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5 Stages In Leading Paradigm Shift Levels Of Change

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, I still remember when Dean Kamen launched the Segway Human Transporter in 2002, predicting a transportation paradigm shift, and geared up to sell 10,000 per week for the next five years. Most other new vehicle designers have suffered a similar fate.

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How Do You Know If Your Copy Is Any Good? (My 4 Step Process For Copy Testing)

ConversionXL

For example, consider the following piece of copy from CopyLogic: “In 2002, members of Congress and President Bush began formulating a new economic bill to benefit a certain group of investments. In 2002, members of Congress quietly passed a bill to help themselves. ” Don’t drag it out. ” He’s right.

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Episode 90: The Adversity of Profitability with Dr. Rob Garcia

Mike Michalowicz

He moved to San Diego in 2002 and taught Engineering at Morse High School for five years, despite never having an Engineering degree. ” Dr. Rob Garcia is an 8 time author and the founder of SHIFT Advanced Life Design Magazine. Dr. Rob Garcia is an 8 time author and the founder of SHIFT Advanced Life Design Magazine.

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Manage And Schedule Appointments With TimeCenter

YoungUpstarts

We previously looked at YourAM , a web-based application that automatically organize and manage business appointments in real time via the web and SMS, designed specially for small service-focused businesses that need to handle appointments for groups of people. Here’s a similar service – TimeCenter ( www.TimeCenter.com ).

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[Singapore] Westin Returns, Sets Up In Central Business District

YoungUpstarts

It’s been over a decade since Westin left Singapore’s shores; the hotel chain sold off its two properties – The Westin Stamford and The Westin Plaza – to Swissôtel and Raffles Hotel in 2002, after the brand’s own acquisition by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide in 1998.

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The Guide to Your Nonprofit Whistleblower Policy

Board Effect

Whistleblower policies date back to 2002 with the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act , which came about as a result of corporations that misled their investors relating to fraudulent financial reporting practices. Identify the designated individuals that are authorized to hear concerns. Reporting Procedure. Compliance Officer.

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How much does it cost to build the world’s hottest startups?

The Next Web

We interviewed the heads of the top Web and mobile development companies, incubators, agencies and labs to understand what it takes to design and develop the most successful apps of our generation. If you asked me to build Facebook.com for you, I would quote you $500,000 and nine months of development and design time,” says Schippers.

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