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Planning 500,000 charging points for EVs by 2025, Shell becomes the latest company swept up in EV charging boom

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Since the beginning of the year, three companies have been acquired by special purpose acquisition vehicles and are on a path to go public, while a third has raised tens of millions from some of the biggest names in private equity investing for its own path to commercial viability. One more deal soon followed. billion valuation.

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5 (More) Battle-Tested Business Tips From Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos

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My article 5 Time-Tested Success Tips From Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos was so well received, I am sharing five more pearls of wisdom from Mr. Bezos. Every time Amazon made a change to its website, whether it be modifications to its customer acquisition funnel, upsell techniques, customer service, etc., Image: Getty Images via @daylife.

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NextCar Offers Up Tesla Model 3 Subscription

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NextCar recently made an $83M acquisition of the Autonomy brand, Autonomy.com, and related trademarks and brand IP. CEO Scott Painter says the offering comes as "electric vehicles have reached a tipping point", calling the Tesla Model 3 "this generation's Prius". Painter previously founded such companies as Fair and TrueCar.

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LiveXLive Acquires PodcastOne

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The company said the acquisition of PodcastOne will help it enter what is a rapidly growing podcast market, and that the acquisition will be accretive, strengthen its balance sheet, and also diversify its business model. Harris, Dr.

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Interview With Mike Mothner, Wpromote On Growth, Acquisitions

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We caught up with founder and CEO Mike Mothner --who we first interviewed back in 2007 --to catch up with the company, gets some hints and tips on growing a company, the challenges of bootstrapping, and why Wpromote hopes to be buying more companies in the future. We also have an office now in Houston as well as a result of the acquisition.

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Amazon Has Acquired Ecommerce Startup Veeqo

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Amazon could substantially expand their dominance over the ecommerce market, as the Seattle-based tech giant has announced the acquisition of Veeqo, a UK-based ecommerce startup. Everyone knows that Amazon has been pretty acquisition happy over the last few years. Amazon Acquires Veeqo. What does this mean for the ecommerce market?

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Ten Startup Tips From Amazon Founder, Jeff Bezos

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Some people are internally focused, and if they reach critical mass, they can tip the whole company.”. Every time Amazon made a change to its website, whether it be modifications to its customer acquisition funnel, upsell techniques, customer service, etc., “There are multiple ways to be externally focused that are very successful.

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