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10 Ways To Use Social Media To Be Authentic and Open

Startup Professionals Musings

Charlene Li, in her classic book “ Open Leadership ,” shows leaders how to tap into the power of the social technology revolution and use social media to be “open” while still maintaining control. The goal here is to grow the sources of new ideas and gather fresh thinking to create a new product or service.

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Open Source Business Model

SoCal CTO

However, there are lots of companies that are making money from open source and freemium models. A friend of mine has a company that builds open source applications in spaces that are a bit less innovative than Elgg, but they do very well financially through the packaging and support models.

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10 Key Elements Of An Open Leadership Framework Today

Startup Professionals Musings

Charlene Li, in her classic book “ Open Leadership ,” shows leaders how to tap into the power of the social technology revolution and use social media to be “open” while still maintaining control. The goal here is to grow the sources of new ideas and gather fresh thinking to create a new product or service.

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Israel Generative AI predictions for 2024

VC Cafe

Not so long ago, we were all posting AI profile pictures on social media, but very quickly we’re now seeing an emergence of generative AI tools and LLM applications to assist almost every role in the organisation, across industries and verticals. The downside of OpenAI is the cost, platform dependency and limitations of its API.

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Requests for Startups in 2024

VC Cafe

Commercial open source companies – being open source is a powerful way to gain developer adoption and sell to enterprises a lot sooner. Content editing: Owning multi-media workflows – combine an image with text, music with video, or animation with a voiceover.

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8 Tactics To Make You A Fearless Business Innovator

Startup Professionals Musings

Keep your eyes and mind open to free sources of innovation in every ecosystem, including open-source software, university cooperative programs, and the many incubators and accelerators supported by volunteers and communities. Don’t forget the new social media platforms and industry forums.

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9 Success Principles To Propel Your Next New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

Offering one more social media site (over 200 already exist on Wikipedia) probably won’t work. Don’t forget to market yourself before, during, and after your initial idea, through social media, websites, and events. Customers line up to believe and buy from people who are viewed as leaders or experts relative to a specific solution.

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