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3 in 5 Small Businesses Don't Inform their Customers About Third-party Data Collection, Reports Survey

Smart Hustle Magazine

Brent Leary , co-founder and partner of CRM Essentials, said, It's no secret that data is valuable for powering personalized ads, but we were surprised to find how comfortable companies of all sizes are with unethical data collection methods that leave their customers in the dark and their information in potentially dangerous hands.

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Six tips for SaaS founders who don’t want VC money

TechCrunch

Aytekin Tank is the founder of JotForm , an online form builder. Established in 2006, JotForm allows customizable data collection for enhanced lead generation, survey distribution, payment collections and more. If you’re a SaaS founder who’s wary of VC funding, here are my best bootstrapping tips. Share on Twitter.

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I’ve worked with hundreds of unicorns: Here’s what founders and executives need to focus on

TechCrunch

Having helped build a startup and gone under the hood with many unicorns over the past few decades, I’ve seen how some of the best founders and executives position their companies in times of stress to flourish on the other side, whether through a successful IPO, SPAC exit or just stable growth.

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6 Leadership Lessons Learned from the Founder of EO

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Michael Loban is an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member in Cincinnati and cofounder of InfoTrust, a digital analytics consulting and technology company helping marketers use data to make smarter decisions. Michael and his cofounder, Alex Yastrebenetsky , were recently invited to attend a CEO workshop with EO founder Verne Harnish.

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Niama El Bassunie’s Mission to Unlock Trade in Africa

500

It is within 500’s DNA to invest in talented founders, no matter whether they are situated in Silicon Valley or on the other side of the world. With all this data, we wanted to share some of the unique stories of these female founders in MENA. Niama El Bassunie founded WaystoCap in 2016 on a mission to.

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5 Myths About Developing Your Startup’s MVP

Entrepreneur's Handbook

MVPs are not restricted to tech founders; the principle behind them is sound for any business. While the product can be basic, the marketing basic, the data collection has to be far from it. Many MVPs fail simply through bad data collection. A final common error is to not react to the data.

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4 Tips to overcome the fear of growing your brand online

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Contributed by Kady O’Connell , founder of Kady Creative , which helps passionate businesses succeed with strategic branding, powerful websites, and click-worthy content. The only way you will learn what works is by getting started and learning from the data. A key point in any data collection: You need enough data to make it accurate.

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