Fri.May 20, 2016

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Munchery Expanding Same Day Delivery To San Diego

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San Francisco-based meal delivery startup Munchery said this week that it is adding same day, meal delivery of its pre-made meals to San Diego. The company develops ready-to-cook meals via subscription, which are aimed at feeding two people, without any time consuming prep work, and were designed by chefs. The company already has been providing same day delivery in Los Angeles and a number of other markets.

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Professional Investors Qualms About Crowdfunding

Startup Professionals Musings

With the advent and growth of crowdfunding over the past few years, many entrepreneurs have predicted the demise of those demanding angel investment groups and venture capital organizations. In fact, the latest figures show that crowdfunding has already grown to over $30 billion in 2015, exceeding the amounts contributed by either angel groups or VCs alone.

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Mirrors Briefly Set Solar Power Plant On Fire In Mojave

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Mis-aligned mirrors at a solar power plant in the Mojave desert caused a brief fire, resulting in lost output from the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System. The solar power plant--run by NRG Energy and Brightsource Energy--apparently reported a fire around 9:30 a.m. on Thursday. The plant is near Primm, Nevada. San Bernardino County Fire said misaligned mirrors apparently caused electrical cables to catch fire at the plant, although the fire was out in less than 20 minutes, before firefighte

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TCL Plans Massive, Billion Dollar LCD Panel Factory

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TCL , a Chinese television manufacturer which has its U.S. headquarters in Corona, says it is planning to build a massive, LCD panel fabrication plant in Shenzhen, China. TCL said that the new plant will be built by its subsidiary, China Star Optoeletronics Technology Co., Ltd., and will cost and estimated $7.8 billion. The new plant will produce high resolutions, flat panel displays for use in 65-inch and larger LCD TVs.

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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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iRise Rolls Out New User Requirements Software

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El Segundo-based iRise , which develops application prototyping software used for developing enterprise applications, says it has rolled out a new, user requirements management feature for its product. The company said its new Requirements Management capability allows its customers to review and validate user stories, business requirements, and interactive prototypes.

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Green Dot Defends CEO As Proxy Fight Heats Up

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Pasadena-based Green Dot has issued a highly unusual defense of CEO Steve Streit, as a proxy fight over the company's management heats up. In a statement to the company's stockholders, the company said it was a "pivotal moment for Green Dot" and urged support for its slate of directors. The company also said that it is "confident that it has the right leadership in place" and "specifically the right CEO, Steve Streit".

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Digitzs: Taking On The Pain Of Payment Processing

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One of the major issues for businesses, is handling and processing payments from credit and debit cards. In particular, there are many platforms who enable taking ticket payments for sporting events, donation payments for non profits and rent payments for property managers, who don't fit into the current legacy way payments are handled. Enter Santa Monica's Digitzs (www.digitzs.com), , which has an all star set of advisors and investors, including Kevin Harrington (the original "Shark" on Shark

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