Wed.Jul 25, 2018

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7 Keys To Making People First And Winning In Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Just as national cultures influence and shape a country, so does the startup culture set by founder strategy drive the future of a new venture. In top current companies, such as Google, Apple, and Netflix, cultural strategies that include greater employee freedom and fostering creativity are the norm. I believe this new focus on culture is a key to startup success today.

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[Sponsored] Guide To Public Liability Insurance

YoungUpstarts

Public liability insurance is one of the most important forms of business cover, but how does it apply to your business? We (Trade Direct Insurance – [link] ) are here to answer that question, and many more, with our comprehensive guide to public liability insurance. So sit back, grab a cup of tea and get ready to learn some helpful tips and tricks that should leave you with a clearer sense of what public liability is all about.

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Stand Out with Small Business PR

Rembrandt Communications

Media buzz can help you build credibility and get noticed by your entire buying audience Several years ago, you could make a phone call to one person at an organization, make your pitch and finalize a sale. Today, this happens less because buying committees consist of numerous people at various levels in an organization. For […]. The post Stand Out with Small Business PR appeared first on Small business PR and content strategy that boost sales, awareness and credibility fast!

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What QR Codes Can Do For Event Marketing

YoungUpstarts

Quick Read (QR) codes have lingered on the fringes of marketing for some time. With more or less everyone owning a smartphone, along with other scanning technology, the use of QR codes in event marketing is firmly staking its claim as a useful tool. But how can you use them to best effect? What is a QR code? It is a machine-readable code, with each one having a unique array of black and white squares arranged in a pattern that when scanned by a QR code reader through the smartphone camera, will

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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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On top of the CN Tower: Understanding how we process fear

Version One Ventures

Last week, Boris and I were in Toronto for our quarterly offsite. I suggested the CN Tower EdgeWalk as a good break from discussing all things Version One related. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the EdgeWalk, it is an attraction where participants in suits and harnesses circle the exposed top of the 356m-high CN Tower. As you can see from the picture, we were quite high off the ground and had to perform a bunch of tricks along and over the edge.

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Have You Experienced Millennial Magic Yet? Once Bitten, It’s Quite Contagious!

YoungUpstarts

by Keith Martino , head of CMI and author of “ Expect Leadership “ I’ll admit I was a tough sell. I’d seen and heard many promises about how great life was going to become once I turned over control to another person. I’ve been told they will work out AMAZINGLY well. I’ve been led to believe the results would be AWESOME! I’ve even been advised that certain people were RIDICUOUSLY talented… whatever that means.

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Stop Doing These 14 Things to Improve Your Business and Your Life

Up and Running

My philosophy used to be, say yes to everything, give 110 percent, and you can’t go wrong. As a young writer trying to make it in the marketplace, I found myself constantly looking for ways to increase my productivity and make a name for myself. I worked on projects at all hours of the night. “I’m done when it’s done,” I told myself. At the same time, I kept wondering how I could be so tired.

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Outbound Sales Will Soon Be Obsolete

YFS Magazine

The old, outbound approach to sales is becoming obsolete in a world where people can seek out solutions without the help of a sales rep.

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Favor Cofounders Zac Maurais and Ben Doherty Launch Sunroom for Renters

SiliconHills

Zac Maurais and Ben Doherty’s first startup, Favor, had a pretty good outcome. Favor, which launched in Austin in 2013, to deliver food to people’s homes, sold to H-E-B earlier this year. Instead of taking time off, Maurais and Doherty are back at the startup grind, launching Sunroom, a company that helps people rent apartments […]. The post Favor Cofounders Zac Maurais and Ben Doherty Launch Sunroom for Renters appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Book excerpt: Mentors and advisors

Jeff Hilimire

The book I’m writing, The Five-Day Turnaround , is written as a narrative, first-person story, and throughout I share tips and tricks on how the main character, Will, manages his time as a leader and CEO. Yes, Will is basically me, so these strategies are tools that I’ve honed over the years to help me be more successful. Below is an unedited passage from the book, focusing on the process I use each morning to get going. ~~~.

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Galvanize Acquires Hack Reactor and Plans to Offer More Programs in Austin

SiliconHills

Galvanize recently announced plans to buy San Francisco-based Hack Reactor, which will make it one of the largest coding programs in the country. “From the beginning, we saw a clear compatibility through a shared passion for innovative, high-quality instruction combined with measurable outcomes and we are thrilled to welcome the Hack Reactor team to the […].

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Four Fast Ways to Increase the Value of Your Business

Growthink Blog

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