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[Interview] PSB Academy: Up-Skilling In A New Learning Economy

YoungUpstarts

For example, in hospitality and digital marketing; hospitality and entrepreneurship; hospitality and IT, hospitality and engineering, just to name a few. Dr Liow: We had one recent graduate who decided to join forces with his dad to manage the family-owned backpackers chain in Yangon, Myanmar. How would this help cross-industry?

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Sasha Lubomirsky Has Held Design Leadership Roles at YouTube, Android, Airbnb and Medium. Damn! Here’s Five Questions With Her.

Hunter Walker

I was into the internet in a way that many of my friends weren’t pretty early on and I also loved psychology, so when I saw there was an overlap, I thought: maybe this is it, a way to combine two of my loves into an actual, real life job! Did you steer towards it or did it emerge from needs at companies you were working at?

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The Secret Sauce of a Successful Smart City

Austin Startup

The smart stick is an idea that came from a conversation an engineering student had with her blind uncle about the challenges he faced getting around a city. The key is to make sure your marketing strategies are accessible for all people including people that use assistive technology to access the internet.