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Lee Schneider: How Los Angeles Became A Startup Town

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Lee Schneider is the author of a new book, Chronicle of a Startup Town: Los Angeles , which delves into the people and reasons on why Los Angeles has become one of the epicenters of the startup and technology industry. The book--which was just published last month--profiles the major players, startups, venture capitalists, and others here, in an attempt to understand how and why Los Angeles has become a major force in startups.

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8 Lessons For Entrepreneurs From The Shark Tank

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As an advisor to entrepreneurs and active angel investor, I often get questions about the realism of the Shark Tank TV series, compared to professional investor negotiations. The simple answer is that with all the staging of TV lights and billionaire investors, it’s nothing like Silicon Valley. Yet the process is eerily realistic, and every entrepreneur can glean some important lessons.

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Esri Backs Climate Change Resilience Effort

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Redland-based GIS software maker Esri is contributing its software to help deal with climate change in developing countries, the company said Tuesday, in support of the White House Climate Action Plan. Esri said it will donate both its GIS technology and counsel to help developing countries deal with climate change, starting with efforts in Columbia, Ethiopia, and Bangladesh.

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Creating A Better Digital Marketing Strategy For Your Business

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It’s no secret – digital marketing is the big brand battleground for most companies. Especially for small or medium-sized businesses, most of your time, effort, and potential reward are all going to be web-based, and getting your digital marketing strategy right is often a sink-or-swim proposition. But what exactly does that entail? Digital marketing is a vast, vast world, and one remarkably short on silver-bullet solutions.

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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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Oculus Plans Big Office In Seattle

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Irvine-based virtual reality headset developer Oculus has some major expansion plans in Seattle, according to a report, which says the company has leased 51,000 feet of space in the city. Oculus VR has not previously detailed any plans for expansion in Seattle, which is a popular location for companies looking to tap into talent located there, particularly from such companies as Microsoft and Amazon.com.

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Local ID Lands $1.9M

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Los Angeles-based Local ID , a new startup that is looking to help retail and restaurant brands to improve their local store marketing efforts, has raised $1.9M in a seed funding round, the company said today. The funding was led by Crosscut Ventures, and also included Technicolor, TenOneTen, Baroda Ventures, Double M Partners, Tallwave, Wavemaker Partners and Queens Bridge Venture Partners Local ID is led by local technology veteran Alex Nocifera, who previously was founder and CEO of Ripple TV

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ClearPath Networks Names VP

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El Segundo-based ClearPath Networks , a developer of a cloud-based platform aimed at helping network, broadband, and cloud operators manage their services, has named a new VP. ClearPath has named Marc Cohn as the company's new Senior Vice President of Marketing. Cohn joins the company from Ciena Corporation, and also had served at IP Infusion, Amdocs, and Lucent Technologies.

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SpaceX Plans Massive, Satellite Internet Constellation

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Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the rocket and spaceship development company led by mogul Elon Musk, has added a grand new plan on the company's way to deliver humanity to Mars: to provide Internet access across the globe. SpaceX has apparently filed plans with the FCC to begin testing a project to deploy its own, extensive satellite constellation, which would use 4,000 space satellites to bring Internet connectivity to every spot on earth.

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