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How To Identify New Venture Assistance Organizations

Startup Professionals Musings

One of the reasons that now is the time to be an entrepreneur is the explosion of startup assistance organizations, usually called incubators or accelerators. This association is definitely one of the world’s leading organization for advancing business incubation and entrepreneurship.

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Uber Drivers In LA Try To Organize

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Los Angeles-based drivers for on-demand ride service Uber --with the help of the Teamsters--are looking to organize, according to a report from KPCC. According to the report, around 500 drivers for Uber are holding a demonstration this morning in Santa Monica, in front of Uber''s offices here, to protest Uber''s treatment of drivers.

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LA Number Two Tech Employment Area In Nation, Says Report

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A new report, published this week by the nonprofit CompTIA group, says that Los Angeles is the number two metropolitan area in the nation for technology employment. According to the CompTIA 2018 CyberStates report, LA had 501,900 technology workers, number two in the nation behind New York City, which has 664,800. READ MORE>>.

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5 Reality Checks On Running A Charitable Organization

Startup Professionals Musings

Other countries have similar exemptions for similar organizations. That means they need to grow organically, or find a philanthropist. Managing volunteers, and running any organization with these constraints is a challenge. unless it relies wholly on donations. Reputable non-profits need to keep their operating expenses low.

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Your eye of the needle: Do you worry over bottlenecks?

Berkonomics

Think for a minute whether there is any process or person that could be classed as the eye of the needle in your organization. But the unintentional effect was that she inserted herself into every process as the bottleneck that actually defeated her goal of making her organization a model of efficiency and quality. The lesson learned.

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Report: Honest Company Seeking CPG CEO

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Los Angeles-based e-commerce provider Honest Company , which sells organic baby and beauty products, is looking to replace CEO Brian Lee with a veteran of the consumer packaged goods (CPG) market, according to a report. READ MORE>>.

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SPECIAL REPORT: 2019 Blockchain Outlook — Reality Check

Xconomy

Now, the industry has entered a crucial phase where blockchain developers need to overcome the limitations of the technology and find use cases that will win widespread adoption by businesses and organizations.

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