valuable coaching from Tech Coast Angels investors and startup experts. Participate in friendly competition and win bragging rights and special TCA recognition with plaques and digital website badges awarded to category favorites and participants. Incredible networking and exposure to media and active investors of Orange County.

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Tech Coast Angels Coach Orange County Angel 100

Xconomy

APRIL 9, 2018

The sharing economy is moving into our bedroom closets. We already apply this idea to transportation (Uber vs. taxi) and vacation accommodations (Airbnb vs. hotel). Now, thanks to a growing number of e-commerce companies, the ability to share goods and services is being applied to our wardrobes through programs that offer clothing rentals for a monthly fee.

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Tech.Co

APRIL 24, 2018

Winning an Olympic medal, the Pulitzer Prize, or the Stanley Cup are just a few moments of glory that happen around the world. But if you’re a startup founder, you too have the chance to find your own moment in the spotlight. Being one small company amongst the sea of thousands of startups vying for customers, capital, and talent, the way to get noticed above the crowd, connect with that next big partner, and raise some capital is to throw your hat in the ring to compete at Startup of the

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L.A. Business Journal

APRIL 10, 2018

Poll shows Facebook least-trusted tech company; Hulu partners with NHL; Amazon bringing Whole Foods grocery delivery to Los Angeles.

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Startup San Diego

APRIL 10, 2018

Founder Q&A: A Conversation with Scot Chisholm Author: Kyle Stewart What does a successful startup in San Diego look like? As one of the more prominent examples of success in our community, one would be hard to miss Classy and its CEO, Scot Chisholm. Scot started his career as a consultant at Booz Allen […]. The post Startup Spotlight: Classy appeared first on Startup San Diego.

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socalTECH

APRIL 12, 2018

Los Angeles-based KEYPR , the venture-backed startup developing hospitality technology, says that it has added the former CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, Andrew House, to its Advisory Board. House worked on the Sony PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation Network. KEYPR is backed by Karlani Capital, plus a number of hospitality industry executives.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 19, 2018

Wednesday, April 25, 2018 -- IEEE Buenaventura EMBS Talk on Vivonetics. Wearable sensors have become ubiquitous in the world of fitness tracking and quantified self, but data from these devices is limited to basic analysis. Vivonoetics, with our software platform VivoSense, enables continuous data to be analyzed with accuracy and repeatability. VivoSense is a sensor agnostic software that combines multiple sensor data onto one analysis platform.

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Xconomy

APRIL 11, 2018

When oncologist Renato Martins finished his medical training, advanced lung cancer was almost certainly a quick death sentence. “I knew, by name, every patient who had survived two years,” he says. Thanks in large part to the arrival of cancer immunotherapy, things are much different today. While lung cancer remains by far the leading cause of cancer death, immunotherapy now offers patients with advanced disease—Stage 4 cancer that has spread to other parts of the body—at least the c

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Tech.Co

APRIL 11, 2018

In 2015, a worker in the San Francisco Bay Area earning $100,000 a year would need to put their entire post-tax salary into renting a three-bedroom apartment. The popular tech destination is infamous for that extreme cost of living, which has worsened in recent years. Areas such as Oakland and San Francisco saw rent increases as high as 40 percent between 2015 and 2017.

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L.A. Business Journal

APRIL 27, 2018

K-Swiss will introduce an esports shoe in a partnership with esports group Immortals; a new social network for girls founded by former Disney execs gets $2.7M in seed funding; and WME expands its podcast portfolio.

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Startup San Diego

APRIL 10, 2018

Founder Q&A: A Conversation with Scot Chisholm Author: Kyle Stewart What does a successful startup in San Diego look like? As one of the more prominent examples of success in our community, one would be hard to miss Classy and its CEO, Scot Chisholm. Scot started his career as a consultant at Booz Allen […]. The post Startup Spotlight: Classy appeared first on Startup San Diego.

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socalTECH

APRIL 27, 2018

Los Angeles-based Maverick , a new startup launching a social network for girls, has raised $2.7M in a seed funding round, as it prepares to launch its service. Maverick, founded by Brooke Chaffin and Catherine Connors--both former Disney executives--said the seed funding came from Matt Robinson of Heroic Ventures plus Susan Lyne and Nisha Dua of BBG Ventures and Jeff Weiner, CEO of LinkedIn.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 14, 2018

Friday, April 20, 2018 -- StartEngine ICO 2.0 Spring Summit. The ICO marketplace has continued to grow exponentially; over $1.2B has already been raised in 2018; well on the way of passing the 2017 benchmark of $3.2B! The StartEngine ICO 2.0 Spring Summit will bring together hundreds of devoted cryptocurrency and blockchain investors, companies and influential keynote speakers to discuss a myriad of topics.

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Xconomy

APRIL 17, 2018

As the Xconomy Forum on Big Data Meets Big Biology draws near, one of the best arguments for understanding the significance of the convergence of data science and the life sciences may lie in what came out of the 2013 sale of San Diego’s EcoATM. Founded by several veterans of the wireless semiconductor industry , EcoATM created a business where there wasn’t one for recycling smartphones and other electronic devices.

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