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A closer look: Growth in 2020

Entrepreneurs' Organization

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. Planit , a creative agency based in Maryland, is one such organization. The post A closer look: Growth in 2020 appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Why You Should Embrace the Power of Creativity as You Build Your Empire

Smart Hustle Magazine

Creative is not a word I typically use to describe myself. In my mind, “creativity” was always reserved for artists and designers, both of which I am not. It wasn’t until I launched my small business, Kono’s Kitchen, in July 2020 that I realized creativity is everything an entrepreneur embodies. Creative Beginnings.

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Adobe makes $20B bet on a collaborative future with Figma acquisition

TechCrunch

It could be that — like IBM buying Red Hat for $34 billion in 2018 or Salesforce acquiring Slack for almost $28 billion in 2020 — Adobe’s executive team saw a company that could fundamentally alter their organization. Yes, Adobe XD is a similar product, but there could be more to this deal than simply playing defense.

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Why Creative Leadership is Necessary for a Virtual Environment

Smart Hustle Magazine

And although 2020 is almost over, there is still a lot of uncertainty regarding the future. However, creative leadership can bring the best out of leaders and teams during these hard times. During his early years of working remotely, he noticed the importance of encouraging creativity in teams. 3. Make room for creativity.

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Passive collaboration is essential to remote work’s long-term success

TechCrunch

In 2020, companies of all sizes, in all corners of the world, were forced to shift to remote work with the onset of COVID-19. The best engineering work isn’t done in isolation, but in collaboration, as teams discuss, wrangle and brainstorm through problems. Active versus passive collaboration. The whiteboard.

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Visual collaboration company Miro valued at $17.5B following $400M in new funding

TechCrunch

CEO Khusid told TechCrunch he considers the company a “pioneer of visual collaboration,” with its early days as a digital whiteboard. Visual collaboration is something that allows teams in companies to better be on the same page. Miro lands $50M Series B for digital whiteboard as demand surges. Image Credits: Andrey Khusid.

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Highnote launches a collaboration platform for musicians and podcasters offering voice notes, polls and more

TechCrunch

Highnote launched to the public today, allowing musicians, podcasters, and other creators to collaborate on audio files by recording voice notes directly over a track, making timestamped reactions, and creating polls to get opinions. Rashawn said, “Highnote makes client collaborations easy and seamless. Highnote changes that.”.