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[Interview] Zack Creed, Oakville Golf Instructor On Entrepreneurship, Career Transitions

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After captaining his high school team in New Jersey, he studied Professional Golf Management (PGM) and recreation management at The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Senior Open Championship in 2011 and for the 2012 BMW (Fedex playoff), as well as play with celebrities, politicians, and other professional athletes.

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HOW TO: Build an App for Your Small Business

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Have appropriate expectations, listen to the professionals in your employ and don’t micro-manage a design or development project. Office for Mac 2011 Delivers the Good. Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us!

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Recruiting and Retention for Women in STEM

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In 2011, Catalyst, a non-profit that aims to create more equitable workplaces for women, released a report that showed that even when women did “all the right things” including using self-help books, participating in mentorships, and networking with leaders, their actual advancement still fell short of their male counterparts.

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A Boom Time for Education Start-Ups | Chronicle of Higher Education | #Edtech #hackedu

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From DeSantis : Investments in education-technology companies nationwide tripled in the last decade, shooting up to $429-million in 2011 from $146-million in 2002, according to the Na­tional Venture Capital Association. And Coursekit, a nascent challenger to Blackboard in the market for learning-management software.

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Would You Outsource Your Startup to a SaaS?

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By Alex Williams / February 5, 2011 11:40 AM / 2 Comments Tweet Hacker News This post is part of our ReadWriteCloud channel, which is dedicated to covering virtualization and cloud computing. The channel is sponsored by Intel and VMware.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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Management. In early 2011 an acquisition by a Fortune 500 company fell apart. How well a failed entrepreneur has managed his company, and how well he worked with his previous investors, makes a difference in his ability to persuade U.S. » More. Real Estate. » More. Loading… Careers. » More. » More.