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Experts share tips for mission-driven organizations on DE&I

Board Effect

We asked a team of global experts from various areas to share insights on the benefits of DE&I in their organizations and on boards. It’s about creating spaces where diversity is celebrated, equity is pursued with tenacity, and inclusion is the norm rather than the aspiration.

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[Interview] Michael C. Fillios, Author Of “Tech Debt 2.0™: How To Future Proof Your Small Business And Improve Your Tech Bottom Line”  

YoungUpstarts

In his new book, “Tech Debt 2.0 : How to Future Proof Your Small Business and Improve Your Tech Bottom Line” , senior global business and technology executive Michael C. Rather than leave it up to leadership to connect these dots, my team and I wanted to develop a more intelligent way to uncover these underlying root causes.

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15 Strategic Questions for Volunteer Boards to Ask

Board Effect

National and global changes are currently challenging nonprofit and community organization boards to revisit the ways they: Manage risks Demonstrate transparency Engage in succession planning Bolster security We’ll explore each of these topics more fully to guide your board as it strives for a meaningful strategic plan. Curious to learn more?

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WP Engine passes $100M in revenue and secures $250M investment from Silver Lake

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

This week we closed $250M in financing from Silver Lake , the premier technology private equity firm. Every day, 5% of the entire online world visits a customer running on the WP Engine Digital Experience Platform. The majority of the funds pay back our early investors who believed in us enough to trust us with their money.

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Opinion: It’s a startup world

NZ Entrepreneur

With the pandemic, climate crisis, global economic shifts and rapidly changing consumer markets, it is clear that many businesses of today will no longer be relevant tomorrow. Underpinning this growth is good governance. In order to understand startup governance, you need to understand risk and reward. Risk and reward.

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China Startups – The Gold Rush and Fire Extinguishers (Part 5 of 5)

Steve Blank

Note that the inner ring shows their global equivalents.). The Chinese government must be laughing hysterically over U.S. When the Chinese government censors (run by their propaganda department ) shutdown access to yet another U.S. Most of their parents still tell them to work for the government or a big company.

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Working for Equity Instead of Cash

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EMERGENT RESEARCH is focused on better understanding the small business sector of the US and global economy. Emergent Research works with corporate, government and non-profit clients. The Global Small Business Blog. Working for Equity Instead of Cash. Follow us on Twitter. Emergent Research. Disclosure Policy. Smart Mobs.

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