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Aclima sucks in $24M to scale its air quality mapping platform

TechCrunch LA

Aclima , a San Francisco-based company which builds Internet-connected air quality sensors and runs a software platform to analyze the extracted intel, has closed a $24 million Series A to grow the business including by expanding its headcount and securing more fleet partnerships to build out the reach and depth of its pollution maps.

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3 Sales Tips for Startups – Creating a Burning Platform

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By having reputable people from reputable businesses listed in case studies, on the website with quotes and/or willing to take phone calls makes all the difference in the purchasing decision. Why Buy Now? If I didn’t get you to buy when you came to my site I know you were at least interested.

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An Entrepreneur Platform To Put You Above the Crowd

Startup Professionals Musings

According to the most recent study by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, there were approximately 514,000 new businesses created per month in the US in 2012. Today’s platform is built of people, including yourself, followers, and contacts, who can amplify your message through social media and spread it to your target customers.

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Movio wants to make your marketing videos with generative AI

TechCrunch LA

The platform is going after marketers with a Canva-style drag-and-drop interface. Co-founder and CEO Josh Xu met his co-founder and CFO Liang Wang, a veteran of ByteDance and the music social network Smule, when the two were studying at Carnegie Mellon University.

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Interview with Sam Rogoway, Near Networks

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Well, Los Angeles based Near Networks (www.nearnetworks.com) is looking to both reach customers online, and avoid the tacky, lousy production of typical small business ads, with a new service. What is Near Networks? Sam Rogoway: We use YouTube as our hosting platform, for a variety of reasons.

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Los Angeles-based Open Raven raises $15 million from KPCB for its security tech to secure hybrid clouds

TechCrunch LA

Investors’ confidence in Open Raven’s potential stems from the simple fact that a majority of all databases will be accessed from a cloud platform within the next two years , according to data from Gartner Inc. ” Open Raven offers a free version of its service to map out networks and visualize where and how data moves.

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7 Workplace Culture Dynamics That You Need to Support

Startup Professionals Musings

Studies have shown that work productivity is related to a happier work culture , and customer satisfaction and loyalty are also dependent on the culture. You must regularly host online meetings, as well as external networking and team-building exercises. Move to modern platforms for more collaboration.