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Looking Back On Our First Couple Years at NextView

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Some of our most interesting companies have originated in places like Estonia (GrabCAD), Croatia (Farmeron) and Omaha (SkyVu), although all have either moved or have a significant presence in a major tech hub like SF, Boston, or NY. Founders: Similarly, founders have a vast array of founding stories.

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5 Famous Introverted Leaders And What You Can Learn From Them

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Known as the “Oracle of Omaha,” Buffett is one of the world’s richest men and a respected financial leader. We looked closely at 5 highly successful introverted leaders, seeking lessons and actionable advice that you can implement today. Warren Buffett.

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10 Startup Red Flags

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Maybe the CEO got his cousin from Omaha to be their lawyer or theres been some serious messing around with the cap table. Lack of Technical Leadership In my definition, to call a company a tech startup, there must be some significant technology that gives you an advantage. leadership) problem.

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How Businesses Can Brace Themselves for the Post-Brexit Fallout

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But even if you’re running a startup out of your basement in Omaha, this is a situation to which you should pay attention. Unless you actually live in Europe, this might not seem immediately alarming — concerning, perhaps, but a world away.

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How Self-Coaching Can Transform Your Life And Career

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David is the Founder and CEO of David Novak Leadership, the parent organization to five nonprofits dedicated to developing leaders at every stage of life, from ages 5 to 65. 5:25] Have you thought about this as a leadership book? [8:42] Learn more about David’s leadership programs – DavidNovakLeadership.com.

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Startups and small biz at SXSW: ideas on how to spend your time at the conference!

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Threadless, 37Signals, FeedBurner, BIG Omaha conference, and SXSW itself are proof that technology life exists away from the coasts. He started his first company in 1997 at the age of 14 and has also served in leadership roles at Stardoll and Advertigo. ([link]. Live music, Tex-Mex, Margaritas. I like food.

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Twitter Link Roundup #131 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

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These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Big Omaha 2012 – 4 years in, it’s still the best conference you’ve never attended – [link]. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week! HOLD EVERYTHING.