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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2020 Lesson Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

It was adopted by the National Institutes of Health as I-Corps at NIH in 2014 and at the National Security Agency in 2015. Steve Weinstein 30-year veteran of Silicon Valley technology companies and Hollywood media companies. Team SeaWatch – Maritime Security in the South China Sea. He runs H4X Labs.

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18 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Pivot They’re Making in Their Business in 2020

Hearpreneur

So that’s why we are excited about 2020 because there will be more and more entrepreneurs and businesses. That means in 2020 we are switching about 70% of our marketing over from email marketing campaigns to SMS marketing campaigns. If I could sum up our 2020 strategy in two words they would be trust and security.

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Gen Z Making money: From Social Media Influencers to Gig Economy

VC Cafe

Unlike Millennials, who witnessed the introduction and rise of social media, tablets, smartphones and the mobility that allows them to access it all in an instant, Gen Z was born into it. The pandemic year of 2020 might have changed that course, though, whether freelance or gig work was Gen Zs first choice or not.

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6 Medical Professionals Who Are Killing It On Social Media

YoungUpstarts

Social Media is a funny place. Enter the new breed, the doctor blogs, the general medical academic blogs, and the nursing blogs taking social media by the horns and making waves. There is a new breed of blogger (and vlogger!) making waves across the platforms; the medical professionals. The New Wave of Medical Bloggers.

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Why Are So Many People Turning To Fitness Franchises In The UK?

YoungUpstarts

When the country entered into a nationwide lockdown, back in March 2020, many business owners were fearing the worst; as doors were closed and businesses locked up, it was a time of caution and trepidation. The British Franchise Association (BFA) reported in 2015 that 97% of UK fitness franchises had made a profit.

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7 High-Performing Ecommerce Marketing Strategies for 2022

ConversionXL

Since 2015, clothing brand ASOS has grown revenue by an average of 22% year over year. Leverage FOMO in social media marketing 3. Tactics are the specific activities you’ll use to communicate with customers (for example, advertising on social media with a 20% discount code). Leverage FOMO in social media marketing.

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The ‘’Wirecard effect’’ on the European Fintech Ecosystem

Transformify

Unlike Zatarra, FT is a reputable media and this time the analysts started asking themselves if there might be something they have missed. Although Wirecard has denied all claims, an independent auditor, KPMG, has been assigned and the findings are expected to be disclosed in April 2020. Wirecard’s M&A Activity.