Thu.Nov 29, 2012

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Build Entrepreneurship Communities With Crowd Valley

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Entrepreneurship communities and crowdfunding platforms designed to support entrepreneurs are popping up left, right, and center all around the world. This is a good sign. What may not be ideal, however, is that there’s much diffusion in the tools and platforms being used to connect entrepreneurs and that can create separate ecosystems that don’t talk to one another.

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[Infographic] The Decline of American Entrepreneurship

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We often hear that entrepreneurship in America is alive and well, thanks to the amazing growth in the Valley’s startup scene and (no thanks) to the flagging economy that’s forced many to take up entrepreneurship as a last recourse. But the numbers don’t lie – entrepreneurship in America has actually declined over the decades.

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How To Use Power Questions To Turn Your Office Holiday Party Into A Career-Boosting Event

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by Andrew Sobel, author of “ Power Questions: Build Relationships, Win New Business, and Influence Others ”. It’s that very special time of the year when many of us are receiving invitations to our annual office holiday party. If you’re one of them, you’ll probably look forward to the event with great excitement — until you start to recall the blunders of years past.

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