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Why Crunch Modes Doesn't Work: Six Lessons

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In his 1997 paper, Sleep, Sleep Deprivation, and Human Performance in Continuous Operations , he found that: Laboratory studies show that mental work declines by 25% during each successive 24 hours of continuous wakefulness. Green, York University, Toronto, Canada. Prosperity Covenant , Tom Walker.

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Entrepreneur-Friendly Policies (Finally) Showing Promise - But Leadership Required

Seeing Both Sides

The Kauffman Foundation’s research on this matter is clear: from 1997 to 2005, job growth in the US was driven entirely by start-ups. I'm shocked that there isn't more discussion about channeling more dollars towards this inmportant institution. In truth, it’s not small business that represents the country’s job engine.

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Design for Startups: The Aesthetics of Web Apps in 6 Questions

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and green means responsible and eco-friendly." To design like a teenager in 1997 using MS publisher is incredibly painful. We did a ton of A/B testing with sample sizes of hundreds of thousands of impressions, and an ad that is nothing but lime-green text on black would convert better than the most beautifully designed images.

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