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A closer look: Growth in 2020

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Stories of businesses closing and sales dropping in 2020 are common, but there are also plenty of organizations that experienced surprising growth during this unprecedented year. The post A closer look: Growth in 2020 appeared first on THE BLOG. Planit , a creative agency based in Maryland, is one such organization.

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4 Mindset Patterns Visionaries Use To Change The World

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My two favorite patterns are: The right mindset attracts the right network, and creates the right opportunities. They look at opportunities only as “investments” and never, ever as “costs.” I have found, as mindset evolves, so does one’s network, which leads to ever-increasing, awesome opportunities. They live in full abundance.

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Layoffs spell opportunity for some fintech startups

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Stay tuned, and please feel free to share with anyone looking for a new opportunity! million Series A raise back in 2020. In a blog post/letter to employees , CEO and co-founder Will Young wrote that the company’s “focus on accelerating growth and product development came at the cost of higher risk tolerance and greater expenses.”

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5 EO Australia Women Share How To Make Entrepreneurship More Inclusive

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Widespread layoffs during the pandemic contributed to an initial rise in female entrepreneurship in 2020, along with the need for flexibility. By fostering early exposure and education about entrepreneurship and other career paths, Franc.World is paving the way for an inclusive landscape where everyone has equal opportunities to succeed.

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After 200% ARR growth in 2020, CourseKey raises $9M to digitize trade schools

TechCrunch

Demand surged and its ARR grew by 200% in 2020. For Sophinos and Kannah, founding CourseKey was more than just a business opportunity. This is a massive market and massive business opportunity,” Sophinos said. CourseKey , a San Diego-based trade school management SaaS startup, was in a unique position.

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CEMEX-TEC Award is Accepting Applications for the 2020 Contest

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This is due to two elements: the Bootcamp nature of the program and the large sum of grant money involved; and 2020 marks its 10 anniversary. In 2020 the tour will be repeated, so keep an eye out on further information. There are currently no changes to the CEMEX-TEC Award and it is continuing as planned (at the posting of this blog).

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

Ad-buying opportunities within podcasts have historically been manual and limited, not unlike the process of purchasing web ads pre-2000. As podcasts continue to gain market share, Gumball’s self-serve ad marketplace has the opportunity to be as transformative to the podcast industry as Google Adwords was for web ads. .