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Elon Musk says Tesla Model Y will be revealed at its LA design studio on March 14

TechCrunch LA

Model Y unveil event on March 14 at LA Design Studio. It’s the fifth new car design to come from Tesla’s shop since the company was founded in 2003. There will be some layoffs as a result. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 3, 2019. Musk later said they would be hiring more service technicians.

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The Station: Via hits $2.25B valuation, letters from readers, layoffs in a time of COVID-19

TechCrunch LA

I will repeat my appeal from last week: Maybe you’re a startup founder, a safety driver at an autonomous vehicle developer, a venture capitalist, engineer or gig economy worker. Via gets the “deal of the week” designation not just because its post-funding valuation is now $2.25 ” Layoffs in a time of COVID-19.

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Zynga's Loss, SGN's Gain

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One of those companies, Los Angeles-based SGN , is already benefiting from the turmoil over at Zynga, saying Monday afternoon that it has hired a new pool of talent from Zynga, including a number of artists, an executive, game designer, and UI/AX artist. zynga layoff jobs employment hiring videogame content game social mobile'

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Manufacturing startup Divergent 3D reduces staff by one-third

TechCrunch LA

The company, which employed about 160 people, laid off 57 workers, according to documents filed with the California Employment Development Department. Founder and CEO Kevin Czinger didn’t provide specific numbers. However, he did confirm to TechCrunch that he had to reduce staff due to the COVID-19 pandemic. . The company’s No.

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High Functioning vs. Low Functioning Startup Boards

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I work hard to create working relationships with my fellow non-management board members in the same way that every investor ultimately works to develop strong working relationships with founders. Should we cut costs, do layoffs, close divisions and focus scare resources on fewer projects? The founders of a company are fighting.

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Should Startups Announce Their Funding?

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People scoop company layoffs, mergers, key people leaving a company or being fired and the like. So in my opinion you should design your funding story to get wide distribution. I often counsel startups to develop their press calendar – all of the announcements that they foresee over the near-term (say 6 month) future.

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