Mon.Nov 04, 2019

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Interview with Anthony Citrano, Acquicent

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Our interview this morning with an entrepreneur is with Anthony Citrano , the founder of Los Angeles-based Acquicent (www.acquicent.com), a startup which wants to make it as easy for you to invest in museum-grade collectibles such as classic cars and art, without having to invest millions of dollars in those assets. Anthony previously was a VP at Verizon and EdgeCast.

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Venture capitalists ‘like and subscribe’ to influencers

TechCrunch LA

Danielle Bernstein is just 27 years old, but she’s been running her own business for 10 years. First it was street-style photography, then came the launch of her popular fashion blog WeWoreWhat. Next she took to Instagram, a new social media platform that quickly became the most effective tool in a blogger’s toolkit. With new followers — today her account, @weworewhat , has 2.2 million — came opportunities to monetize her influence.

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Boulevard Jumps Into Salon Management, Finds $11M

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Los Angeles-based Boulevard , a startup offering up software to help salons and spas manage their business, have raised $11M in its Series A funding round, the company said today. The funding was led by Index Ventures and Bonfire Ventures. As part of the funding, Jim Andelman of Bonfire Ventures and Damir Becirovic of Index Ventures join the company's board.

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Salon App Boulevard Makes the Cut

L.A. Business Journal

Salon booking service Boulevard raised $11 million in Series A funding, the company announced Nov. 4.

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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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Zyxel Rolls New Powerline Networking Product

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Anaheim-based networking equipment maker Zyxel said today that it has launched a new, powerline networking product, which provides Gigabit Ethernet speeds through a home's wiring. According to the company, its new PLA6546 G.hn Wave 2 powerline adapters plug into any outlet in a home, and deliver speeds of up to 2,400 Mbps between rooms. The company's products, sold in sets of two, retail at $99.99.

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6 Steps To Move From Inspiration To Business Reality

Startup Professionals Musings

As a new business advisor and occasional investor, I get approached regularly by people who have a dream or a new business idea, and are looking for support and money to make it a reality. They are usually short on specifics required for execution , so I have to tell them that the idea is the easy part – and the real challenge is execution, even if someone gives you the money.

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With $9.5M, Intrepida Bio Launches to Target Pancreatic Cancer & More

Xconomy

Dauntless Pharmaceuticals formed in 2016, and its founders said the Sofinnova Ventures-backed firm planned to take a new approach to building biotechs. Instead of advancing a broad stable of early-stage drug candidates under the same roof, Dauntless aimed to set up each asset within its own company. The idea was that when it came time to sell or license an investigational drug, it would be easier to get it out the door if it wasn’t entangled with other, ongoing R&D.

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Broadcom Acquires Symantec's Enterprise Security Business

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Broadcom , which still has significant operations in Orange County, said this morning that it has completed its acquisition of the Enterprise Security business of Symantec Corporation , which had been announced in August. The deal was worth $10.7 billion in cash. According to Broadcom, Symantec's Enterprise Security business will now operate as the Symantec Enterprise division of Broadcom.

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Why Dedicated Internet Access is the Best Fit for Enterprises

Southern California Edison Blog

In the world of business, network downtime delays employee productivity, which negatively impacts revenue streams. While it might be tempting to cut costs and use an inexpensive, shared network option, businesses will profit from investing in a private, network option. Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) is a high-bandwidth connectivity option that provides organizations with a reliable and secure internet connection dedicated to its needs via a private circuit direct to the internet.

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BuildOps Raises $5.8M

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Los Angeles-based BuildOps , a developer of software that provides business process management for subcontractors in the commercial real estate market, has raised $5.8M in a seed funding round. The funding was led by Fika Ventures, and also included. MetaProp VC, Global Founders Capital, CrossCut Ventures, TenOneTen, IGSB, 1984 Ventures, Joe Montana's venture capital firm, L2 Ventures, GroundUp, NBA star Metta World Peace, Oberndorf Enterprises, Wolfson Group, and Sequoia scouts.

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Halozyme to Restructure After Pancreatic Cancer Drug Fails in Phase 3

Xconomy

An experimental Halozyme Therapeutics treatment for pancreatic cancer has failed a pivotal study, and the company is stopping further development of the drug and closing its oncology operations as part of a corporate restructuring. Halozyme (NASDAQ: HALO ) announced Monday that its drug, PEGPH20, did not meet a Phase 3 study’s main goal of improving how long patients lived.

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Video Interview: Pam Isom, ICE Safety Solutions

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Today's video interview is with Pam Isom , the foudner and CEO of ICE Safety Solutions (www.getice.com), who was at the TuesdayNights Impact conference a few months ago, telling us about how she founded and started her business. READ MORE>>.