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DECEMBER 17, 2021

When I started mentoring entrepreneurs and startups a few years ago, I anticipated that I would get mostly tough technical questions, but instead I more often hear things like “Where do I start?” I find that the basics are actually the hardest to answer, just like your parents found out when they first tried to fill you in on the “facts of life” a long time ago.

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DECEMBER 17, 2021

San Diego-based health technology company Cue Health said this week that it has named Nitin Duggal as its Chief Marketing Officer. Duggal was most recently at Abbott Diabetes Care, where he had been for 10 years. He also previously had served at McKinsey & Co. The company said Duggal was most recently working at Abbott's Libre and FreeStyle Libre products as Senior Commercial Director.

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DECEMBER 17, 2021

El Segundo-based gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductor developer Navitas Semiconductor said today that it has been selected by Dell, for inclusion in the Dell Latitude 9000-series laptops. Shipment volumes and expected financial impact of the design win were not announced. According to the company, two of its ICs are being used in Dell's fast charge laptop adapters.

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DECEMBER 17, 2021

Los Angeles-based Elementary, which is developing artificial intelligence, machine vision software for the manufacturing industry, said Thursday that it raised $30M in its Series B funding. The funding was led by Tiger Global, and also included Threshold Ventures, Fika Ventures, Fathom Capital, Riot VC, and Toyota Ventures. Elementary is focusing its machine learning and artificial intelligence efforts on automating inspections in manufacturing.

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DECEMBER 17, 2021

Irvine-based electric truck maker Rivian, which is still early on in its efforts to develop electric powered trucks, says it plans to set up a new factory in Atlanta, Georgia. The company announced the deal with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. Rivian--which has only produced a few electric pickup trucks so far, despite a recent IPO--will harvest a significant economic development package from Georgia for the factory.

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DECEMBER 17, 2021

Los Angeles-based Go Disco announced this morning that it has launched a new, experience and entertainment discovery app, which is designed to help individuals find "cool things to do" in their area. The startup, led by co-founder and CEO Sean Conrad, says it offers access to a variety of curated experiences, and currently offers up access to those activities in just Los Angeles.

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