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Recruitment Goal In Obama Precision Med Study: 1M in 3 or 4 Years

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The Obama administration’s push to sign up one million Americans for a long-term health study will start in New York, Pittsburgh, Chicago, and Tucson, AZ, top health officials said today. The VA is running its own long-term study with nearly half a million participants so far.).

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What Might the 2015 Holiday Season Hold for E-Commerce Retailers?

Tech Zulu Event

With the 2015 holiday shopping season now upon us, it’s “go time” for retailers across the country — an opportunity to put their carefully crafted holiday plans into action and deliver on their bottom-line expectations. That includes e-commerce retailers, which continue to claim a growing slice of overall retail sales. Focus On The Consumer.

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San Diego Sees Strong Cybersecurity Growth As Firms Seek Talent

Xconomy

San Diego’s cybersecurity workforce has grown by nearly 15 percent over the past two years, according to a study released today by the Cyber Center of Excellence, a nonprofit industry group created to boost cybersecurity jobs and technologies in the region. Only about 13 percent describe the government as their primary customer today.

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Scanwell Health launches smartphone tests for UTIs in partnership with Lemonaid Health

TechCrunch LA

Through its partnership with Lemonaid Health, a telemedicine provider for consultations with nurse practitioners and physicians, customers can get diagnosed using the Scanwell app and receive a consultation and a course of treatment all from the comfort of their home. Now, Scanwell is ready to expand, says Chen.

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7 Guidelines For Entrepreneurs To Do The Right Thing

Startup Professionals Musings

Does it mean the right thing from a customer perspective, societal impact, maximizing business returns or personal benefit? The good news is that none of these need be mutually exclusive, according to recent studies of market trends. Personally collect and accept customer and employee feedback.

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7 Ways To Work Less But Get More Business Traction

Startup Professionals Musings

In fact, new studies show more results come from peer and non-cash recognition. In most businesses, 80 percent of the revenue comes from 20 percent of the customers. Perfection is not an affordable target in product development, sales or customer support. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 9/9/2015.

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8 Keys To Providing Consulting Services To Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

It is not limited to the realm of the top executive or board of directors, who could bring in consultants for studies and analysis. Treat a startup as a customer, not a client. A client relationship suggests that the consultant is in charge, whereas the customer designation recognizes the more modern model of the customer in control.

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