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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. Maven had already suspended its consumer car-sharing and a peer-to-peer service due to COVID-19. Maven then launched a service in summer 2018 in Chicago, Detroit and Ann Arbor that let owners rent out their personal GM-branded vehicles through its Maven car-sharing platform.

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The Truth About the Scooter Economy?—?An Insider’s Perspective

Both Sides of the Table

An Insider’s Perspective “Bird Zero” that are custom designed by the company There is a story arc of the electric scooter market that took the world by storm in 2018, was second-guessed late in the year and has quietly re-emerged as a powerful force of growth where few really appreciate the speed and scale of what has happened.

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Why Team Management By Fear Is Bad For Any Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Despite the ease of communication through social media, new tools, the popularity of fearless independence and #MeToo, I still see many business organizations that are less than productive due to fear. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 11/23/2018. Edmondson from the Harvard Business School.

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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. The Nitto drug is in a Phase 1b study.

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7 Strategies For Anticipating Future Customer Trends

Startup Professionals Musings

I was happy to see a real focus on preparing for tomorrow highlighted in a new book, “ Start a Successful Business ,” by Colleen DeBaise, who has made a career of studying and writing about entrepreneur challenges. Regularly follow reviews and influencers in your industry. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 02/01/2018.

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What Does it Mean to be American? Why Trump is Just a Blip on the Radar

Both Sides of the Table

My blog has always been a mixture of what was on my mind and a blend of venture, startup life, tech views and current society events that related to my interests: Venture, startup & tech. And what of our most revered tech founder — Steve Jobs? I guess I didn’t see it quite that way. and the founder of eBay and many others.

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