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A Sign of the Times: Why Saving the Kentile Sign is Important #savekentile

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Not only does it give people a sense of familiarity and comfort in a constantly changing city, but it serves as an important reminder of Brooklyn''s history as an industrial community--a place where things got made. Makerbot has a factory in Industry City. It''s all yours.

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What Drives The University Of Michigan’s Entrepreneurial Success

HPA

While the University of Michigan has been formally educating students on entrepreneurship for decades, the region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem has notably ramped up in the last ten years and has effectively used its powerful alumni network to amplify its growth. In the mid-2010s, that focus began to evolve.

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Making the NYC Community Smaller

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When I was in college, at Fordham''s scenic Rose Hill campus in the Bronx, I deeply rooted into my community. Being intensely involved in community life there made the campus seem small and familiar. It was a time before the widespread use of social networks, obviously. If we had 15 people with us, it was a lot.

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Technology Trends: 10 Areas of Innovation to Watch for 2012

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2004 gave us widespread blogging and Meetups, and 2008 showed how the web could be a community organizing and fundraising tool. We're entering another election year, and recent history has given us unprecedented access to information and interaction with our elected representatives. Reader beware.). Open Government.

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Yes Is the Answer—and Other Ways to Succeed in Business

Entrepreneurs' Organization

It’s about mixing patience with your determination to succeed. You believe that leaders should embrace their culture and values more deeply in a crisis and cite the 2008 Great Recession as an example. million to Columbus State Community College to go toward the new Hospitality Management and Culinary Arts building.

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Daily Crunch: Following ‘significant reduction’ in demand, Peloton puts brakes on production

TechCrunch

And sure, last year was one of the best for crypto startups, but now even more big companies are getting into the mix. Twitter rolls out NFT support : If you’re a member of Twitter’s subscription service, you will soon have the ability to connect a crypto wallet and use an NFT that you own as your profile picture. Let’s talk about it!

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Affirm, Airbnb, C3.ai, Roblox, Wish file for tech IPO finale of 2020

TechCrunch

Editor’s note: Get this free weekly recap of TechCrunch news that any startup can use by email every Saturday morning (7 a.m. “All told, we’re seeing some familiar names in the mix, but 2020 isn’t 2008,” Taylor Hatmaker explains about potential presidential appointments from the industry. Subscribe here.