Mon.Aug 31, 2020

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How Smart Assistants Went From Pocket Devices To Managing Offices

YoungUpstarts

by Roland Polzin , MBA and Co-founder of Wing AI. Computers are not yet actually smart. They process language based on predefined patterns and return results based on what humans have already programmed them for. They slowly will get better, however, their limitations will remain significant until virtually any possible way of requesting something can be properly understood and processed.

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5 Team Engagement Principles Are Vital To Leadership

Startup Professionals Musings

The days of leadership without engagement are gone. With interactive social media and video everywhere, everyone needs to feel they have a relationship with their leaders, and every brand needs leader personification for customers to relate. Soon you won’t be able to name a business as one of your favorites if you can’t personally visualize and relate to company leadership.

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How To Start A Tobacco Alternative Business: A Step By Step Guide

YoungUpstarts

Tobacco alternatives are a hot commodity these days, with so many smokers looking to turn away from the harmful habit. Companies like Black Buffalo have shown us that tobaccoless alternatives are real, effective, and affordable, and now there’s an emerging market you might want to get a hand in. If you’re thinking about starting a tobacco alternative business, we’ve put together this short guide on the step-by-step process.

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Endless Meaningless Words in Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital

Feld Thoughts

I read On Truth and Untruth: Selected Writings by Nietzsche yesterday. It was chewy, but soaked me in an interesting set of ideas about what words mean, along with a bunch of stuff around the concept of truth. I get a lot of inbound random email where I get asked a lot of questions, so I see lots of questions repeat or get asked in different ways. For example, I continually get asked some version of “How do I get a job as a VC” and point everyone at my partner Seth’s post How T

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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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Choosing A Webcam For Work And Communication In Video Chats

YoungUpstarts

2020 was marked by the rapid transition of people around the world to remote work. This fact, in turn, has changed the principles of communication for many people. Instead of lively communication, millions of company employees switched to online communication. And if in some situations communication via email or in messenger is enough, in other situations you can’t do without video communication.

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Moving to the Cloud: Ways to Lower Your Company’s Security Risks

The Startup Magazine

Your business’s cybersecurity is important. Even if you have a reliable cloud storage system, that doesn’t mean that your information is completely safe. In 2019, one in five American companies reported that Chinese companies had stolen their intellectual property within the last year. That doesn’t even account for intellectual property theft by non-Chinese businesses.

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Monday Motivation: PATIENCE IS KEY – Best Motivational Speech 2020

Hearpreneur

?This motivational video is to help CEOs, entrepreneurs and business owners start the week off on the right foot. Here are some takeaways from the video: Take time to find your own voice. Sacrifice to get to the place you want. Look for ways to enhance your perception and intelligence. Greatness takes time. It’s all coming together and your dream will be a reality.

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The Beginner’s Go-Getters Guide To Selecting The Ideal EHS Software For Business

YoungUpstarts

Did you know that dedicating one’s extra time, effort, and resources to a business isn’t enough to run a successful business enterprise? In the wake of technological advancements in the business frontier finding automation solution and being in the know-how of the latest innovations in the way to go. Technology is a backbone for any business success, and you need not take things to chances.

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Repair VS. Recycle: Key Factors to Consider

ReadWriteStart

As the pandemic has left many consumers with less disposable income and more time on their hands, interest in refurbishing or repairing electronics has gained new momentum. When presented with their options, however, many consumers aren’t sure what action to take moving forward. Should you repair or recycle your broken electronics? Carefully considering each approach can make it easier for you to move forward confidently. .

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How Can A Non-resident Of California Set Up An LLC?

The Startup Magazine

You might think, as a non-resident of California, that it would be harder for you to set up an LLC. Wondered how a Nevada LLC obtained a small minority membership interest in a Delaware LLC that owns and operates numerous shopping malls in California? According to TRUiC, starting an LLC in California can be done irrespective of your personal residential status.

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What Employers Look For In A Great Resume (And How To Write One)

YFS Magazine

Most employers spend less than 11 seconds on a resume before shortlisting it for further review or rejecting it and moving on.

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Swipe debit card, get stock; In defense of the IPO; New models for SMB lending, and more

Ben's Blog

This first appeared in the monthly a16z fintech newsletter. Subscribe to stay on top of the latest fintech news. . IN THIS EDITION. Fintech products ease more Americans into the stock market. In defense of the IPO, and how to. … The post Swipe debit card, get stock; In defense of the IPO; New models for SMB lending, and more appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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Essential Equipment Every Office Should Have

Women Entrepreneurs Can

To have a properly functioning office, there are several requirements that need to be met. One of those major requirements is having the essential equipment. There is specific equipment that every office should have to succeed in business. Some are common products, but there are others that tend to get overlooked, which can result in slowing down business operations.

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3 Reasons Why Document Sharing Apps Are Not Enough for Boards

Board Effect

Document sharing apps are just one of the many digital tools that effective boards need to manage their organizations in the most efficient, secure way. Your board isn’t alone in encountering various circumstances that call your attention to the need for new digital tools or services that will help you streamline your operations or solve problems. As each new situation arises, a board member may identify a solution that addresses a particular situation without regard to other needs or processes

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Tips for Safely Reopening Your Office

Women Entrepreneurs Can

Back in early March, many offices shut their doors and moved to a remote office model to comply with social distancing guidelines and keep employees out of harm’s way during the global pandemic. COVID-19 shut down a lot of the world for months and is still lingering. With things starting to calm down and almost six months of staying at home, many employees are itching to get back to work while others are still feeling unsure about the safety of it.

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Swipe debit card, get stock; In defense of the IPO; New models for SMB lending, and more

Ben's Blog

This first appeared in the monthly a16z fintech newsletter. Subscribe to stay on top of the latest fintech news. IN THIS EDITION Fintech products ease more Americans into the stock market In defense of the IPO, and how to improve it What’s inside your (mobile) bank? Reimagining the debit card Better models for SMB lending Want more a16z? Thanks for signing up.

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How to Create a Memorable Unboxing Experience

Women Entrepreneurs Can

Did you know that there are over 90,000 YouTube searches per month for ‘unboxing’? Even if they’re not receiving a gift or their own online shopping, people just love watching along whether it’s a ‘haul’ or a PR box! While you might immediately think that it’s the proverbial ‘what’s inside that counts’, the fact is that in the 21st century, both existing and prospective customers adore the journey of unwrapping and unpacking boxes.

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