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Should You Really Sit on Other Boards When You’re a Startup Founder?

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I think it’s been tremendously helpful to us because the founder of Awe.sm ( Jonathan Strauss ) has a mentor who is going through similar issues but is a few years ahead in terms of company development. Ryan Carson made me promise not to do it. And the outside director adds a “non investor” point of view.

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DriveCam Hits $100M In Revenues

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DriveCam , the San Diego startup developing technology which analyzes and tracks the performance of commercial fleet drivers, reported this morning that it has just reached over $100M in 2012 sales. READ MORE>>.

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Amazon, Rivian Reveal First Electric Delivery Vehicle

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Amazon and Rivian , the electric vehicle developer with operations in Irvine and Carson, California, have revealed Amazon's first electric delivery vehicle, which Amazon plans to roll out as part of its climate efforts. Amazon said it is looking to be net zero carbon by 2040. Amazon said it is looking to be net zero carbon by 2040.

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DriveCam Opens Office In The UK

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San Diego-based DriveCam , the developer of monitoring technology for driving fleets, said today that it has opened up a new office in London. The firm is backed by such companies as JMI Equity, Insight Ventures, Insight Venture Partners, Triangle Peak Partners, and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe. READ MORE>>.

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Spotlight Ticket Management Adds Home Depot Center

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Calabasas-based Spotlight Ticket Management , the developer of ticket management software for helping corporate suite holders manage their tickets, announced today that the Home Depot Center in Carson is offering up its products to its corporate suite holders.

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Xirrus Lands Colorado School District

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Thousand Oaks-based Xirrus , the developer of Wi-Fi equipment headed by Dirk Gates, said yesterday that it has signed a school district in Colorado as a customer. Xirrus said that Fountain Fort Carson School District Eight, based in Fountain, Colorado, has replaced their existing Cisco wireless network with equipment from Xirrus.

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Ford Cancels Rivian Electric SUV Plans

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Ford has cancelled an electric SUV it had planned to develop using technology from electric truck developer Rivian , as the automaker has gone into survival mode due to a massive impact from the ongoing pandemic. Rivian has offices in Irvine and Carson, California, although its headquarters are in Michigan. Rivian received $1.3

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