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4 Insights On Using Videos To Elevate Remote Employee Onboarding

Entrepreneurs' Organization

A barrage of documents and manuals can be overwhelming — and, let’s be honest, they’re not the most digestible type of content you can put in front of new remote hires. First, consider the challenge of engagement. Then there’s the issue of information retention. Check out this great example of a welcome video done right!

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How Entrepreneurs Can Prevent Problems In Their Work-From-Home Strategy

Entrepreneurs' Organization

When Pete approached me for advice, I recommended the “Failure-Proofing” strategy, which is a pragmatic and easy-to-use technique to defend against planning and project disasters. Doing so empowers everyone, even those who are confident that the plan will succeed, to tap their creativity in coming up with potential reasons for the failure.

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Finding North In a New World

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Contributed by Ross Drakes , an entrepreneur and creative director based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Even though my company, Nicework, was reeling, the one piece of our strategy that survived the shutdown was the idea of strategic giving. This document was written during the first week of the 21-day lockdown in South Africa.

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Proven Strategies to Efficiently Manage a Remote Team

Smart Hustle Magazine

A simple example would be sending resource material (documents or spreadsheets) or agendas that your employees must read before a scheduled meeting. Simply emailing them turns inefficient in the long run, as once the document has been updated, the newer versions would need to be emailed. Synchronous Communication.

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Arcol aims to do for building design what Figma did for UI design

TechCrunch

Arcol is in the early stages of building a design and documentation tool that runs in your browser. The company is building web-based tools that can turn a 2D sketch into a 3D representation so that someone can design anything from a small building to a skyscraper using a creative and collaborative canvas. Image Credits: Arcol.

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Every time OpenAI cuts a check for training data, an unlaunched competitive startup dies. Without a ‘safe harbor,’ AI will be ruled by incumbents.

Hunter Walk

Companies like the New York Times are willing to litigate this issue (at least as a negotiation strategy). Rights owners should be able to automatically set some sort of protections for at least a period of time (similar to Creative Commons or robots.txt). These business deals are a substitute for unclear copyright and usage laws.

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It’s Time to Raise Your Debt Facility: Execution Tactics for Founders

Andreessen Horowitz

This article is the third of four installments in our new series, How Fintech Companies Can Simplify Their Funding Strategy. After the company signs the term sheet, the lender will begin legal documentation and work with their counsel on clearing conflicts to get a full loan agreement drafted. This usually takes about a week.

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