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Businesswomen’s Sustainability Leadership Summit

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

Last week, (seems that all of my postings start this way) I attended the Second Annual West Coast Businesswomen’s Sustainability Leadership Summit , a Women’s Network for Sustainable Future event , at IBM Almaden Research Center in San Jose, California. Many moms chimed in saying sometimes going green is the safest for kids (e.g.,

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Businesswomen’s Sustainability Leadership Summit

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

Last week, (seems that all of my postings start this way) I attended the Second Annual West Coast Businesswomen’s Sustainability Leadership Summit , a Women’s Network for Sustainable Future event , at IBM Almaden Research Center in San Jose, California. Many moms chimed in saying sometimes going green is the safest for kids (e.g.,

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Scaling Solutions to Climate Change — A review of John Doerr’s “Speed and Scale”?

Reid Hoffman

For start-ups looking to achieve leadership positions in emerging and highly competitive global markets, it makes sense to prioritize speed over efficiency in the face of uncertainty. When I first started sharing the concept of blitzscaling , then later wrote a book about it , I was primarily focused on a very specific business context.

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

thebarefootvc

2011 was finally the year when the media spotlight shone on how under-represented women are in almost all power structures in business, government, technology and media – and how crucial it is that we leverage the leadership skill set that they bring to the table to tackle the problems facing the world today.

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This National Entrepreneurship Month, Listen And Learn With These Bestselling Audiobooks

YoungUpstarts

Often times, entrepreneurs excel at innovation and creativity, but fall short on leadership and organizational skills. Green, Paul B. Len Green borrows concepts from his popular entrepreneurship course to explain how to develop a successful venture. Are you brimming with bright ideas, but unsure of how to proceed next?

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

Photo credit: Jenna Green. Thanks to Jenna Green, Moscow Muled ! #12- 17- India is quite an interesting name. The business idea to do technology-driven customized and personalized trips for travelers coming to India was born sometime in 2009 just before I had to go to study and do my MBA. 11- Flagship product.

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17 Entrepreneurs Celebrate Summer Business Accomplishments

Hearpreneur

Thanks to Shel Horowitz, Green and Profitable ! #7 I also had to deal with explaining my vision to developers in India and trying to find quality support on a budget. And snagged a $40K assignment from a client. And hiked or biked every day, and enjoyed two weeks in Spain. It’s been a pretty terrific summer, in short.