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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: VCs Are Not Always Right

ReadWriteStart

I suggested going for larger companies and also to pick some verticals where the value proposition really shines through. In that case, the verticals of choice could be manufacturing, wholesale and retail. Misty Denson from Portland, Oregon, presented NameYourRentNow.com. Is it inventory risk that Statisco manages well?

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain Their Major Accomplishments in 2019

Hearpreneur

This focus has helped me recruit the best and the brightest in the field, build a world-class operation, and most of all, with all the knowledge in a specific vertical, help build a leading agency for food & beverage manufacturers that are looking to build a direct to consumer channel. 16- Made my blog a profitable business.

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HOW TO: Build an App for Your Small Business

mashable.com

There are also tons of tools for creating your own microsites, Facebook apps, social networks, blogs and more. Here, developers and dev shops are organized by vertical so you can find a shop that has expertise in the kind of app you want to build. Do a web search to find platform-specific tools. PM OK, agree.

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Transcript of The Guide to Figuring People Out

Duct Tape Marketing

So for a handshake, always make sure you are keeping it very vertical. Paul Ekman did when he worked for the show is he actually has a blog with every single episode and he tells you that the real and fake science of every single episode. So that’s actually my favorite one for learning real human behavior tricks.

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Which Are More Legible: Serif or Sans Serif Typefaces?

alexpoole.info

Ascenders and are the vertical strokes which rise above the body of a character or x-height. Serifs are used to guide the horizontal “flow” of the eyes; The lack of serifs is said to contribute to a vertical stress in sans serifs, which is supposed to compete with the horizontal flow of reading ( De Lange et al.,

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3 Trends Entrepreneurs Should Track

YoungUpstarts

by Kevin Kaiser of Startup Biz Blog. The green, sustainable, organic movement has gone mainstream and people everywhere — not just in Portland — are looking to grow their own produce. Indoor vertical farming. The lifeblood of innovative new businesses are smart, actionable ideas. What to watch for next?

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