TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 3, 2023

The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, or HACLA, has confirmed it is investigating a cybersecurity incident shortly after the LockBit ransomware gang claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on the agency.

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JANUARY 5, 2023

Public companies looking to acquire your growing enterprise usually have a few financial measures that help them weed out those candidates that will be too expensive in terms of effort or of too little financial attractiveness.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2023

Welcome to another challenging new year ahead! You’ve probably already made your resolutions for 2023, but if not, I suggest a renewed commitment to finding happiness and satisfaction in your chosen business lifestyle.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 6, 2023

Los Angeles-based Spotter, which connects creators with funding to develop content for brands and businesses, and media agency Havas Media Group (HMG) North America said today that the two are in a new partnership. Financial details of the deal--which will fund more investments in YouTube creators--were not announced.

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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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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 31, 2022

Shared electric scooters came onto the scene five years ago with a promising vision of getting people out of cars and onto greener modes of transportation. Yet despite billions in VC money and plenty of hype , the future that micromobility companies promised still hasn’t quite arrived.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2023

Many passionate entrepreneurs fight to add more features into their new products and services, assuming that more function will make the solution more appealing to more customers. In reality, more features will more likely make the product confusing and less usable to all.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 4, 2023

The world of marketing is changing faster than technology these days. Winning entrepreneurs have long since supplemented conventional print and video “push” marketing with digital online interactive “pull” marketing, and a while back added social-local-mobile ( SoLoMo ) to the mix.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2023

As an advisor to business professionals and entrepreneurs, I often hear about an innovative new solution that could lead to business growth or a new business. Unfortunately, in my experience, it takes much more than an innovative idea to launch a successful business today.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 6, 2023

Los Angeles-based Product Science said this week that it has raised $18M in a seed funding round. The funding came from Slow Ventures, Coatue, K5 Global, Mantis Ventures, plus angels Peter Fenton (Benchmark), Jerry Murdock (Insight Partners), and executives at Snap. The company says it is developing software that analyzes pre-product, mobile application code using artificial intelligence, to help improve mobile performance of apps.

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JANUARY 5, 2023

For our Insights and Opinions section today, we have Three Predictions for 2023: Decentralization Now, Post-Speculation, and Surviving Irrational Markets (from Tony Greenberg) The death of decentralization-washing is key to the great decoupling Net cash inflows into the market shift from speculation to revenue -- and determine winners Markets continue to stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent -- so everyone needs help.

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JANUARY 5, 2023

A report from Business Insider says that Los Angeles-based electric vehicle subscription company Autonomyis running out of money and in "dire straits". According to the report, the company--which offers up Tesla vehicles on a subscription basis--is in the midst of attempting to find emergency funding. The company appears to have been hit by the same winds that have caused Tesla's stock price to plunge in recent weeks.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2023

Amazon.com said on Wednesday that it is cutting 18,000 people from its work force, including roles in its Devices and Books business, plus People, Experience, and Technology (PXT) organization -- the latest cuts in the technology industry. It's unclear how those cuts might affect the company's efforts in Hollywood, where Amazon has a significant presence. amazon layoff jobs hollywood employment

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socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2023

Los Angeles-based Ring, now part of Amazon, has opened up pre-orders for its Car Cam, the company's version of a dashboard camera. The product includes two cameras, one for both the exterior and interior, and also includes a microphone and speaker which allows owners to communicate through the device. The product--first announced in 2020--was supposed to ship in 2021. ring camera vehicle automotive electronics security consumer

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socalTECH

JANUARY 4, 2023

Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies said on Tuesday that it has acquired ChartWorld International. Financial terms of the deal were not announced. ChartWorld is based in Headquarters, and develops digital marine navigation hardware and software. The company also has lactions in Hamburg, Singapore, Vancouver and Tokyo. teledyne chartworld merger acquisition defense marine navigation hardware software

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JANUARY 4, 2023

El Segundo-based space startup Impulse Space says it is planning its first mission, a demonstration of its "orbital service vehicle", which it has named "Mira". According to the company, it is planning a demonstration mission to performan in-space services, including last-mile orbital payload delivery, payload hosting, very low altitude maneuvers and controlled atmospheric re-entry. The company said it has booked a launch slot on a SpaceX Falcon 9 around Q4 of 2023.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 3, 2023

San Diego-based Blacksmith Medicines and Forge Therapeutics said Monday that the two companies are in a definitive merger agreement. Financial details of the merger were not announced. According to the two, they will focus on the development of medicines targeting a large class of proteins called metalloenzymes, with initial focus on oncology and infection. Blacksmith Medicines says it is backed by Evotec A.G.,

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socalTECH

JANUARY 3, 2023

Santa Monica-based VideoAmp, which develops advertising measurement software, said this morning that it has inked a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery. According to VideoAmp, it will measure cross-screen campaigns for Warner Bros. Discovery. Financial impact of the win was not announced. VideoAmp is led by CEO and Founder Ross McCray. The company is backed by The Spruce House Partnership, D1 Capital Partners, Tiger Global, EPIQ Capital Group and Ankona Capital Partners.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 3, 2023

Aliso Viejo-based indie Semiconductor, which develops chips for the automotive industry, said it has entered into a strategic partnership with >Seeing Machines. Seeing Machines is a developer of computer vision processors. The companies said the partnership involves deploying Seeing Machines technology into indie's vision sensing system-on-chips (SoCs). Financial dtails of the partnership were not announced.

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JANUARY 3, 2023

Los Angeles-based electric vehicle maker Faraday Future said over the holidays that it has appointed two new directors to the company's board. According to Faraday Future, it has appointed Xuefeng ("XF") Chen and Ke Sun to the company's board, as a result of the resignation of two directors, Dr. Carsten Breitfeld and Mr. Edwin Goh. Interestingly enough, in the announcement, Faraday Future thanked Goh for his service on the board -- but not Breitfeld.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2022

Most entrepreneurs are so convinced that they are the disruptive element, they fail to anticipate that unknown facts or events can and will occur to disrupt their own well-laid plans.

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