Fri.Aug 28, 2020

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8 Keys To Success In Your Next New Business Interview

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Startups and small businesses are different worlds from big enterprises, so the qualities you need to get a job in a new venture are different. Corporate environments are looking for depth of technical skills and experience, while small businesses need everyone to be customer-centric , with a broad range of perspectives and experiences, in addition to the specific skill requested.

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SoCalGas Gets $7.1M for Zero and Near-Zero Emissions Vehicle Technology Research

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Southern California Gas Co. , the primary supplier of natural gas to customers in Southern California, reports that it has received over $7M in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), to advance its work on zero- and near-zero emissiosn vehicle technology. The company said $7.1M in funding from the DOE will go towards projects led by Cummins, Inc., GTI and West Virginia University Research Corporation, which will advance fuel cell technology for on-road trucking and transit, near-zero

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Biotech Roundup: FDA Culpa, Tricida Trips, Freenome’s Funding & More

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Among the casualties of the COVID-19 pandemic: the credibility of government agencies entrusted with protecting public health. The FDA this week granted emergency use authorization for convalescent plasma as a treatment for infection by the novel coronavirus. FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn and Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alez Azar both misrepresented the magnitude of benefit shown in the clinical data used to justify the decision.

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Chatmeter Names Trio Of Executives

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San Diego-based Chatmeter , a provider of local search marketing and reputation management services, said it has hired three new executives on Thursday. The company said it has hired Dan Cunningham as Chief Technology Officer; Nichole Peterson as Vice President of Finance; and Kathleen Titano as Director of People & Culture. Cunningham was previously CTO and co-founder of ReadyTalk.

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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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Beyond Meat Launches Direct To Consumer Sales

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Fans of El Segundo-based Beyond Meat can now purchase Beyond Meat's plant-based meat products direct from the company, through an online store, as Beyond Meat expands beyond restaurants and grocery chains. The move to support online sales comes several months after Beyond Meat's main competitor, Impossible Foods, also launched online sales, as consumers have avoided both restaurants and grocery stores due to the continuing pandemic.

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GoSite Links Into Shutterstock

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San Diego-based GoSite , which operates an online platform aimed at helping small businesses get online, says it has linked with image provider Shutterstock. GoSite said it will offer up Shutterstock's content through its own platform. Shutterstock is a provider of stock images and photos. GoSite said it will provide Shutterstock's images directly in GoSite's Sites product, using Shutterstock's API.

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