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Quickly Unpacking Microsoft’s Acquisition Of GitHub

Haystack

Word here is that GitHub will be afforded a similar situation within Microsoft, operating as a wholly-owned company yet still retaining its structure. Word here is that GitHub will be afforded a similar situation within Microsoft, operating as a wholly-owned company yet still retaining its structure.

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7 Habits of Highly Effective Boards

OnlyOnce

(This blog post was first published as an article in Entrepreneur Magazine on April 15.). Weak and ineffective boards hold a company back. Throughout my 20+ years of entrepreneurship , I’ve led four companies (including Bolster, where I’m a co-founder and CEO today) and served on eight boards.

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I‘ve founded and run marketing agencies for 20 years, I’m running one now, and yet I hate the agency industry. Here’s what I’m doing about it.

Jeff Hilimire

I sold one of my companies (Engauge) to a holding company, and the result was quite frankly disastrous. We had ~200 employees that went to the new company, and five years later roughly 90% of those employees were no longer with the company. Operating differently.

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The Demise of the Mad Men

Seeing Both Sides

Last year, I blogged about how Madison Avenue was going tech ("Revenge of the Nerds", I called it). So long as they are slaves to Wall Street, the major advertising holding companies will be unable to undergo the necessary, wholesale transformation required to thrive in the digital age. CFO/Procurement.

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Twitter Link Roundup #152 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Small Business and Startups: Slice & Dice Your Customer Service Data | crowdSPRING Blog - [link]. The Nine Ingredients That Make Great Content | KISSmetrics Blog – [link]. Small Business and Startups: Slice & Dice Your Customer Service Data | crowdSPRING Blog - [link]. The Intercom Blog - [link].

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26 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Leaders They Look Up To

Hearpreneur

I am a huge fan of Charlie Munger, who is the Vice Chairman of the famed holding company Berkshire Hathaway. Both men have podcasts and blogs that guide bloggers and marketers toward online success. Jon Morrow was able to achieve success as a blogger, blogging mentor, and podcaster despite being a paraplegic.

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