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StartEngine Brings Crowdfunding to Startups

L.A. Business Journal

After selling his company, Acclaim Games, in 2010, video game industry veteran and former Activision Studios Chairman Howard Marks set his sights on a new goal.

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7 Reasons Why Every Business Leader Needs A Mentor

Startup Professionals Musings

After working many years in business, both in large companies as well as startups, I’ve realized that you can learn more from peers and mentors than from any formal education program. Of course, nothing beats learning from your mistakes , but that’s a painful and very time-consuming journey. Best of all, I find mentoring to be fun and fulfilling for both the giver and the receiver.

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Quibi Seeks To Sell Content Library To Roku

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Failed mobile video streaming service Quibi, which is based in Los Angeles, is in talks to sell its content to Roku, according to a report from the WSJ. The WSJ said that Quibi is in "advanced talks" to sell its content catalog to Roku, citing "people familiar with the matter". Quibi is in the midst of winding down its operations. The company raised an astounding $1.75 billion in funding, but failed to gain any traction when it launched last year.

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LiveXLive Expands Board

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Los Angeles-based LiveXLive, which hosts livestreaming, on-demand audio and video podcasts, and also owns PodcastOne and Slacker Radio, said over the holidays that it has added Maria Garrido to its board of directors. Garrido is Senior Vice President of Brand Marketing at Vivendi Group. She also is currently Chief Insights Officer for Havas Group, in addition to having service at such companies at Colgate-Palmolive and Mondelez.

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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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Netwrix Merges With Stealthbits

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Irvine-based Netwrix, a provider of cybersecurity software, has merged with Stealthbits, a provider of software for protecting sensitive data and credentials from attackers. Financial details of the merger were not announced. The combined company says it will have over 500 employees and customers in more than 50 countries; the newly combined firm will be led by current Netwrix CEO Steve Dickson.

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Reflections on 2020: Jim Eubanks, Tax Managing Director, KPMG

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Every year, we feature the year end reflections of founders, CEOs, investors, sposors, and others in Southern California's high tech community. We'll be posting these throughout the next two weeks. Today, we have Jp>im Eubanks Tax Managing Director at KPMG (www.kpmg.com). You will be able to get to all of these posts on our 2020 reflections here. What was the biggest news for you/your company this year?