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Preventing Stupid: 3 Questions Every Business Owner Must Ask

YoungUpstarts

In western Oklahoma there are many companies depending on oil production for their livelihood. But the converse is true for you: You devoted your life to becoming a pro at what you do rather than the intricacies of business management. They may be forces of nature, such as a fire or hurricane, or market fluctuations.

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Twitter Link Roundup #188 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

Iron Conversions – [link]. How Colors Affect Website Conversions | Web Design Mash – [link]. Oklahoma Surgery Center makes surgery pricing transparent to customers – [link]. Great Companies Are Storydoers | Ty Montague HBR – [link]. My product failed. The Habits of Happiness – [link]. Salmon run.

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How Early-Stage Startups Can Utilize the SVB Collapse as a Wake-Up Call

The Startup Magazine

If the answers are no, have an honest conversation with your VCs today. Ten back and forth emails can often be resolved in a 30-second phone conversation. If the best client success person is in Oklahoma instead of LA, we’re going to hire her, (in fact, we did). Can you produce venture returns in this new economic reality?

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Book: Tulsa 1921

Feld Thoughts

Most of the surface level history I know comes from high school in Dallas (where, of course, we began with Texas history), a lifetime of museums, occasional TV documentaries, Wikipedia, or conversations. When I’m interested in something, I read a book on it. I lost myself in Tulsa in 1921 yesterday afternoon and into the evening.

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How Austin Made a Name in Tech

Austin Startup

To this end, top contender Tulsa, Oklahoma founded Tulsa Innovation Labs in 2020 to develop a strategy for bringing in big tech to the city, bolstering the job market, and making Tulsa a household name for innovation. Even our very own ISG Partners opened an HQ2 in the heart of Austin in 2020. But why Austin?

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The Flaming Lips and Economic Development

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

As many of you know I’ve participated in the annual State of Creativity Forum in Oklahoma for several years. It’s in just a few weeks, so register, and make plans now to arrive in Oklahoma City for the March 31st one day event. Oklahoma City has turned the corner on talent exporting, let me explain.

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How Best To Negotiate Your Time And The Time Of Others

YoungUpstarts

Conversely, when people make requests for your time, renegotiate better terms if you need them. Point is, if you set an hour meeting, it will take an hour. If you set a 30-minute meeting, you will take that. If you request a meeting with someone, and you are super clear on your need, propose a very short amount of time.

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