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Boulevard books $70M to help beauty and wellness salons with their bookings

TechCrunch LA

The funding, a Series C, will be used to continue expanding Boulevard’s product and engineering teams and to build out more tools targeting an ever-wider set of users in the bigger wellness and beauty sector (those product additions are typically big — it most recently added a whole new payments feature).

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What’s your answer? Are remote workers productive?

Berkonomics

Do home-based employees work with the same dedication and productivity as those in office cubicles next to each other? With the proper measurements of productivity, it will soon become obvious to both the employee and manager that such an opportunity is not right for that person. Are remote workers productive?

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Every New Venture Needs A Product And A Business Plan

Startup Professionals Musings

Most technical entrepreneurs I know demand the discipline of a product specification or plan, and then assume that their great product will drive a great business. Serious investors, on the other hand, look for a professional business plan or summary first, and hardly ever look at the product plan.

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10 Strategies For Boosting Your Productivity At Work

Startup Professionals Musings

The real solution is better productivity and less procrastination, to put you back in control of your business. Jan Yager, a recognized expert on the subject of time management, addressed this issue in the classic edition of her book, “ Work Less, Do More: The 14-Day Productivity Makeover.” Rest makes you more productive.

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7 Personal Productivity Tactics To Get More Work Done

Startup Professionals Musings

Studies of software teams, for example, show differences as great as ten to one in productivity between working team members. Much has been written about the external influences of office environments, motivation, and personal health impacts, but I see evidence that there are personal productivity tactics that contribute just as much.

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Silicon Beach Report Nov. 19: Riot Games’ Latest Venture is Books

L.A. Business Journal

“League of Legends” comic book in production; Former Netflix veteran joins ServiceTitan; Virgin Orbit finishes critical flight test

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Kelley Blue Book In Chinese Joint Venture

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Irvine-based Kelley Blue Book has inked a partnership to expand its Internet content into China, the company said this week. Kelley Blue Book said it entered into a joint venture with Bitauto Holdings Limited and the China Automobile Dealers Association (CADA). kelley blue book china joint venture bitauto' READ MORE>>.

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