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Evaluating The Viability Of AI In The Workplace

YoungUpstarts

As they prepare to roll out their AI solutions, corporate leadership teams must be sure to conduct careful cost-benefit analyses. For example, one of Amazon’s top cultural beliefs — what the e-commerce giant refers to as Leadership Principles — is “Customer Obsession.” Conduct Cost-Benefit Analyses.

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Some Thoughts on Leadership Going into 2016

Both Sides of the Table

Having time to think about “leadership” at most startups feels like a luxury. So spending time thinking about what your leadership style is, whether it’s effective and what you could do to improve it can yield dividends. Here are some quick guidelines on what I think it takes to build a sense of leadership: 1.

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Leveraging a Fractional Marketing Officer for Growth

Duct Tape Marketing

For starters, they offer a cost-effective solution to companies in need of senior-level marketing leadership. It brings together marketing expertise and leadership in one neat bundle. For example, San Diego has a booming startup scene and could offer unique opportunities for fractional CMOs.

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Startup Grind Turns the Tables on Mark Suster

Both Sides of the Table

We had a finance group for all of the bank branches based in San Diego, and I wrote programs to download stuff from the mainframe so we could do analysis three days faster than they could send us the data. I did programming for the career center at UC San Diego, trying to build programs for the career center.

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How Diversity Can Increase Innovation And Growth In Your Business

YoungUpstarts

When my husband and I first conceived the idea for Confirm BioSciences while working jointly on our final MBA project at San Diego State University, we saw an opportunity to create an at-home medical testing company in a growing market. Still, as a growth-oriented company, we do care about driving value for investors.

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Entrepreneur Fills a Market Void by Building Female-Focused Co-Working Spaces

Hearpreneur

I found myself pushed into entrepreneurship after being laid off from a Marketing Director position with a San Diego based high tech company in 2003. Since August 2011 we’ve launched 3 locations in San Diego, California and have recently started expanding internationally through a collaborative licensing model.

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18 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I started SMR Leadership Solutions, LLC to help coach and train organizations and individuals to be the best they could possibly be in their personal and professional lives. Thanks to Stacy Roberts, SMR Leadership Solutions, LLC ! #8 I started my business in San Diego in 2007. Thanks to Melissa Smith, The PVA ! #7

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