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Why a Company Can’t “Be More Like a Startup”

Steve Blank

As more and more companies face disruption from globalization, new technology, and startups that have more capital than the incumbents, the continuing cry from Wall Street investors is, “Why can’t companies be as innovative as startups?”. In the past, these anti-innovation tools were sufficient to keep new entrants out.

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Top 14 Sites to Promote Your Startup

ReadWriteStart

In New York, San Francisco, and the world over, investors are having lunches just talking about it. Rating for an app: 10/10 Rating for software: 9/10 Rating for technology other than app or software: 9/10 #5: SpringWise Springwise is the leading global innovation intelligence platform for positive and sustainable change.

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A Guide to Reputation Management: Build an Audience of Superfans

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Take Gary Vaynerchuk (aka GaryVee), CEO of VaynerMedia, a global creative and media agency. Fans of Vaynerchuk know he’s big on: Empathy; Wine; The New York Jets; NFTs; Underpriced attention. Empathy; Wine; The New York Jets; NFTs; Underpriced attention. Recall GaryVee’s interests discussed above.

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Don’t Sleep on Lightning

Version One Ventures

Lightning is a network of bi-directional payment channels that allows for instant settlement between parties and routing of payments over a TOR-like p2p network settled in units of bitcoin. > 36,000 public channels . > And for these gamers, global liquidity is the most important factor in which currency they want to receive.

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Retail Reimagined: 9 Trends for the Future of Physical Retail

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The chatter of the “Retail Apocalypse” began long before the recent events of a global pandemic. Having an online presence alongside a physical store alone isn’t enough: your channels need to work together to build a holistic experience. Brian Berger. A focus on local. Community is everything, especially during hard times.

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How to Craft a Digital Advertising Strategy that Combats Rising Costs and Captures New Customers

ConversionXL

The concept of content advertising is a relatively new one. Influencer Marketing defines it as: “…creating content that will be promoted through paid distribution channels like sponsored placements, advertisements, and pay-per-click campaigns. Experiment with new and emerging platforms and channels.

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How Boards Need to Evolve Over Time

Both Sides of the Table

In the first two years we were really focused on getting our product adopted through major channel partners like Commission Junction, LinkShare, Google, eBay, ShareASale and others. how much energy to put into channel partners vs. direct sales. when to build out our offices in Silicon Valley, New York & Los Angeles.