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Be Green Packaging Acquired By The Riverside Company

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Santa Barbara-based Be Green Packaging , a designer of sustainable, compostable, and recyclable packaging for the consumer packaged goods market, has been acquired by private equity investor Riverside Company. Be Green Packaging was founded in 2007, and was co-founded by Ron Blitzer and Robert Richman. READ MORE>>.

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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

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But what IS the right amount of burn for a company? Burn rate in case you don’t know is the amount of money a company is either spending (gross) or losing (net) per month. (it Conversely if you’re burning $600,000 per month (yes, some companies do) then you only have 5 months of cash left. Gross Burn vs. Net Burn.

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Ember Taps Former Dyson CEO As New CEO

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The company said it named Jim Rowan to the position, to head up marketing, sales, finance and operations for the consumer business. The company said Rowan has joined it board of directors. Rowan also previously was head of Research In Motion (BlackBerry) from 2007 to 2012.

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Praying to the God of Valuation

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I started my first company in 1999 and was admittedly swept up in all of this: Magazine covers, fancy conferences, artificial valuations and easy money. 2001–2007: THE BUILDING YEARS The dot com bubble had burst. Between 2006–2008 I sold both companies that I had started and became a VC. Until we weren’t. The tide has gone out.

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Centerfield Buys Business.com and Savings.com

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Los Angeles-based Centerfield, a marketing and customer acquisition company backed by private equity investor Platinum Equity, says it has acquired both Business.com and Savings.com. The company was acquired by Platinum Equity in December 2019. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. for the domain name.

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Epic Sciences Names Chief Medical Officer

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Wenstrup previously was Chief Medical Officer for Myriad Genetics, serving at that firm from 2006 to 2007. Epic Sciences said that Wenstrup will lead clinical development, regulatory and medical affairs strategies for the company and be responsible for advancing the company's clinical research and product development pipeline.

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HireAHelper Acquired By Porch

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Porch said that HireAHelper's 75 employees will joing the company's existing headcount of more than 800 employees, and that HireAHelper will remain in its location in Oceanside. HireAHelper was founded in 2007, and offers up a marketplace to compare quotes from local movers on both moving and moving services.

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