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GPT-3:  An AI That Makes Cars, Not Wrenches And What It Means For The Legal Profession

YoungUpstarts

The “end” in legal organizations, is a document of some kind. Documents are their widget, the thing legal teams build. Finding information that is relevant to creating a document is helpful. Actually producing that document, though, is far more helpful. It is merely a means to an end. Pretty cool stuff.

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Seth Sternberg – Meebo

Both Sides of the Table

He grew up in Connecticut attended Yale undergrad and worked for IBM after graduation doing M&A, strategy and venture capital. In 1995, while in high school, Seth wanted to start a business scanning paper documents for companies, but realized it was a non-starter when he learned that a scanner costs $4k.

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How To Start A Startup – For Busy People

YoungUpstarts

Lecture 14: How To Operate. If you want to avoid a $500k bill (like that paid by one Connecticut startup) to later move your company to Delaware, incorporate in Delaware from day one. Repeatable innovation, and a culture of operational excellence, is what will help your company create enduring value over time.

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Design Your Company Culture Like The World’s Largest Hedge Fund

David Teten

I also resonated with #38: “Remember that almost everything good comes from having great people operating in a great culture”; recruiting is the driver of success of all of our portfolio companies. #40 A successful organization designs, documents, and manages to a culture optimized for their particular situation.

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22 Entrepreneurs Explain Their Major Accomplishments in 2020

Hearpreneur

I would say this is what I am most proud of but I am also proud of the traction that my new business has built in its first full year of operation. My firm worked to expanded our criminal law practice and online presence in 2020 to domestic violence, child protection, and Connecticut Department of Children & Families defense.

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10 Best Apps For Small Business Owners

crowdSPRING Blog

However, in an increasingly fast-paced business culture, few successful business owners can operate their businesses while tethered to their office desk. Small and medium sized business owners operating without a big HR team will find Gusto invaluable. Many must find ways to work while they’re away from the office.

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HBS Alumni Angels NY new chairman: Jason Klein

David Teten

HBSAANY has evolved into an educational organization, holding investor education events in NY , Florida , New Jersey , Connecticut , and San Francisco , as well as many webinars. Following a lead investor is valuable education, as it gives the coinvestors access to the deal documents and some of the process used by the lead.

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