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Leaf Group Acquires Deny Designs

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Santa Monica-based Leaf Group , which is led by Sean Moriarty, said on Thursday that it has acquired home decor brand Deny Designs. for Deny Designs, split between $6.7M Deny Designs was based in Denver, Colorado. Leaf Group disclosed the sale in its first quarter 2017 results, where it reported a net loss of $10.0M

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United Dwelling is one startup building something to solve California’s housing crisis

TechCrunch LA

.” Instead, Dietz and the architecture firm Modative collaborated on a new design for a pre-fabricated house. The nonprofit is designed to help low-income individuals find employment and get on the path to economic self-sufficiency, according to the company. When you can match that latent supply with latent demand.

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Plan Bee Taps NameJet, AfterNic For.BUILD Top Level Domain

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A Santa Monica-based domain venture, Plan Bee LLC , has selected domain name auction site NameJet--a joint venture of Santa Monica-based Demand Media and Web.com--along with domain marketplace AfterNic--to power initial distribution for its new top level domain,BUILD. Plan Bee is headed by George Minardos. READ MORE>>.

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Carrier Network Infrastructure: How to Find Local Vendors to Expand Your Capacity

Southern California Edison Blog

Customers are demanding denser coverage and higher speeds in expanding areas. To expand coverage in high-demand areas, such as densely populated areas like Southern California, finding a local carrier network infrastructure provider is often the best option. Assess On-Net Fiber Optic Maps.

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This Woman’s Company Should Have Been Named After Her, Not Her Husband

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In 1955, the company’s net work was $500,000 ($4.6 Seeing an opportunity, Ruth designed and sold a similar doll, which she differentiated by creating a huge wardrobe of clothing and accessories. million, inflation adjusted). Ruth’s other innovation was changing the doll world’s traditional child/baby dynamic. Ruth’s Second Act.

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6 Services from Telecom Infrastructure Companies in SoCal that Help Carriers Scale

Southern California Edison Blog

The telecommunications industry is under increasing pressure as customers demand high speeds and data transport, as well as implementing big data initiatives for their businesses. To keep up with demands, carriers are investing billions of dollar in infrastructure and service enhancements to help them grow. SONET Services.

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Should Startups Focus on Profitability or Not?

Both Sides of the Table

Gross Profit (also called Gross Margin or sometimes “Net Revenue”). And assuming they both had the same net profit margins (profit / revenue) then the former company would be much better off at the end of the year. If there was strong market demand for their product then this investment might pay off handsomely.

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