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[Interview] Pekka Viljakainen, Author Of “No Fear: Business Leadership for the Digital Age” (Part I)

YoungUpstarts

Viljakainen’s was recently in town to give a talk and promote his book “ No Fear: Business Leadership for the Digital Age “, and we were fortunate enough to catch him for a short interview to talk about how business leadership in the new digital era. I wanted to crystallize what I have learned about leadership over the years.

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30 Entrepreneurs Discuss Whether or Not There Will Be More Entrepreneurs in the Future

Hearpreneur

Every waking day, we are having tremendous changes in regulations and technology which greatly affect the way businesses operate. There’ll be an increase in the number of entrepreneurs in the future as the world is becoming a digital hub, and tech-savvy people stand a chance. People are much more at ease with using new technology.

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Can You Trust Any vc's Under 40?

Steve Blank

Posted on September 14, 2009 by steveblank Over the last 30 years Wall Street’s appetite for technology stocks have changed radically – swinging between unbridled enthusiasm to believing they’re all toxic. Tech acquisitions went crazy at the same time the IPO market did. 3) invest in and take equity stakes in exchange for capital.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

Four decades later, and thanks to sound financial decisions and clear leadership, Disney is one of the most successful brands and companies in the world. Later they failed to keep up with technologies and the digital boom and have even filed for bankruptcy twice. Thanks to Rob Greene, Price of Meat. #13- 13- My grandfather.

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Understanding The Role Of The Chief Behind The Chief

Duct Tape Marketing

Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! I started to appear where we started to leverage or talk about technology and automations and optimization. And that was, you know, 2004, 2005 was, I was realizing that it was no longer about working harder. And now we've got technology coming in. Like this show?

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Beyond the Full-Time CMO: How Companies are Opting for a Fractional Future

Duct Tape Marketing

With Nicole’s first-hand experiences and insights, we explored how this Fractional CMO trend is not just a fleeting fad but a strategic maneuver that’s reshaping the contours of business leadership in today’s dynamic landscape. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! That's right. Do you see anything?

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From Loyalty Programs To Fan Clubs, A Paradigm Shift

YoungUpstarts

My company won the ROI of The Year award from The Banker magazine in 2004, something I was very proud of. We experimented with tap and go technology, both on cards as well as embedded in mobile phones. I used to think that the success of my last startup was due to our software quality, thought leadership, patents, etc.