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Why Bitcoin is Gaining Worldwide Popularity

The Startup Magazine

However, that has rapidly changed over the years due to several factors. Shortly after this event Bitcoin became more widely known through technology blogs like Slashdot and Reddit, but struggled to gain widespread public attention until 2011. From 2011 until 2013 Bitcoin’s value went from $1-$20 USD per Bitcoin.

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5 Ways Leaders Can Eliminate Stress And Reboot For Change In 2021

YoungUpstarts

And if a business is planning significant changes in its operations in the New Year, the leadership team’s empathy for the workforce is vital in the process. The holidays always add stress, but company transitions heading into the New Year, magnified by the uncertainty we all face due to COVID-19, can send that stress off the charts.

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2011

Startup Lessons Learned

I'm excited for 2011, and I want to share some of my plans for the coming year. In that spirit, I want to review the four priorities I laid out at the start of this year. In some ways, it was a big success: the class was oversubscribed, had a record number of auditors, and received positive reviews. Thank you, 2010.

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Why GE’s Jeff Immelt Lost His Job – Disruption and Activist Investors

Steve Blank

This article first appeared on the Harvard Business Review blog. In his Harvard Business Review article summing up his tenure, Immelt recalls that the two things that influenced him most were Marc Andreessen’s 2011 Wall Street Journal article “ Why Software Is Eating the World, ” and Eric Ries’s book The Lean Startup.

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Creative Ways To Improve Your Customer’s Online Experience

YoungUpstarts

A survey conducted by Harris Interactive in 2011 , revealed that 89% of consumers would move on to another company due to a poor customer service and that 25% of consumers would gladly pay more for a pleasant customer experience. Here are some of the practical and creative ways to improve your customer’s online experience: 1.

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Female Founder Interview: Adriana Rozo-Angulo, author of The Buoyant Business: How Simplicity Can Keep Organizations Afloat in a Stormy Economy

The Startup Magazine

Adriana Rozo-Angulo is an expert resource in data and analytics, using software and systems to help managers keep track of time and resources, and using blended approaches to project management. Utilizing these experiences and the principles of a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, she started MAS Connections in 2011.

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What does a Head of People do? Learning from Ada’s Chelsea MacDonald

Version One Ventures

Over the past few months, we have been running a series of posts where we profile one of the many incredible operators in our network. These operators are generous enough to share their expertise and wisdom, and we are lucky to do deep dives into unique topics. And Sin-Mei Tsai , VP of Engineering at Shippo, discussed code quality.