Thu.Jul 25, 2019

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Ford-owned Spin is bringing a tougher electric scooter to dozens of cities

TechCrunch LA

Spin, the electric scooter company acquired by a Ford subsidiary for around $100 million , is launching a new electric scooter with a sturdier frame, improved braking system, bigger tires and longer-range battery. In short, this third-generation product is built to handle the kind of abuse that a shared dockless scooter is subjected to on a daily basis.

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Signal Sciences Reports Revenue Growth, Headcount Expansion

socalTECH

Los Angeles-based web application security software developer Signal Sciences says that it is seeing strong revenue growth, as it grows its headcount by nearly 100 employees just in the past year. According to the startup, led by Andrew Peterson, the company has doubled its employee headcount annually since its inception, and has added another 10,000 square feet to its office space, as it continues its efforts at market expansion.

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As Castle Bio Jumps on IPO Train, Industry Trends Suggest Slowdown

Xconomy

Castle Biosciences is joining the public markets through a $64 million IPO that will support cancer tests that help doctors make treatment decisions. On Wednesday evening, Castle priced its offering of 4 million shares at $16 apiece, which was the high end of its targeted price range. The Friendswood, TX, company had previously planned to sell approximately 3.4 million shares in the range of $14 to $16 each.

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The Trade Desk Plans Expansion In Ventura

socalTECH

The Trade Desk , the programmatic advertising platform developer led by technology veteran Jeff Green--and which got its start at the Ventura Venture Technology Center, the incubator behind Ventura's city hall--is planning a major expansion in Ventura , according to the company. The company--which had a successful IPO in 2016--is planning to move back to 505 Poli Street, for a combined 20,376 square feet in the same office building where it got its start.

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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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Can your team overcome messy problems?

Berkonomics

Some problems seem impossible to surmount. Leaders and teams can be overwhelmed. We’ve all probably experienced this. Several big problems hit us at once. Or the system goes down, stranding everyone. Or worse yet, “We’ve been hacked.” Add the twist of ransomware? The inevitability of a big problem. As we grow our businesses, we inevitably run into problems that seem for a time impossible to overcome.

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San Diego's ScootScoop Becomes Bane Of Scooter Startups

socalTECH

In a battle that pits a small, San Diego startup against a fleet of on-demand scooter companies--including Santa Monica-based B‏ird , Lime, Lyft, LA's Wheels , and many others-- ScootScoop is causing major headaches by impounding thousands of scooters around San Diego. ScootScoop has been confiscating and impounding dockless scooters all across San Diego for business owners and landlords who are tired of the scooters cluttering up their property.

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H2Scan Names Chief Growth Officer

socalTECH

Valencia-based H2Scan , which develops hydrogen sensors for the utility and industrial market, has named a new Chief Growth Officer, the company said this morning. The company said it has appointed Bharat Vats to the position. Vats was previously Executive Vice president at LumaSense Technologies, and also served at Serveron Corporation (a Danaher Company).