Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Most of the time, I’m all about providing encouragement and inspiration to entrepreneurs. They need it and they deserve it, because entrepreneurs are the lifeblood of our economy. But every so often, I try to give them a reality check, just to keep their feet on the ground and their nose to the grindstone. A few years ago, I enjoyed one of Guy Kawasaki’s first books, “ Reality Check: The Irreverent Guide to Outsmarting, Outmanaging, and Outmarketing Your Competition.

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OCTOBER 19, 2020

Santa Barbara-based Sonos and General Electric have connected GE's appliances with Sonos speakers, through a new integration effort between the two companies. According to the two companies, GE's appliances now allow its users to set up alerts--such that an oven is pre-heated, or a dishwasher cycle is done--through Sonos speakers in their home. According to the companies, initially the appliances that will be compatible with Sonos include GEA branded ovens, cooktops and refrigerators, and will e

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L.A. Business Journal

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Headspace Inc., the Santa Monica-based meditation app developer, has promoted CeCe Morken to chief executive.

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OCTOBER 19, 2020

Good Growth Capital , a venture capital investment firm focused on complex science and technology start-ups, says it has set up shop in Southern California, and hired a new, West Coast Venture Partner in Los Angeles. Good Growth Capital says it has appointed Krisztina "Z" Holly --well known in the LA startup community--as West Coast Venture partner, as part of its efforts to expand its team.

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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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OCTOBER 19, 2020

Irvine-based property data provider CoreLogic said this morning that it has signed up Liberty Mutual Insurance as a customer. According to CoreLogic, Liberty Mutual has selected the company for a next-generation, cloud-based property estimation platform. Financial impact of the win was not announced. CoreLogic said that Liberty Mutual will migrate to its cloud-based insurance hub, which allows Liberty Mutual adjustors to connect with third-party insurance technology solutions.

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OCTOBER 19, 2020

Los Angeles-based DxTerity Diagnostics , a genomics company with a CLIA-license laboratory, announced it has released a new, approved at-home COVID-19 test. According to the company, its new saliva test is designed to detect the virus that causes COVID-19 in both symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals. The company said it has recevied FDA Emergency Use Authorization for its SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR test, which it is offering under the SafeWorkDx name.

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