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Vision. ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Video Interview: Aaron Ross, Predictable Revenue <#m_-6954588645467766234_0078607> - Report: Ring Coaching Police How To Gain Video Without A Warrant <#m_-6954588645467766234_0078613> - Snap Seeks To Raise $1.0 Billion In Debt Offering <#m_-6954588645467766234_0078610> - Sony Electronics Launches Competition For Female Filmmakers, Photographers <#m_-6954588645467766234_0078612> - FanDragon Names Trio Of Executives <#m_-6954588645467766234_0078611> - Former Tinder Marketing Head Sues Match Group <#m_-6954588645467766234_0078609> - Eta Compute Names CEO <#m_-6954588645467766234_0078608> - Sunstone Backs Lucira Health In $15M Funding <#m_-6954588645467766234_0078606> - SpaceX Offers New Dedicated Small Satellite Launches <#m_-6954588645467766234_0078604> - Fair Boosts Executive Team <#m_-6954588645467766234_0078603> - Romeo Power Technology Finds $4M For EV Power Systems <#m_-6954588645467766234_0078600> *Marketplace* - BDO - Southern California Technology Industry Team <#m_-6954588645467766234_ad737> - Bestronics - Electronic Engineering Services, SOMs, Imaging Products, Displays & Batteries <#m_-6954588645467766234_ad752> - Become a Socaltech Supporter! <#m_-6954588645467766234_ad724> - Stubbs Alderton & Markiles Preccelerator <#m_-6954588645467766234_ad694> - Stradling <#m_-6954588645467766234_ad608> - Early Stage Commercial Insurance - Pacific Unified Insurance Agency <#m_-6954588645467766234_ad596> *Tuesday, August 6, 2019* *IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <http://www.socalip.com>* Patents. Trademarks. Copyrights. Trade Secrets. IP Filings. IP Strategy. IP Litigation. IP Transactions. US and Worldwide. Offices in Westlake Village and Santa Barbara. [email protected] www.socalip.com *Video Interview: Aaron Ross, Predictable Revenue* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078607.html> Our interview today is with Aaron Ross, the Co-CEO of Predictable Revenue ( www.predictablerevenue.com), and author of the Predictable Revenue: Turn Your Business Into A Sales Machine With The $100M Best Practices of Salesforce.com, and From Impossible to Inevitable: How SaaS and Other Hyper-Growth Companies Create Predictable Revenue. Ross helped create the sales machine behind Salesforce.com, and he tells us his story and gives his tips to entrepreneurs. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078607.html>) *Report: Ring Coaching Police How To Gain Video Without A Warrant* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078613.html> Los Angeles-based Ring, the maker of doorbell and security cameras which is now owned by Amazon, is looking to make it very easy for local law enforcement to obtain surveillance footage without a need for a warrant, according to a report from Motherboard. According to the report, Ring's tools now provide an interactive map that allows the police to request footage from camera owners--and has actively been working on helping police "persuade" homeowners to hand over that footage. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078613.html>) *Snap Seeks To Raise $1.0 Billion In Debt Offering* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078610.html> Santa Monica-based Snap says it is looking to raise $1.0 billion in new funding, through a convertible senior note offering and private placement. According to Snap, the convertible senior notes will be due in 2026, and will be a private placement to qualified institutional buyers. Snap also said it intends to grant the initial purchasers of the notes an option to purchase up to an additional $150.0 million principal amount of notes. ( More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078610.html>) *Sony Electronics Launches Competition For Female Filmmakers, Photographers* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078612.html> Sony Electronics, which runs its U.S. operations out of San Diego, says it has launched a contest that will award $21,000 in project budget and up to $5,000 in Sony gear to female photographers and filmmakers. According to the company, its Alpha Female Creator-in-residence Program is aimed at helping advance the careers of female photographers and filmmakers. The competition is in its second year. Last year, Sony said it selected five women for its program. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078612.html>) *FanDragon Names Trio Of Executives* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078611.html> Los Angeles-based FanDragon Technologies, a startup offering up mobile ticket delivery software, announced this morning that it has hired on three new executives. The company said it has named Steve Machin as Global Director of Ticketing Strategy & Innovation, Mark Weiss as Chief Business Officer & General Counsel, and Jason Black as Chief of Staff. Machin has previously served at Live Nation and Ticketmaster; Weiss was previously at Staples, Inc. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078611.html>) *Former Tinder Marketing Head Sues Match Group* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078609.html> The former marketing head of Los Angeles-based dating and hookup-app developer Tinder, Rosette Pambakian, has sued Tinder's parent company, Match Group, over wrongful termination. According to The Verge, the lawsuit alleges that former Tinder CEO Greg Blatt sexually assaulted her in 2016, and that Pambakian was later fired as a result of going public with the sexual assault allegations. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078609.html>) *Eta Compute Names CEO* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078608.html> Westlake Village-based Eta Compute, a company developing machine learning software for embedded devices like mobile phones, has named Dr. Ted Tewkbury as its new CEO. Tewksbery was previously President and CEO of Entropic Communications, and previously also served as President and CEO of Integrated Device Technology, in addition to serving at AMI Semiconductor, Maxim Integrated, IBM Microelectronics and Analog Devices. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078608.html>) *Sunstone Backs Lucira Health In $15M Funding* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078606.html> Long Beach-based investor Sunstone Management is one of the investors in Emeryville, California-based Lucira Health, as part of a Series B funding rounding, the company said on Monday morning. The Series B funding was worth $15M, and was led by Seraph Group, and also included Eclipse Ventures, DCVC (Data Collective), Y Combinator and Sunstone Management and new backer ShangBay Capital. Lucira Health is developing diagnostic tools which use DNA and RNA to identify infection diseases. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078606.html>) *SpaceX Offers New Dedicated Small Satellite Launches* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078604.html> Hawthorne-based SpaceX said on Monday that it will begin offering up regularly scheduled, shared "rideshare" launches, aimed at use by small satellite operators. According to SpaceX, those launches will cost as low as $2.25M per mission, including up to 150 kg of payload mass. The company said that--unlike the usual practice in the industry--the launches will not be dependent on "primary" missions, and will not be held up by any delays with co-passengers. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078604.html>) *Fair Boosts Executive Team* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078603.html> Santa Monica-based vehicle subscription startup Fair, led by longtime automobile and startup veteran Scott Painter, is boosting its executive team, saying on Monday that it has added three new executives to its team. The company said it added Jay Trinidad as the company's Chief Product Officer, Pat Wilkinson as its GM of Exclusive Uber Program, and John Pierantoni as SVP of Finance and Risk. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078603.html>) *Romeo Power Technology Finds $4M For EV Power Systems* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078600.html> Vernon, California-based Romeo Power Technology, a developer of high density, battery packs specifically for the e-mobility market, has raised $4M in funding, from HG Ventures, according to the two. According to HG Ventures, Romeo Power will use the funding to scale production and for industry partnerships. Romeo develops lithium-ion based battery systems for use in electric vehicles, and was founded by engineers who had previously worked at SpaceX, Tesla, and Samsung, according to HG Ventures. 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Then stay and enjoy cold beverages and appetizers on a beautiful summer evening on the patio. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26502 August 13, Santa Monica -- *Preccelerator Workshop: Priced to Grow - Building for Sustainable Growth* Preccelerator Workshop: Priced to Grow - Building for Sustainable Growth. Join our session to challenge perceptions of pricing - what it is and is not - and begin laying the groundwork to integrate pricing into your company's growth strategy that drives sustainable business goals. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26507 August 15, Los Angeles -- *10th Annual Women in Green Forum – Posting on Events Calendar* 10th Annual Women in Green Forum. 10th Annual Women in Green Forum The Women In Green Forum has emerged as the premier conference series highlighting women’s impact on the environmental industry. Now celebrating its 10th year, the Women In Green Forum (WIGF) is the largest conference of its kind and attracts an international audience of environmental professionals. Each year, we convene sustainability trailblazers who share insights about the newest and most cutting-edge environmental innovations. The 2019 WIGF program is built around the theme “A Decade of Impact” to highlight the Forum’s 10th anniversary celebration. Speakers will explore on the advances made in the environmental movement over the last decade and the innovations on the horizon for the coming decade.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26447 August 17, Los Angeles -- *Data Con LA 2019* Data Con LA 2019. Data Con LA, formerly known as Big Data Day LA, is the largest data conference of its kind in Southern California. 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