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Playground launches in beta to help creators cultivate community

TechCrunch

Launching today in beta, Playground is a social platform that seeks to help people discover and develop community while empowering creators to monetize their audience. For now, the beta is open to select creators in the cultural space (art, music, wellness, gaming, and more), and for community members, there’s a waitlist.

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Why Emmy Award-winning documentarians focused their lens on 5 GSEA student entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs' Organization

We wanted to tell a story of people from all different parts of the world, with different upbringing, backgrounds, and cultures. The creativity of all the students, the diversity of their business ideas, and the number of countries represented made GSEA the right choice for us.”. GSEA has that; it stood out from other competitions.

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Building Business Community: Focus on Cooperation, Not Competition

Entrepreneur's Handbook

From my experience, the business community can strengthen its every member if we build it on cooperation, not competition. Nowadays, we try to solve problems by negotiating; many books and experts still compare business to war. Competition became an integral part of society due to historical, cultural, and other factors.

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Inc. 5000 company leader shares her entrepreneurial journey

Entrepreneurs' Organization

And seeing them hit their stride, find their passion and thrive in our culture is beyond fulfilling. The coaches and the community have made me a better mom, wife, leader and person. I also have a physical “to do” book and a system for jotting things down and crossing them off that I follow religiously.

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Startup Community Engagement During Covid

Ecosystem Builder Hub

Much of what we do as startup community builders requires in-person interactions through workshops, meetups, and other events. But the Covid pandemic pushed the big pause button on in-person events that are the beating heart of many startup communities. We’re leaning heavily on our digital platforms to keep the community engaged.

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

Entrepreneurs' Organization

In his book YES IS THE ANSWER. How Faith In People and a Culture Of Hospitality Built a Modern American Restaurant Company, Mitchell shares the keys to his company’s 25 years of success: including a steadfast commitment to a nurturing culture, a “people first” philosophy, and the humility to recognize reckless and ego-driven decisions.

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How Ryan Reynolds and Mint Mobile worked without becoming the joke

TechCrunch

There is a long history of celebrities getting involved with brands, either as brand ambassadors or ‘Creative Directors’ without much value other than the initial press wave. Reynolds and Dewey had come up with several low-budget spots to get people excited about an R-rated comic book movie. The bid appears to have worked.