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Does America Care Anymore? How We Can Change The Answer To “Yes”.

YoungUpstarts

While speaking to the Pittsburgh Pirates during their 2014 training camp, Gordon recalls seeing The Pirates Creed posted throughout their facilities. I’m convinced that the Pirates’ emphasis on culture is a big reason why the team won 94 games and made it to the post-season in 2013, after not having a winning record since 1992.

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Bad Boys and the Fab Five: Business Lessons from Basketball History

Up and Running

The series was so popular that ESPN decided to release a second volume of 30 more documentaries, produce 30 new digital shorts, and even released a “30 for 30″ selection of soccer-related features in time for the 2014 World Cup. It also presents an opportunity to differentiate your product or service in a competitive market.

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Pioneering Women in Venture Capital: Kathryn Gould

Steve Blank

One of the more fun things I’ve been asked to do lately was give the commencement speech at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business in June 2014. Here’s the speech: 2014 University of Chicago Commencement speech ‘Your Great Adventure’. Why Give a Commencement speech. So they call you a “dragon lady”; so what?!

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Cultivate an Olympic Mindset to Achieve Success

Up and Running

Martyn Rooney at the Commonwealth Games in 2014. Andre Agassi winning the Wimbledon Cup in 1992. When Andre Agassi won the Wimbledon Cup in 1992, he said, “I have already won Wimbledon at least 10,000 times before.” See Also: How to Use Growth Hacking to Increase Revenue 20x in Just 12 Months. Forget the competition.

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20 Most Influential Graphic Design Companies From Around the World

crowdSPRING Blog

Founded by David Turner and Bruce Duckworth in 1992, the firm now has three offices that are its “secret weapon,” according to the site. In 2014, designer Justin Day joined the agency and the name was updated. Clients include Levis, Coca-Cola, Amazon, Metallica (!), Glenlivet, and many more. McFaul+Day. courtesy of mcfaul+day.

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Those Beautiful Nest Eggs

Lightspeed Venture Partners

Tony –working on “iPhone” circa 1992 Me–product manager, having a ball. 2014 big data Cleantech Internet of Things Nest' Not only was he exceptionally gifted technically, he gained everyone’s respect for his integrity and strong convictions about the company’s product direction and overall strategy.

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VC Cafe - Untitled Article

VC Cafe

Deepika Padukone, Best Bollywood actress of 2014. From a modest $200 million in bi-lateral trade in 1992 (when diplomatic relations were established), India-Israeli trade surpassed $6 billion in 2012-13. With his salt and pepper hair and soft-spoken manner, Suneel Bandhu could easily be mistaken for a college professor.

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