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PortalOne raises $60M as it levels up to launch its hybrid, immersive gaming platform later this year

TechCrunch LA

It included games icon Atari, which is working with PortalOne to include some of its brands and IP in that Arcade launch. Gaming has been one of the most popular entertainment categories in the last two years of pandemic living. “It’s a very high number of shows, considering the complexity involved,” he said.

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Interview with Thomas Russell, ETC Solar, Improving Solar Cell Efficiency

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We're finalizing our first two sales contracts with two of the big players in the solar cell field for a first demonstration, and which gets revenue in. We spoke with Thomas on how the company's technology was spun out of Caltech, and why the startup believes the solar cell industry needs its technology.

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Why The Media Has Been Wrong About YouTube Networks

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Building direct customer relationships with viewers (who want to tune into your channels). Maker announced it has raised $62 million this year, acquired an amazing off-YouTube distribution network and grown its business in monetary terms by almost 300% year-over-year off of an already large base. ” YouTube takes 45%.

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Is the Future of Cybersecurity in M&A?

Xconomy

Has the consolidation—and creation of this enterprise security giant—put immense pressure on other industry players? The bigger public players – Cisco, Check Point, HP, IBM, Symantec, and others – need to continually add to their arsenal of security solutions as the threat landscape continues to evolve. Why is this happening?

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Interview with Michael Witz, Mob Science

socalTECH

We have one, major original IP game in development, and a couple of weeks ago we announced a publishing deal with Zynga to publish our new game on Facebook and Zynga's own platform. We started working on the new IP, and that's the game we announced the deal with Zynga on. We spoke with CEO Michael Witz about the company.

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How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup

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Shame about not getting it in legal writing that you owned the original IP. I recently read a post over on VentureHacks titled, “ Top Ten Reasons Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers &# written by Scott Walker (who blogs on legal issues for entrepreneurs ). I know that people have an allergy to lawyers out of fear of being screwed.

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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

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But what IS the right amount of burn for a company? Turns out like most things there are no simple answers. Let’s set up a framework. Here’s overall what you need to know. Gross Burn vs. Net Burn. Burn rate in case you don’t know is the amount of money a company is either spending (gross) or losing (net) per month. (it

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