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People Don’t Like Change
The Seraf Compass
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
George Baker was a mid-fifties, tenured economics professor at Harvard Business School when he spent a well deserved sabbatical at his home in Frenchboro Island, Maine.
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The Intentionally Inclusive Market
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FEBRUARY 25, 2021
Every business has a customer segment. This is the group of people you’re selling to who share a similar set of needs, characteristics, habits, and desires as one another. . Yet, most of us misunderstand the full scope of our customer segments, for two reasons. .
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Ten Years And Just Getting Started
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
I remember meeting Zach Sims and his co-founder Ryan Bubinski back in 2011 when they started Codecademy. Zach was still in college and thinking of dropping out to focus on the Company. I just realized this morning that it has been ten years since then. Time does fly. Like many great companies their idea was simple, but powerful. build the easiest way to learn to code.
The Perfect Side Hustle: Amplify Your Strengths and Sharpen Your Skills
StartupNation
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
The perfect side hustle fuses passion, expertise and a prototyping mindset. Hustling comes naturally to entrepreneurs, and during the pandemic, it has become even more essential to get out there and make a buck.
The Best Sales Forecasting Models for Weathering Your Goals
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Every sales forecasting model has a different strength and predictability method. It’s recommended to test out which one is best for your team. This way, you’ll be able to further enhance – and optimize – your newly-developed pipeline. Your future sales forecast? Sunny skies (and success) are just ahead!
protecting our oceans with AI technology: q&a with Saakib Akbany of Remora
Venture Well
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
Saakib Akbany of E-Team, Remora, developed an autonomous marine drone that uses AI technology to collect floating garbage from ports to address ocean pollution. The post protecting our oceans with AI technology: q&a with Saakib Akbany of Remora appeared first on VentureWell.
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DataJoy raises $6M seed to help SaaS companies track key business metrics
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Allbirds is investing in a plant-based leather substitute, plans faux-leather shoe drop in December
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Newsela, the replacement for textbooks, raises $100M and becomes a unicorn
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Crypto company Anchorage raises $80 million after getting federal banking charter
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How Top Gear Nearly Ruined Tesla
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