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Domestika raises $110M on a $1.3B valuation to expand its learning community for creative types

TechCrunch

The creative community has been a ripe target for startups building tools and services to serve their interests and needs as they transition from their traditionally offline practices into a digital present and future. Cotorruelo said in an interview, referring to the the courses, but also the company’s community of users.

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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.”.

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How to Build a Successful Partnership in Work and Life

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Contributed by Katty Douraghy, president at Artisan Creative , a member of EO San Franciso and the MyEO Women of EO Champion. . His creative recruitment business was growing and he needed stronger personnel management skills, which was an area I had spent the previous 10 years developing in my own career.

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What Role Do Partnerships Play in New Business Development?

Startup Blogpost

From collaborating for brand awareness and leads to sharing costs and growing with partnerships, discover the key strategies these leaders recommend for capitalizing on business partnerships. At my marketing agency, AS Marketing, we regularly work with partners to collaborate on events like webinars.

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Strategies to sustain your entrepreneurial ecosystem

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We see a variety of staffing models, including collaboration between more than one organization. They take a collaborative approach to staffing and funding these positions with responsibilities divided between the Iowa Economic Development Authority and the Center for Business Growth and Innovation at the University of Northern Iowa.

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10 Ways to Boost Your Startup’s Customer Acquisition

StartupNation

Consider collaborating with influencers. Now it’s time to get creative with your customer acquisition. Here are 10 ideas to get your creativity flowing. Once you have happy customers, make it easy for them to refer you. This doesn’t necessarily mean giving them gift cards or a discount if they refer you.

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Meez keeps recipes in one place so chefs can continue whipping up culinary delights

TechCrunch

He and his team built Meez to be a collaboration tool, recipe keeper and progression, training and prep tool all rolled into one — Sharkey referred to it as a “Google Drive for chefs.”. Culinary professionals are some of the most creative and inventive people on the planet.

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