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SUSTAINABILITY AND ETHICS IN FASHION TECHNOLOGY — SXSW 2018

Austin Startup

THE SPEAKERS MELANIE DISALVO Melanie DiSalvo began her fashion career in product development after graduating from the Fashion Institute of Technology’s Textile Development and Marketing program. Expert industry speakers will include Dr. Carmen Hijosa of Pinatex, Amanda Parkes of NYC Fashion Tech, and me, Melanie DiSalvo.

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The Women Who Forged Before Us Make Us The Leaders We Are Today

YoungUpstarts

I was born and raised some 8,500 miles away from the bright lights of Time Square, in the Philippines. She had a successful career leading product development at Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, one of the nation’s largest health insurance companies. Good health seems to have been her only advantage in life.

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What Do Diversity Hiring and Work From Home Jobs Have in Common?

Transformify

Instead of paying ridiculously high rent in San Francisco or London, startups and small businesses can spend on product development and marketing, thus tremendously increasing the chances of successful market entry and expansion. Work from home and remote work also significantly cut office costs.

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Remote Jobs: The Fair Pay Rate Dilemma

Transformify

Mr. X will retain USD 10 000 for the service and uses the remaining USD 80 000 to buy product development advisory services from company ‘Zero’’ owned by the grandmother of the founders. Here’s what investors will see if no round-tripping is involved: USD 60 000 asset (partially developed e-commerce platform).

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Transportation, On-Demand And The Asian Economy – Asian Horizons

YoungUpstarts

Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam) We’ve identified some factors that set them apart from other ride-sharing outfits. Globe (Philippines), AirAsia (Thailand) KitKat, Revive Isotonic and Wonda Coffee are a few names in their partnership repertoire, with innovative campaigns for the same. Hyperlocal Focus.

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The Next 10 Years Of Infocomm Technology

YoungUpstarts

Over the next few decades, this young cohort would comprise a rising proportion of citizens in Asia (31%-40% in Singapore, Korea, Hong Kong and Japan, and more than 51% in Malaysia, Philippines, India and Indonesia). This will result in stronger networks of interaction and relationships from employees to suppliers to customers.

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How a startup should leverage a personal assistant

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

There are two key points during the life of your startup where your life will be much easier if you use a virtual assistant (VA): While proving out your product/market. After your product launch. Point #1: Developing a Proof of Concept. I've had the best results hiring VA's in the Philippines. Let's look at each one.