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[US] The 10 Best Sectors That Are Boosting The Economy

YoungUpstarts

Iowa and California in particular are experiencing the benefits of this growth, with Iowa adding more than 19,000 jobs and $176.2 The poultry and livestock industry recently added $19 billion in tax revenues for the U.S. economy, while at the same time supporting 1.8 million domestic jobs. million in tax revenue.

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Build, Buy Or Build To Buy

YoungUpstarts

He has extensive professional experience as an investment banker and venture capitalist and has provided valuable strategic and operational guidance to nine fast-growing SaaS companies including Iowa-based Dwolla and BirdDogHR.

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What Your Nonprofit Board Should Know About Pay Equity  

Board Effect

Volunteer Iowa offers a few executive compensation policy samples to help you get started on the path to pay equity. . Suppose the executive’s compensation is over $50,000 per year. In that case, your nonprofit must disclose it on Form 990 and comply with all the IRS requirements. .

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: Votem

Austin Startup

Pete Martin , founder of CEO of Votem , and classic rock drummer The Forrest Four-Cast: February 20, 2020 Paging Iowa elections officials! Votem promises to make voting more accessible, to restore trust in elections, and to serve election management bodies and their constituents.

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How to Acquire Customers by Marketing “Heroes”

Both Sides of the Table

The book popularized the technology adoption lifecycle curve that originally came out of Iowa State University shown below. Many of you have read or at least know the primary thesis of “ Crossing the Chasm &# the seminal book on marketing your products to mainstream consumers by Geoffrey Moore.

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The Long Economic Case for Snapchat

Both Sides of the Table

If a politician is trying to win Iowa they want their reach, immediacy & geography to all be focused. If a company like MakeSpace that offers physical storage for households in NYC, Chicago and DC wants to advertise why should it waste its resources on a product that serves up ads in Austin, Texas? Brand Recall / Uniqueness.

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Kauffman Sketchbook on Startup Communities

Feld Thoughts

I just finished up at Thinc Iowa and am heading to San Francisco for a few meetings tomorrow. I had an awesome time in the last 24 hours, especially last night hanging out for three hours with 20 or so entrepreneurs at StartupCity in Des Moines.

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