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4 Startup Myths That Hold Innovation Back (and How to Overcome Them)

StartupNation

Your Guide to the Season’s Hottest Gifts from Dell: Download Now and Save up to 39% Off. Here are four startup myths that hold innovation back. On the other hand, startup founders who fall into the majority can increase creativity and innovation by diversifying their workforce, and doing so as early as possible.

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PowerUp Podcast returns for season three

NZ Entrepreneur

Te Puna Umanga/Venture Taranaki’s PowerUp podcast is back with the release of the first three episodes of the latest six-part series that celebrates the prominent Taranaki entrepreneurs and innovators who are leaving their mark on the world. Nick Jackson (left) and Brett Rogers (right), Elemental. This one has it all!

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DARPA and our Future Innovation Policies

EntreWorks Consulting

DARPA is a high performance organization, but its success is highly dependent on the robust innovation infrastructure around it. If we want to see more successful innovation polices, we can’t just clone DARPA. We also need to make real and sustained investments in innovation across the board. EntreWorks Blog.

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4 Startup Myths That Hold Innovation Back (and How to Overcome Them)

StartupNation

Your Guide to the Season’s Hottest Gifts from Dell: Download Now and Save up to 39% Off. Here are four startup myths that hold innovation back. On the other hand, startup founders who fall into the majority can increase creativity and innovation by diversifying their workforce, and doing so as early as possible.

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Startup Business Funding: 5 Business-Breaking Misconceptions

Dream It

It was deemed by Techcrunch and CNN as 'The Next Angry Birds' and was downloaded over 300,000 times. The company then evolved into Saborstudio, a digital marketing consulting agency. In November 2012 Caya was selected as one of 40-Under-40 Costa Rican innovators, and he was a featured speaker on the 2013 TEDx PuraVida Conference.

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Why Recessions Are a Good Time to Start a Side Hustle

StartupNation

Although recessions often harm the consulting market, for example, there’s evidence that they improve short-term labor markets. There’s more innovation opportunity. Because companies typically tighten spending during recessions, innovation from the top is generally low. Overhead is low.

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ThoughtFull gets $1.1M seed to make mental health support more accessible in Southeast Asia

TechCrunch

ThoughtFullChat is available for download through the App Store and Google Play , or through insurers and employee benefit programs. Founded in 2019, ThoughtFull’s ThoughtFullChat app connects users to mental health professionals for coaching sessions or therapy, and also has self-guided tools.

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