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10 Ways To Win In 2014: An Entrepreneurs’ Guide To A Successful Startup

YoungUpstarts

2014 will be a formative year for new business owners and early-stage entrepreneurs. Continuing into 2014, there will likely be a shift in the role of the investor into a more hands-on player in businesses. Clutter includes: toxic people, time drainers, unnecessary events, and non-crucial product features. Clear the clutter.

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9 Startups That Made Life Better In 2014

ReadWriteStart

ReadWriteReflect offers a look back at major technology trends, products and companies of the past year. This year’s hottest startups were all about boosting our productivity and well-being. One thing common to 2014’s most intriguing upstarts is how they didn’t just serve themselves: They empowered others to innovate, too.

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Seven Ways To Make Sure Accountability Sticks In 2014

YoungUpstarts

That’s why you should kick off your 2014 accountability revolution with a meeting of the minds. Use this meeting to get consensus on what the core values and behaviors need to be to support the company’s strategies and goals for 2014, and emphasize that everyone, starting with the key leaders, will be held accountable for demonstrating them.

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Product Launches: 5 Unexpected Lessons from the Real World

ConversionXL

But, increasingly, the Apple hype-fests are a marketing—not a product—showcase. For product launches, long-term success relies on cornerstones of marketing research and execution, like a strong value proposition and full-funnel campaign. Yet while product launches are a risk, they’re not as risky as you think. Image source ).

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New year, new calendar strategy: 10 hacks for staying organized in 2014

The Next Web

Here are 10 ways to hack your calendar app for optimal productivity. (1) They’re also productivity, time-saving and even habit-changing tools. So, if you are determined to get organized in 2014, turn over a new (electronic) calendar leaf. 1) Set a monthly recurring appointment to sit down and pay your bills.

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How I Got the Monkey Off My Back – Today Was a Good Day

Both Sides of the Table

” So it’s now March 2014 – 5 years since I started investing. Here is the first 3 months of 2014 … . How is my scorecard looking?

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[Singapore][Event] Innovfest 2014

YoungUpstarts

Held from 14-16 April 2014, InnovFest 2014 will bring together like-minded research scientists, industry experts, tech transfer professionals, entrepreneurs and investors with a theme of “Asian Innovations Going Global”, where the following four key topics will be covered: Ageing and the Silver Industry.

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