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Good first impressions are essential for attracting new businesses to your property. Now more than ever, building owners are losing out on potential tenants even before they visit. MORE
A popular myth these days is that finishing college only dilutes your entrepreneurial instincts, and the best of the best, including Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg, dropped out early to hasten their success. I agree with Robert E. MORE
Jurny Inc. raised $9.5 million in capital to fund its global expansion MORE
As a long-time business consultant and investor, especially to entrepreneurs, I recognize your sparkle of vision , to build the ultimate world-changing product. Every one of you sees yourself as the next Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, or maybe even Steve Jobs. MORE
When you move around a city, you often end up farther away from some of your favorite restaurants and bakeries. Locale wants to keep you connected to the food you love, even if you live hours away now. MORE
The investment brings Universal Hydrogen’s total funding to $85 million MORE
All of us have been on the receiving end of a difficult conversation at work, and many have had to deliver a hard message to others. Unless you are totally inhuman, none of these are painless, and we all wish we had some way to make them more meaningful and more effective. MORE
Tatyana Dyshlova and Max Spielberg loved working side by side at Redwood City-based gaming giant Electronic Arts Inc MORE
The acquisition will strengthen Rocket Lab’s space systems portfolio and gives it a presence in Colorado, which has a large aerospace economy MORE
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Reward failure? . That may be a difficult concept for an executive. And there are limits of course. We wouldn’t reward a failure to follow laws, or protect lives, or deliberate endangerment of the company or its people. There are “good” failures. MORE
Long Beach-based Rocket Lab USA Inc. has scheduled two dedicated launches for Seattle-based BlackSky Global in November, the company announced Oct. MORE
Los Angeles-based Jurny, a developer of software used by independent hotels and vacation and short-term rental property operators for property and guest management, has raised $9.5M in a funding round. The funding was led by Mucker Capital. According to the company, the funding will go towards global expansion of its product, Jurny Virtual. MORE
Brentwood-based independent gaming studio Lucid Sight Inc. raised $2.6 million to launch its cloud-hosting platform for developers MORE
Carving out 45 minutes or an hour for a workout can be difficult between work, home and daily life. Digital fitness and wellness company FitOn was created to provide 15- or 20-minute workouts aimed at getting people moving in whatever time they can make. MORE
Westwood-based startup CarbonBuilt Inc. has raised $10 million to further develop and market its technology that reduces carbon dioxide emissions by injecting the gas into concrete MORE
Women have made great inroads into the tech world in recent years, but there remains a long way to go before we reach a truly equitable state of affairs in workforce numbers, remuneration and product development. MORE
Los Angeles-based The Boring Company has just received approval from Clark County, Nevada, for its plans to create an underground transportation system that will connect the Las Vegas Strip, Allegiant Stadium, and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The project is expected to stretch 29 miles and will have 51 stations. vegas boring company underground transportation tesla elon musk tunnel MORE
Los Angeles-based food service robot developer Miso Robotics announced this morning that it has rolled out a new product line, called Flippy Wings, which automatically fries chicken wings. The company said the new "robotic chicken wing frying solution" was specifically designed for partner Inspire Brands, which owns Buffalo Wild Wings. According to Miso Robotics, Buffalo Wild Wings began testing its new products this fall; it's unclear if or when the wing chain will roll out the product, however. MORE
In 2014, Igor Vaks knew the creator economy was going to boom — and he wanted to be a part of it MORE
141 I n my experience mentoring new entrepreneurs and aspiring business leaders, I see far too many who seem to be driven by all the wrong reasons. MORE
Less than a month after sending four civilians on a historic three-day journey around the Earth, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. reached another milestone: a valuation of more than $100 billion MORE
Here’s one for debate around a cup of coffee or a glass of wine. Most innovation occurs when creative people are relaxed and thinking about other things. Coffee, wine, quiet time, showers…. How it occurs in large companies…. MORE
Netflix employees staged a walkout yesterday in response to the company’s handling of a Dave Chappelle special that premiered on October 5. At the same time, Los Angeles-based trans activist Ashlee Marie Preston hosted a rally in solidarity with Netflix workers participating in the walkout. MORE
“You need to go back to work, you need to get back to doing what you love – building businesses!” That’s what my wife said to me back in June after I had been “retired” since 2017. MORE
Irvine-based ATTOM, the unit of RealtyTrac which tracks foreclosure data, says that foreclosure filings for the U.S. have increased 68 percent from a year ago, and are up 34 percent from the previous quarter. The uptick in foreclosure starts come as a result of the retreat of foreclosure moratorium and mortgage forbearance programs. According to ATTOM, there were total of 45,517 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings - default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions in Q3. MORE
142 One of the most important skills for every entrepreneur is timely and effective decision making. In a startup, any decision is better than no decision. One of the primary roles of every founder is to solve problems, make a decision, and manage the decision to results. MORE
We’ve debated this one forever it seems. Should be overwhelm prospective employees with stock options and perks? Or concentrate our available resources on just plain money as an attraction? MORE
The post Local tech entrepreneurs, investors share what it takes to make it during San Diego Startup Month appeared first on Startup San Diego. Startup News MORE
Cybersecurity company Orca Security Ltd. scored a massive payday MORE
As an actor with more than a decade of experience, Dylan Mooney was always in need of a scene partner MORE
It’s been a rough and perplexing six weeks for shareholders of downtown-based water infrastructure development company Cadiz Inc MORE
Most of you business leaders focus first on providing guidance to your team, but neglect self-leadership as an equally important dimension. In my experience, many entrepreneurs rely too much on the perspective of a trusted advisor, or try to emulate a competitor who is getting attention. MORE
With the pace of change ever escalating, entrepreneurs today can’t afford to acquire talent through traditional hiring alone, and need to revise the perception that “talent” is only full-time office employees. In addition, more people in the workforce don’t want to be resident employees. MORE
Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital Group says it has completed its acquisition of Los Angeles-based Cornerstone OnDemand, the provider of talent management software, in a deal which was worth $5.2 billion. According to Clearlake, it has acquired the outstanding shares of Cornerstone common stock for $57.50 per share in cash. As a result of the go-private deal, Cornerstone OnDemand no longer trades on the NASDAQ, where it had been listed as CSOD. MORE
Pasadena startup CarbonCapture Inc. secured $35 million in Series A financing and named veteran cleantech industry executive Adrian Corless chief executive MORE
Berkonomics
OCTOBER 21, 2021
We’ve debated this one forever it seems. Should be overwhelm prospective employees with stock options and perks? Or concentrate our available resources on just plain money as an attraction?
TechCrunch LA
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Netflix employees staged a walkout yesterday in response to the company’s handling of a Dave Chappelle special that premiered on October 5. At the same time, Los Angeles-based trans activist Ashlee Marie Preston hosted a rally in solidarity with Netflix workers participating in the walkout.
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L.A. Business Journal
OCTOBER 18, 2021
It’s been a rough and perplexing six weeks for shareholders of downtown-based water infrastructure development company Cadiz Inc
socalTECH
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Los Angeles-based The Boring Company has just received approval from Clark County, Nevada, for its plans to create an underground transportation system that will connect the Las Vegas Strip, Allegiant Stadium, and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The project is expected to stretch 29 miles and will have 51 stations. vegas boring company underground transportation tesla elon musk tunnel
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Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 9, 2021
A popular myth these days is that finishing college only dilutes your entrepreneurial instincts, and the best of the best, including Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg, dropped out early to hasten their success. I agree with Robert E.
Berkonomics
OCTOBER 14, 2021
Here’s one for debate around a cup of coffee or a glass of wine. Most innovation occurs when creative people are relaxed and thinking about other things. Coffee, wine, quiet time, showers…. How it occurs in large companies….
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TechCrunch LA
OCTOBER 7, 2021
Women have made great inroads into the tech world in recent years, but there remains a long way to go before we reach a truly equitable state of affairs in workforce numbers, remuneration and product development.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 5, 2021
Los Angeles-based Jurny, a developer of software used by independent hotels and vacation and short-term rental property operators for property and guest management, has raised $9.5M in a funding round. The funding was led by Mucker Capital. According to the company, the funding will go towards global expansion of its product, Jurny Virtual.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 15, 2021
With the pace of change ever escalating, entrepreneurs today can’t afford to acquire talent through traditional hiring alone, and need to revise the perception that “talent” is only full-time office employees. In addition, more people in the workforce don’t want to be resident employees.
Berkonomics
OCTOBER 7, 2021
Reward failure? . That may be a difficult concept for an executive. And there are limits of course. We wouldn’t reward a failure to follow laws, or protect lives, or deliberate endangerment of the company or its people. There are “good” failures.
L.A. Business Journal
OCTOBER 11, 2021
As an actor with more than a decade of experience, Dylan Mooney was always in need of a scene partner
Startup San Diego
OCTOBER 12, 2021
The post Local tech entrepreneurs, investors share what it takes to make it during San Diego Startup Month appeared first on Startup San Diego. Startup News
socalTECH
OCTOBER 14, 2021
Irvine-based ATTOM, the unit of RealtyTrac which tracks foreclosure data, says that foreclosure filings for the U.S. have increased 68 percent from a year ago, and are up 34 percent from the previous quarter. The uptick in foreclosure starts come as a result of the retreat of foreclosure moratorium and mortgage forbearance programs. According to ATTOM, there were total of 45,517 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings - default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions in Q3.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 1, 2021
I n my experience mentoring new entrepreneurs and aspiring business leaders, I see far too many who seem to be driven by all the wrong reasons.
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Carving out 45 minutes or an hour for a workout can be difficult between work, home and daily life. Digital fitness and wellness company FitOn was created to provide 15- or 20-minute workouts aimed at getting people moving in whatever time they can make.
L.A. Business Journal
OCTOBER 6, 2021
Jurny Inc. raised $9.5 million in capital to fund its global expansion
Southern California Edison Blog
OCTOBER 6, 2021
Good first impressions are essential for attracting new businesses to your property. Now more than ever, building owners are losing out on potential tenants even before they visit.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 15, 2021
Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital Group says it has completed its acquisition of Los Angeles-based Cornerstone OnDemand, the provider of talent management software, in a deal which was worth $5.2 billion. According to Clearlake, it has acquired the outstanding shares of Cornerstone common stock for $57.50 per share in cash. As a result of the go-private deal, Cornerstone OnDemand no longer trades on the NASDAQ, where it had been listed as CSOD.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 8, 2021
All of us have been on the receiving end of a difficult conversation at work, and many have had to deliver a hard message to others. Unless you are totally inhuman, none of these are painless, and we all wish we had some way to make them more meaningful and more effective.
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 19, 2021
When you move around a city, you often end up farther away from some of your favorite restaurants and bakeries. Locale wants to keep you connected to the food you love, even if you live hours away now.
L.A. Business Journal
OCTOBER 11, 2021
Cybersecurity company Orca Security Ltd. scored a massive payday
Frank Addante
OCTOBER 12, 2021
“You need to go back to work, you need to get back to doing what you love – building businesses!” That’s what my wife said to me back in June after I had been “retired” since 2017.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Los Angeles-based food service robot developer Miso Robotics announced this morning that it has rolled out a new product line, called Flippy Wings, which automatically fries chicken wings. The company said the new "robotic chicken wing frying solution" was specifically designed for partner Inspire Brands, which owns Buffalo Wild Wings. According to Miso Robotics, Buffalo Wild Wings began testing its new products this fall; it's unclear if or when the wing chain will roll out the product, however.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 2, 2021
One of the most important skills for every entrepreneur is timely and effective decision making. In a startup, any decision is better than no decision. One of the primary roles of every founder is to solve problems, make a decision, and manage the decision to results.
L.A. Business Journal
OCTOBER 18, 2021
Tatyana Dyshlova and Max Spielberg loved working side by side at Redwood City-based gaming giant Electronic Arts Inc
L.A. Business Journal
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Mid-Wilshire-based CIM Group is best known as a real estate developer
L.A. Business Journal
OCTOBER 21, 2021
The round gives the company a total of $57 million in funding
L.A. Business Journal
OCTOBER 19, 2021
Pasadena startup CarbonCapture Inc. secured $35 million in Series A financing and named veteran cleantech industry executive Adrian Corless chief executive
L.A. Business Journal
OCTOBER 6, 2021
Westwood-based startup CarbonBuilt Inc. has raised $10 million to further develop and market its technology that reduces carbon dioxide emissions by injecting the gas into concrete
L.A. Business Journal
OCTOBER 4, 2021
In 2014, Igor Vaks knew the creator economy was going to boom — and he wanted to be a part of it
L.A. Business Journal
OCTOBER 18, 2021
Brentwood-based independent gaming studio Lucid Sight Inc. raised $2.6 million to launch its cloud-hosting platform for developers
L.A. Business Journal
OCTOBER 18, 2021
Long Beach-based Rocket Lab USA Inc. has scheduled two dedicated launches for Seattle-based BlackSky Global in November, the company announced Oct.
L.A. Business Journal
OCTOBER 18, 2021
Less than a month after sending four civilians on a historic three-day journey around the Earth, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. reached another milestone: a valuation of more than $100 billion
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 6, 2021
Most of you business leaders focus first on providing guidance to your team, but neglect self-leadership as an equally important dimension. In my experience, many entrepreneurs rely too much on the perspective of a trusted advisor, or try to emulate a competitor who is getting attention.
L.A. Business Journal
OCTOBER 14, 2021
The investment brings Universal Hydrogen’s total funding to $85 million
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 13, 2021
As a long-time business consultant and investor, especially to entrepreneurs, I recognize your sparkle of vision , to build the ultimate world-changing product. Every one of you sees yourself as the next Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, or maybe even Steve Jobs.
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