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The Simplicity Cure: Why True Employee Engagement Lies In The Little Things

YoungUpstarts

Yet again and again, studies point to a pervasive lack of it (for instance, a recent Gallup report indicates that only 13 percent of employees worldwide are engaged), as well as the incredible costs of this problem. Leaving that message cost me next to nothing. Todd Patkin grew up in Needham, Massachusetts. Thanks, guys.”

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Forget Presidential Politics: Here’s How We Create Jobs — And How You Can Help

Gust

Yet amidst all the partisan cheerleading and name-calling, there has been some discussion of substance. That presents the tech entrepreneurship community with a genuine opportunity to influence outcomes. One particular four-letter word has been used pervasively by candidates of all stripes: Jobs. Free Speech. Healthcare Reform.

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From Airbnb to TaskRabbit to Zimride, sharing is becoming big business

www.usatoday.com

Struggling to manage costs, the start-up closed shop as quickly as it opened. The $40 to $50 she charges for a one-way ride helps shave her costs on gas. RelayRides, which also provides $1 million-per-incident in insurance for car owners, is dealing with a case in Massachusetts that might have a sobering effect on its operations.

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Returns for brand-name VC funds

finance.fortune.cnn.com

Exclusive: Returns for brand-name VC funds By Dan Primack August 20, 2012: 12:15 PM ET. We agreed to withhold the name of the fund-of-funds manager and to not post the source documents, as a condition of receiving the materials. Overall, the portfolio value (including realizations) was being held at around 5% below cost.

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The Story Of A Young Entrepreneur Building A Better World With A Nonprofit

Duct Tape Marketing

Camden is the Founder and CEO of the Nonprofit Organization Beyond the Crisis Beyond the Crisis, the food-distribution charity, which has distributed over 100,000 dollars of food items to housing communities and homeless shelters across Massachusetts. Her name is Kathleen Walsh, she's my mentor to date with the nonprofit.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Free is Not a Business Model

ReadWriteStart

Debra has made a lot of mistakes already, especially, by making it a practice to offer her services for free, in the name of bartered promotion, and at this point, needs to focus on finding a segment (e.g. Seshu Madabushi, from Irving, Texas, pitched Desi Sauda , a Groupon-like service catering to the South Asian communities in the U.S.

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Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0

Austin Startup

These names aren’t the end of the story?—?they I expect to see more announcements of big name people and companies moving to Texas every month in 2021. Our community colleges are excellent as well, including the Alamo Colleges, Austin Community College, the Dallas College and the Lone Star Community College.

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