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Web Second, Mobile First

Both Sides of the Table

The titles were: Mobile First, Web Second. Mobile First, Web Second (continued). I know that they really impacted an entire cohort of startups because every company that was coming to pitch me businesses was (is) saying, “I’m a ‘mobile first’ company.” The power of large screen real estate.

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8 Work Trends Driven By New Ventures And Competition

Startup Professionals Musings

I am happy to see reports that young companies are leading the way in these trends, on both the customer and the employee side. Both are required to stay competitive. Mobility and connecting to work via the ‘cloud.’ They are now actively recruited for many roles.

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Overwatch League Faces Fallout From Activision Blizzard's Harassment Issues

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According to the Washington Post, the two sponsors are "re-evaluating their support" of the competition as a result of a lawsuit from regulators. The two sponsors might not be the only ones pulling away from the league; apparently, T-Mobile's branding has also been pulled from the Overwatch League and Call of Duty League broadcasts.

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As Quibi reportedly seeks another $1 billion, Fiction Riot fills the programming slate for its rival service

TechCrunch LA

Both services are entering a highly competitive and increasingly fragmented entertainment landscape with many big studios building moats around their content in the form of exclusive subscription-based streaming services. The company is reportedly spending $5 million per hour of storytelling for some of its titles.

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Silicon Beach Report May 18: Musk Goes Deep on Boring Co. Plans

L.A. Business Journal

project; mobile game developer Gamelynx announced a $1.2 million raise to create a competitive e-sports game; venture capital firm Upfront Ventures continued to back Irvine-based Cloudvirga. Elon Musk revealed more details about his Boring Co.

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Silicon Beach Report May 26: Boring Co. Releases Images of Electric Vehicle for its Proposed Tunnel Network

L.A. Business Journal

releases images of electric vehicle for its proposed tunnel network, loser of ULA’s Vulcan engine competition could lose Air Force funding, and Seriously launches series of shorts for its mobile game “Best Fiends.”

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Energica CEO plots her Italian EV company’s reboot from lockdown

TechCrunch LA

Cevolini highlighted greater awareness of the smog internal combustion mobility creates and scientific evidence that air pollution exacerbates viruses as factors that could swing more folks to electric. The venture is also one of the few e-motorcycle companies drawing engineering tips from competition.