Philip Joens

Philip Joens | Friday, October 2nd, 2015

U.K. crackdown sinks Sientra stock price

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Philip Joens | Friday, September 25th, 2015

Stockholders sue Goleta-based Sientra after shares slide

Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies

Sientra’s shares nosedived more than 52 percent on Sept. 24 and several law firms around the country announced on Sept. 25 investigations into possible violations of federal securities laws. On Sept. 23, the Goleta-based breast implant manufacturer sold 3 million new shares in a public offering. The offering raised $66 million for the company before Read More →

Philip Joens | Friday, September 25th, 2015

Industry titans ponder future of digital music

Technology, Top Stories

Philip Joens | Friday, September 18th, 2015

New venture capital fund aims to spur Central Coast tech

Banking & Finance, Latest news, Top Stories

A new Central Coast tech venture capital fund will give entrepreneurs in the Highway 101 corridor another avenue for funding. Santa Barbara Technology Ventures seeks to invest primarily in tech startups by having a close affiliation with companies coming out of UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, according to a Sept. 1 Read More →

Philip Joens | Friday, September 18th, 2015

Startups race to find investors at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Demo Day

Central Coast, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories

Philip Joens | Wednesday, September 16th, 2015

Industry titans debate future of digital music

Latest news, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories

Three titans of the music industry had mixed views of the future of digital music and artists’ ability to profit from it during a panel discussion in Santa Barbara Wednesday evening. The MIT Enterprise Forum of the Central Coast featured Tom Conrad, co-founder and retired chief technology officer of Pandora; Marc Geiger, head of the Read More →

Philip Joens | Friday, September 11th, 2015