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17 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

The motivation to empower others to take control of their food source, to understand the process from seed to plate, and to experience the fulfillment of harvesting their produce was the driving force behind Urban Organic Yield. It was about making a difference in the tech community and helping consumers make better decisions.

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Working Remotely: Is work From Home Good for Everyone?

Transformify

I started working remotely as a freelancer back in 2007, and then became a digital nomad in 2012, traveling to/living in over 120 cities in 50 countries since then. I haven’t done a formal study, but I know from talking to friends and colleagues that one of the major reasons people leave their jobs is due to toxic work environments.

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Business Week Report on “Radical Future of R&D” Misses Critical Capital Markets Link in Innovation Ecosystem

Pascal's View

These valid observations may be drawn from primary research sources such as the work published by the National Academies, whose most recent report, Assessing the Impact of Changes in the Information Technology R&D Ecosystem: Retaining Leadership in an Increasingly Global Environment , was released several months ago. In the 1990s the U.S.

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