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Why you should pay attention to these 8 emerging tech hubs

The Next Web

But have you heard of what’s going on in Cyprus, Sweden or North Carolina? Raleigh, North Carolina. It’s also part of the North Carolina Research Triangle , one of the most prominent U.S. The city also hosts the must-go tech conferences Web Summit and F.ounders. meter Tel Aviv offices.

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Bad Boys and the Fab Five: Business Lessons from Basketball History

Up and Running

By beating the heavily favored Kentucky Wildcats in the Final Four round, The Fab Five entered the championship game again, this time to face the University of North Carolina, a team they knew they could beat. North Carolina came out strong on both offense and defense and took an early lead.

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The Hedgehog, Fox, Eagle And The Ostrich: Studying Leadership Through Fables

YoungUpstarts

You will find ostriches at most organizations, but they may be disproportionately present in large, bureaucratic organizations with high job security and an emphasis on “going with the flow.”. Jan-Benedict Steenkamp is the Knox Massey Distinguished Professor at Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Q2 2020 Quarterly Update

Version One Ventures

It helps enterprise companies maximize the value of their data by providing an easy-to-use collaboration layer on top of advanced privacy and security technology, helping enterprises increase the breadth of data included in machine learning models. Scanwell continues to work on bringing a Covid-19 antibody test to market.

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How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology

David Teten

Panel 1 – How Social Investing is Disrupting Traditional Investing in Public Securities. He got his MBA at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1982, and BSc at Auburn University in 1980. We also have a great panel coming up next Thursday night, Jan. He joined Goldman Sachs & Co.

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Risk Management Issues in Healthcare

Board Effect

Protiviti and North Carolina State University’s survey considered the responses of 825 board directors and C-suite executives from around the world. Information Security and Data Privacy Continue to Be Major Healthcare Themes. Gaining Perspectives from Around the World on Healthcare Risk Management.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

My dad was a serial entrepreneur and had a business in the home security industry. Since assailants tend to remove their victim’s cell phones, I wanted a wearable security device that was independent of a cell phone. . #6- After my grandmother’s bad fall. Photo Credit: Geoff Gross. I’ve always had a passion for entrepreneurship.