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Feeling Streaming FOMO? This LA Startup Has a Solution

Feeling Streaming FOMO? This LA Startup Has a Solution

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On Netflix alone, there are 5,800 content titles up for watching. But a newly launched app called Queue — not to be confused for Netflix's own queue app — is aiming to counter the frustration that users may feel from the firehose of content coming out of streaming platforms today. Queue is the creation of Garret Rothstein and investor (and dot.LA co-founder) Spencer Rascoff. Read more >>

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Garret Rothstein, who previously worked at the now-defunct streaming platform Quibi, says the wide range of streaming options has opened the door to apps like Queue. The iOS app sets itself apart from other "recommendations" apps by leaning on real recommendations from real friends.

“We know that most people turn to their friends when they're looking for recommendations on what it is that they want to watch next,” Rothstein said.

Activision Blizzard released a trove of data on gender representation in its workplace this week that showed that women account for 26% of Activision, Blizzard and King’s executive leadership. It also said underrepresented ethnic groups – non-white staff – make up 15% of Activision Blizzard’s executive leadership.

TeleSign, a digital identity verification and fraud prevention company used by companies like TikTok and GoFundMe, plans to go public through a merger with a blank-check firm at an enterprise value of $1.3 billion. The deal with North Atlantic Acquisition Corp. will raise proceeds of $487 billion, including a $107.5 million investment by private investors, and is expected to spark a hiring frenzy, the Marina del Rey-based company announced on Thursday.

In an era where everything is digital and promotes endless scrolling, consumer app developer Sean Conrad and data scientist Jesse Berns co-founded Go Disco to encourage people to shut off the screen and live. The L.A.-based company has raised $8.1 million to create the core consumer app, add more features into the new year based on user research, staff its internal editorial team and drive brand awareness.

Immix Biopharma Inc., a Santa Monica-based biotechnology company, got slammed in its trading debut this week, losing 27% of its value in its first day of trading on Nasdaq. On Friday, the tiny biotech’s stock closed at $4 a share, a recovery of about 9% from its previous opening day’s close. Immix raised $21 million in its IPO.

On today's episode of "Office Hours" we talk with Allison Ellsworth, co-founder of Poppi, a soda alternative that promotes gut health. Her company picked up distribution from Whole Foods and made a splash on ABC's “Shark Tank."