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Manufacturing startup Divergent 3D reduces staff by one-third

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Divergent, the Los Angeles-based startup aiming to revolutionize vehicle manufacturing, has cut about one-third of its staff amid the COVID-19 pandemic that has upended startups and major corporations alike. The company’s No. “This was about making the company as totally weatherproof as possible,” Czinger said.

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ConTraps Part III – Contract Traps Entrepreneurs Should Avoid At All Costs

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As noted in parts I and II of this series, agreements with Big Dumb Companies (BDCs) can be alluring and potentially fatal. This series describes how entrepreneurs can craft company-changing agreements with BDCs, while avoiding Kiss of Death contract provisions. Do Not Execute an Ambiguous Statement of Work.

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Inside the Realms of Ruin

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Along with a team of nine developers, the six young adult authors spent two months working nights and weekends to bring Realms of Ruin to life. They said that the authors, who also worked with a team of developers, ended the project because they felt that there was more to lose than there was to gain. a fan asked.

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Interview with Dan Tamkin, Unified Dispatch

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It's a story you hear too many times: a venture or angel funded firm just can't figure out its business, runs low on cash, can't get another round of funding, and soon all that's left is a few chairs and servers. The original company found that getting IVR deployed was actually very hard. through Unified Dispatch LLC, a new company.

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ConTraps Part II – Contract Traps Entrepreneurs Should Avoid At All Costs

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As noted in part I of this series, agreements with Big Dumb Companies (BDCs) can be alluring and potentially fatal. In many cases, agreements crafted by BDC lawyers resemble ConTraps rather than mutually beneficial contracts. The resulting credibility will help you establish future business development and customer relationships.

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10 Key Business Plan Elements Not In A Product Spec

Startup Professionals Musings

You may have heard that venture capitalists in Silicon Valley no longer read business plans. What you don’t realize is these famous investors only deal with entrepreneurs who sold their last company for a $100M dollars or more. For the rest of us, we need a business plan, as well as a product plan. You need both to survive.

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5 Keys To Mitigating New Venture Tax And Legal Issues

Startup Professionals Musings

A frequent concern I hear from aspiring entrepreneurs is “I have invented a great product, but I have no idea where to start in setting up a company, to avoid all the tax and legal problems I hear about on the news.” Many entrepreneurs follow old shoebox habits in managing expenses until the company launches.

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