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AI Houses & Reverse Mentors

Start Up Blog

This became a global viral sensation. And I’m calling it now – it will be a global viral sensation. He taught me to combine tech and economics in a totally different way. The Stranger from Romania – Raul Oaida – was my co-conspirator in creating the world’s first ever drivable lego car.

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain the 2023 Trends They See in Their Industry

Hearpreneur

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices should be at the core of a company's strategy in 2023. 23- Global outsourcing Photo Credit: Daniel Todd Acceptance of remote work is opening the door for global outsourcing Business leaders learned over the last three years that an in-office team is not a criterion for success.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Disruptors

Hearpreneur

It's difficult not to include Steve Jobs at the top of that list; he established a brand in Apple that altered global habits and elevated the importance of design in our daily lives. AltBird Robotics is a technology start-up that offers robotic and drone services to businesses and government agencies. Photo Credit: Tiffany Payne.

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The Importance Of Managing Your Brand Reputation From The First Day

YoungUpstarts

In today’s digital world, negative feedback can quickly go viral, leading to potential disaster for even the biggest brands. If managed well from day one, a great brand reputation can mean increased exposure, higher sales figures, and even global expansion. Before long the brand had gone viral, for all the wrong reasons.

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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

This was the year that the promise of technology to truly change the world and empower individuals (the reason I entered the tech world in 1994) reached global scale. As of year-end, Foursquare had over 15 million users, with an exponential growth rate globally. The era of the patriarch is nearing an end.

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Crisis versus Opportunity: 6 Ways to Bootstrap a Startup in a Post-COVID-19 World While Navigating the New Normal

ReadWriteStart

Thus, let’s start this discussion by defining the global crisis caused by the new coronavirus, COVID-19 , so that we can look forward to finding the opportunity in the crisis. One of the many challenges facing the world’s governments is the fact that no one really knows how this virus behaves. .” – Albert Einstein.

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In Times of Pandemic, In Gates We Trust

Reid Hoffman

Even as reports of a new viral outbreak in China started popping up during the first weeks of 2020, most people were slow to pay sufficient attention to the developing threat. On January 29th, the Gates Foundation pledged $10 million “to help frontline responders in China and Africa accelerate their efforts to contain the global spread.”.