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California Facing Competition for Video Game Industry

L.A. Business Journal

California is facing increasing competition from states and national governments for its video game industry, according to a report scheduled to be released on Feb. 13 by the Milken Institute.

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In Defense of Uber: An Unbiased Opinion

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They were a little too fierce in their competitive practices against Lyft to sign up drivers. As somebody who has to rub shoulders with big tech companies often I can tell you that there is much blood spilled in the competitive trenches of Apple, Twitter, Facebook, Google and so on. Hardly “evil.” Changes to algorithms.

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Interview with Tom Grasty, Stroome

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A few months later, we won the USC New Venture Competition. We saw that we had traction in the journalism and news organization marketplace, so we concentrated on that area. We've been in discussions with news organizations to use the platform, including with large organizations and journalism sites. READ MORE>>.

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MySpace, WSJ Look To Send Users To Davos

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Los Angeles-based social networking web site said late Thursday that it has kicked off a competition to send a MySpace user to the Davos World Economic Forum. The competition is being driven by user-submitted videos, where aspiring reporters can explain why they should be chosen to travel to Davos. READ MORE>>.

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How to use PR Firms at Startups

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I was talking a month ago with a founding team who was lamenting the fact that their competitors got way better coverage than they did when they felt that their traffic numbers were > 2x the competition. Whether we like to admit it or not, PR drives behavior with customers, investors, employees and competition.

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Dynamic Duos – Are You Batman Or Robin?

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A version of this article previously appeared in The Wall Street Journal. Competitive Rivalry - Constructive internal competition that does not derail a startup from achieving its strategic goals will enhance your teams overall performance. Balance is one of the most important aspects of skiing.

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Silicon Beach Report Aug. 28: SpaceX Hyperloop Competition Winner Goes 201 MPH

L.A. Business Journal

SpaceX Hyperloop competition winner goes 201 miles per hour, crowdfunding platform FlashFunders Inc. acquired and Hulu Live TV service adds the CW.