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The Case for Optimism and Risk at Startups

Both Sides of the Table

I was fortunate enough recently to be invited to a private sitting with the president of South Korea, Park Geun-hye, along with 18 other entrepreneurs. She is trying to build a “creative economy” in South Korea and wanted to learn from some Americans what made us so innovative and what they could learn from us.

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Why Acceptance of Failure is Critical to Startup Success

Both Sides of the Table

This came to mind a couple of years ago when I had the chance to sit down with the president of South Korea and she asked a small gathering of 19 tech & business leaders for opinions about how to make the Korean economy more “creative.”

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Generate and Transformify: Umbrella Solutions to Help Businesses Hire Top Talent Worldwide

Transformify

Transformify Recruitment CRM and Generate FS have joined forces to help employers hire top talent worldwide. Once the right candidates are selected, the employers can benefit from the ‘’Test-and-Hire’’ or the ‘’Umbrella’’ solutions. ‘’Test-and-Hire’’ Solution.

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Twitter Link Roundup #93 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Startup Hiring: From Handshake To Honeymoon – [link]. South Korea continues to impress with their innovative use of technology – grocery shopping on subway – [link]. More strangest roadways in the Random Fun section below. 10 Ways to Motivate Your Employees on the Cheap – [link]. – [link].

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Transformify gets two freelance platform awards from FinancesOnline

Transformify

With Transformify CSR recruitment platform, companies can hire outstanding independent contractors, freelancers and regular employees to fill vacancies in their organization, whether as remote staff or office-based personnel. How it works? Source: Disability-smart.

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Service Exports - Driving U.S. Startups and Small Businesses

Growthink Blog

In the last 6 months, we have advised clients and investors, in no particular order, from Kenya, India, Italy, South Africa, Germany, China, Brazil, Mexico, Switzerland, the U.A.E., Canada, England, South Korea, Japan, and Uruguay. So from 95%+ U.S. And growing. advisors (i.e.

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Startup Grind Turns the Tables on Mark Suster

Both Sides of the Table

Because I’m going to say no to you, and the guys you want to hire from Facebook are going to say no to you. Should I hire or not hire this person? ” “Well, we’re going to be hiring in six months. We’re not hiring now. Not in Europe or South Korea. You failed, you suck.

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