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5 Reasons For Monetizing The Idle Resources Of Others

Startup Professionals Musings

The pervasive ability and need to communicate constantly and globally through the Internet and smartphones is incenting everyone to get more out of their own assets and time, and capitalize on the idle resources of others. Community means more than supply and demand. Assets need to move in a community of engaged users.

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Clinton and Trump Platform Analysis: Which Is Best for Education Companies?

Xconomy

Educational technology is one field worth examining, even though education hasn’t been a front-burner issue in the final months of the campaign. Both Hillary Clinton and her Republican rival Donald Trump say they’d spend billions on educational reforms, and while their visions diverge, they have some points in common.

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Entity Academy, an edtech startup that trains, mentors and places women in tech roles, secures $100M

TechCrunch LA

Covid-19 foisted a hefty set of expectations on the e-learning industry, with companies building tools to help teach people remotely suddenly finding themselves in unprecedented demand. How to mentor women better was the impetus because I did not have female mentors when I started at Ernst & Young,” she recalled.

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10 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Every New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

What resources do you have, skills and functions, and what do you do best? Assess customer demand. Providing minimal resources. What personal support resources are available? Education and training roadblocks. Do customers really need what you want to do, or might they see it as “nice to have?”

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8 Unpublicized Strategies From Serious Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

Great entrepreneurs pride themselves on their ability to isolate opportunities that have minimal risk, by virtue of their trusted relationships, their own expertise, and access to resources. At some stage of your education, you realize that you can learn faster, and get more satisfaction, in the real world than in a academic environment.

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5 Rules Of Relevancy That Set Your New Venture Apart

Startup Professionals Musings

That means educating targeted supporters is key, even before you start to sell. This is not just sales traction, but a proper balance between resources, product, and customers. Today’s ultracompetitive global environment demands that you make alliances early. Selling too early triggers customer defenses and drives them away.

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10 Sharing Principles Propel Many Current Businesses

Startup Professionals Musings

These are responding to the demands of this new world for collaboration, trust, and transparency. Bring focus on your core competencies and expertise by educating and helping others, who can then return the favor by helping you or buying from you. Shared knowledge packaging (shareability).