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Nitex Takes Fashion Forward

Austin Startup

Whenever you hear about Bangladesh you only see the bad news. With Hasan’s background in fashion, an industry worth $22 billion dollars a year in their own backyard (making Bangladesh the second largest worldwide supplier), they found a market worth exploring. There was no way to track orders from manufacturers other than email.

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Congratulations to Upwork

A Crowded Space

Early on, we would routinely get emails and chats from freelancers in Russia, Ukraine, India, Bangladesh, and the Philippines expressing tremendous thanks. But it wasn’t until a little later when I spent more time with the freelancer side that I discovered the true power and potential significance of the platform.

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How a startup should leverage a personal assistant

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

A VA can be domestic or international, as long as they have a computer and an email account. How about reminder emails? Could a human being run a report once a month and send emails or charge credit cards? I have a list of blogs that I read and quickly added them to my list to send a personal, targeted email to each.

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Here are The Missing Positives of This Election

Both Sides of the Table

There are too many to mention but I’ve noticed them all on Twitter, Facebook, blogs and people who have emailed or texted me. Liberia, Argentina, Bangladesh, Lithuania, Trinidad, Brazil, Kosovo, Slovenia, Denmark, Jamaica, South Korea, Norway, Poland & Croatia. Hunter Walk, Brad Feld, Chris Sacca and Kara Swisher are just a few.