socalTECH

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Los Angeles-based Loot Crate has scored first place in the annual Deloitte Technology Fast 500 , the annual ranking of the fastest growing technology companies in the United States by accounting firm Deloitte. Loot Crate had a 66,661% five year growth rate, the highest nationwide. Among the many Southern California startups on the list were #4, SearchMarketers.com (based in Irvine), with a 16,547% growth rate; #12, San Diego's Imprimis Pharmaceuticals (9,616%); #25, Dollar Shave Club (4,186%); #

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L.A. Business Journal

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Breitbart banned from major ad exchange, e-sports franchise Cloud9 raises $2.9 million, and Bridg launches CRM software for restaurants.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Los Angeles-based software developer Bridg said this week that it has launched a new customer relationship management (CRM) software product specifically aimed at restaurants. According to the company, it is using information from point-of-sale (POS), email, loyalty, online ordering, and other areas to help give restaurants a single, unified view of their individual customers, and helps those restaurants identify growth opportunities based on that data.

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Tech Coast Venture Network

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Presentations. (1). Testing.

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Advertiser: Aggregage

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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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Los Angeles-based Heal has raised $14.8M in a funding, according to both a regulatory filing and prematurely leaked funding details from an embargoed press release this week. Heal is formally announcing the after the Thanksgiving holiday with more details and other news. Heal is led by Nick Desai, and offers up in-home, on-demand house calls by doctors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

The pervasiveness of social networking and the Internet has caused a new focus and value on “openness,” which leads to a new element of leadership, called “Open Leadership.” The mantra of open leadership is “Be Open, Be Transparent, and Be Authentic.” This is counter to the traditional business premise of “control,” so many companies are still pushing back.

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