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A Conversation with 2020 Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang

View from Seed

I started Venture for America back in 2011 with the goal of creating thousands of American jobs in communities around the country. So, when I was researching my book, I looked into what actually happened to the manufacturing workers in Michigan, Indiana and in the South. Almost half of them left the workforce and never worked again.

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New Power: An Interview with Henry Timms

Startup Lessons Learned

The 92nd Street Y is all about strengthening community. We took one of the key values of the Y, which is around community and philanthropy and said, "After Black Friday and Cyber Monday, how could you create a day that was really about philanthropy? But all the new tools available now allow us to do that work in a very different way.

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Social Networking and Business Value

SoCal CTO

Social networking sites and microblogs are used not only to build company brands, but to foster productivity; social media tools help build communities around the question, "What are you working on?" Sam earned a BA in Communications Arts and Sciences from Michigan State University.

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5 Best Practices For Increasing Earned Media For Your Brand

Brandanew

To maximize ROI of any campaigns, social sharing is a must. Do not share your Michigan state football app with a bunch of UFM fans with no interest in your football ratings. It will only just make your campaigns irrelevant and sometimes even just backfire. This enables you to start with an existing, functional community.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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Opinion: Noonan: The Romney Campaign Needs a New CEO. Opinion: Noonan: The Romney Campaign Needs a New CEO. Journal Community. Journal Community. A community of WSJ readers interested in franchising news, trends and issues. Opinion: Leslie Michelson: Doctor to the 1% (and Maybe Someday to You). Connecticut.

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In Silicon Valley, Founders Fight for Control

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Create a profile for me in the Journal Community. Journal Community. Campaign to Set Sail for Fastest Ocean Liner. Faulted for Michigan Oil Spill. Faulted for Michigan Oil Spill. Journal Community. Journal Community. Journal Community. Why Register? Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions.

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Janesville – A Story About the Rest of America

Steve Blank

When I got out of the Air Force after Vietnam, I lived in Michigan and I installed process control systems in automobile assembly plants and steel mills across the industrial heart of the Midwest. but that the supporting service jobs would also disappear in the community. Five stars for the reporting.

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