Wed.Jan 10, 2018

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Ring Teams With Shaquille O'Neal On Home Security Effort

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Santa Monica-based Ring , the developer of video doorbells and security cameras, has teamed up with Shaquille O'Neal to promote the company's plans for 2018. According to Ring, its founder, Jamie Siminoff, along with Shaquille O'Neal, will host a Q&A session at CES talking about its whole home security plans around homes and neighborhoods. Ring says it is now "on a mission to reduce crime in neighborhoods", and it is working with Shaquille O'Neal on an effort to donate home security devices

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Silicon Beach Report Jan. 10: Overwatch League-Twitch Deal Worth at Least $90 Million

L.A. Business Journal

Overwatch League-Twitch deal worth at least $90 million; artificial intelligence startup Oben raises $10 million; and Survios to open virtual-reality arcade in Torrance.

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Overwatch League Boots Up First Season

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The Overwatch League , the e-sports league based on Irvine-based Blizzard Entertainment's popular Overwatch videogame title, has officially begun its inaugural season, with 12 franchises spread across the U.S., Asia, and Europe. According to the sports league, it will begin the season by broadcasting on Twitch, OverwatchLeague.com , MLG.com , MLG's app, and a new dedicated Overwatch League companion app.

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5 Tips For Attracting Female Customers

Tech.Co

On a global scale, more women are in the workforce, and within the household they drive 70-80 percent of all consumer purchasing decisions. Women also have a “multiplying effect” in that they make purchasing decisions not only for their immediate and extended family, but are also influential with other women and friends. In the Harvard Business Review Female Economy 2009 report, women purchasing power was predicted to control about $28 trillion in annual global consumer spending, if not more.

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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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Clearlake Capital Buys Perforce Software

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Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital said this morning that it has acquired Perforce Software , a developer of version control software. Financial details of the buy were not announced. Perforce was based in Minneapolis, MN, and had previously been owned by another private equity company, Summit Partners. According to Clearlake, Perforce will continue to be led by current CEO Janet Dryer, along with COO Mark Ties.

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6 Steps To Empowered Employees And Unstoppable Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

As a business advisor, one of the things I see most often as a drag to productivity and growth is employees who, despite their best efforts, can’t change things that they know are hurting the company. They want to grant deserving customers special concessions, or fix a broken process, but are convinced it may cost them their job, or find that no one above them seems to care.

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