Mon.Jul 06, 2020

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eTailPet Helps Small Stores Boost Their Online Presence

L.A. Business Journal

Santa Monica-based eTail Pet Inc. is giving small pet stores a longer leash in the digital space.

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6 Tips For Entrepreneurs To Lock In On The Right Road

Startup Professionals Musings

One of the simplest questions I get from aspiring entrepreneurs, and ironically one of the hardest, is “How do I start?” I want to tell them to just start anywhere, but I realize that most have no idea where anywhere is. They just aren’t prepared for the life they want, and are really asking me how to learn to be an entrepreneur. It takes more than passion and a course on business basics.

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AEG Plans 5G for Staples Center, LA Live by 2021

L.A. Business Journal

Instantaneous livestreaming and multi-angle replay might become a reality next year for music and sports fans at Staples Center and L.A. Live.

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Report: Bird Received PPP Loan, Laid Off Employees; Bird Disagrees

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Santa Monica-based on-demand scooter company Bird received a PPP bailout loan worth at least $5 million, according to a report, but laid off nearly 400 employees anyway. According to The Verge, the loan came in late April, when Bird said the loan would help it retain 341 jobs. According to the report, Bird claims it was "erroneously listed" in the list of companies put out by the Treasury Department today.

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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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Snap Rolls Out Shows, New Lenses

L.A. Business Journal

In a series of moves seemingly made with one eye on advertisers and the other on rapidly growing competitor TikTok, Snap Inc. recently announced shoppable shows, rolled out music lenses and signed partnerships with third-party developers.

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Elon Musk Taunts SEC

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Elon Musk , the CEO of Hawthorne-based SpaceX , as well as the CEO of Tesla , is taunting the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) again, posting on Twitter last week a thinly veiled insult at the SEC. Musk's antagonism is only the latest in the tech mogul's long history with the SEC, which included a $40M penalty and security fraud settlement in September of 2018.

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Report: Bird Received PPP Loan, Laid Of Employees; Bird Disagrees

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Santa Monica-based on-demand scooter company Bird received a PPP bailout loan worth at least $5 million, according to a report, but laid off nearly 400 employees anyway. According to The Verge, the loan came in late April, when Bird said the loan would help it retain 341 jobs. According to the report, Bird claims it was "erroneously listed" in the list of companies put out by the Treasury Department today.

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The Digital Banking Wars Will Not Be Won With Technology

Steve Reich

After 20+ years of selling Digital Banking tech, I’ve reached the conclusion that no vendor will give your bank or credit union a decisive edge. But your connection to your community will. Last week, I had a long conversation with two analysts at a leading tech research firm. They kept wanting to steer the conversation to which vendor had killer functionality today.

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Southern California's Tech Firms Not Shy To Take PPP Loans

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A very long list of Southern California's high tech companies are on the list of companies who have taken advantage of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) put into place by the United States, in an attempt to stem job losses from the ongoing pandemic. The data--released by the SBA this week--shows that among the companies receiving millions via the PP were Bird , DataDirect Networks , Edmunds.com , Faraday Future , GumGum , Karma Automotive , Neudesic , Sientra , SmartDrive Systems , Wpromote

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How to Make Sure You Kill It on Business Trips with Other Company Members

AllTopStartups

Being a part of the team that is sent on the business trips that help grow a company can be a huge responsibility. Each member of the team could have… The post How to Make Sure You Kill It on Business Trips with Other Company Members appeared first on AllTopStartups.

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Off Day Trainer Joins GoDaddy Program

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San Luis Obispo-based software company Off Day Trainer , a developer of software which personalizes and automates text messages for athletic trainers, says it is joining in an effort run by GoDaddy to help the fitness industry. According to Off Day Trainer, it has become an official partner of the GoDaddy #OpenWeStand program, which is looking to help small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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EarFun Rolls Out New Wireless Earbuds

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Santa Monica-based consumer electronics developer EarFun says it is launching a line of wireless earbuds, called the EarFun Air. According to the company, the earbuds are its second generation of wireless earbuds. The company said its earbuds include a noise cancelling, 4-microphone setup, which it says keeps calls clear even with background noise, and have 7 hours of runtime.

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Rocket Lab Launch Fails, Payloads Lost

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Long Beach-based satellite launch provider Rocket Lab had a catastrophic failure on its launch over the weekend, losing its 13th Electron mission 'Pics or It Didn't Happen', resulting in a complete loss of its satellite payloads. According to Rocket Lab, after a successful lift-off, first stage burn, and stage separation, it experienced "an anomaly" which resulted in the loss of the vehicle.

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Triller Claims 50M Monthly Active Users, As Indian Users Seek TikTok Alternative

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Los Angeles-based social video site Triller --which competes directly with TikTok --says it has reached 50 million monthly active users. According to Triller, it has seen a growing number of downloads and growth, particularly in India, following the ban of TikTok in India. Triller said it saw a "significant overnight spike in usage and downloads" as a result of the exodus of users from the ban on TikTok in India, and it has become the number 3 download in the photo and video category for India.

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