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How to Build a Boss Brand [Part 2]

Up and Running

But even if you did get an MBA or a degree in business, in recent years the tools and technology available to small businesses have increased rapidly with the evolution of social media, influencer marketing, and digital marketing. Before you get started, first take stock of where you are. It’s simple, and it’s not easy.

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Out of the Crisis #26: Brian Armstrong of Coinbase on cryptocurrency, being mission-oriented, and institution building

Startup Lessons Learned

At one point we had to turn off all the hosts in Cuba, because US companies weren't allowed to work with Cuban citizens. Brian Chesky is always trying to figure out how to put stock in the hands of his community and how to bring community input into the governance, because that's such an important part of the ethos of Airbnb.

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Soundbites from the Future – 2013

Start Up Blog

An era defined and dominated by the few who could afford the factories, the media and the distribution systems. We need to have a close look at the worlds two biggest social media networks of Twitter and Facebook – they run open API’s for each other to assist their customers and suppliers switch and share between each other.

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