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These 8 Groups of People Will Never Start a Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Every entrepreneur I know is dismayed by the number of friends who approach them with a line such as “I have an even better idea that will change the world, and one of these days I’m going to get around to starting my own business.” I always wonder what is more important to them on an ongoing basis than changing the world, since their startups usually never materialize.

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Book Marketing – What Can A PR Pro Do For You

YoungUpstarts

by Diana Ennen, President of Virtual Word Publishing and author of “ Virtual Assistant, The Series: Become a Highly Successful, Sought After VA “. Experts in public relations (PR) and marketing don’t simply get the word out; they create such a phenomenal success for their clients, that when someone needs a recommendation they are the first name they consider.

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Stannis Baratheon – King of Westeros, Lord of Grammar

Feld Thoughts

It’s always a fun experience to be laying on the couch next to my wife Amy watching something on our 90″ TV when suddenly she grabs the remote, says “that’s awesome”, rewinds, and plays it again. It’s especially humbling when it has to do with grammar. We’ve both been fans of Stannis Baratheon and regularly refer to him as the one true king when we talk about him.

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Steps For Managing And Avoiding Office Politics

YoungUpstarts

Whether your workplace seems more like the set of Game of Thrones than a functioning business or has a fairly good organisational culture, office politics is something that most people will encounter throughout their professional life. Below are three strategies you can put into place to stay out of the politics and get the job done without getting your colleagues or staff offside: 1.

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Building Healthy Innovation Ecosystems for Your Projects

Speaker: Nick Noreña, Innovation Coach and Advisor, Kromatic

Every startup and innovation project exists within an ecosystem that either helps or hurts that project. As innovation managers, we need to keep a pulse of that ecosystem and make sure we're helping those innovation projects we're managing every step of the way. In this webinar, Nick Noreña will walk through an Innovation Ecosystem Model that he and his team at Kromatic have developed to help investors, heads of product, teachers, and executives understand how they can best support innovation in

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An Evening with Twitter and Foundry Group

Feld Thoughts

Chris Moody (formerly CEO of Gnip, who Twitter acquired last year), Rishi Garg (head of Twitter Corporate Development), and Seth Levine (Foundry Group) are having a discussion about the inner working of Twitter. If you are interested, register to attend at Galvanize Boulder on June 10th from 6pm to 7:30pm. Tickets are limited. The post An Evening with Twitter and Foundry Group appeared first on Feld Thoughts.

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What To Expect From Innovation Management System Education

YoungUpstarts

A lot of people are interested in a career in innovation management. In most cases, this means completing an MBA (Master of Business Administration), which in turn means that students must already hold an undergraduate degree. The MBA looks at how innovation is executed and what strategies are needed for it. Graduates know how to work in multidisciplinary teams and have a great understanding of marketing objectives and insights as well.

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Entrepreneur Brings Luxury to Ridesharing Industry

Hearpreneur

Ridesharing is the new big thing when it comes to transportation. Companies like Uber have paved the way in terms of easy access to transportation. The simplicity of getting on your phone, opening an app, and finding reliable transportation has opened new doors. In the case of Rattan Joea, Founder and CEO of Opoli , bringing a little extra luxury to ridesharing was a great way to expand on the idea.

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Episode 29: Profitability and Proactivity with Erik Knight and Jon Wood

Mike Michalowicz

Also Available On. Show Summary. Erik Knight and Jon Wood join us for Episode 29 of the Profit First Podcast. Erik shares his expertise on how hackers go after your business. Jon talks about how he ended up on his entrepreneurial journey. Our Guests. Erik Knight (left) is the CEO of SimpleWan. He is a computer and network security veteran. SimpleWan is a cloud based firewall company designed for IT & Service Providers.

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Monday Motivation: Evolve

Hearpreneur

This motivational video is a reminder that you should always strive to be like water. This is the symbol of power. It’s all about evolving like the caterpillar or a butterfly. Trying the best you can to see reality not through the illusion you wish that it was but for what it actually is. . You have to point the finger at yourself. . You can create a life of your own design. .

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