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Knowing When it’s Time To Fold

YoungUpstarts

by Paul Oberschneider, author of “ Why Sell Tacos in Africa? “ Frankly, I’d rather be persistent than dogged. Being persistent means that if your idea isn’t working you don’t give up, but you do learn from it, change the way you are doing things and try again. Doggedness – like insanity – means doing the same thing over and over, expecting the results to be different.

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Amazon: A true success story

The Equity Kicker

For about three weeks I’ve been meaning to write about the amazing success that is Amazon. Back then it was when I read they were planning to create 100k US jobs in the next 18 months , are worth more than the next eight biggest US retailers combined (see chart above), and that they now employ 45k robots , up 50% year-on-year. I finally put pen to paper today (so to speak) because I saw the additional news that they are building a $1.5bn hub for their own cargo airline (sic), have 0.7% of

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4 Ways To Make The Most Out Of Media Coverage

YFS Magazine

As solopreneurs, we all dream about the big hit, the media coverage "home run" that will open all the right doors once and for all. This article 4 Ways To Make The Most Out Of Media Coverage appeared first in YFS Magazine.

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About personal use of corporate assets

Berkonomics

It is no secret that the IRS looks carefully below the surface for personal use of company assets (including cash) in its corporate income tax audits. This insight addresses more the impact of such behavior upon the actions of employees and others who observe that behavior from a senior manager or owner of a business – and know that they cannot say anything about it without jeopardizing their jobs.

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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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The Man’s Quick Guide To Women In The Workplace

YFS Magazine

As the number of women in the workplace steadily grows, knowing how to navigate interpersonal professional relationships becomes increasingly important. This article The Man’s Quick Guide To Women In The Workplace appeared first in YFS Magazine.

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What Is Your Personality, How To Navigate Opposites?

YoungUpstarts

By Larry Kendall, founding partner of The Group, Inc, author of “ Ninja Selling: Subtle Skills. Big Results. “ Have you heard of the Golden Rule? Treat others the way you want to be treated. It’s a pretty good philosophy for business and for life. Ninjas go a step further and practice the Platinum Rule : Treat others the way they want to be treated.

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A Digital Marketer’s Guide to Visual Cues

ConversionXL

A large part of landing page optimization is focusing your visitors’ attention on what matters. There are many design theories on how exactly to do that. Most will include using what is known as a visual cue to direct attention towards a desired object. Visual cues have strong roots in empirical psychology research and in practical case studies. At this point, there’s a solid amount of data out there on why they work, how they work, and how you should use them depending on your specific use case

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Take Complete Charge of Your Content

Duct Tape Marketing

Take Complete Charge of Your Content written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. In 2016, content was in supreme power expected to be delivered in the form of compelling, personalized and interactive stuff that can be rated well and ranked high in all search engines. Overall, the strategy of content marketing saw a significant shift in 2016 compared to a year ago.