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Out of the Crisis #3, Jen Pahlka and Raylene Yung on creating the U.S. Digital Response

Startup Lessons Learned

You can listen to our conversation on Apple Podcasts , Google podcasts , or wherever else you like to download podcasts. 14:06) Jen gives a New Jersey local government example of how the USDR works and how the organization is working at "The speed of need." (16:54) Here's my conversation with Raylene and Jen.

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The Power of Defaults in Conversion Optimization

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Many countries operate under an ‘opt-in’ policy , where someone who would like to be an organ donor must give explicit consent to doing so. Therefore, some countries operate under an ‘opt-out’ policy, otherwise known as presumed consent. In New Jersey, the cheaper option was the default, so the majority stuck with it.

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What eCommerce Startups Need to Know About Online Sales Tax

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When you start an ecommerce business , you must follow the same rules as any new small business owner. It can be helpful to have a conversation with a tax or accounting professional to help you make sure that you understand your full tax obligations, but here are the different business taxes you might need to know about: Estimated taxes.

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Social shopping

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Gary Vaynerchuk, Director of Operations, really gets the web and has leveraged podcasts and videocasts to launch Wine Library TV , a wine video blog with daily updates. One of my favorite examples of leveraging citizen’s media is Wine Library , which has one of the largest selection of wines and some of the best prices on the web.

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Out of the Crisis #4: Carl Liebert, crisis veteran and radical optimist

Startup Lessons Learned

The stories he told me during our conversation, somber as they are, show the truth of that belief. You can listen to our conversation on Apple podcasts , Google podcasts , or wherever you like to download. Here's my conversation with Carl Liebert. He shared his reflections on why these approaches work. It's member-owned.

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Building The Machine Podcast Episode 5: Dan Kimerling Deciens Capital

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Eric, as you know, I grew up in suburban New Jersey and in suburban New Jersey, we ate a lot of Benihana growing up and I love the Americanized version of this deeply traditional Japanese meal. Eric Friedman: This is a great segue to something I was thinking about in preparation for this conversation.

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Top Social Media Measurement and Tracking Tools

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The breakdown: “Capturing conversation outside brand-owned channels is not a perfect science, but at the moment, Radian6 is leading the pack. The breakdown: “This is a new vendor for us. Erin Hoskins, Senior Marketing Director, New Media, Meredit h. Operations. New Hampshire. New Jersey. New Mexico.