Fri.Aug 30, 2019

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CoreLogic: Hurricane Dorian Threatens 668,052 Homes With Storm Surge

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Irvine-based property information provider CoreLogic has run an analysis on the possible impacts of Hurricane Dorian, the hurricane that threatens to hit Florida on Labor Day, and says 668,052 homes are at risk from storm surge damage. The company--which regularly analyzes possible impacts from storms during hurricane season--said the reconstruction value of all of those homes total nearly $144.6 billion.

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Robocalls Crowd Out Real Business Calls. This Startup Has an Answer.

Xconomy

The ways in which robocallers try to dupe us are becoming almost as plentiful as the frequency of the calls. An unknown phone number was once all scammers needed to trick the average person into picking up the call. Now, new hoaxes are making it increasingly difficult to avoid fraud, such as the “one ring” ploy (they hang up quickly to entice you to call back) or a riff on a years-old ruse of pretending to be the Internal Revenue Service, in which fraudsters “ spoof ” an actual phone number of a

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Housecall Pro Adds New Finance Tools

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San Diego-based Housecall Pro , the startup which provides a number of different software products for home services contractors, announced on Friday that it has launched a new set of finance tools for its customers. According to Housecall Pro, its new My Money suite will help its users accept credit card payments, deposit card payments directly into their bank accounts, store credit card information, and more.

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Bio Roundup: Cholesterol Check, J&J’s Opioid Hit, AbbVie’s Flop & More

Xconomy

You might be camping, barbecuing, or sleeping on Monday. It’s Labor Day, after all. But in Paris, this cardiologist will be in a conference center, walking an audience through a slide deck packed with Phase 3 data for a new cholesterol-lowering drug, inclisiran. Inclisiran’s owner, the Medicines Co., jumped the presentation by a week, promising in a statement Monday that the data were very good, indeed.

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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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5 Ways Writing a Book Will Kick-Start Business Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

What every entrepreneur needs more than anything else, after they have built an innovative new product or service, is visibility, credibility, and trust by customers, potential employees, and future business partners. In my experience as a business advisor, one of the best ways to get all of these, is to publish a book on the technology, the journey, or some relevant lessons learned.

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