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[Review] Rubies In The Orchard

YoungUpstarts

Serial entrepreneur and billionaire Lynda Resnick’s book “ Rubies in the Orchard: How to Uncover the Hidden Gems in Your Business ” provides a fascinating glimpse into the marketing strategies behind brands like POM Wonderful, FIJI Water, Teleflora and the Franklin Mint. image source ).

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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Bridge The Gap Villages

crowdSPRING Blog

The organization has created a partnership with Vorovoro, a village in North Fiji. We’re starting in the “friendly North” of Fiji, giving travelers new, authentic, and magical ways to experience the world. Just when we think we are almost ready to launch, we realize something else needs to be developed or refined.

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The Screwy Logic of Crowdfunding and Venture Fund Regulation

This is going to be BIG.

You know, because sometimes startups just simply don't make it [shrug] but you gotta watch out for those financial hucksters who are looking to take your money and run off to kick it in Fiji. In fact, thanks to increased scrutiny of investment funds in a post-Madoff world, this imbalance will probably get bigger and bigger.

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First Impressions Matter: The Importance of Great Visual Design

ConversionXL

In fact, according to their study some opinions develop even within 17 ms (though the effect was less pronounced on some design factors). the idea of going on a holiday to Fiji), inspiring photography is the leading first impression creator. All the website screenshots below are for illustrative purposes only.

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What living in different countries has taught me about life (and work)

Austin Startup

My friends always tease me for putting on an accent when I speak to my parents but it’s a reflection of a subconscious trait I’ve developed over the years. Over the next 6 months, I traveled to various parts of the country and abroad to countries like Fiji, Bali, and New Zealand, where I was captivated by the natural beauty of the region.

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The Bastardisation of the Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Babbling VC

After exiting (and deciding to not spend the rest of their lives on the beach in Fiji) they were looking for something to do. In addition to all the other title-bloat out there, I''d basically say avoid this term and just write what you really are doing wherever you were.business development, pitch screening, office management or whatever.

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Millennial CEO Disrupts Bottled Water Industry

Hearpreneur

I worked as a public television editor while in highschool, and in college worked two different jobs in finance while I started to develop Waiakea. Basically its a Carbon Neutral, Naturally Alkaline Fiji meets Tom’s Shoes with a Red Bull approach to lifestyle branding ;). I also did a lot of volunteering.

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