Thu.Sep 27, 2018

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Inforumpeeling an onion

deal architect

I wrote last week that I was looking forward to getting an update on Infor’s verticals – hospitality, healthcare, manufacturing, logistics, retail and others. At Inforum in Washington this week, I only got a detailed briefing about the Retail vertical.

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What Is A Proof Of Value Model?

YoungUpstarts

DasCoin uses a unique Proof of Value model for the distribution of its crypto token assets. What this means is that if the users want to obtain the token of the DasCoin network then they have to prove that they have submitted some value to the network. This is done by offering users to purchase licenses, which in turns provides them access to the networks in the form of “cycles.”.

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Gee, Male: Using My Inbox As a Window To Gender Bias

Hunter Walker

If you can’t see it, you can’t be it. That’s why role models and representation is so important in changing the ratios of tech as we seek to build a more inclusive community that resembles society, and not our industry stereotypes. Last night I attended an AllRaise event where table discussion included male and female venture capitalists noting the differences in gender breakdown of their inbound dealflow.

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Red Robin Franchise Business Plan: Is It Your Next Startup Business?

YoungUpstarts

A few decades ago, a former barbershop quartet member decided to open a tavern, which was eventually renamed Red Robin and converted into a casual dining restaurant chain whose main attraction became its hamburgers. With several franchises to their name, Red Robin has turned into a huge player in the burger industry. As an enterprising individual looking to open your next startup business, you may be thinking of a Red Robin franchise business plan for the following reasons: 1.

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Building Healthy Innovation Ecosystems for Your Projects

Speaker: Nick Noreña, Innovation Coach and Advisor, Kromatic

Every startup and innovation project exists within an ecosystem that either helps or hurts that project. As innovation managers, we need to keep a pulse of that ecosystem and make sure we're helping those innovation projects we're managing every step of the way. In this webinar, Nick Noreña will walk through an Innovation Ecosystem Model that he and his team at Kromatic have developed to help investors, heads of product, teachers, and executives understand how they can best support innovation in

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Entrepreneur and Billiards Bar Owner Builds a Successful Business in the Niche World of Billiards Bars

Hearpreneur

Twenty-five years after pouring his life savings into an abandoned Gold’s gym, Danny Kuykendall has emerged as a leader in the niche world of billiards bars. Doctor of Psychology and one-time pool hustler Kuykendall is now best-known as the successful entrepreneur who owns Danny K’s Billiards & Sports Bar in Orange County. Danny recently self-published the book Open Bar , detailing his experiences opening and growing a small business and offering hard-won advice for those looking to do the

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6 Steps To Creating Communities That Enable People To Achieve The Unimaginable

YoungUpstarts

by David Cordani, president and CEO, Cigna, and Dick Traum, founder and president, Achilles International. Recently, Cigna, a global health service company, conducted a survey of more than 20,000 adults exploring the impact of loneliness in the United States. The results were startling, but none more so than the finding that the youngest people Cigna surveyed – the Gen Z and Millennial generations – reported feeling lonelier than any other age group.

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How To Set Up A Successful Care Business

YoungUpstarts

Caregiving is one of the most rewarding sectors in the job market, giving you the opportunity to help those who really need it. Whether you’ve been working in the industry as an employee or exploring a new path, setting up your own business can be daunting. Making the business a recognised success can seem equally as difficult in a saturated job market, but following these tips can help you set up a successful care business in no time.

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Entrepreneur and Billiards Bar Owner Builds a Successful Business in the Niche World of Billiards Bars

Hearpreneur

Twenty-five years after pouring his life savings into an abandoned Gold’s gym, Danny Kuykendall has emerged as a leader in the niche world of billiards bars. Doctor of Psychology and one-time pool hustler Kuykendall is now best-known as the successful entrepreneur who owns Danny K’s Billiards & Sports Bar in Orange County. Danny recently self-published the book Open Bar , detailing his experiences opening and growing a small business and offering hard-won advice for those looking to do the

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7 Ways To Discuss Finances With Your Spouse

YoungUpstarts

The honeymoon period is over, and it’s time to have some serious conversations about money with your spouse. But what’s the best way to go about it? The difficult reality is that finances can break relationships. In fact, studies show that finances are the second-most common reason marriages end, right after infidelity. However, the silver lining is that couples who take the time to discuss money and establish solid financial plans have a higher net worth than those who don’t.

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The Female American Dream

Austin Startup

It was 1979 when the Shah was exiled from Iran by those loyal to the Grand Ayatollah Khomeini, ending the reign of the the last Persian monarch. For years leading up to and years thereafter, rebel troops worked to overthrow those loyal to the Shah and Westernization. What was once a Westernized epicenter in the Middle East and ally of the US, was now being destroyed and taken over by domestic terrorists.

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Another personal story: Timing is everything in a sale.

Berkonomics

Almost anyone who has sold a company has a story to tell about their good deal, the problems with the buyer, a last-minute change of terms, or more. I have saved this next story until now because it is one of my favorites, and certainly illustrates the point about timing being a combination of luck and skill as well as anything I could devise from fiction.

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Finding your future

Start Up Blog

We see what we look for. When it comes to our future, we choose whether or not we see opportunity or impending economic apocalypse. It’s a lot like an old investing maxim: The investment opportunity of a lifetime comes around about once a week, but only once you start looking for it. This week I showed my children this video from many years ago – it’s a test: You have to count how many time the players wearing white pass the basketball > Watch it before you read on.

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Time hack: color-code your calendar

Jeff Hilimire

Time is the one thing we all have the same amount of, and the one thing that will determine whether you will accomplish your goals or not. I spend, ironically, a lot of time thinking about and managing my time. I, like most people, am pulled in a million different directions, and it’s easy to lose track of where I’m spending my time and if I’m moving things forward that are important to me.

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What Worker's Rights Do I Have in a Right-to-Work State?

Transformify

Right to work is a phrase bandied about by politicians during every election cycle. It seems that Republicans are pro-law while Democrats are against it. But what exactly is right to work? It's much more simple than you'd imagine. You're Not Forced Into A Union. Right-to-work states allow you to be employed without being forced into a union.