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The Station: Via hits $2.25B valuation, letters from readers, layoffs in a time of COVID-19

TechCrunch LA

There were, of course, those who used the opportunity to make a marketing push or pitch a story. This management tool lets transit agencies communicate schedules, line changes and service alerts to users. ” Layoffs in a time of COVID-19. If so, go check out Layoffs.fyi, the site doesn’t just list layoffs.

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10 Strategies For Success Long-Term As Well As Today

Startup Professionals Musings

Strategic threats, including new competitors, market changes, and environmental issues need deeper analysis and full resolution, before they jeopardize your business survival. It’s your job as a leader to be the model high performer, quantify the team view with metrics, and expand awareness to the best outside competition and new tools.

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Central Desktop Sees Q4 Increase

socalTECH

The firm said its Q4 was "a record quarter" for the firm, which provides software-as-a-service tools for helping business teams manage projects and work. Garcia said that with the economic downturn and layoffs, he suspects there's been a push towards more virtual workers.

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Body Language is Half of Business Communication

Startup Professionals Musings

This total rate now exceeds 7 billion texts sent per day, according to a new mobile marketing website (more than one per day for every person on earth). But are these text messages an efficient and appropriate business tool? Overall, the most successful people in business learn to use the right tool for the right job.

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Biotech Roundup: Moonshots, Pink Slips, Gilead, Brexit & More

Xconomy

Traded on the London Stock Exchange, its shares held steady while the market went haywire, then climbed all week through Thursday’s close. —Last month, Biogen (NASDAQ: BIIB ) struck a deal with the University of Pennsylvania on a new wave of gene therapy delivery tools. PureTech also bucked the Brexit fallout this week.

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Interview with Josh Stomel, ResumeBucket

socalTECH

We also provide the consumer a slew of tools, that will help them upload their resume and manage their online identity, plus we also have a resume builder function, detailed metrics on exactly who is viewing their resume, and the ability to create and manage multiple versions of their resume.

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Adam Scott | ScoreBig, Startups, and LA Tech

Tech Zulu Event

Marketing that our tickets are on sale is a huge problem and in the live entertainment/sport industry, that’s just bad. One of our biggest challenges, in a marketing perspective is, is telling people we sell tickets below retail price, no service fees, free delivery, and it’s all guaranteed without a catch. Tell us more about it.

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