Fri.Feb 19, 2021

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Amazon’s Selz Acquisition is Encouraging News for Small Businesses

Tech.Co

It's been a big week for Jeff Bezos. Not only has he become the richest man in the world again, leapfrogging a certain Mr Musk, but it has also been revealed that Amazon has quietly acquired ecommerce platform Selz. Selz, run by a team of around 50 in Sydney, Australia, bills itself as a one-stop-shop for small businesses to start selling products and services online.

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8 Ways To Beat The Odds Of A Consultant For Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

Let’s face it, consultants have a bad image. Businesses want experienced people who get their hands dirty, rather than experts who give presentations, make recommendations, and disappear. Even consultants don’t like their job, since they don’t often get to see results, and too much of their time is spent looking for the next gig. The Internet has changed the world.

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iBASEt Names Customer, Financial Execs

socalTECH

Foothill Ranch-based iBASEt, a developer of software for the manufacturing sector, said this week that it has named both a new Chief Customer Officer and Chief Financial Officer. The company said it has promoted Scott Baril to the Chief Customer Officer role, and named Daniel de Haas as its new Chief Financial Officer. iBASEt said Baril has more than 20 years of professional services and supply chain management experience, and de Haas has more than 20+ years of accounting, controlling, and finan

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EVgo Wins Deal In New Jersey

socalTECH

Los Angeles-based electric vehicle (EV) charging network operator EVgo said on Friday morning that it has scored a win in New Jersey, to install 30 new DC fast charging stalls in the state. According to EVgo, the new fast chargers are being funded by a series of grants from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). EVgo did not say how much it is receiving from New Jersey for those isntalls, which will cover grocery stores, retail shopping centers, and a travel plaza on the Ne

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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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Artie Takes $10M For Mobile Games

socalTECH

Los Angeles-based Artie, a new startup developing mobile games which can be played inside social media, video, and messaging platforms, said this week that it has raised $10M in a seed funding round. The funding came from angel investors, including Mark Pincus (founder of Zynga), Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman's Thirty Five Ventures, Scooter Braun's Raised In Space, Shutterstock founder Jon Oringer (founder of Shutterstock), Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, Susquehanna International Group, Harris Bl

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Performio Sees Growth After HQ Move To Irvine

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Irvine-based software developer Performio, which develops incentive compensation management software, says it saw 110 percent growth in North America for its FY2020, after relocating its headquarters to Irvine in 2019. The company was acquired in June of 2019 by private equity investor Stables Partners, and moved the company's headquarters to Irvine from Melbourne, Australia.