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Alexa Can Now Order You A Chipotle Burrito

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Newport Beach-based fast food chain Chipotle is making it easier for you to order its burritos and other items, through a new link into Amazon Alexa , the company said on Thursday. Chipotle said that it has launched a Chpotle skill for Alexa, which allows its members to reoder their favorite meals for either delivery or pickup. According to Chipotle, users can download Amazon Alexa and enable the Chipotle skill, and link their Chipotle profile and reorder at any time.

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What is the real goal for our management and company?

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Often, we joke together as managers of companies or of people that our goal is “world domination” or “to crush the competition.” But no matter how stated, the primary goal of an enterprise is to make money. The three measures of progress. How do you measure progress toward such an undefined goal? We measure it by profit or revenue in dollars. But that is a number in a vacuum without at least two other measures: return on investment (ROI) and percentage of net profit to revenue.

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SurePrep Gets Growth Investment

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Irvine-based SurePrep , a developer of tax automation software and services for the professional tax return preparation market, has received what it calls a "significant" minority growth investment. The investment came from private equity investor Bregal Sagemount. Size and details on the financing round were not announced. According to SurePrep, the new investment will help it accelerate its development roadmap, plus strengthen its technology and processes, grow its client base, and expand into

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Los Angeles Auto Show 2019

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Wednesday, November 27, 2019 --.

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Can You Ask for Office Rent Relief? How to Manage Your Lease During COVID-19

Office leases are one of companies’ largest expenses, and if your whole team is working from home with no clear end in sight, you may be wondering what to do about your lease.

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Honey Acquired By PayPal For $4 Billion

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In one of the biggest acquisitions out of Southern California's technology startup industry in recent years, Los Angeles-based Honey Science Corporation , which develops a savings discovery and price tracking tool, has been acquired by PayPal , in a deal worth approximately $4 billion. PayPal said the acquisition will help it in its efforts in digital commerce, and add an "extensive" set of consumer commerce capabilities to the company.

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The Stylist LA Relaunches Subscription Rental Service

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Wish there was some way you could always be the most fashionable person in your office or in your social circle? Los Angeles-based The Stylist LA says it has exactly what you're looking for--a subscription, rental service for fashion items. The Stylist LA says it has re-launched its rental subscription service, The Box by The Stylist LA , which it says lets members rent up to three pieces of fashion at once with unlimited swapping and complimentary laundering, all for $79 per month.

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Sonos Buys Snips For Voice Technology In $37.5M Deal

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Santa Barbara-based Sonos said on Wednesday afternoon that it has acquired Snips , a developer of an artificial intelligence platform for enabling voice interaction with connected devices. According to Sonos, it paid approximately $37.5M for Snips, subject to purchase price adjustments and holdbacks. Sonos said that the deal--which includes the employees at Snips, along with its IP--will "elevate the voice experience" at the company.