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For alternative meat manufacturer Beyond Meat, fast food chains giveth and taketh away

TechCrunch LA

Beyond Meat, the publicly traded producer of plant-based protein replacements for meat, is currently giving other companies in the alternative meat space an education in just how finicky appealing to consumer tastes can be. On the same day that the Canadian Tim Horton’s restaurant chain is dropping Beyond Meat products from its menus, the company and fried chicken chain KFC announced the expansion of a pilot run of the company’s chicken replacement products at new stores in Nashville

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OpenX's Tim Cadogan To Take Over At GoFundMe

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Tim Cadogan , the current CEO of Pasadena-based OpenX , is set to take over at San Diego-based GoFundMe , according to GoFundMe. Cadogan is taking over for Rob Solomon, who had been CEO of GoFundMe for the last five years. The reason for the shift was not given, however, GoFundMe said that Solomon will stay as Chairman of the company. GoFundMe lets peopel raise money through crowdfunding, for everything from charitable causes to personal needs.

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KPCB has already blown through much of the $600 million it raised last year

TechCrunch LA

Kleiner Perkins , one of the most storied franchises in venture capital, has already invested much of the $600 million it raised last year and is now going back out to the market to raise its 19th fund, according to multiple sources. The firm, which underwent a significant restructuring over the last two years, went on an investment tear over the course of 2019 as new partners went out to build up a new portfolio for the firm — almost of a whole cloth.

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VideoAmp Sets Chief Privacy, Legal Officer

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Los Angeles- and New York-based VideoAmp , which develops advertising technology, said this week that it has named Andrew Gaudin as the company's Chief Legal and Privacy Officer. The company said that Gaudin was most recently at a private practice that helped clients "ink global deals in a data and privacy-centric landscape". The company that Gaudin has helped a wide range of media and technology firms, including DoubleClick, Adobe, FreeWheel Media, and Comcast.

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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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Edmunds.com to Lay Off 130

L.A. Business Journal

Auto information and car appraisal service Edmunds.com Inc. will lay off 130 employees, effective in March.

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Mobilogix Expands Board

socalTECH

Irvine-based Mobilogix , a developer of asset management and tracking products, said this morning that it has named Dr. Alfred Man Cheuk Ng, Chief Technology Officer of SUGA International Holdings Limited, to its board. SGUA International is a big manufacturer of electronics, including professional audio equiment, AV, smart cards, interactive education, Wi-Fi, and many othe rproducts.

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Brian Garrett, Crosscut Ventures, On Mental Health And Investing In Founders

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This week, Los Angeles-based Crosscut Ventures announced a brand new effort to provide health and wellness to the founders of companies it invests in, helping those founders with well being, mental health, stress management, coaching, and leadership development. We spoke with Brian Garrett , Managing Director and Co-founder of the firm, on why the venture investment firm decided to launch the program.

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Whip Media Raises $50 Million

L.A. Business Journal

Multimedia analysis firm and TV Time parent company Whip Networks Inc. raised a $50 million Series D.

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Crosscut Ventures Launches Effort To Tackle Mental Health, Well Being Of Founder

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Los Angeles-based Crosscut Ventures m, one of Southern California's most active seed stage venture capital investment firms, has launched a new effort to tackle the mental health and well being of founders, the firm said this week. According to the firm, it is partnering with coaching firm Evolution, and is committing a percentage of all the capital invested in its portfolio companies towards support both team and individual coaching and development.

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Agenda and Speakers Announced for Xcelerating Life Sciences San Diego

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The initial agenda and speaker lineup is now available for San Diego’s Xcelerating Life Sciences event on March 18 at Takeda Research in California. Join Xconomy as we bring together local innovators, entrepreneurs, and investors to explore bold new ideas in healthcare – and make the impactful connections. Agenda topics include Successful Research & Development Models, What It Takes for Commercialization, and Building a Biotech Ecosystem in San Diego.

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7 Keys To Active Listening For Real Customer Feedback

Startup Professionals Musings

Entrepreneurs and business executives seem to be even more focused on their technology than the rest of us, and less inclined to listen to the voice of the customer, even if they remember to ask. Real two-way conversations with real customers, including the all-important body language, are unheard-of these days. Being connected to the Internet many hours a day is not enough.

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