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Interplay Learning?—?Helping the Skilled Trades Rebuild a Bigger and Better Workforce

Austin Startup

Quickly Growing a Scalable, Highly Skilled Workforce Interplay Learning’s technology-based learning innovations, such as 3D simulations, virtual reality (VR) and gamification have been meaningful change agents for the skilled trades. At the center of this technology is Command Center, as recognized by Fast Company?—?a

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15 Entrepreneurs Share How They Continue to Learn and Sharpen The Saw

Hearpreneur

In our rapidly changing world of ideas and technologies, the quest for knowledge becomes an endless journey. 2- With the help of books and podcasts Photo Credit: Charlotte Hall To keep my mind sharp, I dive into thought-provoking books, podcasts, and engaging conversations that challenge my perspective.

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NCWIT Awards for Aspirations in Computing

Feld Thoughts

Several years ago on a Saturday I found myself at Bank of America Corporate Center in Charlotte. I was attending the second National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT) Awards for Aspirations in Computing event. Start a conversation about NCWIT and the work the organization is doing. Bring it up at dinner.

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How Customer Photos Improve Mobile Shopping

Duct Tape Marketing

But even with the rapid rate of tablet and smartphone technology, there are still many advantages of web over mobile for creating a seamless online shopping experience. This is strongly reflected in the still lagging mobile conversion and purchase rates—mobile’s conversion rate lags over 3.5x conversion on desktop).

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Startup Survival Skills Through Arts Education

Austin Startup

How can parents prepare kids for a world of technology we cannot even imagine? Employees who do this are priceless because they accelerate a culture of business innovation in the workplace,” says Charlotte Westerhaus-Renfrow, clinical assistant professor of management and business law at Indiana University Kelley School of Business.

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Best Of Both Worlds: Mixing HTML5 And Native Code

mobile.smashingmagazine.com

Rather than build an app entirely with native or HTML5 technology, why not mix and match the technologies? Clearly, developing portions of the user experience in two or more different technologies has some downsides. The illustration above shows the technologies used to draw each portion of the screen. (

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Are You Building Your Business With a Crock-pot or a Microwave?

Duct Tape Marketing

We work with a lot of technology re-sellers/dealers/vars and they sell complex and expensive software, which performs critical functions for mid sized and smaller large businesses. You don’t get to control the conversation. inbound marketing Lead Conversion Lead Generation Marketing Strategy Dan Kraus'