TechCrunch LA
MARCH 18, 2019
Leonard Kleinrock. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Leonard Kleinrock is the Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering. When my team of graduate students and I sent the first message over the internet on a warm Los Angeles evening in October, 1969, little did we suspect that we were at the start of a worldwide revolution.
SoCal Tech Calendar
MARCH 22, 2019
Thursday, March 28, 2019 -- Interested in meeting and pitching to early-stage Angel Investors and Venture Capitalists in Southern California? Register for the FundingPost event on Thursday, March 28th, 2019. FundingPost has hosted 400 sold-out venture events in 22 cities over the past 17 years. At our next event, the panel of Investors will focus on Early-Stage Venture Investing: How to meet investors, pitch them, and what it really takes to get them to write you a check!
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Xconomy
MARCH 19, 2019
Tech salaries may not be as high outside of Silicon Valley, but neither is the cost of operating a business—or the cost of living. San Diego’s startup community has rejoiced in recent months as massive companies that employ thousands of engineers—including Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN ), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ), and the tech arm of Walmart (NYSE: WMT )—have announced expansions in the region.
socalTECH
MARCH 18, 2019
Too busy to bother with a visit to the dentist? A new, Los Angeles startup, Dentulu , is hoping to make it easier for you to handle dental care--saying it wants to allow patients to book a dental appointment much like they might book a ride on Uber. According to Dentulu, it has developed a mobile app, which it plans to launch in April, which where it says it will offer up preventative and restorative dental care to patients ages 18 years and older.
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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.
TechCrunch LA
MARCH 20, 2019
Postmates is launching a new feature called Postmates Party that lets customers within the same neighborhood pool their orders. In return, these customers get the food delivered for free, eliminating a major pinch point for potential Postmates users. The feature illustrates how Postmates, one of the earlier entrants to the billion-dollar food delivery wars , is trying to remain competitive by appealing to price-sensitive customers.
Berkonomics
MARCH 21, 2019
If you’re looking for growth capital, this one’s for you. We’ll cover what information you’ll expect to provide, your range of expected values and amounts of investment to expect. All to help you set your expectations. OK? Financial History and Projections. Let’s start with the basics. If you are a going business with a track record of revenues, then the importance of accurate current financial statements cannot be overstated.
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socalTECH
MARCH 18, 2019
Remember Myspace ? The onetime social networking site, founded in Los Angeles, is now owned by Meredith Corporation and is still active as an online music discovery site. However, the site has quite a bit less music now, after the site accidentally lost all of the music uploaded to the site uploaded between 2003 and 2015. The 12 years worth of music included over 50 million songs uploaded from 14 million artists.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 16, 2019
Today’s customers are overloaded and overwhelmed by too much information, so making a decision is a challenge. You may think this is only important to your marketing and sales people, but in reality it doesn’t matter how great your product or technology might be, you won’t succeed if you don’t understand your target customer decision process. Every aspect of your business must be about sales.
Xconomy
MARCH 22, 2019
Turning Point Therapeutics, which is developing targeted cancer drugs for patients whose tumors resist other precision therapies, has outlined plans for an IPO. The company, which started operations in 2014, has raised nearly $148 million since inception. It is headed by Athena Countouriotis, who joined the company in May as its chief medical officer, then was promoted to chief executive in September.
socalTECH
MARCH 22, 2019
San Diego-based Cardea Bio , a manufacturer of graphene-based, digital biosensors being used to monitor biological systems using semiconductors, announced this morning that it has raised $7.8M in a Series A-1 financing round. The financing was led by Alexandria Venture Investments, and also included Serra Ventures and other new and existing investors.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 22, 2019
Image via Pixabay Everyone has heard about the big potential for using artificial intelligence (AI) to expand your business, but many of the small businesses I mentor are still wary of embracing it, because they don’t understand how it works, and fear losing control and unintended consequences. My advice is that AI is here, so it behooves all of us to learn how to use it properly and move forward.
SoCal Tech Calendar
MARCH 21, 2019
Wednesday, March 27, 2019 -- Orange County Fundingpost VC and Angel Investor Conference. Interested in meeting and pitching to early-stage Angel Investors and Venture Capitalists in Southern California? Register for the FundingPost event on Wednesday, March 27th, 2019. FundingPost has hosted 400 sold-out venture events in 22 cities over the past 18 years.
Xconomy
MARCH 19, 2019
Urovant Sciences says its experimental drug for overactive bladder could offer advantages compared to an FDA-approved treatment marketed by Astellas Pharma. But late-stage clinical results released Tuesday raise questions whether Urovant can persuade doctors to prescribe it instead of a much cheaper generic competitor. Irvine, CA-based Urovant (NASDAQ: UROV ) said Tuesday that its drug vibegron hit the main goals of a Phase 3 study.
socalTECH
MARCH 22, 2019
Los Angeles-based XPRIZE , the nonprofit which runs competitions to encourage the development of new technology to solve some of the world's problems, has put its efforts behind forest health, saying it has put together an outline of potential breakthroughs required for healthier forest ecosystems. The company said its "Future of Forests Impact Roadmap" is being sponsored by Kimberly-Clark Corporation, and might be the basis of future XPRIZE competitions.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 20, 2019
Image via Jisc As an advisor to startups and entrepreneurs, I often hear the myth that all new businesses must start with a great idea. I have to disagree. I believe the best entrepreneurs start by finding a large opportunity, and only then use good ideas to capitalize on that opportunity. The best opportunities are recognized from painful needs, plus a growing population of customers with money to spend.
SoCal Tech Calendar
MARCH 20, 2019
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Xconomy
MARCH 20, 2019
A Chicago-based private equity firm has tapped the former head of NuVasive and finance chief of GreatCall to start a new healthcare company in San Diego. The company, Corza Health, is headed by Greg Lucier, most recently CEO at NuVasive, and backed by the PE firm, GTCR, with money from its $5.25 billion Fund XII. Lucier is also making a “substantial” investment in Corza, according to a statement from GTCR on Wednesday.
socalTECH
MARCH 21, 2019
Fountain Valley-based gaming products maker HyperX , which is part of Kingston Technology, says it has signed up its very first Brazilian "gaming ambassador", soccer player Casemiro. Casemiro plays for Real Madrid and the Brazil national team. According to HyperX, Casemiro--who is now based in Madrid--will use HyperX products while gaming in his free time.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 18, 2019
Image via Pixabay With all the progress in analytical tools and big data available, many people feel there is no place in business today for intuition and gut instincts. As an advisor to entrepreneurs for many years, I strongly disagree, and still see the value of at least combining intuition with logical analysis, as we face customers and markets driven by relationships, emotions, and unpredictable social trends.
SoCal Tech Calendar
MARCH 20, 2019
Tuesday, March 26, 2019 -- San Diego Fundingpost VC and Angel Investor Conference. Interested in meeting and pitching to early-stage Angel Investors and Venture Capitalists in Southern California? Register for the FundingPost event on Tuesday, March 26th, 2019. FundingPost has hosted 400 sold-out venture events in 22 cities over the past 18 years. At our next event, the panel of Investors will focus on Early-Stage Venture Investing: How to meet investors, pitch them, and what it really takes to
Xconomy
MARCH 22, 2019
One group of people in dire need of medical relief got good news this week. The first drug for postpartum depression was approved. With its complicated logistics, side effects, and potential high cost, it won’t be for everyone who experiences the condition— 1 of every 9 U.S. women giving birth. But at least it’s an option. That’s more than Alzheimer’s patients and their doctors can say about aducanumab, the latest high-profile, high-cost failure in that frustrating
socalTECH
MARCH 21, 2019
Los Angeles-based online technology products retailer Newegg has inked a long term marketing agreement with e-sports entertainment company Allied Esports , and will become the "official e-commerce partner" at the HyperX Esports Arena Las Vegas. Financial details of the sponsorship deal were not announced. According to Newegg, its branding will be displayed prominently throughout the venue, as well as on the arena's official website, social channels and live streams.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 17, 2019
Image via Pixabay Every entrepreneur seeking funding loves the challenge of getting customers and investors excited, but dreads the thought of negotiating the terms of a deal with potential investors. They are naturally reluctant to step out of the friendly and familiar business territory into the unfamiliar battlefield of venture capitalists from which few escape unscathed.
SoCal Tech Calendar
MARCH 19, 2019
Thursday, March 21, 2019 -- R.E.D Talk: Investment in Technology and Automation Across Industry in LA County. LAEDC. How is Digital Transformation Shaping our Region? Technological innovations like artificial intelligence and automation are impacting how businesses are looking to the future investments in their organizations, and their industries as a whole.
AllTopStartups
MARCH 20, 2019
Welcome to our founder lessons series. Today, Cody Candee, co-founder and CEO of Bounce reveals how he and his team successfully launched a startup that lets you find a place to leave your… The post How Cody Candee And His Team Successfully Launched ?Bounce, a Short-term Storage Startup appeared first on AllTopStartups.
socalTECH
MARCH 19, 2019
San Diego-based Trovata.io , a developer of software used for automating cash management and for open banking, has named two new executives, the company said on Tuesday. The company said it has named Joseph Drambarean as Chief Technology Officer and Dave McCutcheon as Vice President Sales. Drambarean was previously at Capital One. McCutcheon was most recently Head of Sales and Alliances at FloQast.
Alon Schwartz
MARCH 20, 2019
Shot of a group of businesspeople high fiving in an office. When Jason Nazar and I launched Docstoc years ago, we got 30,000 unique users on the first day. I was ecstatic. I remember how my team of engineers and I were all high fiving each other, with big smiles on our faces. Then I walk into Jason’s office and he had a very different reaction. Our conversation went something like this: Me: “Hey, we got 30,000 unique visitors on the first day.”.
SoCal Tech Calendar
MARCH 19, 2019
Wednesday, March 20, 2019 -- MEAT 2.0: The Future of Protein Production and Consumption in a Conscious World. Central Coast MIT Forum. Join us on March 20th as we learn about a few of the new offerings of protein, meat, and seafood (e.g., plant-based proteins, cell-based meat, and meat and seafood obtained through regenerative farming) from the folks in charge of these emerging industries.
TechCrunch LA
MARCH 17, 2019
Welcome back to Transportation Weekly; I’m your host Kirsten Korosec, senior transportation reporter at TechCrunch. We love the reader feedback. Keep it coming. Never heard of TechCrunch’s Transportation Weekly? Catch up by reading the first edition here or check out last week’s edition , which offered the gamut of mobility news from Lyft and Bird to Waymo’s laser bears and cybersecurity.
socalTECH
MARCH 19, 2019
Los Angeles-based Oblong , best known as the developer of 3D, interactive software used for meetings and "spatial computing", says it has rolled out a new collaboration tools aimed at virtual teams. According to Oblong, its new software, Rumpus, is a visual collaboration application aimed at the web conferencing market. Oblong says its new software provides simultaneous access to shared screens fro m meeting participants, with such features as shared cursors, annotation, and emojis for signaling
InfoChachkie
MARCH 21, 2019
A version of this article previously appeared Forbes. In 1904, eighteen year old Ida Rosenthal immigrated to the US, speaking only her native Russian. Shortly after arriving in New York City, her husband fell ill, forcing Ida to become the family’s sole breadwinner. She used her meager savings to purchase a sewing machine and began creating dresses from magazine photos, which she sold for $25 each.
SoCal Tech Calendar
MARCH 19, 2019
Friday, March 22, 2019 -- Coffee Meetup: From Immigrant to Entrepreneur. Crosscampus. Amir will share his experience as an immigrant entrepreneur. We'll learn how he overcame the challenge of losing his father as a teen and moving to the US from Iran, and how he became committed to entrepreneurship and solar power.
socalTECH
MARCH 18, 2019
Ventura-based The Trade Desk , which develops advertising technology, said Monday afternoon that it has added Lise Buyer to its Board of Directors. Buyer is Managing Partner of the Class V Group, a consulting firm that advises companies on initial public offerings. According to The Trade Desk, Buyer had advised the company prior to its IPO in September 2016.
socalTECH
MARCH 20, 2019
Boost.ai , a European startup which is developing conversational artificial intelligence (AI) software for banks, financial institutions, and other enterprises, said this morning that it has set up shop in Santa Monica, setting up its North American headquarters here as it expands to the US. The Norwegian company said it received $5M in a strategic investment to help with that global expansion.
socalTECH
MARCH 22, 2019
San Diego- and Redwood City-based crowdfunding sight GoFundMe has banned anti-vaccine crowdfunding efforts on its site, according to reports , in a bid to battle the spread of misinformation. GoFundMe reportedly said that campaigns raising money to promote misinformation about vaccines violate its terms of service. The ban comes as there has been an outbreak internationally of the measles, including major outbeaks on in New York and in the Pacific Northwest, attributed to anti-vaxxers.
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