Thu.Sep 10, 2015

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Here’s Why We Fell in Love with Draft

Both Sides of the Table

My partner Greg Bettinelli is an avid sports fan who throughout his career has developed an expert understanding in online ticketing (at eBay has was a champion of the StubHub acquisition) and online marketing. Greg knows consumer businesses and customers, which has added tremendously to our team where I admittedly have more of a background in enterprise software, data and online video.

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Timing your exit – Don’t ride it over the top.

Berkonomics

Dave’s note: For the second time, we invite Basil Peters, author of “Early Exits,” back as our guest – to provide more of his insight into the “when” to exit by selling your business. In future weeks, we’ll add the voices of other well-known professionals in the field of exits to my own, and try to give you a compendium of useful advice in the process. .

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Fliptu Becomes Ampsy, Signs Up Darius Rucker As A Customer

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Los Angeles-based social aggregation tool developer Fliptu said today that it has rebranded the company as Ampsy , and also integrated its software with Hootsuite. The reasoning behind the rebranding was not given. As part of the announcement, Ampsy said that its product has been being used by musical artist Darius Rucker , who has been using Ampsy's product with Hootsuite during his performances.

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Grandparents Day 2015 Gets a Boost from Entrepreneurs

Tech Zulu Event

Young entrepreneurs are modernizing senior care for the better and creating more reliable ways to support the aging generation. With Grandparents Day approaching on September 13th , we wanted to share a quick roundup of a few ways to improve the lives of our aging loved ones. Whether it be the issue of finding a trustworthy caregiver to take care of your grandparents or making it easier for seniors to live chat via webcam, we’re hoping the following services can inspire a story on the ty

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Can You Ask for Office Rent Relief? How to Manage Your Lease During COVID-19

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.

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Google Fiber Might Be Coming To Irvine, San Diego

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Looking for some super fast Internet? Google said Thursday that it is exploring extending its ultra-fast, gigabit Internet service to both Irvine and San Diego--two of three cities Google says it is now working with on the service. Google said the two, Southern California cities--plus Louisville, Kentucky--are just starting a "joint planning process" with the company on bringing the ultra-fast fiber connectivity to their cities.

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Yardi Launches New Senior Living Software

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Santa Barbara-based property management software developer Yardi said this morning that it has released a new software product, called RentCafe Senior Living. The new software provides an online portal, which allows residents and other responsible parties to manage payments, review resident health and wellness information, communicate with care providers, and more.

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ParkMe Acquired By INRIX

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Santa Monica-based parking information provider ParkMe , which was founded by Sam Friedman and Alexander Israel, has been acquired by traffic information provider INRIX , the two announced this morning. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. INRIX said that ParkMe will remain in Santa Monica, and that it will continue to offer ParkMe's services.

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Interview with Alexander Israel, Co-founder of ParkMe

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Santa Monica-based parking data and mobile app developer ParkMe (www.parkme.com) was just acquired this morning by traffic and telematics giant Inrix. We caught up with co-founder and COO Alexander Israel late yesterday, ahead of the announcement, to have a quick chat with him about the acquisition and his experience--along with co-founder Sam Friedman--of starting up and selling his company.

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Belkin's Latest Accessory Looks To Tame Lack Of Pockets

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Playa Vista-based computer accessory and products maker Belkin has been pushing the limits of technology lately, with such products as its Wi-fi enabled water sensors and MIMO routers. However, its latest products--announced on Wednesday--tackle a far less high tech issue: the lack of pockets in workout gear. Belkin said it has launched two new products, a new Fitness Belt and its Storage Plus Armband , which are specifically designed to help users with a place to put their smartphones and other

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