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SXSW Startups: CieAR Transforms Stories

Austin Startup

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 4, 2018 At the 2018 SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event , 50 finalists from around the world will make their pitches before a panel of judges. Half will pitch on Saturday, March 10 and the remaining 25 companies on Sunday, March 11. A winner in each of 10 categories will be announced at the SXSW Accelerator Award Ceremony, 7 pm Sunday, March 11, at the Hilton Austin.

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Business Today Needs More Focus On The People Aspect

Startup Professionals Musings

Most entrepreneurs assume that success is dependent on their product expertise, coupled with some knowledge of how to run a business. In fact, I have found from personal experience and mentoring that both of these are necessary, but not sufficient, for building a business. Successful entrepreneurs today must practice human-centered leadership to compete and win.

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Business Fleet Management: Advice For Driver Safety

YoungUpstarts

Did you know that commercial road traffic users, such as lorry drivers and fleets of business vehicles, account for a small but growing number of road accidents? The main cause of accidents is user error, which means that for businesses, it is vital to make driver safety a priority. If your business is employing people to drive your fleet of vehicles up and down the country, naturally you want to ensure that they drive in a safe and efficient manner.

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Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs: “You Just Have to Get Started” (via Mark Zuckerberg)

Scott Edward Walker

Welcome to our weekly series “ Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs.” Each week or two, we share a favorite video clip to inspire and motivate entrepreneurs. Why? Because we know how tough it is being an entrepreneur or founder; and whether you’re launching your venture, trying to iterate on your business model or raising funds, you need a little juice to help you push the ball forward.

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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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4 Common Mistakes Young Law Firms Make

YoungUpstarts

Starting a law firm is one of the most significant milestones in every lawyer’s career. Most lawyers only dream of starting their law practice but just a few manage to achieve that vision. However, it can be quite challenging to manage a new law firm efficiently and many young law firms make crucial mistakes that might put their practice into jeopardy.

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Crypto is Global

thebarefootvc

Cryptocurrencies lost over $250B of value last week as more regulators around the world issued guidance. Unfortunately much of the press coverage missed the mark, with many headlines claiming that India was banning cryptocurrencies. Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, during annual budget conversations, reiterated that bitcoin was not legal tender, and that the government would be clamping down on illegal activity using cryptocurrencies.

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