Thu.Feb 14, 2019

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Davos: Not just for the elite

deal architect

Alan Alper, VP and Editorial Director, has his fingerprints on most Cognizant marketing publications and events. He has been involved in the planning of Cognizant's presence and pitches at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum for the last.

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Once again: Is it the jockey or the horse?

Berkonomics

Early stage investors have been arguing over this for years. Do they bet on the entrepreneur (jockey) or the business idea and plan (the horse)? This is serious stuff. If you are looking for money, this question will certainly come up in one form or another when you approach professional or organized angel or VC investors. A more complex answer.

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Exploring The Everyday: Better Meat For a Better Future

View from Seed

Exploring The Everyday is an interview series exploring interesting individuals or companies who are trying to make an impact on the lives of everyday people. You can learn more about this series here , or read our past interviews here. What do you think about when you hear the words, “lab grown meat”? Are images of Frankenstein and his monster coming to mind?

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How to Start a Business: A Step-by-Step Complete Guide (2019)

crowdSPRING Blog

This is the most complete guide online on how to start a business in 2019. You should know that about two-thirds of businesses with employees survive 2 years and about half survive only five years. Businesses that survive and thrive have an unfair advantage. They’re started and run by people who are prepared for what’s ahead of them. If you want an unfair advantage, we’re here to help you get started.

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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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Polishing brand ERP

deal architect

Kudos to Cindy Jutras for her study "Real Facts About ERP Implementation". Her survey showed that two-thirds of respondents graded their ERP implementation as "successful" or "very successful." The survey found 31% thought their ERP project was at least a.

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Here are the 5 hottest startups in Denmark

The Next Web

What more could you want from a country where fairy tales, Lego, and the idea of the chill ‘hygge’ vibe originate? Now Denmark is also one of the most exciting startup scenes in Europe and is home to more than 400 tech companies that do everything from analytics and big data to gaming, cloud, fintech, and apps. In fact, this year Denmark reached 6th place on the 2018 Global Entrepreneurship Index, beating out its Nordic neighbors.

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Amazon “Swipes Left” On New York City

Haystack

Start spreading the news, indeed. Today, Amazon announced it will entirely abandon its plans to build its second headquarters (a/k/a “HQ2”) in Long Island City, a residential neighborhood in the borough of Queens, New York City. There’s no need for me to mince words here: This is a huge, huge development. It is shocking, really. I believe this will be talked about for months, which in today’s news cycle is saying something.

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The Ones That Got Away: 5 Business Apps You’ll Regret Not Trying

YFS Magazine

By YFS Magazine. Today, instead of reminiscing over what you may have missed out on, these five business apps are tools that you will regret not trying.

Mobile 101
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10 WAYS TO MAKE YOUR NEW RESTAURANT MORE PROFITABLE IN 2019

Mike Michalowicz

There is a lot happening in the Boston restaurant landscape. It seems that restaurants, places we have loved for years and places we haven’t even had the chance to try out yet, are closing their doors. Some say it’s the ridiculous and ever-escalating Boston rents, some say Millennials are to blame, but in either case – complaining never pays the bills.

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A Path To Success And Happiness Beings With A Clear Vision

YFS Magazine

By YFS Magazine. Life is too short to focus and exert energy on actions that do not drive your vision. Remember, only you are responsible for your life and career.

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How to organize a conference (and panels) that add value

David Teten

Some thoughts on how to organize a conference that creates value: CB Insights’ Conference Rant. How to Run a Tech Conference. How to Keep the People Attending Your Conference Alive. And some thoughtful resources on how to organize and moderate a panel: How To Be a Great Moderator. Why Do Panels Suck and How Can We Make Them Better? There’s a Special Place in Hell for Panel Prep Calls.

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Pure Barre Franchisee Says Hire These 3 Personality Types For Your Member-Based Business

YFS Magazine

By YFS Magazine. When you employ The Natural, The Friend and The Achiever to take care of your membership base, your business wins. Here’s why.

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Meet the Billion-Dollar Media Investor Behind Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop and Lady Gaga’s Beauty Startup

Lightspeed Venture Partners

The post Meet the Billion-Dollar Media Investor Behind Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop and Lady Gaga’s Beauty Startup appeared first on Lightspeed Venture Partners.

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5 Ways To Turn Disengaged Employees Into Brand Advocates

YFS Magazine

By YFS Magazine. Help employees feel like an integral part of your company and they, in turn, will represent your brand with pride and help you achieve our goals.

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SXSW Startups: Hendrix.ai

Austin Startup

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 14, 2019 Fifty diverse startups will aim to impress a panel of judges and a live audience with their skills, creativity and innovation at SXSW Pitch Presented by Cyndx. Winners in 10 categories will be announced at the Pitch Award Ceremony at 6:30 pm Sunday, March 10, at the Hilton Austin. A finalist in Artificial Intelligence , which pitches at 11 am Sunday, March 10, Testfire Labs is an award-winning software company that uses machine learning and artificial int

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Once again: Is it the jockey or the horse?

Berkonomics

Early stage investors have been arguing over this for years. Do they bet on the entrepreneur (jockey) or the business idea and plan (the horse)? This is serious stuff. If you are looking for money, this question will certainly come up in one form or another when you approach professional or organized angel or VC investors. A more complex answer.

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In Defense of Valentines Day

Austin Startup

Ok, I am the first to admit that this is an unusual plea from a hard-driving, rational physicist turned Venture Capitalist. So, what on Earth am I doing defending this Hallmark Holiday? Indulge me while I make this connection. One of the things that I care about professionally is to future proof startups and equip them with what they need to make their business a resounding success.