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Data Heist: 5 Most Popular Data Breaches of the Century

The Startup Magazine

Technological advancements have undoubtedly made life easier but they have also left companies susceptible to data breaches. Two decades ago, hacking was rare and most data hacks were considered newsworthy. Fast forward to today, even the biggest companies have at one point been hacked or have experienced a data breach. Here are 5 companies you wouldn’t believe got hacked!

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Venture Kills or the Sunday New York Times

Feld Thoughts

I had a really nice week off the grid. More on that in another post. I woke up this morning with a very long run in mind. The air quality in Longmont is awful because of the forest fires and, after checking the weather on my iPhone and seeing an air quality index of 138, I decided that a run wasn’t going to happen. So, I ate breakfast with Amy and read the Sunday New York Times.

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What Does CLS Stand For? Your Complete Guide

The Startup Magazine

If you’re not sure what CLS actually stands for, you can join the club. Learn more about its definition and uses as you navigate the best website management tools. Did you know that 81% of Americans go online on a daily basis? If you are part of this statistic and you have a business with an online presence then you might have heard the term CLS before but are not sure what exactly it is or if it is even important.

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10 Strategies That Work Best For Serial Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

Entrepreneurs who experience success with their first startup are often amazed to realize that the risks and fears of doing it right the second time go up, rather than down. Encores are tough, especially in the high-risk world of startups, yet every entrepreneur I know can’t wait to start over and do it again. Sometimes their haste or ego causes them to ignore basics, and they fall hard.

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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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How to set up a new office on a budget

The Startup Magazine

When the excitement of setting up a new enterprise starts to fade a little, you’ll be faced with the impending expense of actually kitting out your fledgling productivity zone – and that can be daunting. Don’t let a modest budget put out your entrepreneurial fire, as the following guide can help you get your office design ready for business while staying in the black.

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Going Public Circa 2020; Door #3: The SPAC

abovethecrowd.com

If you are looking past or through Covid — and why not, all of Wall Street is — the topic du jour in Silicon Valley is Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, or SPACs. SPACs are all the rage, and everybody and their brother have either raised one or are talking about raising one. What are they, and do they matter right now? Historically they have been a kind of back-door way for a company to go public, and as a result have historically had a sub-standard reputation.

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How To Optimize Mobile Pages To Drive Phone Leads

ConversionXL

According to a study of 3,000 mobile searchers by Google & IPOS, nearly half indicated that they are more likely to convert elsewhere if they can’t call a business directly from the search result. That’s kind of a big deal. That same study shows that phone calls are a powerful measure of purchase intent and are most likely to happen when a prospect is ready to convert (see the full study here ).

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3 Pieces of Signage Your Business Needs as a Result of COVID- 19

The Startup Magazine

The coronavirus outbreak means that all businesses have a lot more to think about to keep both their staff and customers safe. With social distancing and hygiene as top priorities, all businesses have had to make significant changes to help them navigate this new normal. One thing that has become a necessity is workplace signage. There to remind customers and staff of the guidelines, there are a number of signs you should invest in.

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