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How to Be Ready for What’s Next

Duct Tape Marketing

Cree was recognized as MIT Technology Review’s 50 Smartest Companies for 2014 and as one of Fast Companies World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies in 2015. Cree was recognized as MIT Technology Review’s 50 Smartest Companies for 2014 and as one of Fast Companies World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies in 2015.

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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. North Carolina came out strong on both offense and defense and took an early lead.

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What is an L3C?

Up and Running

In an interesting turn of events that demonstrates the controversy around this topic, the state of North Carolina passed legislation to allow L3Cs, only to have that repealed in January of 2014, with officials saying the availability of the L3C entity is not necessary. . The L3C: Coming to a state near you?

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Top 10 Legal Issues for Higher Education Boards

Board Effect

Vanderbilt University and the Boston Consulting Group assessed the university’s compliance costs in 2015 and found that they spent $146 million during the 2013-2014 school year which was 11% of their non-hospital operating budget. The University of North Carolina reports compliance costs of 7%-8% and smaller schools spend around 7% as well.

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You Need To Prepare To Manage Your People

YoungUpstarts

Though a quarter of 194 investors surveyed in June by North Carolina State University have been a victim of fraudulent companies, the study also discovered what careful investors look out for to protect themselves. Passion means very little if you don’t have hard evidence of planning to back you up. Hiring and onboarding.

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Boom and Bust and What Comes Next

Scalable Startup

From Boom Summer 2014, Vol 4, No 2. Governor Jerry Brown, State of the State speech, January 2014. The graphic is a map of “Tech Hot Spots” printed in the San Francisco Business Times (21-27 February 2014). A Wired article entitled “Will 2014 Be the Year the Tech Bubble Bursts?” The view from our window.