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

Steve Blank

He sold off slower-growth, low-tech, and nonindustrial businesses — financial services, media, entertainment, plastics, and appliances. — In June 2017, the board “retired” Jeff Immelt and promoted John Flannery to CEO. So is John Rice, the head of Global Operations along with CFO Jeffrey Bornstein. Then it wasn’t.

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Go global or grow local? The Kiwi startup quandary

NZ Entrepreneur

A new study considers whether it is better to “go global” from day one, or to grow locally first. The business evolved and the Niesh platform followed in 2017. million, Young says, which makes it essential for startups seeking high growth to have global aspirations. The post Go global or grow local?

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Tech Industry Hiring In Canada Continues To Grow

YoungUpstarts

Global interest in Canadian tech jobs has increased by 58%. Since 2015, the rising interest abroad continues to contribute to steady growth. Experts believe the global interest has made these jobs easier to fill. The most sought-after hires are computer programmers and interactive media developers. Inno Tech Alberta Inc.

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6 Medical Professionals Who Are Killing It On Social Media

YoungUpstarts

Social Media is a funny place. Medicine is global, and as we see right now, global health is just as vital as personal health. Enter the new breed, the doctor blogs, the general medical academic blogs, and the nursing blogs taking social media by the horns and making waves. There is a new breed of blogger (and vlogger!)

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5 Ways To Integrate HR And Technology In 2018

YoungUpstarts

PWC’s 2017 Global HR Technology Survey found that the areas HR finds technology most valuable include recruiting, learning management and performance management. An increasing number of human resource professionals are using social media platforms to find and recruit talent.

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Why Was Winter in Venture Capital Funding so Short?

Both Sides of the Table

Yet as we enter February 2017 the VC funding markets are booming, Snap, Inc has filed for its IPO, AppDynamics was just purchased for $3.7 But the reality is that “global warming” massively blunted the effects of winter and my prognosis for VC fundings of entrepreneurs in 2017–2018 is now very sunny indeed. Ok, Suster.

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Social Media Week Austin Returns This Month

Austin Startup

A Three-Day Digital Marketing & Social Media Event: February 20–22, 2019 —?—?— Social Media Week Austin (#SMWATX), an annual event designed to empower marketing, media and technology professionals through tools, strategies and tactics, is back for another year of new programming and the startup community is encouraged to attend.