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My Top 10 for 2018

Start Up Blog

Podcast Series of the year: The Dream by Stitcher is a brilliant review of the history of Multi-Level Marketing (MLMs), pyramid selling and their total dodginess. Book of the Year: Winner Takes All by Anand Giridharadas. This book couldn’t come at a more important time in our history. Think Amway.

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Why The Future Of US High-Tech Is Bright

YoungUpstarts

Take software developers as an example. Coming up with an idea for a new piece of software, developing it, and testing it is expensive. Yet once the software is coded, it can be reproduced millions of times at virtually no cost. Today, Oracle has 40,000 workers in the United States and 66,000 abroad.

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A Review of Skytop Lodge: The Collapse of an Icon

Mike Michalowicz

I provide a full review below. In fact, it was one that I anxiously anticipated since I am working on an upcoming book about attracting lifelong customers. I discovered Skytop in 2000. It was unforgettable, but sadly due to the collapse of this former icon. On the bright side, Skytop will be in my upcoming book.

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Lessons Learned: A new version of the Joel Test (draft)

Startup Lessons Learned

I am convinced one of Joel Spolskys lasting contributions to the field of managing software teams will turn out to be the Joel Test , a checklist of 12 essential practices that you could use to rate the effectiveness of a software product development team. He wrote it in 2000, and as far as I know has never updated it.

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Transforming Corporate Mobility with Car Sharing Software

The Startup Magazine

Hence, car sharing software came into existence. With the advent of software solutions for carpooling, vehicle sharing transforms into a coordinated and monitored system, wherein every participant in the process reaps benefits. This process is regulated by specialised car sharing software. What is car sharing?

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Mastering SEO in the Age of AI

Duct Tape Marketing

22:10] Where can people connect with you and grab the latest edition of your book? Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! He's an SEO expert founder of the Interactive Agency, net Concepts and bestselling author, serial entrepreneur, life hacker, podcaster, and contributor to Harvard Business Review and Adweek.

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Why Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Is A Thing Of The Past And What You Should Do About It

YoungUpstarts

In fact, since 2000, more than 10 million Americans have filed personal bankruptcy due to their employers’ failed health insurance plan. Regardless of the defined contribution approach you decide to take, your company should utilize third-party administration software to ensure compliance. For many, it’s been a struggle.