Berkonomics

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Here’s the argument: Many people believe that bottom-up budgeting leads to waste and misdirection. The advocates of top-down budgeting are strong in their belief that if you give each person or department no guidance, they will budget to their wants or specific needs, not to those that support a corporate goal. Why some CEO’s argue to budget from the top.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Los Angeles-based research and analytics provider MarketCast says it has appointed its very first Chief Product Officer, naming Carmen Palmer to the role. Palmer was previously at NBCUniversal, on NBC's Content Distribution Digital Products team. The company said Palmer also spend nearly a decade at Yahoo! previously. MarketCast provides studios, entertainment platforms, sports, and lifestyle brands with research and analytics services.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Los Angeles-based livestreaming and on-demand audio, video, and podcasting content provider LiveOne says it has connected its long list of products into Google's Android Automotive platform. The company said its services, including LiveXLive, PodcastOne, Slacker Radio, React Presents, Gramophone Media, Palm Beach Records and Custom Personalization Solutions, can all be downloaded in-dash from Google Play for the Android Automotive application.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Los Angeles-based robot delivery company Coco said today that it has launched a new version of its delivery robot, the COCO 1. According to the company, the delivery robot--which is manufactured by Segway--says the new robot is larger, and offers up a further delivery radius, aimed at offering up larger food and grocery deliveries. The company said the new robot includes a more efficient drivetrain and larger battery capacity, allowing it to make deliveries up to three miles, which is double the

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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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socalTECH

DECEMBER 2, 2021

San Diego-based Surglogs, a healthcare startup developing software for managing regulatory compliance for ambulatory surgery centers and health care facilities, has raised $10.5M in a Series A funding. The funding was led by OpenOcean, and also included Credo Ventures, 8VC and a group of angel investors from previous rounds. According to the company, it is looking to help front-line clinicians streamline and automate patient safety and compliance processes.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Los Angeles-based Groundswell, a fintech startup which helps companies offer up personal, donor-advised funds to their employees for charitable giving, said this week that it has raised $15M in a seed funding round. The funding was led by GV, and also included Human Ventures, Moonshots Capital, Felicis Ventures, and Core Innovation Capital. The startup said the funding will go towards bolstering its staff and commercialization.

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