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Energica CEO plots her Italian EV company’s reboot from lockdown

TechCrunch LA

There could be more demand for electric vehicles post COVID-19 crisis, believes Energica founder Livia Cevolini. One of those is greater demand for EVs after the pandemic. Before the health crisis shutdown most of Italy, Energica had already seen larger demand for its high-performance e-motos, with a price range of $17,000 to $23,000.

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WhiteFox Defense: Solving The Drone Incursion Problem, with Luke Fox

socalTECH

However, there is already the technology out therefrom San Luis Obispo-based Whitefox Defense (www.whitefoxdefense.com)  to both detect, and neutralize those drones. We spoke with founder and CEO Luke Fox to learn more about the company, and its technology. Explain how your technology works?

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10 Realities Today Cause Startups To Bypass An IPO

Startup Professionals Musings

Smart entrepreneurs are just now starting to look at this option again, due to its unpredictability and the challenges of running a public company. Too many startups have experienced early financial losses and technical glitches, like Uber and the Zynga IPO a while back, which antagonized individual investors and startup executives as well.

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Why Amazon Is the Undisputed E-Commerce Growth Leader

Startup Professionals Musings

Senior leaders need to be personally involved in defining the tests and reviewing results and implications. Jeff Bezos always instills a sense of urgency by demanding business plans from business leaders on how they would disrupt their own lines of business. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 05/15/2019.

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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

Both Sides of the Table

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. and we were met with weak demand, slow growth and high costs. We built a strong brand in the city and acquired a ton of organic traffic.

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Health Care Reform - What It Can Mean for Small Business

Tech Coast Venture Network

That's because employees who are facing individual fines for not having insurance will, in many cases, choose to buy it at the workplace, thereby increasing demand. As a consequence, small businesses should be able to get competitive insurance plans and better pricing. What if a business can't afford employee health care?

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