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GM exits car-sharing business and shuts down Maven

TechCrunch LA

Maven had paused service due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Verge was the first to report the story. Maven had already suspended its consumer car-sharing and a peer-to-peer service due to COVID-19. The automaker Tuesday said its Maven car-sharing service, which launched in 2016, will shut down for good.

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10 Positive Signs For Starting Your Own Business Now

Startup Professionals Musings

Statistica reports that almost 20 percent more companies went public in 2018 versus 2017. Last year 300,000+ American angels invested an estimated $25 billion in more than 70,000 startup deals. I can remember when creating a web site for eCommerce could easily require a million dollar investment.

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Bio Roundup: Trump’s Triumph, Election Fallout, CRISPR Arguments & More

Xconomy

—Xconomy rounded up some post-election thoughts from several local tech and life science leaders , which included a mix of outrage, resiliency, hope, rationalizing, grandstanding, and some calls for calm and reason. The team leader told Reuters that clinical trials could start in 2018. Bagger is helping run the transition.

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10 Signs That The Age Of The Entrepreneur Is Here Now

Startup Professionals Musings

Bloomberg reports that forty-nine percent more companies went public in 2017 versus 2016. Last year 200,000+ American angels invested an estimated $25 billion in more than 71,000 startup deals. I can remember when creating a web site for eCommerce could easily require a million dollar investment.

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6 Top Trends For The Digital World In 2016

Tech Zulu Event

adult now spends a reported 5 hours and 38 minutes on the web – advances have been made in the way individuals and small businesses operate in the digital world, which will grow even more this year. The other trend is going to be in AI related tech entering the mainstream, from robotics to ease of information management.

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Bio Roundup: Mylan Grilled, Duchenne Kids Thrilled, Zuck-Chan & More

Xconomy

But documents released by the FDA showed that eteplirsen was only approved after Janet Woodcock, the FDA’s top drug evaluator, went against the recommendations of outside experts and the agency’s own scientists and reviewers. — Ben Fidler contributed to this report. —The Medicines Co. —Photo of the U.S.